I finally got heavy oiling to work!

[Fethenwen]

I have fine hair, so heavy oiling my hair tended to make my hair oily for days, even if I tried to wash it again. So I sort of stopped doing it :p

But I stubbornly tried this again because I felt my hair needed something extra. And here's what I did:

Massaged in a generous amount of coconut oil in my scalp and length in dry hair. And then left it overnight.
In the morning I took some cheap conditioner, diluted it with water (not much water).
And poured it over my dry hair (I would say I used up a few table spoons of conditioner). Then I massaged it in thoroughly until it started to lather. After that I rinsed for quite a while. The reason I diluted the conditioner is because it was easier to distribute in dry hair.

Anyway the result: Incredible shiny and soft hair :cheese:
And absolutely not greasy nor stringy!
I will definitely do this more often.


I think the main reason for this success was that I put the conditioner in dry hair instead of wet. This way the conditioner gets to work the oil out without much water getting in the way first. I think there actually was someone on the boards who mentioned this kind of method.

I wish I had some pictures, but it was three days ago, so it might not look that awesome anymore.

[Pifkin]

Yay! :D

Putting the conditioner on dry hair rather than wet is key for me. The only thing I don't like about doing that is I use way more conditioner this way. :rolleyes: Maybe I should try diluting is a bit like you do.

[Carolyn]

I've started a routine of heavy oilings on the nights before I wash. I've been using walnut oil and will change to macadamia nut oil when I run out of that. I'm trying to use up oils I have on hand. I CO it out in the morning. Most of the time I use White Rain conditioners and once in a while VO5. Always on dry hair. It gets my hair beautifully clean but leaves it soft and feeling moisturized. I generally do a long CO soak of at least an hour before rinsing it out.

[Bunnyhare]

i have never tried it on dry hair before so now i will! Thanks! Glad it finally worked for you too Fethenwen!

[jojo]

I always put the conditioner on dry hair, as oil and water dont mix and you end up with greasy hair. glad it worked for you. I did a heavy oil myself and bunned it and went to work with it in and its completelly soaked in, doing the same tomorrow.

[Redheaded Raven]

I am glad that you go it to work for you! :happydance: It does leave hair wonderful afterwards doesn't it?

:thumbsup:

[rags]

Ah, hah! Another finey here, I thank you for this! <scurries off to once again try deep oiling>

[Sissy]

wow, that method sounds interesting. I'm going to try it! I like the idea of doing a CO soak of an hour before rinsing it out. I bet that could make all the difference. I don't do heavy oilings as frequently as I should because I don't want to have to shampoo, co, etc so much and lose so much hair from the process. I hope that will be the solution to my heavy oiling problems of tons of hair loss and greasy hair!

[Carolyn]

I always put the conditioner on dry hair, as oil and water dont mix and you end up with greasy hair. glad it worked for you. I did a heavy oil myself and bunned it and went to work with it in and its completelly soaked in, doing the same tomorrow.Oh :doh: @ me! I never thought about oil and water not mixing! The lightbulb just came on :D

I sometimes heavily oil my length and bun for the day. Use a wooden stick or fork and see how it shines when you take it out.

[anixia]

This sounds good! Do you think that olive oil would work for this (its what I have around the house) or is coconut better?

[Carolyn]

This sounds good! Do you think that olive oil would work for this (its what I have around the house) or is coconut better?I've used olive oil with good results. If you have it on hand, give it a try or a few tries and see what happens. If you don't like it then try something else.

[angelthadiva]

This sounds good! Do you think that olive oil would work for this (its what I have around the house) or is coconut better?

Olive is one I started with since I had it on hand. The more "exotic" oils, coconut, jojoba, grape seed, avocado are ones most people don't have on hand...I've had a good result with mixing jojoba and coconut. As the temperatures dip down to freezing; I do more frequent oiling and have had favorable results. :D

[pilateschick7]

I am definitely doing a heavy oiling tonight. Trying to get that greasy mess out the next day was very off putting. :)

Thanks so much for sharing.

[Carolyn]

I am definitely doing a heavy oiling tonight. Trying to get that greasy mess out the next day was very off putting. :)

Thanks so much for sharing.I was surprised at how much the oil soaked in. I didn't have too much to get out in the morning.

[JewelsSparkles]

Ooooh! Thanks for this! Everytime I've oiled my hair before it's been a yukky greasy mess for days & I could never figure out why (the reason seems so obvious now)! I'll definitely be trying this!

[Gothic Lolita]

You all just motivated me to oil my hair, put a woollen hood on, then cycle a bit and then trying the CO wash on dry hair! Thank you.... :D

[intothemist1999]

Thanks for the tip! I gave up on heavy oilings, too, but will definitely try this method!

[LaurelSpring]

Thanks for posting! I had given up on night oilings just because of the greasies. I may go back to doing castor oiling and see how this works for that also.

[Fethenwen]

Hey nice I got some new enthusiasm for oiling with this thread :p

[Redheaded Raven]

Yes, I love deep oiling and have used this in the past, but have slacked off. So thanks for the reminder! :D

I love the way it leaves your hair feeling. So silky. I have also been known to add honey to my mix as well. So more moisture. :D

[Fethenwen]

Yes, it really is amazing. I think the best benefit is that the softness from it is so long lasting. I'm on day four from the oiling and have just WO:d my hair, and it is still super soft!

[jojo]

Oh :doh: @ me! I never thought about oil and water not mixing! The lightbulb just came on :D

I sometimes heavily oil my length and bun for the day. Use a wooden stick or fork and see how it shines when you take it out.
I just done this exact thing for the last two days! wahs out day tomorrow, my first ever time without shampooing for a whole week too!

funny day 2 of my heavy oil and it still sunk all in, a bit greasy on the roots but otherwise totlally soaked in!

[arjay.d]

Would a shampoo bar get the oil out as well, or does it have to be condish (same for light before bed oil)?

[dwell_in_safety]

Dry hair is definitely key for me, too. I also apply oil when my hair is dry. Leaves it wonderful. :3

[Silverbrumby]

Thank god I found this thread. I was heavy oiling then sometimes ending up with a greasy mess because I CO washed out the oil in the shower... Or tried to! haha.

Then sometimes I heavy oiled and put the Cond. on dry hair and let it soak for an hour and bingo, soft hair.

I can't believe I couldn't figure out the connection until now. Oil and water.

If I'm not going anywhere special I love leaving the oil in. After months of doing this a lot I did notice less split ends.

[arjay.d]

okay, new question. Would an SMT clean a heavy oiling out? And would you still do that on dry hair? Thanks.

[afu]

okay, new question. Would an SMT clean a heavy oiling out? And would you still do that on dry hair? Thanks.

Yes i would have thought so, i do every was with a combination of condishoner and aloe vera (no honey though) and it always gets my hair clean

[Amber_Maiden]

Yep, when I use tons of oil in my hair I do dry hair conditioner masks- works for me to get the oil out!

[SnowWhite]

Yep, it works for me too! Cheap, cone free conditioner in my dry hair after oiling, leave it in for some time, it makes the rinsing so much easier!

[spidermom]

Yay!

For the longest time, I thought that I was getting my oilings out with diluted shampoo, then it dawned on me one day that I oil the length, then do CWC the next day - conditioner on the length after wetting my hair. So it was probably the conditioner on my length removing the oil while I diluted-shampooed my scalp rather than the suds running through my length in the rinse.