Coconut Oil Challenge
Wednesday, June 25, 2014Just over a month ago, I came across a post by Sunshyne of Hairlista.inc about the Coconut Oil Challenge made my mind up there and then that I would join...
The benefits of the Coconut oil challenge: to Strengthen, Thicken, and Fortify your Hair
The challenge is for 3 months and started on Saturday 24th May and ends on 23rd August 2014.
There are three levels:
Basic
Intermediate- Prepoo with coconut oil - apply coconut oil to your hair and scalp for 20 minutes to overnight prior to washing your hair. Massage it in focusing on damaged areas then proceed with your washing your hair. 2 x week.
- Add 1-2 tsp of Coconut Oil to your weekly Deep Conditioner with heat. Rinse thoroughly.
Advanced
- Prepoo with coconut oil - apply coconut oil to your hair and scalp for 20 minutes to overnight prior to washing your hair. Massage it in focusing on damaged areas then proceed with your washing your hair. 2 x week.
- Add 1-2 tsp of Coconut Oil to your weekly Deep Conditioner with heat. Rinse thoroughly.
- Apply Coconut oil to your scalp 2-3 x a week. Do not rinse.
- (OPTIONAL) Seal with Coconut oil on wet or dry hair.
At first I decided to go for the basic level before realizing this is part of my regime anyway so thought I would go for the intermediate level. Within a week of the intermediate level I decided that I needed to push myself and go for the Advanced level.
Here is how I am incorporating the Coconut Oil Challenge into my hair regime:
Friday / Saturday
I decided not to add the optional sealing with coconut oil as my hair has bad experiences sealing with coconut oil leaving it feeling hard and crunchy and although it is summer our weather is unpredictable so I dare not risk it. I may or may not try this on a warm day prior to wash day to see how it works, if I do I will document my results in either a wash day post or challenge update.
Friday / Saturday
- Prepoo with coconut oil or coconut oil & light protein with heat for 20-45 mins
- Shampoo
- Add a few 5-6 drops of coconut oil to deep conditioner.
- Leave ins.....etc ...
- Once hair is dry, apply coconut oil to my scalp.
Tuesday / Wednesday
- Add a few 5-6 drops of coconut oil to deep conditioner, apply to dry hair for 20-30 mins w / heat then rinse
- Cowash
- Leave ins.....etc ...
- Once hair is dry, apply coconut oil to my scalp.
I decided not to add the optional sealing with coconut oil as my hair has bad experiences sealing with coconut oil leaving it feeling hard and crunchy and although it is summer our weather is unpredictable so I dare not risk it. I may or may not try this on a warm day prior to wash day to see how it works, if I do I will document my results in either a wash day post or challenge update.
So far for this challenge,I have been using Groovy Food Virgin Coconut Oil and love how my hair feels but will be going shopping at the weekend and plan to purchase an Extra Virgin Coconut Oil and have shortlisted a few that are in the local health shop Holland & Barrett and they currently have a buy one get one half price deal so will buy two so I have enough to last me hopefully through the challenge.
Have you joined the coconut oil challenge? Are you loving the results so far?
De'Onne xx
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