Hair oil treatment is known to thousands of women all over the world. Each and every of them admits that hair oiling delivers spectacular effects. If you want your hair to be healthier, prettier and stronger, try out a hair oil. You don’t need to go to a hair salon.

You can do hair oiling at home. All you need to do is pick suitable products.

What is hair oiling?

Hair oiling is a highly popular hair care treatment. It is also a scalp care method It makes your strands smoother, tamed, resistant to chemical and mechanical damage, healthier and more beautiful. Obviously, you will have to wait for final results – even the best hair oil will not deliver satisfactory effects as quickly as you would want.

Everyone can do hair oil treatment. It doesn’t matter if you are a young girl or mature women; whether your hair is long or short, natural or colour-treated. Nevertheless, this kind of hair treatment is especially recommend for damaged, dull, falling out, dry hair with split ends. It will surely bring spectacular effects!

How to do hair oiling to make hair pretty and healthy?

Hair oiling isn’t a complicated treatment. You simply apply an oil to hair and/or scalp. Dry hair oil treatment is the simplest and quickest method. You apply the oil an hour before washing. If you like, you can put on a shower cap and warm hat for better and quicker action. You decide on the time you leave the oil in. Then, wash your hair with a shampoo. You should do hair oiling at least once a week to achieve any effects.

To be honest, you must decide how often you do hair oiling: once a week or every few days. You might need to perform the treatment only every three weeks. It is similar in case of the time you decide to leave in the oil. 30 minutes is the minimum whereas the whole night – maximum. What is more, you can choose where you apply the oil – only to the scalp or maybe to the lengths. Maybe, oiling hair ends will be enough for you. Remember not to use too much of the oil. Why? You might disturb the functioning of sebaceous glands and make hair and scalp greasy.

Which hair oil will work for your hair?

You should pick oils that match your hair porosity. Saturated oils and cosmetic butters will be ideal for low porosity hair. Monounsaturated oils excellently work for medium porosity hair. Polyunsaturated oils will nurture high porosity strands.

You will also make use of oil blends and even food oils. What can be done if the chosen oil brings no effects? You may not have been using it long enough. Give it a second chance. You will see dream effects soon. If you still cannot see any improvement, change the oil. The one that you are using may prove to work better for hair of different porosity.

Do not perform hair oiling before hair colouring!

You mustn’t do hair oiling before having your hair dyed. Why? Because of thick formula and ingredients included in the oil, hair cuticles will close, therefore hair will not soak in the pigment. Moreover, you may get a different colour from the one that is presented on the box of the dye. Hair bleaching may bring equally negative effect. Keep in mind that if you oil your hair, you should provide it with proper care: give up on products with silicones and use conditioners after hair wash.

Which oils are the best for hair oiling?

There are lots of them. They have various amounts of essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. Choose the ones that are the least processed. The best oils are cold-pressed, unrefined and enriched with extra substances, including: sunscreen, keratin and moisturising substances. Check which oil is is ideal for you.

ARGAN OIL – adds softness, fights off scalp diseases, rebuilds split ends. It contains antioxidants, including vitamin E which reduces free radicals, prevents premature greying and stops hair loss. It is known as liquid gold of Morocco. Why? It has a golden colour and it is extracted from trees grown in north parts of Africa.

COCONUT OIL – it is one of solid oils. You must rub it between palms so that it changes into a liquid. It is recommended for damaged, dry and shine-less hair. It strengthens hair bulbs, helps fight off the dandruff, defines the curl and shields from the sun.

CASTOR OIL – has a very dense texture. It is one of few oils that stimulate hair growth and improve the condition of eyebrows and eyelashes. If you are blonde, you should know that castor oil darkens the colour of the strands. Remember that this oil should be applied to the scalp.

SWEET ALMOND OIL – contains lots of vitamins and minerals. It has repairing, moisturising and strengthening properties. It works for colour-treated hair as well as medium and high porosity strands.