Deep treatments

[starlamelissa]

Do you do 'em? I have to admit I rarely, if ever, do. Some of the treatments i have seen seem a lot like plain conditioner, the v05 hot oil tubes don't do much for me. I liked queen Helene's jojoba oil treatment, but who wants to trek all the way to a Sally's?

Anyways I was reading a hair blog that had a scientist who was explaining deep treatments. The deal was, she recommended washing hair in the shower, lightly squeezing out water, and applying coconut or olive oil. Wait a few minutes and condition and rinse as normal. This is supposed to be an effective deep treatment.

So I tried it! I used olive oil in the shower in between shampoo and conditioner. My hair is as smooth as glass right now. I only used a pea sized amount of leave in conditioner post shower which is really minimal for me.

I think i will just leave the bottle of olive oil in my shower to remind myself to try it with my next wash.

[Natalia]

Im a wo benign neglecter so i dont get around to them very often but when i do i pretty much stick to smt's since they ar the least amount of work. Im a blonde so i dont even have to microave the honey . I do a deep oiling now and then. glad you had such good results with your experiment.

[88bernice]

I try to do deep treatments every week. Half of my hair is damaged (dry but with few split ends) and it is weird to touch my hair and feel it very soft from the begining and then rough. I don't want to cut 7 inches of brittle hair so instead I am trying anything is to keep it as healthy as posible. Putting some oil between shampooing and conditionig sounds practical and easy to do so I wil be trying it next time I wash my hair

[winship2]

Interesting! I'll try it tomorrow. I accidentally bought and used a protein-rich conditioner the other day that made my hair horribly dry and rough. Maybe the oil treatment will smooth it back out? Your hair looks 1b or 1c from your photo, yes?

[ghost]

I've never tried using oil in between shampoo and conditioner, but it couldn't hurt to try at least once. Usually I do a deep oiling on my hair before I shower, shampoo and condition, and then rub a tiny bit of oil in the length of my hair to seal in the conditioner. Did the blog say why shampooing, oiling, then conditioning is supposed to be effective?

[irisheyes]

This sounds like a good idea. But doesn't the bathtub get slippery from the oil?

[Buddaphlyy]

I'm on another forum and a few of the ladies do something called oil rinsing, which is what this sounds like. Never tried it and probably never will as I'm trying to cut down on my wash time, not extend it.

I do a regular deep treatment once of twice a week. I shampoo or co wash, apply my treatment, put on a cap and mouse around for an hour or so and then rinse.

[akilina]

I am going against the hair dresser expectation and saying that I feel the same about "deep treatment" kinds of products. Sure, they make your hair feel great, but my LHC half wants REAL nutrition for my hair. Not something synthetic that sort of gives the appearance of health. I know that more and more lately, there are more nutritious ingredients in many products but I often wonder...how much content is in these products that really helps give real health for your hair?

I will definitely try this oil deep treatment method. Maybe even tomorrow

I used to be good about doing DT's but haven't been lately. I would mix a good conditioner I liked with seemingly decent ingredients, but always add in some oil, and aloe gel. Usually real aloe from a plant.
While Im on this question of if products really help towards hair health..I do love Shea Moisture. I like using the moisture retention deep treatment in the tub, mixed with the aloe and oil. I like all of the ingredients in these products because I can pronounce all of them, and there is not one ingredient that sounds fake or synthetic in any way (last time I checked).

[TheHowlingWolf]

I've been trying to find a good deep conditioner (to use as a regular conditioner because my hair has been getting more dry with the winter weather), so what are your favorites? I've tried the oil rinsing with olive oil and avocado oil but it didn't work out for me. I might try coconut oil but I put coconut oil in my hair before every wash (I use it to finger detangle). I was thinking about getting the MoroccanOil intense hydration masque (I think it's called?). Idk though but I've heard lots of good reviews on it. I do do some DIY ones but I'm kind of lazy when it comes to that so I would prefer one already made for me lol.

[~honeyflower~]

I've tried the shampoo-oil-conditioner method, works pretty good!

Thanks!