Frequently Asked Questions

Hair oiling keeps our hair soft and aides in hydrating our hair by sealing the cuticle. Helps to promote healthy hair growth and strengthens our hair follicles. If your hair is color treated, dry, brittle, frizzy, or breaking a hot oil treatment can benefit you tremendously.

Oils which penetrate the cuticle can make your hair more hydrophobic (water repelling). Strong healthy hair is naturally hydrophobic! Treating hair with natural oils and butters also makes hair more pliable (easy to bend) without breaking.

It is possible to have adverse reactions to oils especially if you have sensitive skin.

If you have any skin conditions like psoriasis or eczema, be sure to ask your doctor or dermatologist if a hot oil treatment is safe for your scalp, in order to understand any possible issues. 

Please do not burn scabs in your head people. Hot oil is dangerous! However, it's easier for our hair to absorb nutrients from warm oil. Warming the oil allows for deeper penetration.

• I do not recommend putting oil in the microwave as this can possibly kill nutrients and heat the oil to hot. You can warm the oil by doing a double boiling method (See top of page how to do a hot oil treatment) 

• You can warm the oil by putting a steam cap on your head and wrapping your hair with a towel. Your natural body heat can warm the oil. 

• If you have access to a hooded dryer, put a plastic cap on your head and sit under the dryer for 15 minutes.

When using natural oils as a treatment you can leave it in anywhere between 15 minutes and up to overnight. Your hair will soak up all the oil it needs, and you can shampoo the excess oil off.

You can also leave this oil on your hair before protective styles, when brushing hair, and as a daily protectant. Once again, if you have scalp conditions like psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, eczema, or allergies, do a patch test on a small area of your scalp. Check for any redness and itching before use.

You can use this oil as needed daily depending on your personal needs or use it in your hair routine before every shampoo and condition. 

* When you have scalp conditions, for example seborrhea dermatitis, oil can agitate your scalp if left on. If you find that your scalp gets flaky, apply oil only to hair strands especially ends and avoid the scalp.

For dry hair natural raw oil helps to combat issues with frizziness, dry rough textures, dull hair, and split ends. Our oil helps with dry detangling, which is the best way to detangle hair with minimal damage. It keeps your hair coated as a protection from harsh weather conditions and it protects your hair from UV rays, and pollution.

Have you heard the saying wet hair is the weakest hair? Adding our oil directly to wet hair can protect and prepare your hair before shampooing. Sometimes our hair can suck up too much water, especially high porosity hair. It can swell up so much that it pushes the cuticle outward which in turn can damage the cuticle. Research has shown certain oils can penetrate our hair and can reduce the over absorption of water.

Our oils help maintain hydration and strengthens your bonds (the structure of your hair). 

You can apply this oil to wet or dry hair in order to experience stronger healthier hair.

You can use this oil on braids, sew in and crochet foundation braids, and other weaves. If you have straightened hair styles, be careful not to overuse oil as it will cause your extensions to be oily.

Our oils are designed to lightly coat hair as a heat protectant. You can use this oil on flat iron hair. However, if you have very fine or thin hair it may weigh your hair down. Course or thicker hair may be ok when using this oil sparingly while flat ironing.

I would love to say yes but let us be real, our hair will technically grow if we do nothing. It's a natural function of our body. Our blend of oils is formulated to stimulate hair growth and strengthen blood supply to the hair follicles. Getting healthy hair growth requires much more than just adding growth oils. 

Eating a healthy diet full of a variety of fruits and vegetables, taking good quality vitamins, and using quality natural oils with minimal chemicals can ultra-boost your hair growth.

Carrier oils are vegetable-based oils derived from the nuts, seeds, or kernels of a plant. Carrier oils are used to dilute essential oils. Some carrier oils we use in our treatment are anti-inflammatory, absorbs well, and leaves hair glossy. 

Essential oils are highly concentrated plant extracts deep inside seeds, roots, flowers, and bark. Essential oils from a reputable company whose plants are pesticide free can be greatly beneficial. Many essential oils have antimicrobial, anti-fungal, and anti-inflammatory properties. They are very potent and when diluted properly can keep our hair and scalp healthy.

Low Porosity Hair

Does it seem like oils sit on the outside of your hair? Does it take forever for your hair to get wet? Products sit on top of this type of hair because the cuticle is tightly closed. Although this hair type is challenging to moisturize it retains moisture well once the cuticle is penetrated. Our hot oil treatment can penetrate this type of hair when used with a plastic cap and heat.

High Porosity Hair 

Is your hair very dry, frizzy, and tangles easily? High porosity hair gets wet fast and usually dries very quick. Porous hair has large gaps that allow moisture to enter and exit too easily. It is damaged hair from chemical use, high heat damage, or brushing too hard. Believe it or not, even water can cause serious damage to our hair. Did you know hair can absorb too much water? Massaging your hair with a pre-wash using plant-based oils is one of the best ways to protect your porous hair from damage caused by something as simple as water. Oils which penetrate the cuticle can make your hair more hydrophobic (water repelling). Strong healthy hair is naturally hydrophobic! Treating high porous hair with natural oils and butters makes hair more pliable (easy to bend) without breaking. 

*Whether you have high porosity hair or low porosity hair you can benefit from natural oils.

Sebum is a natural waxy oil that our bodies secrete. (Refer to homepage to learn more about sebum and how it helps our skin and hair)

It's the outer layer of our hair strand. Think of singles on a roof or layers on a pine cone that overlap each other. The cuticle can become weakened from chemicals, shampoos, heat, or brushing aggressively. This can happen in All hair types.