oiling makes hair poofy

[foreveryours]

First time I hear something like this
I was using linseed and walnut when I had higher porosity and never had any problems with them. Especially walnut was my favourite.
Now I'm using different oils because my hair has low porosity.

Interesting. I use raw linseed oil on gunstocks. A very thin coat will dry in a day and several applied over a week provides fairly decent protection of the wood from water as well as a beautiful finish depending upon the grain.

[intothemist1999]

What happens to me is that oil weighs down the longer hairs so that they lay relatively flat, but the shorter and curlier hairs do not get weighed down, and because the longer hairs are staying closer to the head, the shorter/curlier hairs appear even more prominent and thus poofier than ever.

When I oil my hair prior to washing it, I snugly braid it. No more poof, unless you want to count the hairs that escape the confines of the braid.

Helloooo, Spidermom! That's really interesting, that braiding it helps with poof. Are you air- or blow-drying? Thx!

[spidermom]

Helloooo, Spidermom! That's really interesting, that braiding it helps with poof. Are you air- or blow-drying? Thx!

I almost always allow my hair to air dry.