Hot Oil Treatments

If you are natural then I am sure you have heard of the phrase “Hot Oil Treatments”.

Also, I know you have done it or contemplated doing it but weren’t sure of the many benefits of this treatment.

A hot oil treatment is when you use any oil of your choice, heat it and then apply it to your scalp and along the hair shaft.

For example, this is done by naturals when their hair is breaking, limp or just feels dry.

The treatment adds ‘love’ to our over manipulated and dry tresses.

In this article, I will be explaining how to do the treatment, how does it work, the benefits of doing it, and the most popular oils used for it.

How To Do A Hot Oil Treatment:

First, heat the oil the oil of your choice into the pot, cup or container. Then, you apply it to your hair shaft using the preying hands method as well as your scalp and massage it in.

Finally, secure with a bonnet. There are several variations of this method such as wearing a plastic cap or saran wrap to boost the penetration of the oil.

How Hot Oil Treatments Work:

Hot oil treatments opens the cuticles layers along the hair shaft because of the heat. Then, it allows moisture to penetrate the hair shaft.

The Benefits of Doing Hot Oil Treatments:

– Helps to prevent split ends. The ends of your hair are coated with the oils. The oils may add moisture or seal in the moisture depending on the type of oil that you use.

– Prevents frizz. Our hair frizzes due to lack of moisture so if the moisturizing oils are used along the hair shaft then our hair will experience less frizz.

– Protects from dry scalp & dandruff. You are massaging the oils for example essential oils into the scalp.

This increases blood circulation to the scalp by stimulating the hair follicles thus promoting growth.

– Restores the moisture balance into your hair especially on the ends

– Adds to the natural shine of the hair.

The Most Popular Oils for Hot Oil Treatments:

Coconut Oil – Coconut oil softens the hair shaft.

Olive Oil – A moisturising oil that conditions the hair shaft by adding moisture into it.

Castor Oil – Helps to stimulate the scalp for hair growth therefore it can reduce dandruff or dry scalp.

As well as strengthens the hair shafts and conditions the hair.

You can use any oil of your choice or even mix the oils with essential oils when you are doing your treatment.

I hope this post was informative about Hot Oil Treatments.

They are used within every naturals hair regimen at least once a while to revitalize our curls.

Give your curls some well needed care this summer by doing a hot oil treatment!