What your favorite way to use camellia oil?

[lyria]

I was wooed by the description of camellia oil (japonica) as "a wonder" and now I am expecting some from amazon :cheer:

Since it's pretty expensive and I'm not getting a lot at a time, I thought I would solicit your advice! What is your favorite way to use it? As a leave in? As a deep treatment? After the shower? Details please!

[lyria]

Um... Bump!

[lyria]

Ok, I just saw the glaring typo in the thread title... and I don't know how to fix it!

[islandboo]

I use mine as a leave in before bed at night. It is usually all soaked up by the time I go to work in the morning. I know a lot of folks seem to love it on their skin as well, but I have never tried it, just on my hair.

[lyria]

Thanks Islandboo!

[Sundial]

I like using camellia oil on its own right after a shower on damp hair as a leave in :) just a few drops will do! I also like using it on my ends just before bed (dry hair)

I have to apply it to wet hair if I don't want it looking oily. For some reason, I find application on dry hair uneven and that it results in some clumps of oiled hair while some are unoiled. But I can afford to apply some on dry hair before bed because it has time to absorb the oil and it doesn't look oily in the morning.

[lyria]

Thank you, Sundial!

Sounds like both of you have had a good experience with oiling before bed. I will have to give it a try!

[K_Angel]

Just this last wash day I put a handful of shampoo and several drops of the oil and washed my hair like normal. Wow was it soft! :)

[lyria]

Just this last wash day I put a handful of shampoo and several drops of the oil and washed my hair like normal. Wow was it soft! :)

Ooo, I like this idea!