Mixing Oils ?? is it good

[wh!terose]

I am just wondering if mixing 2 or 3 kind of oil together for the hair can be useless ??

like some of oil can loose its benefit !!:rolleyes:

or better to use them separately

[jel]

On the contrary, I think that the benefits of different oils combine and multiply when mixed together. Also, the texture may be improved - for example, straight shea butter sits on top of my hair, while my home-made hair butter (shea, cocoa butter, coconut and olive oil) is absorbed beautifully.

[wh!terose]

aha thats nice ..just it came out of my mind if there's side effect from this

[Anje]

According to the Beauty Brains (http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/05/14/two-natural-oils-that-make-your-hair-shiny-and-strong/), mixing oils might even give you better benefits from using them separately.

Mix away!

[Carolyn]

I mix them all the time. OCM for the face is a combination of oils.

[wh!terose]

Thanks all

[ChloeDharma]

I agree with everybody else, mixing oils is a great idea and allows you to get more benefits. The only thing i would say is that if you mix oils with herb extracts in then it would dilute the herb concentration

[wh!terose]

I agree with everybody else, mixing oils is a great idea and allows you to get more benefits. The only thing i would say is that if you mix oils with herb extracts in then it would dilute the herb concentration

Thanks dear:)

[Aditi]

I mix oil all the time i mix coconut oil with little bit of almond oil that way my hair gets vitamin e from almond and moisture from coconut.

[wh!terose]

I mix oil all the time i mix coconut oil with little bit of almond oil that way my hair gets vitamin e from almond and moisture from coconut.

Ya so i guess its safe nothin 2 worry about ..

thank you Aditi;)

[Aditi]

Oh your welcome. I sometimes do an oil massage in salon too and they mix coconut oil with sesame oil and a hint of lavender essential oil for the massage purpose. I tell you it feels great and the hair feels healthy and shiny after i wash out that oil.

[tina1025]

I mix oils all the time and i was ondering the same question.

[dolcevita]

Yep, go right ahead and mix away!! I just bought a premixed container of Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter, and Coconut Oil - so far so good... My hair and skin loves it :D

[dolcevita]

According to the Beauty Brains (http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/05/14/two-natural-oils-that-make-your-hair-shiny-and-strong/), mixing oils might even give you better benefits from using them separately.

Mix away!

Anje: Thanks for posting the link!! I've found it very helpful :)

[ktani]

I would qualify that in terms of what the oils are being used for and what you want them to do.

Not all oils penetrate skin and hair to the same degree. Jojoba oil, aside from surprisingly having issues previous unknown to me and others, http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showpost.php?p=493048&postcount=550 did not work very well as a pretreatment, before conventional hair lightening and colouring.

If one oil does not penetrate hair or skin and another does (like coconut oil), the non penetrationg oil may just prevent coconut oil for example, from penetrating hair or skin in a mix.

It is all about the oils themselves, the mix and the purpose of the recipe, IMO.

[wh!terose]

so I guess its all fine with natural oils ... what about Oils contain some herbs ..Like Vatika ...so it will be fine to be mixed with other

[Aisha25]

so I guess its all fine with natural oils ... what about Oils contain some herbs ..Like Vatika ...so it will be fine to be mixed with other
I wouldnt recommend it,as vatika has herbs that are already diluted with coconut and adding in more base oil is diluting them more. So use that for scalp and then you can add a whole mix of oils to your length. That way your scalp gets all the goodness of the herbs:)

[ktani]

so I guess its all fine with natural oils ... what about Oils contain some herbs ..Like Vatika ...so it will be fine to be mixed with other

Not necessarily. It depends on the oils and whether you just want detangling for example, or deep conditioning.

[CopperHead]

I take it you are talking about carrier oils, not essentials? Each carrier oil has its own benefit, so mix away! Be very careful if using essential oils. They can be very volatile.

[wh!terose]

I take it you are talking about carrier oils, not essentials? Each carrier oil has its own benefit, so mix away! Be very careful if using essential oils. They can be very volatile.


Thanks alot:)