do you all heat up oil?

[jojo]

Hi all,
My hair has always loved oil and I have always applied it to damp hair straight from the bottle, however recently its not looking asgood after a deep oil treatment, so I am wondering should I try heating the oil up before?

What are all your experiences with hot oil V cold oils?

My hair seems more crunchy after a oil lately!

[Coriander]

Interesting question - my coconut oil is usually at a soft solid (it being about 75 indoors). However if it's really cold that morning I will liquify it by rubbing my hands together.

I have put cold oil through my hair before and it ends up gunky.

[starla_zero]

I've never actually thought about it. I don't heat it up to apply to my scalp, but on the lengths, I rub it in my palms then smooth it down, so I guess that heats it up somewhat.

[Aisha25]

I heat it everytime. If I do cold my hairs gets rough and not smooth.

[jojo]

Thank you for your answers, it never occurred to me before as to if it is beneficial to heat it up prior to applying. Well I am sat here with heated up sweet almond oil on my hair, will see how much difference there is in he morning. I have been rather lazy lately apart from my henna gloss, my hair has been pretty much neglected and its crying out for moisture.

Will let you know the results tomorrow.

[mikegeorge]

Other than coconut oil, maybe you should not heat oil, here is an excert from Anthony Morrocco:

Massage Euro Organic Oil into hair and scalp using a scalp massager or a Mason Pearson brush, then sit in the sun for 3 to 5 minutes to activate the natural life force of the oil, then leave on from l/2 hour to several hours. Never heat the oil. It will destroy its vitality. Wrap your head in a towel or use a plastic cap or a wet, heated towel. (Wet the towel, ring it out and place in a microwave for 30 to 60 seconds. In cold weather, heat the towel repeatedly).

I always heat coconut oil, because I live in Alaska and it is about 65 degrees in my house. If I warm it in hands it seems to harden before I get it rubbed in. I never heat jojoba oil because it is in a liquid state and ready for use. Heating might damage or change the molecular structure of other oils, so further research might be necessary for each oil. I never thought about it until I read the above.

[practikalmagik]

Other than coconut oil, maybe you should not heat oil, here is an excert from Anthony Morrocco:

Massage Euro Organic Oil into hair and scalp using a scalp massager or a Mason Pearson brush, then sit in the sun for 3 to 5 minutes to activate the natural life force of the oil, then leave on from l/2 hour to several hours. Never heat the oil. It will destroy its vitality. Wrap your head in a towel or use a plastic cap or a wet, heated towel. (Wet the towel, ring it out and place in a microwave for 30 to 60 seconds. In cold weather, heat the towel repeatedly).

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By sitting in the sun you will heat it up, which gets the oil doing it's thing it's got nothing to do with life force.....

I always heat up my coconut oil by rubbing it in my palms before smoothing it in. If i'm doing a full oiling pre-wash i use coconut and olive oil and heat them up gently too. I never have it hotter then I can touch so it doesn't damage my skin or hair. I am a bit of a wuss with heat too so my threshold for heat isnt much lol.

[longhairedfairy]

I have never heated it up, but mine is camellia oil, so it's light and not gunky at all.:)

[Stevy]

I used to when I was doing deep conditioning with extra virgin olive oil, but now I use lighter oils like rice bran oil and coconut I don't bother.

[jojo]

Well I washed the oil off this morning and yes there is a difference, my hair does not feel crunchy but really conditioned. It looks a lot shinier too.

I suppose its different for everybody, but my hair for the time being likes to have the oil heated prior to a deep oiling. My hair does change its preferences from month to month.

[JamieLeigh]

I use EVOO, and I heat it up prior to applying (not piping hot, though!). I've tried it both ways and it seems to work better for me when warm. :)

[jojo]

me too!

wonder why this is though???

[Carolyn]

I don't warm my oils mostly due to laziness. However I have a heat cap that I use on oiled hair sometimes. I cover my hair with a plastic cap and a turbie twist and then put the heat cap on. I think it helps the oil penetrate my hair better but maybe that's just wishful thinking.

[Juanita]

I don't heat my oil. But as I live in a tropical climate it's always liquid. I apply it after washing my hair whilst it's still damp. Then apply more during the week as necessary. Makes my fine thin hair happy.

[pdy2kn6]

Well I washed the oil off this morning and yes there is a difference, my hair does not feel crunchy but really conditioned. It looks a lot shinier too.

I suppose its different for everybody, but my hair for the time being likes to have the oil heated prior to a deep oiling. My hair does change its preferences from month to month.

great article JOJO,i was wondering the same. Perhaps i need to use some heated oils on my crunchy ends. how did you heat up? microwave?

:)

[nowxisxforever]

I don't heat up my oil, no. I don't have a microwave and it seems silly to me... :)?

[Susana]

I use coconut or jojoba. I never heat it up...well I rub the coconut between my hands if it is solid, but I don't actually put it on the stove. I never thought about it too much, but then again maybe I am just being lazy. I also apply mostly before I wash, not after.

[spidermom]

Yesterday I coated the bottom foot of my hair with coconut oil, braided and worked out, then undid the braid and applied honey and conditioner to all my hair, a shower cap, and sat in the dry sauna (hot!). I CO'd in the shower later. Such good results! It's almost like wearing somebody else's heavy and satiny hair.