TGIN Winter Natural Hair Care Tip of the Day: Homemade Hot Oil Treatment Recipe!!!

• hair + beauty
• January 9, 2020
• Ashley

Cold weather is the perfect time for a hot oil treatment!!!

Hot oil treatments are great for this time of year and you can be pretty flexible with their application…use them after you shampoo as usual or before you shampoo for a quick pre-shampoo treatment. You can even rev this treatment up a notch by mixing in some of your fav deep conditioner.

Here’s a homemade hot oil treatment that will improve the appearance of split ends, heal dandruff, and give your hair a silky and shiny appearance this winter.

• ¼ to ½ cup olive oil

Heat oil in the microwave on medium for approximately one to two minutes. For easy application, carefully pour the olive oil into a spray bottle and apply to the ends and dry parts of your hair. Avoid getting oil onto your scalp. Cover your head with a shower cap or a warm towel for at least thirty minutes. Rinse and then shampoo and condition as usual. For extra conditioning, some naturals advise sleeping with olive oil on your hair and washing it out the next morning.

You can also substitute olive oil for one of our other favorite oils for natural hair. (Click here to read Top 10 Oils for Natural Hair)

For more information about caring for your natural tresses, pick up a copy of Thank God I’m Natural: The Ultimate Guide to Caring for and Maintaining Natural Hair, the book that Essence Magazine calls “Your Natural Hair Bible”. Thank God I’m Natural makes the perfect Xmas gift for the special woman in your life whether she’s natural, lock’d, transitioning, and is now available in the TGINStore for just $9.99 this holiday season.