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Anyone ever heard of using coconut oil for your hair? How does one use it? I understand if you get it at a health food store, it doesn't have any smell. I got some at a drug storea and it smelled like suntan lotion. Yech! Looking for something to make my frizzy hair look better.
I've used a variety of oil, but oil weighs heavy in my hair and causes it to hang there like a limp, greasy mess. and laid off after I found that my daughter's Baby Lotion worked wonders with my hair. Somehow I have this hair that's thin and frizzy along with a tendency to get very dry. My hair absorbs the lotion and makes it very soft and gives it a nice shine, if you touch my hair it appears dry. I've also used other body lotion in my hair, it also makes your hair smell nice. Its also cheap. I go to the 99 cent stores and buy whatever lotion they have.
I'm racially mixed so I have weird hair, so you might want to experiment with your hair right before you have to wash it or something.
Good luck,
Chaeya
4 April 1999 --
Coconut oil, or other body oils for that matter, have been
a nice treat for my own somewhat dry and fine blond hair.
Just don't pour it on. If you get a massage, a little extra that
rubs off onto your shoulder lengths can add a pleasant amount of
moisture. Adds more curl back into mine!
I also use other oils, such as kukui nut, almond, and cannibas
(hempseed) lotions from time to time when taking a bath to add some
life to my hair. I mix it into the water, rather than applying it
directly to my hair, lay back into it, and find a little goes a long way in adding body and texture to my locks.
Let us know what it does for you!
--Tim on the Tundra
Anchorage, Alaska USA
"probably the last time zone on earth to observe daylight savings time"