Re: Coconut oil on your hair, by itself?

[Guest guest]

yes i have tried it once, plan to do again. massaged into hair and

scalp (not wet or damp, but i guess you can do it that way too to

make it spread faster). hair looked great after washing out and

drying.

sca

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> >> > I used VCO on my hair this week for the first time. I mixed

some

> >> > nicely warmed VCO with a spoonful of neem powder and massaged

into my

> >> > scalp. I experienced some gentle tingling initially that

went away

> >> > over the next 10 minutes. I left the mixture on for the next

few

> >> > hours before washing it out. My hair was noticeably fuller

and

> >> > healthier looking. I think that I shall make this a weekly

routine!

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[Guest guest]

Hi Chantelle,

I just did this last week and don't make the mistake of putting a Do-rag over

the top of it. Apparently they are not dye-fast and I had what looked like a

busted ink pen all over my clothes, neck, forehead and hands. If you need

something, stick with a plain old shower cap, lol. Other than that it was great

once I felt like it was all washed out. I can't wait for round number 2!

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Coconut oil on your hair, by itself?

Has anybody tried just coconut oil on the hair. I live in very dry AZ and

have very long hair, so I have been tempted to try this, but was wanting to

know if others had.

Chantelle

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>> > I used VCO on my hair this week for the first time. I mixed some

>> > nicely warmed VCO with a spoonful of neem powder and massaged into my

>> > scalp. I experienced some gentle tingling initially that went away

>> > over the next 10 minutes. I left the mixture on for the next few

>> > hours before washing it out. My hair was noticeably fuller and

>> > healthier looking. I think that I shall make this a weekly routine!

>> >

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[Guest guest]

I use it as a conditioner after I've washed and towel dried my hair.

Just several drops in the palm of my hands. massage into damp hair.

Comb through and leave it. It's not greasy in the least.

-Patty

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> Has anybody tried just coconut oil on the hair. I live in very dry AZ

and

> have very long hair, so I have been tempted to try this, but was

wanting to

> know if others had.

>

> Chantelle

[Guest guest]

I was having problems with my hair being so dry it

was starting to look like hay ( I do dye my hair ).

I am a waxer ( as in using wax for hair removal )

and I use oil to remove any leftover wax from the

skin or anywhere else (ie: the floor). I decided

that if oil emulsifies wax and that sebum is a waxy

substance that I was going to no longer wash my hair

but just use Masters organic honey conditioner

in the morning and at night slather my hair with the

coconut oil. My hair looks oily in the morning but

I put on the conditioner first thing and let it remain

on there and the very last thing I do before I get out

of the shower is rinse it out ! I have been doing this

for four months and love the results. It has taken

some time for the improvement to show but my patience

and perserverence has really paid off ,in my case, as

the condition of my hair just gets better and better.

I had been using organic shampoos for about a year before

I started this experiment so I did not have problems but

I understand that it can take as long as three months to

get the sodium laurel sulfate and other chemicals out of

your hair. When my 28 year old daughter first started doing

it (she had been using salon shampoos and conditioners but

does not dye her hair. ) two inches from the roots became

extemely greasy looking and she wasn't sure she wanted to

or could suffer through that ! She decided to slog through

and her hair is so pretty and shiny now. I also love the

difference in the condition of my skin since eating and

using coconut oil on my skin. My fair skin no longer burns

as I once did as I responsibly expose my skin to the sun

slowly at the beginning of the season. I take a bow to

coconut oil !!! It was one of the best decisions of my

life to flout the saturated fat nay sayers !!!

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> > Has anybody tried just coconut oil on the hair. I live in very

dry AZ

> and

> > have very long hair, so I have been tempted to try this, but was

> wanting to

> > know if others had.

> >

> > Chantelle

>

[Guest guest]

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> I decided that if oil emulsifies wax and that sebum is a waxy

> substance that I was going to no longer wash my hair

> but just use Masters organic honey conditioner

> in the morning and at night slather my hair with the

> coconut oil.

<Nodding> Okay, so if I got this straight, is the idea to not keep

the sebum? Is that what is drying us out?

> My hair looks oily in the morning but

> I put on the conditioner first thing and let it remain

> on there and the very last thing I do before I get out

> of the shower is rinse it out !

Sorry to ding out here, but are you saying that you use the CO at

night and then in the morning wash it out with the conditioner?

We live in Tucson, both the heat and the city water are horrendous for

trying to keep healthy hair. Last week we went " no poo. " It's about

to drive me nuts! They say to hang in there and things will calm down

after a few weeks, but I'm about to have all my hair cut off, it's so

terrible. Yesterday I used some CO on the ends (I have long hair down

to my waist) and that didn't help much. I'm afraid if I use the CO on

my scalp it will negate the " no poo " thing.

-vanessa

.... hating my hair!

[Guest guest]

I have used VCO and nothing else on my hare (after washing) for the last 8

years. Just rub a little in after drying and rub my hands through my hare

after applying the VCO to my face 2-4 times a day. Also the only thing I use

for body moisturizer, de-odorant. Use three drops in each eye to prevent my

eyelids freezing to my eyeballs each night(only thing I found half

effective) for the last 2 years after searching for something for over 10

years.

Cheers, Doug

Coconut oil on your hair, by itself?

> Has anybody tried just coconut oil on the hair. I live in very dry AZ and

> have very long hair, so I have been tempted to try this, but was wanting

> to

> know if others had.

>

> Chantelle

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>>> > I used VCO on my hair this week for the first time. I mixed some

>>> > nicely warmed VCO with a spoonful of neem powder and massaged into my

>>> > scalp. I experienced some gentle tingling initially that went away

>>> > over the next 10 minutes. I left the mixture on for the next few

>>> > hours before washing it out. My hair was noticeably fuller and

>>> > healthier looking. I think that I shall make this a weekly routine!

>>> >

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[Guest guest]

Dear , Wow! Your hair is long ! Mine is only down

to my shoulders. My hair is very thin and used to be stick

straight. About two months into going poo-less my hair started

to gently wave ! I could not believe my eyes ! What kind of

shampoo have you been using until now ? What exactly is

happening with your hair since you've gone " no poo "

( what a great phrase ! ) What made you decide to stop

shampooing ? Sebum are the natural oils that your scalp

produces. It does not make your hair dry but it is what

makes your roots greasy when you haven't washed your hair.

It is my theory that if you constantly are in the habit of

stripping the sebum totally away by washing your hair with

shampoo that the scalp overproduces sebum to heal your scalp.

When you stop shampooing I think it takes awhile before your

scalp gets the message that it can slow down on the sebum

production. I only want to get rid of the excess sebum

on my scalp without drying out my scalp and the rest of

my hair. Since I do not have long hair I don't know about

using my protocol as often as I do... that could get quite

expensive using it every day. For me, believe it or not,

the Masters honey and hibiscus hair reconstuctor

conditioner takes away the oily look without stripping

it all away like shampoo does. Yes, I really do use only

the condtioner to remove any excess coconut oil. I use

enough coconut oil so I can slick my oily wet hair back

but it's not dripping with oil by any means. I sleep with

it that way but it never gets on my pillow case. You have

to remember that I highlight my hair so my hair is quite

damaged so you may not need to coconut oil like I do daily...

maybe only once a week will do it. I wonder if there are any

" no poo " long hair forums to help you in you endeavor to go

" poo-less " . Think about the beautiful hair of polynesians

and other native cultures. They have beautiful, naturally shiney

hair and I bet they rub coconut oil in their hair ! I just went

to " long hair community dot com " and they had a thread talking

about how they use coconut oil so check that out. It may be

difficult for you to go " no poo " for a while because your hair

may need to shed chemicals and polymers. Who knows what your

shampoo was doing to your hair and scalp! I wish you the best

and let us know how it works out. It would be a shame to cut

off all your hair but maybe a good healthy trim may be in the

cards for you too ! Barbara

> >

> > I decided that if oil emulsifies wax and that sebum is a waxy

> > substance that I was going to no longer wash my hair

> > but just use Masters organic honey conditioner

> > in the morning and at night slather my hair with the

> > coconut oil.

>

> <Nodding> Okay, so if I got this straight, is the idea to not keep

> the sebum? Is that what is drying us out?

>

> > My hair looks oily in the morning but

> > I put on the conditioner first thing and let it remain

> > on there and the very last thing I do before I get out

> > of the shower is rinse it out !

>

> Sorry to ding out here, but are you saying that you use the CO at

> night and then in the morning wash it out with the conditioner?

>

> We live in Tucson, both the heat and the city water are horrendous

for

> trying to keep healthy hair. Last week we went " no poo. " It's

about

> to drive me nuts! They say to hang in there and things will calm

down

> after a few weeks, but I'm about to have all my hair cut off, it's

so

> terrible. Yesterday I used some CO on the ends (I have long hair

down

> to my waist) and that didn't help much. I'm afraid if I use the CO

on

> my scalp it will negate the " no poo " thing.

>

> -vanessa

>

> ... hating my hair!

>

[Guest guest]

I have dry eye too but up to this point

I have been using the similasan dry eye

formula after " deep sixing " the drug store

brands that didn't do much for me.

Thanks for the suggestion...

I'm going to try it.

> >>> >

> >>> > I used VCO on my hair this week for the first time. I mixed

some

> >>> > nicely warmed VCO with a spoonful of neem powder and massaged

into my

> >>> > scalp. I experienced some gentle tingling initially that

went away

> >>> > over the next 10 minutes. I left the mixture on for the next

few

> >>> > hours before washing it out. My hair was noticeably fuller

and

> >>> > healthier looking. I think that I shall make this a weekly

routine!

> >>> >

> >>

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

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Hi Barbara and Hazel,

Thank you both for chiming in and the tips. Here's an update. It's

now been about a week since going " no poo, " which means instead of

using shampoo, I use baking soda and water to wash then apple cider

vinegar to rinse - then rinse everything out real well.

I have used every kind of shampoo and conditioner under the sun. When

we started practicing Weston A. Price way of life, I started moving my

family away from all chemicals, including those found in hygiene

products. I'm about to embark on homemade dish and laundry soap (wish

me luck).

Last night I wacked about three inches from my hair - a flip and clip.

I couldn't stand it anymore. Then I showered and did the no poo

thing and slathered my scalp and hair with coconut oil after I towel

dried it. My scalp as been so dry and itchy! Today it seems much

better since using the CO last night. I wondered though if that

defeats my no poo efforts?

Before going no poo our shampoo/conditioner was the 365 Lavender stuff

from Whole Foods. That too was terribly drying to me, though I loved

the smell. It also had sodium laureth sulfate.

We also threw out all our deodorants. That was a tough one for me,

until I found the mineral stone. CO works in a pinch too.

Would like to find a good conditioner to use as I think this no poo is

too harsh with my hard water. All the articles and people who do it

say to stick with it a few weeks.

-vanessa

.... hate being itchy