Coconut oil question!

[neon-dream]

Ok, so I left coconut oil in my hair over night on Tuesday and washed it out thismorning.
My friend today commented my hair looked WAY lighter than the day before, which I really don't want.
I didn't notice any lightening until she said that, now I'm not sure if I'm just paranoid or not!

So, my question is can coconut oil lighten hair in ANY way :(??

[HairColoredHair]

The only lightening I've noticed from Coconut oil is from increased shine. If anything it makes my hair darker due to more moisture.

[neon-dream]

Ohh that's good then. I really don't want lighter hair :).
Thankyou!!
:blossom:

[edensapples]

Yeah, I haven't had any lightening yet. Coconut oil has been so good to my hair!

[ktani]

Ok, so I left coconut oil in my hair over night on Tuesday and washed it out thismorning.
My friend today commented my hair looked WAY lighter than the day before, which I really don't want.
I didn't notice any lightening until she said that, now I'm not sure if I'm just paranoid or not!

So, my question is can coconut oil lighten hair in ANY way :(??

It can if it is mixed with water in a lightening recipe but not very much on its own and not the way that you are using it IMO.

[maunaloa]

Maybe it's just because it was shinier???

[cowgirllong]

I've never heard of coconut oil doing that. Honey can lighten hair, though.

[neon-dream]

Yeah, I know honey can. And I've never used coconut oil with water.
I'm probably just paranoid hah.
Thanks for all the replies :)!

[Fencai]

sounds like you've got a heck of a lot of shine going on!

[Naava]

I don't know what kind of hair you have, but when my hair was dyed darker with conventional hair dyes, oils made the color fade a little.

[neon-dream]

I don't know what kind of hair you have, but when my hair was dyed darker with conventional hair dyes, oils made the color fade a little.

I've never used dyes, so I don't think this would affect me.

and Fencai, thankyou :)!

[Yedda]

It can if it is mixed with water in a lightening recipe but not very much on its own and not the way that you are using it IMO.

Hmm...Do you know what the recipe/directions are for this lightening recipe?

I'm just wondering if coconut oil and water are mixed to lighten then couldn't putting coconut oil on wet hair also lighten?:confused:

Thanks!

[CrystalStar]

Huh, funny you say that..

I did an overnight coconut oilling, really rubbed it in and when I rinsed it out in the morning before the CO a load of dark grittish looking residue came with it and everyone commented that day that my hair looked lighter :) Possible you had a similar affect? :p

[neon-dream]

Maybe, CrystalStar.
I'm not sure, next time I try it I'll be sure to take more notice :)

[ratgirldjh]

i love VCO. one of my favorite things to do when my hair is dry is to massage a lot of VCO all over my scalp and hair and leave it in at least overnight. then i take a wet towel and microwave it til it is hot and steam my hair 3 times. after that i do a water only wash. my hair is still oily after this and i need to do it for about 3 days in a row (water only) for all of the oil to wash out - but when i finally get it out my hair is very clean and shiny and thick feeling! i just wish i wasn't too lazy to do this more often!

it doesn't seem to make my hair any lighter - actually it seems to darken my hair and make my silver hairs look darker too. when i do this once a week or so - my bf asked me if i had colored my hair - and if not - why couldn't he see my grey hair!~!!

[Lady Verity]

Yes, mine is blonde and tends to be made darker by coconut oil.

[Wyldekat]

Would coconut oil fade my chemical red highlights? I only wash my hair once a week to avoid my red fading. But my hair still lacks moisture.