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Which Oil should I use? {Hair Care}

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Hey Everyone
Welcome to my most favorite month of the year and this year makes it even more special because of its perfect 4 week month. I like February because it is the shortest month and also because today is my birthday 🙂 No birthday cakes yet!!! But, you can always courier one 😀 Just kidding. Anyways, let us get on with today’s post.Very often, while reading articles online, I have come across stories that “this oil doesn’t do anything to my hair” and so which got me into thinking more about hair care. Ultimately, everything about your hair is dependent on how well you understand your hair. So, identifying hair type and hair texture is very important before starting on a hair care regimen. As you know that both rough and fine hair need different products, similarly, they need different oils.
Rough Hair
It is thick and damaged in a nutshell. So, it needs nourishing oils which help improve the hair structure from the inside. Generally, all the heavy nourishing oils like coconut, almond, mustard, groundnut and other oils do well on rough hair because rough hair absorbs them better and doesn’t get weighed down.
And, in the long run, these oils actually end up improving the hair structure also making the hair smoother and softer. Even shea butter and cocoa butter and other butters do real good to rough hair so if you are looking for smoothing out your hair, try out the butters.
Fine Hair
It gets weighed down very easily so the prominent need for this kind of hair is a light oil which can give it some texture. You do not really need to focus on nourishment because fine hair is generally healthy and you can not make your hair thick by using oils. The only need for this hair is hydration and texture and volume. Oil doesn’t give volume so we can rule that out.
Make sure you use light oils like jojoba, sesame oil, olive oil, rice bran oil or any oil available in the market is light enough because it has already been heavily refined. These light oils leave a fine sheen on the hair and keep it looking healthy.
Custom Oil Blend
You can also mix and match the oils according to your hair needs. For example, if you have curly fine hair which is less in volume, mix almond, castor and any light oil. Similarly, you can use a nourishing oil for scalp and a light oil for hair strands. So, use your own experience of your hair and create a personalized oil blend for yourself. I have found almond oil is more of an all-rounder and does well both on fine and rough hairs.
This post is an inspiration of the incident when the mustard oil and groundnut oil did not work for my hair. This need not be true for your hair but does open up a possibility. The long and short of it is that if you are using heavy oils on fine hair, your hair may end up being limp even after washing and if you are not using nourishing oils for rough hair, it will look more frizzy after being washed. So, use appropriate oils for your hair depending on your hair texture.
Do let me know your thoughts on this observation 🙂

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  1. Asusual Great Post Swatii 🙂 🙂 Happy Bdayyyyyy to uuuuuuuuu 🙂 My bday is on Feb 7 and ofcourse feb is my fav month too 🙂
    May all ur wishes come true this upcoming yr 🙂 Hve a blast girl! God bless u DIY Queen 😛
    Once again.. Happie Happie bday 🙂

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  3. Hey, Happy b’day Swati…nice post…I also did a lot of trials with hair oils 🙂
    I have an oily scalp and dry hair. So I oil my scalp with a blend of castor oil, coconut oil and almond oil and for hair its just coconut oil or almond oil.
    There is one more thing I wanted to share. I have fine hair. Every time I use shampoo, i get oily scalp in just 2 days. I need to wash my hair every alternate day. But now , I have started using Shikkakai powder and amla powder. I mix it into a very thin consistency and wash my hair. This really controls my oily scalp and i can go without washing 2days. i.e if I wash my hair on monday, next wash would be thursday…

    Keep more tips coming, i so love reading the articles 🙂

    Love
    Megha

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  5. Hi Swati, a very happy birthday to you! Hope you’re having a blast! 😀

    My hair is wavy but fine. So far, I think Macadamia Oil is the best I’ve tried. It’s light but it makes my hair soft. Coconut Oil stays on my hair for days even after rinsing every day!

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    • hi Vivi…thanks a lot for your wishes 🙂 I have never used macadamia but I am using another oil which is pretty light and it makes my hair fluffy and really soft as compared to using coconut oil which does get heavy for my hair!!! so, yup, one has to choose oils according to what suits them.

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