Ephemia
April 25th, 2015, 10:32 AM
Hi, I'm new here. :)
I'm currently experimenting with coconut oil, which my hair loves. When I started using it back at the beginning of February, I was just having a monthly leave-in treatment done by my mum, and she gave me a little pot of it to keep in my room and use as I pleased. I wasn't quite sure what to do with it. I looked for inspiration on here and the rest of the internet, and for a while was using it on my skin only. Then I started putting a bit on prior to a wash, but I don't think I was doing it right back then.
Then, since my last one about a month ago, I got the idea of putting a bit on my ends twice a day to give them a bit of protection, and it's helped loads with combing. I'm still putting some on before I wash it, but I think I've got the hang of it now and it's working better, though I've only done it my new way twice. I then decided to oil most of it, like I do pre-wash, twice a day, and I've been doing that for a week or two. Again, it's great for combing, but possibly makes it look greasier sooner, so I might alter that a bit. I've also just started putting the tiniest amount on the very tips of my longest ends, because right now I'm not S and D-ing those unless I find an actual split in one, and I want to prevent that. I don't want to suddenly realise I've been slowly losing length and volume from my already fairly pitiful ends because I've been trimming the same ends.
But I'm kind of wondering whether this is all too much oil, and whether it could harm my hair? I'm due another leave-in tomorrow or perhaps next Sunday, and I want to know whether that on top of all the oiling I've been doing since the last one could be detrimental. I'm thinking of oiling my higher length a little less often, perhaps just in the mornings or maybe every other day. It probably won't need as much after a leave-in anyway. I might even oil my ends just once a day, I'm not sure. Any advice?
I'm currently experimenting with coconut oil, which my hair loves. When I started using it back at the beginning of February, I was just having a monthly leave-in treatment done by my mum, and she gave me a little pot of it to keep in my room and use as I pleased. I wasn't quite sure what to do with it. I looked for inspiration on here and the rest of the internet, and for a while was using it on my skin only. Then I started putting a bit on prior to a wash, but I don't think I was doing it right back then.
Then, since my last one about a month ago, I got the idea of putting a bit on my ends twice a day to give them a bit of protection, and it's helped loads with combing. I'm still putting some on before I wash it, but I think I've got the hang of it now and it's working better, though I've only done it my new way twice. I then decided to oil most of it, like I do pre-wash, twice a day, and I've been doing that for a week or two. Again, it's great for combing, but possibly makes it look greasier sooner, so I might alter that a bit. I've also just started putting the tiniest amount on the very tips of my longest ends, because right now I'm not S and D-ing those unless I find an actual split in one, and I want to prevent that. I don't want to suddenly realise I've been slowly losing length and volume from my already fairly pitiful ends because I've been trimming the same ends.
But I'm kind of wondering whether this is all too much oil, and whether it could harm my hair? I'm due another leave-in tomorrow or perhaps next Sunday, and I want to know whether that on top of all the oiling I've been doing since the last one could be detrimental. I'm thinking of oiling my higher length a little less often, perhaps just in the mornings or maybe every other day. It probably won't need as much after a leave-in anyway. I might even oil my ends just once a day, I'm not sure. Any advice?