Introduction
Hot oil is treatment is important in promoting a healthy hair and scalp and overall hair health. There are lots of benefits to using a hot oil treatment on natural hair and in this post will serve as a written guide to anyone who wishes to know the right way to incorporate hot oil treatment as a part of your hair routine.
BENEFITS OF HOT OIL TREATMENT
-DEEP CONDITIONING AND MOISTURIZING PROPERTIES
-REDUCES DRYNESS OF SCALP AND HAIR
-HELPS TO REDUCE DANDRUFF
-PROMOTES HEALTHY HAIR
INCREASES BLOOD CIRCULATION TO THE SCALP HENCE PROMOTES HAIR GROWTH
-IMPROVEMENT OF HAIR ELASTICITY AND STRENGTH
-ENHANCED SHINE AND SOFTNESS
-PROTECTION FROM HEAT DAMAGE AND STYLING TOOLS
CHOOSING THE RIGHT OILS
When it comes to selecting an oil preference for your oil treatments, there are a lot of popular oils to select from. The selected oil of your choice could be a single oil or a combination of 2 or more oils.
Here are a few,
1) COCONUT OIL: An excellent moisturizer to nourish dry, damaged, or brittle hair.
2) ARGAN OIL: Rich in vitamins and mineral, good in hydrating and protects dry, brittle hair.
3) GRAPESEED OIL: Lightweight, non-greasy, and rich in antioxidants, suitable for oily hair or scalp issues.
4) SWEET ALMOND OIL: Moisturizes and nourishes hair, rich in vitamins and soothes scalp issues.
5) CASTOR OIL: Stimulates hair growth, reduces inflammation, and treats scalp issues like dandruff and itchiness.
6) AVOCADO OIL: Contains good moisturizing properties and rich in minerals and vitamins.
7) JOJOBA OIL: Balances hair’s natural moisture and is suitable for all hair types.
8) OLIVE OIL: Rich in antioxidants and perfect for protecting and conditioning damaged, processed or color-treated hair.
9) ROSEMARY ESSENTIAL OIL: Stimulates hair growth, improves blood circulation on the scalp.
10) LAVENDER ESSENTIAL OIL: Promotes relaxation, reduces dandruff, and soothes an itchy scalp.
Remember that for rosemary essential oil and lavender essential oil, it is best to add few drop to mix with a carrier oil.
PREPARING FOR THE HOT OIL TREATMENT
There are just 2 simple steps to prepare your hot oil treatment for use
STEP 1
Select the oil you’d like to use for this treatment, it can be a single oil or a mixture of more than one mixture. If you’d like a recommendation of 5 of my best hair oil, you can check that out here:
STEP 2
For this step, there are two ways you can heat up the oil
-MICROWAVE: This first method is quite simple. Put in the oil of your choice in the microwave to heat up. For this you’d have to heat the oil for the first (10-15 seconds), checking the temperature and repeat until the oil is warm, not hot
-DOUBLE BOILER: Or you could go in with the second method which is the double boiler method. Here, you’d place the oil in a bowl set over a pot of simmering water, stirring occasionally until warm (this could sit for as long as 3 minutes or more).
APPLICATION PROCESS
1) First you need to section your hair into manageable parts (this could be as much as 4-6 sections or more, depending on how much you’d like your hair to be sectioned).
2) Pour an amount of the warm oil on your palm and apply it to each section working from roots down to you’re the ends. Making sure your hair is properly coated in this oil.
3) Massage this warm oil into hair, focusing on the scalp and ends.
4) Cover hair with a plastic cap or a deep conditioning cap to entrap the heat.
5) Leave the treatment to sit on hair at least an hour or overnight (whichever you prefer) just to let the treatment really do its work on your hair.
AFTERCARE
RINSE OFF AND SHAMPOO
Rinse hair thoroughly with warm water
Then go in with a shampoo and wash off the oil
Follow up with a moisturizing conditioner.
HOW OFTEN TO REPEAT TREATMENT?
It is often advised that it’s best to repeat this treatment every 1-2 weeks, depending on hair’s need and growth.
CONCLUSION
Hot oil treatments are kind of like a diy to help promote hair growth and maintaining hair health. They are simple yet versatile and that it is the more reason you should give this treatment a go and see how this works for your hair and also be sure to be consistent and use as needed.