Taking care of your hair between cuts helps them stay beautiful and healthy. Commercial products contain ingredients that make our hair look healthy, but a treatment with hot oil (coconut, jojoba or olive) actually makes it healthier. It's easy and it's fun, read the article.
Steps
Step 1. Buy coconut oil
You can find it both on the condiments shelf and in the body products section. Even perfumeries and oriental food shops are well stocked with them.
- Coconut oil is usually sold in glass jars. At room temperature it tends to solidify, but in contact with the heat of the hands it immediately becomes liquid. Place it on the radiator, or put it in the microwave for a few seconds, to be able to extract it.
- You can also use olive oil. It is a natural moisturizer and helps treat dandruff, although it does not have the same protective and protein properties as coconut oil. Olive oil at room temperature is liquid, but it is always best to warm it between the palms of your hands before applying it.
Step 2. Wash your hair
Before applying the hot treatment, shampoo. Avoid using products such as gels, mousse or hairspray to avoid creating a screen that prevents the oil from penetrating the hair.
Step 3. Prepare a water bath
Bring 250 ml of water to a boil in a saucepan.
Step 4. Heat the coconut oil
Take a cup or bowl and place it in the saucepan, pour in 2 tablespoons of coconut oil (30 ml).
- Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil (15 ml) if you have a dry scalp or if you have dandruff problems.
- Add 1 tablespoon of jojoba oil (15 ml) if you have skin fungus. Jojoba oil is a natural antifungal.
- Heat the oil for a few minutes without getting too hot. Don't risk getting burned. Use an oven mitt to remove and handle the cup.
Step 5. Moisten your hair
They must be moist, but not soggy.
Step 6. Dip your fingertips in the hot oil and then massage your skin
Distribute the oil from the roots to the ends evenly.
Step 7. Heat a towel with the help of a hair dryer or dryer
Wrap your hair with a towel and let the oil work for about twenty minutes.
If you want to use a shower cap or plastic bag to wrap your hair and then heat it with a shower cap or hair dryer for 15-20 minutes, alternatively let your body's natural heat allow the oil to nourish. Your hair
Step 8. Wash your hair and rinse it thoroughly
Comb them as usual.
Step 9. Repeat the treatment once a month
Your hair will be protected from protein loss and will remain smooth, shiny and beautiful.
Advice
- Use the amount of oil necessary for the length and thickness of your hair. The quantities given here are suitable for a medium length.
- Add a few drops of mint essential oil, from which menthol is derived. The tingling you will feel is given by the stimulation of your follicles. Dilute the mint essential oil in the other oils, the essential oil is very concentrated and should be used in very small quantities.
