Rinse-out oil (ROO) / Oil Rinse

**lapushka** · January 25th, 2015, 02:40 PM

Got the idea from this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY4K9AgIn_Q
(Basically you use an oil (natural, MO) post shampoo (and rinse it out) but pre rinse-out conditioner.)

Turns out meteor has some experience with this method already, and I'm glad she shared her experiences with it (Kinky 4's thread, no-trimming thread).

It's worth it giving it a shot, ladies & gents!

I tried it for the first time today, and to ease into it, I used 5 drops of MO pre-shampoo instead of post-shampoo. I didn't want oily hair, so I tried it before shampoo to check and see what it would be like. I like it so far. The test will be post-shampoo and pre-conditioner, and I will try this next Sunday (wash day) with 3 drops of MO, just... steady as she goes. I am only using oil on the lengths/ends and not on the scalp!

Who else wants to try?

**wilderwein** · January 25th, 2015, 02:47 PM

Meeeeeeeeeee! I actually have used your first method quite a bit, and I liked it, but I want to try it too on the post wash part

**lapushka** · January 25th, 2015, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by wilderwein

Meeeeeeeeeee! I actually have used your first method quite a bit, and I liked it, but I want to try it too on the post wash part

I think lots of people have tried oil pre-shampoo, it's a pre-poo method, very popular. That's what prompted me to try this first as it's been around for God knows how long and isn't reported to be "oily" or "greasy" in its results. The test will be post-shampoo!

**meteor** · January 25th, 2015, 02:59 PM

Awesome thread, lapushka! How do you use oil-rinsing before shampooing: do you wet your hair, then spread oil, then WCC?
I've never thought of doing this pre-shampoo, but then I already do do pre-poo oiling on dry hair anyway.

I've only done oil rinsing in-between shampoo and conditioning, kind of like an oil booster to conditioner. I can't do this too often, or my hair gets greasy, but it's great for dry, coarse hair and is a great help for detangling hair, making hair super-soft and dramatically reducing frizz and static.

I think this method originates from natural kinky-curly hair community. And there are lots of helpful YouTube videos on this! Check them out!

**lapushka** · January 25th, 2015, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by meteor

Awesome thread, lapushka! How do you use oil-rinsing before shampooing: do you wet your hair, then spread oil, then WCC?
I've never thought of doing this pre-shampoo, but then I already do do pre-poo oiling on dry hair anyway.

What happened this Sunday? Wet hair thoroughly, wrung most of the wetness out. Used 5 drops of MO, spread through palms, and applied to ends only (didn't dare use it on the full lengths of it). Then it was immediately rinsed out. Just a tiny rinse, not long. Then shampoo as usual. Wrung the wetness out. Put first conditioner into it. Left for 2 min., rinsed out. Used second conditioner on wrung-out hair. Left 2 min., then rinsed out. Wrung hair out. Put into turbie for 15 to 20 min. Then combed with a wide-tooth comb and styled using the LOC method. Well, actually, it's LCO in my case. A 2 eurocoin's worth of leave-in spread over the lengths, then the same amount of gel scrunched in. Then the same amount of serum, spread through palms and then scrunched in.

That's it.

Hair is dry, and is nice and soft! I esp. like my ends and they're not oily.

**hennalonghair** · April 13th, 2015, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by lapushka

What happened this Sunday? Wet hair thoroughly, wrung most of the wetness out. Used 5 drops of MO, spread through palms, and applied to ends only (didn't dare use it on the full lengths of it). Then it was immediately rinsed out. Just a tiny rinse, not long. Then shampoo as usual. Wrung the wetness out. Put first conditioner into it. Left for 2 min., rinsed out. Used second conditioner on wrung-out hair. Left 2 min., then rinsed out. Wrung hair out. Put into turbie for 15 to 20 min. Then combed with a wide-tooth comb and styled using the LOC method. Well, actually, it's LCO in my case. A 2 eurocoin's worth of leave-in spread over the lengths, then the same amount of gel scrunched in. Then the same amount of serum, spread through palms and then scrunched in.

That's it.

Hair is dry, and is nice and soft! I esp. like my ends and they're not oily.

Thanks Lapushka. I think I have my own variation of this because I add oils to my ends a few times a week and just before shampooing but I use it in dry hair

maybe I will try it in wet hair.
Ok I will check this out.
Thanks for the tip.

**lapushka** · April 13th, 2015, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by hennalonghair

Thanks Lapushka. I think I have my own variation of this because I add oils to my ends a few times a week and just before shampooing but I use it in dry hair

maybe I will try it in wet hair.
Ok I will check this out.
Thanks for the tip.

Woops now I notice that I put the oil in front of my wash, of course it's meant to state it *after* the wash. My bad! So wash - rinse-out oil - condition (and in my case condition twice).

**kurlywurlygurl** · June 28th, 2015, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by lapushka

What happened this Sunday? Wet hair thoroughly, wrung most of the wetness out. Used 5 drops of MO, spread through palms, and applied to ends only (didn't dare use it on the full lengths of it). Then it was immediately rinsed out. Just a tiny rinse, not long. Then shampoo as usual. Wrung the wetness out. Put first conditioner into it. Left for 2 min., rinsed out. Used second conditioner on wrung-out hair. Left 2 min., then rinsed out. Wrung hair out. Put into turbie for 15 to 20 min. Then combed with a wide-tooth comb and styled using the LOC method. Well, actually, it's LCO in my case. A 2 eurocoin's worth of leave-in spread over the lengths, then the same amount of gel scrunched in. Then the same amount of serum, spread through palms and then scrunched in.

That's it.

Hair is dry, and is nice and soft! I esp. like my ends and they're not oily.

I'm going to try out exactly this once I hop in the shower today. Ironicaly, I like to wash my hair on Sundays too. I usually prepoo myself and actually watched a youtube video recently about how deep conditioners might work better on dry hair for those with high porosity like myself? This method involves wetting your hair before doing any of that I see.

Do you wear your hair down predominantly or just like the first day?

**lapushka** · June 28th, 2015, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by kurlywurlygurl

Do you wear your hair down predominantly or just like the first day?

It's always up when I'm up. Goes up into a LWB almost immediately after waking. At night, it's loose, and it's also down the day it gets washed, but other than that LWB it is. I don't have to moisturize my ends the entire week, though, and that's the beauty of this thing!

**rouxlala** · April 17th, 2017, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by lapushka

What happened this Sunday? Wet hair thoroughly, wrung most of the wetness out. Used 5 drops of MO, spread through palms, and applied to ends only (didn't dare use it on the full lengths of it). Then it was immediately rinsed out. Just a tiny rinse, not long. Then shampoo as usual. Wrung the wetness out. Put first conditioner into it. Left for 2 min., rinsed out. Used second conditioner on wrung-out hair. Left 2 min., then rinsed out. Wrung hair out. Put into turbie for 15 to 20 min. Then combed with a wide-tooth comb and styled using the LOC method. Well, actually, it's LCO in my case. A 2 eurocoin's worth of leave-in spread over the lengths, then the same amount of gel scrunched in. Then the same amount of serum, spread through palms and then scrunched in.

That's it.

Hair is dry, and is nice and soft! I esp. like my ends and they're not oily.

Do you have a photo of your hair?