Showing posts with label hair care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hair care. Show all posts

Monday, January 6, 2014

Where To Buy Real Coconut Oil For Wolfin

Hair waves  you create  by brushing or Wolfin are a natural style that’s maintained WITHOUT relaxer chemicals.   So make pure Coconut oil a part of your natural hair care steps.

  

Places To Buy Coco Oil For Your Hair


You can find 100% Extra Virgin Organic (EVO) pure Coconut Oil without petroleum at the following outlets:
  • Direct from coconut oil manufacturers' secured websites.

  • Online stores – keywords “Pure or EVO Coconut Oil”

  • Health food stores

  • Major grocers like Walmart or Whole Foods in the cooking oil section. (Pure 100% EVO coconut oil is usually NOT SOLD in the hair care section.)

How To Store Pure Coconut Oil


  • Place on the bathroom countertop or in the room where you style your hair.

  • Do not store in a room where the temperature is less than 72 degrees

  • Do not refrigerate


Surfer girl and Coconut Palms
Ready for surfin!
 

Wolfin Procedure With Coconut Oil

Use a small spoon to retrieve the coconut oil so you won’t contaminate the container with your fingers.

Use  just a few drops of coconut oil before Wolfin or brushing your hair. Massage into your hands, apply to your hair, and then get to brushing, brushing and brushing your hair. Do not over-apply!

 



Monday, April 1, 2013

Get Ready for Spring Hair Showtime With Coconut Oil


Illustration of  A African American Woman in a Swimsuit
She's a show-off!!

It’s ‘Hats Off’ to springtime, but is my hair ready? All winter long I wore hats outside to keep the cold air off my head. Inside I wore scarves to keep warm forced air from the furnace off of my scalp and hair. I am going to use coconut oil on my hair and scalp to get ready for a spring showtime.


Here’s my Hair Pep-Up ritual for Spring:

  • Pretreat my scalp with coconut oil plus 1 drop of lime juice

  • Cleanse or Shampoo hair and then condition
  • Moisturize hair with coconut oil before drying
  • Re-moisturize hair ends with coconut oil after drying.
Use Extra-virgin, Organic coconut oil, your hair deserves the best! 


An Itty-bitty Dollop Is Enough

A little goes a long way for most hair and beauty needs. It's not like commercial store products for hair that require you to  squeeze and squeeze-out more and more product. 

You need to only use 1 or 2 teaspoons  of organic coconut oil to get the full moisturizing benefit for your hair-some times less than that!

Thursday, August 9, 2012

STRAIGHT-UP COCONUT, NO?

Personal choice means that you and I have the freedom not to use plain coconut products on our skin or hair.
Here’s a smattering of brand name products  formulated with some coconut for skin and hair care readily available at drug stores, specialty beauty stores or online shopping websites:

HAIR PRODUCTS WITHOUT PETRO CHEMICALS

  • Aveda Brilliant Anti-Humectant Pomade contains coconut oil derivative caprylic/capric triglyceride. This product also contains professionally compounded aromatherapy essential oils.
  • Ultra Sheen Ultra Care Oil Rich Serum contains multiple wholistic carrier oils and essential oils.  This product almost duplicates a recipe that I used to painstakingly prepare fresh each time I conditioned my hair. 
  • Dove Nutritive Therapy Antifrizz Serum for hair contains hydrogenated coconut oil and also has sweet almond oil.
I use these products because of the aromatherapy oils and the sweet almond oil which are rare in hair care products. When I don’t have time to mix-up my own recipes, the above products are very convenient.

HAIR PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN PETRO/MINERAL OIL

  • Softee Coconut Oil Hair & Scalp Conditioner (also contains jojoba oil) 
  • Palmers Coconut Oil Formula Condition & Gloss Spray (also contains vitamin E)

Over the past 2 years, I have been able to virtually stop using hair care products formulated with petroleum. EXCEPTION: I use the above products only when it’s extremely humid outside.

SKIN CARE PRODUCT WITH COCONUT WATER

  • Biore Refresh Daily Cleansing Cloths with coconut derivative caprylic/capric glycerides, coconut water plus gardenia extract.  Unfortunately, this product also contains parabens and propylene glycol. But it’s great for easily removing eye make-up with a simple wipe or two.
None of above products contain colorants or whiteners—they are all virtually clear just like coconut oil and coconut water.  That’s a big plus!

I just ordered Ojon's Rare Blend Oil which is advertised as including Tahitian Monoi Oil in the ingredients along with 6 other tropical oils, some rare.  I can't wait to try it for hair care. I already use 100% Tahitian Monoi Oil, the pure coconut oil for skin care.

STRAIGHT COCONUT

Perhaps you are wondering why I mainly use 100% coconut oil or coconut water straight out of the jar or bottle? Because of these questions:

  • Is the coconut oil organic extra virgin? Hydrogenated coconut oil is a second choice.
  • Is the coconut water fresh or reconstituted? 
  • How much coconut product is in the container?  The ingredients list is not a reliable indicator.
  • Why do I have to use so much product and so often when I can get away with using coconut by the drop weekly?
Insteading of wondering, I just dip out a little pure coconut oil or splash some coconut water to rejuvenate my hair and skin just like women living in tropical latitudes worldwide.
Pat Thomas for THE COCONUT LOVERS MOJO until next time…