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Godyssey Stardust Offline Posts: 2375 Georgia Gender:	Oil vs. Cones Feb 9^th, 2009 at 6:22pm I've been using coconut oil on my hair lately. I find that if I don't clarify, my hair gets crunchy and brittle, sort of like with cones. It makes sense, since oil would keep moisture out. So, I was wondering, is there was really much difference between using oils and cones?
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waiting4longlocks Emerald Offline ;) Posts: 367 Gender:	Re: Oil vs. Cones Reply #1 - Feb 10^th, 2009 at 6:04pm hmm well... I think cones keep the moisture out by creating a barrier, while oil is actually an intense moisturizer. But if you don't clarify either then you will end up with built up residue a.k.a the dreaded build-up!
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Re: Oil vs. Cones
Reply #2 - Feb 11^th, 2009 at 7:56pm

*nods* Every time I use oil on the ends of my hair, it ends up dry, brittle and nasty the next day. So I totally get what you mean, LD. The truth is that very few oils can actually penetrate the hair shaft. Most of them just coat the outside to seal moisture in, just as cones do.

As far as the difference, it's a matter of what your hair works better with. Some people have better luck with oils, and some with cones. And sometimes it depends entirely upon the situation. My best suggestion is to try both and see which one your hair responds better to.

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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: Oil vs. Cones Reply #3 - Feb 11^th, 2009 at 8:00pm My hair can't handle most oils - the molecules are too large to saturate into the hair. Jojoba oil is one that does work for me. You might try it if the coconut oil is not working.
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waiting4longlocks Emerald Offline ;) Posts: 367 Gender:	Re: Oil vs. Cones Reply #4 - Feb 11^th, 2009 at 8:19pm Does olive oil saturate well?
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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: Oil vs. Cones Reply #5 - Feb 11^th, 2009 at 10:05pm Oilve oil seems to work well on hair that has thicker strands or is more coarse. It does not work well on my fine, thin hair.
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waiting4longlocks Emerald Offline ;) Posts: 367 Gender:	Re: Oil vs. Cones Reply #6 - Feb 11^th, 2009 at 11:01pm hmm I think I'm going to have to reconsider some of my oils.. right now I use EVOO, avocado oil, Sesame seed oil & occasionally jojoba.. do these sound okay?
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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: Oil vs. Cones Reply #7 - Feb 12^th, 2009 at 7:09am If they are working for you, then they are fine. I don't know much about the avocado or sesame seed oil, do you use them alone or in combination?
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waiting4longlocks Emerald Offline ;) Posts: 367 Gender:	Re: Oil vs. Cones Reply #8 - Feb 12^th, 2009 at 5:17pm Sometimes alone, but sometimes in combination. For the most part, I am usually happy with the results.
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Godyssey

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Re: Oil vs. Cones
Reply #9 - Feb 12^th, 2009 at 7:08pm

Thanks for all of the responses.

When I began my hair journey, I tried just about evey oil and none of them really worked too well for me. Most were all great at first, but then after awhile I get crunchy hair. I just thought that I'd try it again since my hair is in better condition now than it was then, and I thought that perhaps I'd get different results.

I do like the feel and mostly the shine that I get from it though. If I did continue to use it, even if only once in awhile, I'll have to make sure to clarify soon after.

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Re: Oil vs. Cones
Reply #10 - Feb 17^th, 2009 at 12:45pm

If your hair gets crunchy, maybe you should just try to use oil as a treatment instead of as a leave-in. Some people put oil in their hair each night (I do this usually) and it works pretty well. But if it gets crunchy, but you still want to use oils, you could put some in about an hour before you are going to wash your hair, and then most of it should come out when you wash. That way it can moisturize without building up.

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Godyssey Stardust Offline Posts: 2375 Georgia Gender:	Re: Oil vs. Cones Reply #11 - Feb 17^th, 2009 at 5:44pm Perhaps I may try a hot oil treatment. Although, it's been so long since I've done one that I don't remember the effect that it has on my hair.
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Re: Oil vs. Cones
Reply #12 - Mar 24^th, 2009 at 3:04am

I know I recently posted a thing about oiling your hair to keep it looking very black if that's how your hair appears and you'd like to keep it but I didn't take texture into consideration. I'm back on cones. Shampoo, condition, deep condition twice a week, leave-in nearly daily sometime after midday or by the afternoon.
I envy anyone who can stick to a simpler weekly routine.

Just remembered I have ½ bottle of coconut oil left which I probably will use as a deep conditioner but I don't think I can use any kind of oil as a leave-in. Maybe I'll give the twice a month deep conditioning with olive oil another go.

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Re: Oil vs. Cones
Reply #13 - Mar 24^th, 2009 at 12:52pm

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I just thought that I'd try it again since my hair is in better condition now than it was then, and I thought that perhaps I'd get different results.

Isn't the definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results each time? Wink

Personally, I use both for the moment, but my hair is not chemically treated in any way.

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