Is it OK to use extra-virgin coconut oil for hair-styling on CG?

cara4curls

I did a clarifying shampoo a few days ago, in preparation for possibly going CG, and I applied the coconut oil instead of my usual gel(LA Looks Curl Look Gel), and wow, my hair just LOVED it! Before I applied the coconut oil, without gel, my hair is usually poofy and really needs something in it. Will the coconut oil still be good when I go CG?

curlyjenn10

It should. A lot of curlies use coconut oil for deep treatments.

megaboo

That's good to know! Where can I get coconut oil? I was in Dollar General and they had a tub of Coconut oil, but it was like a gel. Is that it, because I'm thinking its not.

kathymack

Get unrefined coconut oil--at Whole Foods or health food store. You may not be able to trust the cheap stuff, it could have other things in it. I had a mess with some that I got along with a swap. It's not worth the aggravation.

Just be careful not to overdo it.

WurlyLox

kathymack wrote: »

Get unrefined coconut oil--at Whole Foods or health food store. You may not be able to trust the cheap stuff, it could have other things in it. I had a mess with some that I got along with a swap. It's not worth the aggravation.



Yeah, be careful. I picked up a tub at Walgreen's that said natural coconut oil, then happened to look at the ingredients and saw that the first ingredient was mineral oil! I saw a tub of unrefined plain coconut oil with the vitamins/supplements at Wal-Mart for $9 if you don't have Whole Foods or a health food store . . . .

MissCurls

I got the Nutiva brand 100% unrefined Extra Virgin Coconut Oil at Bi-Lo for ten bucks :afro:

finch

I got a tub of it in the baking section at wal-mart. On the ingredients list it says: coconut oil. That's it. It doesn't smell like coconut, though. Is that normal?

WurlyLox

Mine is plain coconut oil, and it does smell very coconut-y - like the inside of a Mounds bar, yum!

TillyMunchyWaves

I heart coconut oil on my hair & on my skin. The best I have found is Spectrum Organic Nonrefined Coconut Oil. It comes in a big jar and costs less than 8 bucks. It will go bad after a few months but it is all natural, and it smells nutty & fresh, wonderful.

CurlyLinZee

If you're looking for really, really pure coconut oil, this stuff is the best. I know the guy who makes it; he lives in small-town, Arizona with me. We call him "Coconut Chris." (I believe it's only available online, but I buy mine locally from him.)

It's cold-pressed, raw, organic, ethical. I use it on my skin, hair, to brush my gums, etc. It is the bomb!

www.cocopura.com.