How to use hair oils? A step by step quidebook

In general, hair likes vitamins, humectants and emollients. The last group is extremely important to protect the sensitive scalp from irritation, losing moisture etc. What are emollients? That’s simple – natural oils. However, before you start using them, learn how to do it, to make the best of them. 

Hair oiling is the very first method of hair treatment used by humankind. In the past, when conditioners, masks balms or serums were still undiscovered – natural oils helped to take care not only of the looks but also the condition of the strands. Nowadays, many of us like to go back to the roots and restore the splendour of the forgotten methods of hair care.

Natural hair oils: nourish, help maintain proper hydration, strengthen, boost hair growth, eliminate dandruff, reduce oiliness, soothe irritation, enhance the colour and shine, smooth out, improve resilience, prevent splitting, protect from the sun and temperature, balance scalp pH, improve regeneration etc. 

The properties of oils and their benefits can be endlessly enumerated. Each oil has a different purpose and in combination with others, it can work wonders. In the search of the proper oil, it is worth looking through many websites devoted to hair oils and hair oil treatment such as hairoil.org where you can find detailed info on the most recommended products, their effects, benefits etc. This makes the decision ‘which one should I buy’ a lot easier. 

How to apply oils to the hair?

Selecting the oil is one thing and the proper application is the other. If we use oils in an incorrect way, we will never obtain the results we desire. Here are the rules to follow, in order to make the best of your hair oil treatment:

(1) Oils like warmth and water so it is best to apply them to damp hair after washing or just damped with warm water before shampooing. 

(2) The effects can be enhanced by doing a sort of hair compress – after applying the oil, put on a shower cap and wrap everything in a warm towel.

(3) After hair oiling, the hair should be washed with a gentle shampoo that is free of strong detergents as they might damage the natural water-lipid protective layer. 

(4) Hair oils are natural and can be applied not only to the hair but also the scalp massaging it at the same time.