Achieve Soft Flowing Dreads With Hot Oil Treatment

Your head of locs can be pampered with an occasional hot oil treatment to maintain a healthy sheen. If you struggle with dry damaged dreads, treat your hair to restore its health. There is no reason why you can’t use hot oil treatment like you used to before you locked your hair. The warmth from the oil opens up the cuticles, so that the nutrients can seep in. If you haven’t given your dreads a deep conditioning in a while, this is perfect way to start.

Moisturize Your Dreadlocks With Hot Oil Treatment

The nutrients you feed your hair with, actually shows by the way your hair looks. It’s inexpensive and effective, so get your hot oil treatment done ASAP. The sooner, the better. You will immediately see the benefits as your hair come alive. It doesn’t take much time to apply the oil to your hair. The rest of the work is done while you go about your normal routine.

What Type of Oil to Use for a Hot Oil Treatment on Dreadlocks?

It is important that you choose the oil that you will be using as an hot oil treatment on your locs very carefully. If you don’t have a hot oil treatment readily available, you can use oils that you may already have at home such as olive oil, Jamaican Black castor oil or coconut oil. You can mix castor oil with a carrier oil such as coconut oil, and use that as your hot oil treatment.

The Right Way to Use Hot Oil Treatment on Locs

All you need to do is to warm the oil, making sure not to make it too hot. To avoid burning yourself, test a small amount of the oil on the back of your hand before putting it on your scalp. Massage the oil onto all of your scalp and put some on your locs too.

How to Lock in the Heat From the Hot Oil

Next, you’re going to cover your entire head with a well-fitted shower cap. You can wrap a warm towel around the shower cap, or just sit under a hair dryer for a while. Here’s another great idea you can try if your dreads are super long and can’t fit in a shower cap, after applying the warm oil, wrap your entire head of locs with Saran wrap. That will do the trick, as the warm oil penetrates each strand of lock and repair dry damaged hair.

Closing Back Your Hair Cuticle After a Hot Oil Treatment

During a hot oil treatment, the heat from the oil opens up the hair cuticle, allowing oils to penetrate deep into the layers of your locs. After doing your oil treatment, it is recommended that you close the cuticle by using cold water when rinsing. This also helps to control frizz that so many people complain about.