Helpful tips

Do you wash your hair before or after a hot oil treatment?

Do you wash your hair before or after a hot oil treatment?

First, wash your hair. Hot oil tends to work best on clean hair. This allows the oil to deeply penetrate the hair cuticle. Once you’ve washed your hair, microwave 3 to 6 tablespoons of the oil in a microwave-safe bowl for 10 seconds.

What is the best oil to mix with shea butter?

The Best Essential Oils to Blend with Shea Butter

  • Tea Tree Oil – This is one of the best essential oils to mix with shea butter.
  • Rosemary Essential Oil – This earthy scented oil is excellent for making hair masks, and hair conditioner and shampoo.

Do you have to shampoo after hot oil treatment?

You can leave the oil in your hair for 30 minutes, or for even greater results, you can even let the treatment do its thing overnight. When it comes time to rinse your hair, shampoo twice to get it all out and condition your hair as usual.

How long do you keep a hot oil treatment in?

Work the oil into your scalp and all the way down to your ends. Cover your hair with a shower cap and/or a warm towel. Leave the oil in for at least 30 minutes—even better, overnight. Rinse out, then shampoo your hair twice.

Do you put hot oil treatment on wet or dry hair?

Deciding whether you want to do a hot oil treatment on wet or dry hair depends on your hair type. If your hair is extremely thick or dry, Shorter recommends applying to dry hair, while medium or fine hair should be treated wet.

Which is better shea butter or argan oil?

these two won’t fail you. Argan Oil helps improve the skin’s elasticity, while pure Shea Butter provides deep hydration. We mixed these two oils together with Jojoba Oil at a temperature below 40°С in order to create a rich and soft blend that is easily absorbed by the skin.

How do you keep shea butter creamy?

Our solution to keep our whipped shea butter soft and fluffy is to add a little bit of jojoba oil to the whipped shea (less than 10% of the mixture). Some people also use coconut oil for the same effect but we prefer jojoba as it has it’s own beneficial effects.

Should I shampoo after a hot oil treatment?

Do you put a hot oil treatment on wet or dry hair?