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Sapphire'sWings
Pegs heals
Registered: July 2004
Posts: 1583
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Review Date: Mon March 10, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Moisturizes and protects my hair very well. Great for dry, flyaway hair.
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Might be too heavy for some people, need to experiment with amounts
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This really is one of my favorite oils, but I give it an 8 because if people don't use it right, they may end up with greasy hair. Over time I learned the right amount. I usually use around two or three drops for my hair after I wash my hair and it dries. I use it as a leave in conditioner.
I do not use it on my scalp, because my scalp is oily. For deep treatments you might want to use more. I don't do deep treatments much anymore, but when I do, I use plenty of oil, so my hair feels greasy.
Deep treatments are trickier because this is a heavy oil, and if you get your hair too greasy, it may be hard to wash off. Depending on your hair, and your shampoo you might need one shampoo to get it off, or a few more. Sulfate shampoos get it off pretty easily.
Olive oil is very easy to find and cheap. You can find it in dollar stores, supermarkets, or even drugstores like Walgreens.
Some people's hairtypes cannot handle olive oil very well. Those with finer hair might find olive oil to be too heavy and greasy, and sometimes, people with coarse hair do not respond well to oils at all.
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happylynngilmer
innocentlookingprankster
Registered: May 2007
Location: The White Tower
Posts: 1715
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Review Date: Tue March 11, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $6.00
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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cheap, heavy moisturizing for scalp treatments
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heavy moisturizing on hair, lightly scented,
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I rate this a seven because although it works good for scalp treatments, it is too heavy for me to use in my length. My hair prefers jojoba oil. The brand I use for cooking is DaVinci, and it is lightly scented, so depending on my conditoner it can clash with the smell. I am sure there are brands completely unscented, however.
The hot oil treatment I use is from Manor Hall, and they use EVOO in their mix. It is very nourishing for my scalp, but if I don't wash it all out, it makes my hair stringy.
I would not rec'md to those with F/i, F/ii, or M/i hair.
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lora410
Hair experiment addict
Registered: November 2007
Location: The flat state
Posts: 3121
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Review Date: Tue March 18, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Wonderful for heavy oilings
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Cons:
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The smell
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I love this mainly for heavy throw up my hair oilings.I use it once in a great while for regular oiling and even then I just use a drop. My DD hair really loves olive oil though for her curlys.
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jojo
another soapnut nut!
Registered: August 2007
Location: Happy longhair land
Posts: 4069
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Review Date: Tue May 13, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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versaltile but lasts a good while
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none
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I dont use this as a all over oil but i do use it as a wash for my face mixed with brown sugar, it makes my skin so soft. I got recommended by shadow walker this product to use on my ends to get rid of some crunchiness i was getting, just dipped them in it and braided, the crunchiness went after the first go at this.
Its too heavy for my fine hair to use all over, but I would reccomend people try this and see how it works for them, there are a lot who swear by it, so if you dont try you never know, i suppose!
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venividibxtchy
Member
Registered: August 2008
Posts: 271
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Review Date: Fri December 12, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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All natural, easy to find, great for intensive treatments or a TEEEEEENY drop to calm flyaways and frizzies.
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Easy to over-do the amount you apply, can be too heavy for daily use, somewhat expensive
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As an Italian, I know the value of some olive oil in your beauty care regimen. It's a superb moisturizer, contains no chemicals/preservatives (that's implicit), it doesn't have a bad scent, it's not too waxy on the hair...
The only downfall, like others have mentioned, is that this is too heavy for daily use for me (a teeny drop could be passable...maybe), but it's great for intensive moisturizing treatments.
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