You don’t always have to buy fancy, big name hair products for your hair. Sometimes the best products are actually very simple and found in your local Whole Foods store. What are these simple hair products? Well they’re natural oils. I’m a natural haired woman and know first-hand that natural oils are amazing for hair. They work wonders on my hair. And I’ve been using natural oils for years to make my hair softer, shinier, and even stronger. Basically hair needs oil. So be sure to check out these 7 fabulous natural oils for natural hair.
Avocado Oil
Avocado oil is particularly great for natural hair. It’s loaded with nutrients, amino acids, essential fatty acids, as well as vitamins A, B, D, and E. And it’s excellent for moisturizing, deep conditioning, improving hair strength, strengthening hair, and boosting shine.
Castor Oil
Castor oil thickens hair, promotes hair growth, prevents thinning, moisturizes, helps reduce split ends, helps to tame frizz, and prevents scalp infections.
Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is great for preventing dandruff, promoting hair growth, moisturizing, strengthening hair, thickening hair, and preventing damage.
Olive Oil (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
I LOVE using olive oil. And olive oil, which is also referred to as the “godmother of hair oil,” is great for moisturizing, deep conditioning, improving hair strength, eliminating dandruff, and also has powerful antioxidants that can help fight hair loss.
Rosemary Oil
Rosemary oil is great for stimulating hair follicles for hair growth, preventing hair loss and greying, preventing dandruff, strengthening hair, and boosting shine.
Safflower Oil
Safflower oil protects hair, nourishes hair follicles, moisturizes, and stimulates blood circulation to promote hair growth and thickness. And it is extremely beneficial for natural as well as dry chemically treated hair.
Sweet Almond Oil
Sweet almond oil works great as a “sealant.” This means that it “locks-in” moisture. Sweet almond oil also nourishes hair, smoothes hair cuticles to control shedding, promotes hair growth and thickness, prevents hair loss, and boosts shine.
Ladies, which of these oils do you use? And which are your favorites?
Castor oil is a staple. Really love it for my hair. Sweet almond does nothing for my hair. Rosemary oil is also necessary for my hair to stimulate my scalp in addition to peppermint. My hair hates coconut oil. I would like to try avocado oil, apricot kernel and macadamia nut oil.
You can purchase some of these oils at http://www.outerbeautysupply.com. Coconut Oil, Jojoba Oil and Jamaican Black Castor is my staple oils.
Iuse vatika oil, mustard oil, almond oil castor oil and evoo. Makes my hair thick and soft.
I’ve heard that some oils can make the hair break! Anyone heard of this?
yes actually. Coconut oil does nothing for me. my hair did indeed break. but I have good results with extra virgin olive oil and jojoba oil. some oils are thicker than others, it really is a trial and error type thing.I found that jojoba and olive are just heavy enough, but not too runny. hope this helps.
LOVE! All of these oils are available at Mountain Rose herbs—one of my fav sites for Carrier Oils and Essential Oils! The first is for the carrier oils—the second is for Rosemary Essential Oil :) Enjoy!
http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/bulkoil/bulkoil.html
http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/aroma/q-z.html
Apricot Kernel Oil, Argan Oil, Wheat Germ Oil, and Kukui Nut Oil is at Mountain Rose Herbs too! :)
Oils make my hair hard and dry when used on wet hair. I have to use an oil based butter like Qhemet Amla and Olive Heavy Cream.
Here in the Amazon, we use the local oils such as cupuaçu (cupuassuh) butter and babaçu (babassuh) oil. Makes workers to curly hair and are deep moisturizing!
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Am I the only one who feels like all oils are the same?? I’ve used a wide variety of oils (from cocoonut to avocado, rosemary, sweet almond, apricot, jojoba, castor and many more) but I don’t feel like any one of them stands out or gives me better resultst han the other…they’re just there.
Until I tried both avocado oil and castor oil, my hair was as dry as the Sahara desert. Since then, my hair does not look or feel dry anymore. Moisture balance problem solved! :) If your hair is extremely dry, try castor oil or avocado oil. They are magnificent!
My favorite is jojoba oil. But I also use coconut, castor, and argan oils.
Coconut oil makes my hair hard & caused my skin to break out. I didnt find Vatka oil nourishing for my hair. Qhemet Castor oil/serum provides shine & controls frizz. Qhemet hydrate & twist butter does a great job sealing in moisture & providing shine.
Coconut, olive oil and castor oil….I just purchased some sweet almond oil and will have to add rosemary oil to my list.
Well coconut and castor oil are great for my hair, I also started using grapeseed oil and olive oil.
I have used all but the avocado oil and use primarily castor, olive, and coconut oils. I like to use olive and coconut oils the must because they are versatile and can by use for the skin and hair. I also make rosemary herbal hair oil infusions by taking fresh rosemary and combining it with 1 part olive oil, 1 part coconut oil. I let the concoction sit in a dark place for up to 6 weeks and I shake it once weekly. I then strain using cheese cloth. Thus an awesome oil is born, right in my kitchen.
I use amla oil to pre-poo and finger detangle on wash days.
I use castor, coconut, olive and sweet almond oil. I love them all. I have never used rosemary oil or safflower oil, but of course I’ll have to try them out. I’m loving my natural hair journey so far, it’s been a year now since my BC.
wow. for my part of the world, some of these oils are obscure. i have a rule if i can’t get it in the supermarket, i’ll have to do without it. on a time and money budget and availability and quantity are the two main factors.
I’ve only used coconut and EVOO but I want to try others, especially argan oil. Just don’t know what brand to use
You can try Sunny Isle Organic Argan oil or Tropic Isle newly released argan oil, which contains Jamaican Black Castor Oil. I list the check for you to check them out:
http://www.outerbeautysupply.com/sunny-isle-organic-argan-oil-2-oz/
http://www.outerbeautysupply.com/jamaican-black-castor-oil-serum-with-argan-oil-4-oz/
Many oils have benefited my hair but these are the ones my hair really likes especially when in a condtioner. :)
Meadowfoam Oil
Argan Oil
Extra Olive Oil
Coconut Oil
Soybean Oil
Castor Oil
Sunflower Seed Oil
Safflower Seed Oil
Avocado Oil
Sesame Oil
Sapote Oil
Jojoba Oil
Macademia Nut Oil
Coffe Essential Oil
Coffee essential oil? Hmmm (tapping my chin thinking), that’s new. I’m assuming it may be a stimulant because of the caffeine. Have you ever mixed with a carrier oil by itself to see the actual benefits of it?…I guess what I’m really trying to ask is what are the benefits? I may have to try this.
Hi Alexandra! I use Creamy Cafe Latte by Anita Grant and Coffe Essential Oil is in there and works great for my hair! I hope that helps.
It can be purchased in the US :
http://www.sagenaturalceuticals.com
http://www.revolutionego.com
http://www.shopgonatural.com/
kinkscoilscurls.com
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