How to Do a Hot Oil Treatment for Hair at Home

Dry, unmanageable locks. Fortunately, a cheap and easy solution can be found in your kitchen pantry. The same

vegetable oils that you use for cooking are excellent natural hair conditioners that penetrate hair strands to restore suppleness and shine, and prevent split ends. Just a few drops of essential oils add the extra conditioning power of flowers, herbs and spices to your hot oil treatment. Does this Spark an idea?

Things You'll Need

2 tbsp. olive oil

2 tbsp. coconut oil

1 tbsp. grape seed oil

Lavender oil

Rosemary oil

Sage oil

Glass bowl

Plastic conditioning cap

Heating cap (optional)

Instructions

1

Blend virgin coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil, and grapeseed oil in a glass bowl. Warm the oil in the microwave for about ten seconds. Alternatively, you can place the bowl in a pan of hot water for a few minutes to warm the oil. Add three drops each of essential oils of rosemary and lavender and two drops of sage oil. Stir with a wooden spatula until blended well.

2

Divide your hair into four sections. Test the warmed oil on the back of your hand to make sure it's not too hot. Massage a small amount of the oil into your scalp and then pull it through to the ends. Repeat the process for each section.

3

Cover your oiled hair with a plastic conditioning cap. Sit under a heating cap or bonnet dryer for 10 to 15 minutes. Alternatively, wrap your head with a hot towel and insulate the hot towel with a second towel to hold in the heat. When your time is up, shampoo and condition your hair as usual with your favorite products.

Tips & Warnings

For a deeper conditioning treatment, apply the warmed oil at night before bed, then shampoo and condition your hair the next morning.

Patch-test all oils you haven't used before on the inside of your elbow or on the nape of your neck to make sure that you don't have a negative reaction before you use them for a full head, hot oil treatment.