How to Make a Hot Oil Treatment for Hair

If you have dry and damaged hair, a hot oil treatment will work wonders. You can pay for an expensive salon hot oil treatment or you can purchase a commercial hot oil treatment. However, an even better option is to save time and money by making your own simple and chemical-free hot oil treatment at home.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2/3 cup sunflower oil or cold pressed olive oil
• Resealable plastic bag
• 1 tbs. honey
• 2 tsp. vitamin E oil
• 10 drops lavender essential oil
• 10 drops geranium essential oil
• 10 drops sandalwood essential oil
• Bowl of hot water
• Shower cap
• Shampoo

1. Place 2/3 cup of sunflower oil or cold pressed olive oil in a resealable plastic bag.

2. Add 1 tbs. of pure honey, 2 tsp. of vitamin E oil and 10 drops each of lavender essential oil, geranium essential oil and sandalwood essential oil, and squeeze the bag to blend the ingredients.

3. Fill a bowl with very hot water and put the plastic bag of hot oil treatment in the hot water. Leave it only until it's warm.

4. Apply the hot oil treatment to your dry hair, working it through from the roots to the ends.

5. Put a plastic shower cap over your hair or wrap it with plastic wrap, and cover the plastic with a warm towel.

6. Leave the hot oil treatment in the hair for 15 to 20 minutes.

7. Shampoo out the hot oil treatment and condition your hair as usual.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have very long or thick hair, you may need to double or triple the recipe.
• If you don't have all of the essential oils listed in the recipe, the hot oil treatment will still be very effective without them, but won't have the lovely smell.

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