hair pampering!!

[kimmee]

I have extremely thick , dry , curly hair  that I process the heck out of just to straighten it  abit and lighten it alot!

Today I did a VO5 hot oil treatment, then 1 cup of mayonnaise, Biolage Shampoo and conditioner and then a cold water vinegar rinse. It is soft as a bunny and my pick went right through it!! Its drying in nice loose ringlets instead of the normal tumbleweed it likes to fluff in too!!

Hee hee!! I have real hair for once !!

[crdurham]

Sounds like alot of stuff in your hair...lol.... glad that worked for you...I need to get something new for my hair, it is really looking sad and limp.

[Early Bird]

Is there a HOMEMADE hot oil treatment that works well?

[kimmee]

Olive oil - but it is very expensive.

[Early Bird]

How would you use the olive oil? I have some .... it's less expensive than the V05 treatments.

Will it wash out easily? If not, is there something that should be added to it?

[kimmee]

you can't use much more than about a tablespoon - well it depends on the length and thickness of your hair - like shampoo - you thoroughly rub it in from roots to ends then stack it and wrap it in plastic - a bag or saran wrap - you want it snug - you can either heat with a blow dryer for about ten minutes or let the natural heat of your scalp - tighter plastic- work for thirty minutes - then you shampoo as normal - sometimes twice. I always condition as well. Cold water rinses make your hair shiny and ensure that the last bit of shampoo is out.

[Early Bird]

Thanks! I bought some VO5 hot oil treatments at Big Lots ... and DD used them up. Went back to Big Lots a couple weeks ago ... none left.

So I'll give that olive oil treatment a try one of these days.