Is Coconut Oil Good For Your Hair?

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Is Coconut Oil Good For Your Hair?

Anon E. Moose Asks:
I’ve heard that applying oils like jojoba oil, almond oil and coconut oil is good for your hair. I’ve been thinking about using it, so I want to know, is it true that almond oil is good for your hair?

The Right Brain’s Oily Reply:
The answer to your question depends on which oil you’re talking about. In a previous post we discussed a research study that showed some natural oils not only penetrate hair but actually help restore hair’s strength and flexibility.

Coconut oil as found in Ojon treatments was shown to be the best, followed by sunflower oil. None of the other oils did very much because they did not penetrate hair.

The Beauty Brain’s Bottom Line

If you do decide to treat your hair to an oil treatment, coconut oil is the best choice scientifically speaking. Just make sure you’re using pure coconut oil and not a watered down product.

8 Responses to “Is Coconut Oil Good For Your Hair?”

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For Hair Care Ingredients Size Does Matter | Beauty Secrets Blog Says:

[...] correct structure can diffuse through the Cellular Membrane Complex (or CMC) of hair. For example, coconut oil has been shown to penetrate hair. Coconut oil is a reasonably large molecule with a Molecular [...]
GP Says:

Coconut oil is a traditional hair grooming product in India. It’s probably less popular these day and in urban areas, but for the most part, men and women keep their hair oiled to control/protect it from heat & dust. In my childhood in the US, my mom massaged it into my scalp/hair every Friday nite, I covered my hair in a towel overnite, and washed it out Saturday morning. BTW, great great website and service. Our parents have long cautioned myself and my sister to be smart consumers for electronics, cars, etc, and esp for health/cosmetics products that you put on your person - separate mktg from science - thanks for making it easier.