Coconut Oil

[Darkhorse1]

hey all!
A friend of mine had coconut oil, pure, in her fridge! She has loaned it to me to try on my hair (ends). Usually by the end of show season, my ends are pretty fried.

Anyhow, it's a solid oil that was refrigerated---I'm just not sure how to use it/heat it. I think I read somewhere here you don't heat in the microwave, but rather on the stovetop? Do you mix anything with it?

Just looking for those who have used this for their suggestions. I'm just doing my length, and tend to get greasy looking hair easily, so I figured I'd do this before a wash to see how it goes.

Thanks!

[höpönasu]

I keep my coconut oil in room temperature and simply dig it with my fingers to get a piece, then I rub my hands together to melt it. When I use bigger amount of it for oil mixes, I put my microwave on 'medium' and let it be there like 10 seconds. (:

Oh and, I use it on my ends sometimes with glycerin. My oil mixes contains usually 2-6 different oils. I let them sit on my hair over night.

[Melika]

It has a very very low melting point. You should be able to scoop a little out and it will melt right in your hands.

[sally_neuf]

honestly, I just rub it in my hands until it melts !

[Darkhorse1]

Awesome! Thanks!!

[melusine963]

Since your friend uses the jar for cooking, I'd store it in your own fridge. Coconut oil does have a sell-by date which can be happily ignored if all you're using it for is hair, but I'd be more careful if it's being eaten too.

Just scoop up a little bit with a teaspoon (I'd say use your finger nail, but not if it's someone else's food), place it in the palm of you hand, rub your palms together briefly until it melts, and smoothe it onto your ends.

[Darkhorse1]

melusine--I was going to keep it in the fridge as she had it in hers. It expires in 2015, so I figured it had to be refrigerated after opened.

[Leeloo]

I keep mine at room temperature and just put some in my hands and it melts pretty fast.

[Anje]

In the fridge, my coconut oil is rock-like, and because it gets condensation on it (especially if I'm impatient and open it up to scrape some out), I tend to think that frequent use of the main refrigerated stock is more likely to cause it to go rancid early. Therefore, I like taking out an aliquot of coconut oil and keeping that at room temperature. It usually melts at about 76F, so in my home it tends to be liquidy in the summer and a soft solid the rest of the year. If you need to melt some, putting the container in a bowl of warm water out of the tap for a few minutes is often sufficient.

[Vijikanth]

I think that is a test for original un-adultered coconut oil. The simple coconut oil has fat into it that helps in conditioning the hair which also is the reason for it getting solid at cold climates. That is a good sign. And some companies usually mix coconut oil with mineral oil that keeps it in liquid state at all temperatures. There is mixed response on mineral oil for hair. Pure coconut oil is very good for hair conditioning.