Hair oil treatment has become a very popular hair conditioning technique recently. We can hear and read about it all the time but we are not sure how to choose a hair oiling method that suits our life style and hair type. Some of us don’t know which oil to choose and what natural oils are.

This article is going to clear up all doubts concerning techniques of hair oiling, types of natural oils and types of hair.

olejowanie-wlosowWHAT ARE NATURAL HAIR OILS?

Hair oils are the gifts of nature. These are the substances extracted from nuts, seeds and flowers of plants. They are cold-pressed, therefore preserve precious minerals, good fatty acids and vitamins which are essential to the proper development and growth of hair.

WHAT IS HAIR OILING?

Hair oiling is a hair treatment which resembles applying a mask or conditioner. You apply a suitable amount of a hair oil to dry or damp strands. Natural oils have a huge asset – they can be applied to the scalp. As a result, they are able to penetrate deep inside hair bulbs and regenerate the hair from the inside. There are numerous ways of performing hair oiling. They depend on the condition of your hair and on your lifestyle.

WHAT ARE THE METHODS OF HAIR OILING?

The most common hair oiling techniques are:

  1. Hair oiling as an overnight or several-hour treatment. It is one of the best methods. It requires some time because you rub the oil into the scalp and spread it onto hair and leave on for a few hours or (preferably) the whole night. Consequently, ingredients of the oil have a lot of time to penetrate in the scalp and hair. You wash the oil down with a delicate shampoo (preferably free from parabens and damaging substances like SLS or SLES). Choose this technique of hair oiling if you have very damaged hair which needs thorough repair. An overnight hair oiling will be helpful if you have very dry or greasy scalp. What is more, if you grow your strands, hair oiling is going to stimulate their growth.
  2. Damp hair oiling, before washing – this form of hair oiling will appeal to women who have damaged hair but have no time for long overnight treatments. You must apply the oil to slightly wetted hair, leave in for 30 minutes and wash down with a shampoo. Damp hair has slightly raised cuticles thus it is easier for the oil to penetrate inside the cuticles. If you perform hair oiling regularly, you will provide your strands with repair and protection.
  3. Damp hair oiling, after washing is is a good choice for those who often blow-dry their hair and want to protect it from heat and any mechanical damage. You apply the oil from the mid-length; don’t apply it to the scalp because it would overburden the strands and they wouldn’t be nicely lifted. This method of hair oiling makes styling easier.
  4. Dry hair oiling, after washing. It is the fastest and most comfortable technique. Rub a small amount of the oil into dry hair, starting more or less at the mid-length. The oil penetrates inside the hair, immediately conditions and protects. This type of hair oiling can be done any time during the day, even a few times a day. If you have healthy hair, you can apply the oil exclusively to hair ends – the part of hair that is most exposed to damage.
  5. Hair oiling together with a conditioner. You don’t need any extra time. You do hair oiling while applying the conditioner (after washing hair). You mix a few drops of oil with your favourite conditioner (preferably free of parabens, SLS, SLES). The conditioner is enhanced by the oils – apply the mixture to hair and wash down after some time.

WHICH HAIR OILING METHOD SHOULD YOU CHOOSE?

When you pick a hair oiling technique, you must take into consideration your lifestyle and condition of your hair.

  • If your hair is very damaged, choose an overnight hair oiling. In order to enhance the repair, you can apply the oil to dry strands during the day e.g. before styling.
  • If your hair is damaged but you don’t have time to keep the oil long, use damp hair oiling – before washing. Leave the oil on hair and scalp for minimum 30 minutes and wash down with a shampoo. Regular hair oiling is going to bring results: beautiful, shiny and soft hair.
  • If your hair is quite healthy but you often use a dryer, flat iron or styling cosmetics so you are afraid it might lose its condition perform dry hair oiling or apply the oil to damp strands right after bath. You can combine both methods for best protection.
  • If your hair is well-kept and nourished but you are worried about hair ends which are most prone to damage or you simply want to protect your strands in the best possible way – apply the oil to dry or damp hair ends; you can also add a few drops to a portion of a hair conditioner.

WHICH HAIR OIL SHOULD YOU PICK?

It depends on the condition of your hair and on the results you desire.

If your hair is damaged and needs a several-hour or overnight hair oiling and you want to nourish both the strands and the scalp, you should reach out for:

  • Macadamia NATURAL OIL, Healing Oil Treatment, Therapeutic Oil for All Hair Types
  • Khadi, Pure Ayurvedic Vitalising Hair Oil
  • John Masters Organics, 100% Argan Oil
  • Matrix Biolage Exquisite Oil. Nourishing oil for all hair types
  • Dabur. Amla hair oil
  • KSHIR PAK VIDHI, SESA OIL, Long & Nourished Hair
  • Pharmavita, Super Gold 100% marula
  • Schwarzkopf Professional BC Bonacure Oil Miracle Rose Oil

If you want to grow your hair long and want it to be strong and healthy, you should pick:

  • Dabur. Amla hair oil
  • KSHIR PAK VIDHI, SESA OIL, Long & Nourished Hair
  • Natura Siberica, Oblepikha Complex of Oils for Hair Growth
  • Khadi, Natural Products, Ayurvedic Hair Oil, AMLA

If your hair needs repair but you have no time for an overnight hair oiling and want to apply the oil to damp hair after washing or to dry hair during the day, you should choose:

  • Mythic Oil L’Oreal Professionnel, Nourishing Oil
  • Dove Advanced Hair Series, Pure Care Dry Oil
  • Orofluido Beauty, hair oil for all hair types
  • Kerastase Elixir Ultime, Oleo-Complexe, All Hair Types
  • Redken Diamond Oil Shatterproof Shine
  • Redken Diamond Oil Shatterproof Shine Intense

If you need protection before and after styling as well as want to condition your strands and make them look great, you can choose between:

  • Redken Diamond Oil
  • Matrix Oil Wonders (Sharp Cut Oil)
  • ALTERNA Kendi Oil – Dry Oil Mist Frizz Control
  • L’Oréal Professionnel Mythic Oil
  • Redken Diamond Oil Glow Dry Style Enhancing Oil
  • Kérastase Elixir Ultime Oil Mist Oléo-Complexe for Fine Hair

If you want to protect the colour and keep colour-treated hair healthy, pick:

  • L’Oréal Professionnel Mythic Oil Radiance Oil for Colored Hair (The Formula Containing Cranberry Oil and Softens from Root to Tip)
  • Pureology Reviving Red Hair Oil
  • Pureology Precious Oil for Color-treated Hair
  • Wella Professionals Oil Reflections
  • L’oreal Elvive Extraordinary Oil
  • Kerastase Elixir Ultime Oleo-Complexe The Imperial Radiance Beautifying Oil