Can you please do a video demystifying heat protectant? I used to think it was a gimmick or did nothing more than what hair products did. But once they started putting degree ratings on the bottles it made them seem more legitimate. I just don’t understand what’s in them that protects the hair and what makes them different than hair styling products. Thanks for all your hard work!
Ugh. I never even looked to see that the B&B invisible oil heat protectant had silicone. Trying to avoid for frizz. I wonder if they all contain silicone.
Coconut oil as a prepoo mask on my fine curly color treated hair works AMAZING! I wish I had known about this decades ago...My hair can easily suffer from hydra fatigue.. which I just learned about in my 40s! And that is why my hair use to break off!! Thank you Abbey!
Thank you! I also wish I found this before. Really a helpful tutorial. I rarely use coconut oil elsewhere as I grew my own eyelashes long with Cherish Lash booster, but I still diligently apply coconut masks on my hair weekly. Every girl needs such a detailed guide))
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I love coconut oil. And I’ve been told it doesn’t penetrate the hair and it gives the “illusion” of being healthy. But when I was deployed in the desert coconut oil took my very dry hair and made its super soft and shiny. I also met a lady with beautiful butt length hair who was a huge fan of using straight coconut oil for her hair.
Shea Moisture also has a coconut oil styling gel. I like it because it doesn't dry my hair out. Other gels make my hair feel like straw after a couple of days. This one doesn't.
This is one of the best videos on coconut oil! I really appreciate your research. I like to use coconut oil as a pre-poo treatment, especially after color treatments.
I've used straight coconut oil as a pre-wash before and didn't feel that it did much for my hair compared to other oils. However, my hair LOVES products with coconut oil in them. One of my favourite affordable options is the Loreal Elvive Extrodinary Oil Coconut hair mask.
Hi Abbey as someone with thick/curly hair coconut oil works ok, but I prefer to use an actual hair mask tbh. The coconut oil needs a clarifying shampoo to remove, whereas a pre shampoo mask or after shampoo deep conditioner rinse out much more easily. I can use a tiny amount on my ends left in to tame flyaways or frizz, but again prefer an oil blend formulated for this purpose. it takes a lot of oil to make my dry/unruly hair look greasy though. Many of the products I use contain coconut, but I really prefer shea butter as an alternative. Best wishes.
I never liked coconut oil in the past because I have fine oily hair naturally, but recently I've been using it over the top of Olaplex 3 as a pre-shampoo treatment/mask combination and I've seen amazing results using it like this!
Yes works amazing. I do coconutoil in my dry hair over night. In the morning I wash my hair withe ogx tee tree shampoo 2x and then olaplex 3 for 8h it's fantastic. Mary from Germany 😁
I found this video very informative, as someone with wavy/curly hair i often heard mixed things about coconut oil. i didn’t really love the way it felt on my hair, but i didn’t really know how to use it. I do also have VERY low porosity hair so that may be a factor. 😊 Thanks for the super helpful video!! 😄
I just started using the Moroccan Oil products again. I haven't used them for years now, and being in my 50's and going through menopause I was starting to see a lot of breakage and getting extremely dry dray hair. It's been about 2 months now and omg what a difference. My hair is much softer, shiny, and it looks a lot healthier. I put it in my hair at night and then I use Collen Rothschild hair mask in the shower but I only use that on my ends. After I shampoo with the Moroccan Hydrating shampoo I put the Moroccan oil mixed in with their hydrating conditioner and the Collen Rothschild hair mask and let me tell you it has been amazing!! thank you for sharing this video I will give the Pureology a try once I am done with my Moroccan oil products. Yes, I use the their detangling spray and their split end cream on my wet hair. I enjoy watching your videos even though you are much younger then I am. You do the research which I really respect and enjoy learning. so, thank you.
I really like your channel and your hair looks amazing! But you recommend a lot of products. When you use all of them how do you decide which one to use when?
It's important to mention that coconut oil molecules at food grade cannot penetrate the hair shaft, so when you use it right out of the jar, it just sits on top the hair. When it's formulated into hair products, usually it gets hydrogenated, meaning that the way it's formulated allows for the molecule to be broken and is small enough to go into the hair
Hi actually that is not true. The chemical stucture of coconut oil as it is can penetrate hair if you leave it on your hair long enough. There are plenty of study on it and it was done with pure coconut oil. The inci terminology used on hair products is coconut oil so nothing has been done to it otherwise it could not be called coconut oil. The quantity of coconut oil used in hair products is rarely enough to do anything to hair. It is more for marketing purposes.
@@heredianna2496 what studies have shown this? For years it's been known that the molecules are too large to penetrate the hair. Please tell me where you got that info so I can look into it.
Same, in my case it caused a lot of shedding as well unlike anything else. Never again. Ps. Then I bleached my dark hair platinum myself (the right way, and my hair handles bleach like magic), and not one strand was lost...go figure, lols
My hair absolutely HATES coconut oil. It makes it feel like straw. I wish I could use it, I live in Central Florida, near the beaches so a lot of coconut ingredients here.
My hair hates coconut oil too! It makes my hair so dry and it looks and feels like I have protein overload (from other vidoes on this I think it's either because it prevents protein loss, so I do indeed have protein overload, or if is because it prevents water from getting in to the hair strand to moisturise it). I can use other coconut ingredients though, just not coconut oil....
@@paulawalsh4979 yeah you said that very well - feels like protein overload - true...I am avoiding coconut oil in haircare as much I can - at least in 5-6 first ingredients for sure. btw. for reference I have wavy/curly fine hair - Hight porosity.
It is extremely powerful and not everyone can take it. I personally don’t hate it but don’t like it either. Coconut in products okay but never raw. Unless I have moisture overload!
This was probably the most genius video I have seen seriously because my mother's friend only uses coconut oil in her hair and she swears by it however when I put anything that has coconut oil in my hair it completely acts up so I can't wait to hear the information you found.
I used to use coconut in all of my hair products, only to realize it was completing weighing my hair down and just made my hair overly soft to the point it just looked greasy. I cut it out along with other heavy oils and it’s helped my hair so much!
keep in mind she makes money by linking products. There isn't any profit in grocery store coconut oil. She does still say you can use it if you want but why use something cheap when you can buy a product with added chemicals in it for a higher price, lol (I'm just being sarcastic here). Lightly use the coconut oil. Don't saturate the hair with it which is a mistake others make. I'm a Licensed cosmetologist for 30 years.
I put coconut oil on my hair to dry detangle my curly hair before I shampoo and I love it! It keeps my red hair dye from fading as quickly and keeps my hair moisturized
I love your videos. Would you consider doing an affordable drug store haircare routine, including shampoo, conditioner, hair mask, heat protectant, etc.? Thanks for all you do and blessings to you and your family. ❤❤
I was watching Dr Dray and she mentioned to just put a little on the ends or at the most mid way down. I put it all over about a year or so ago and tried washing it out in the shower and my hair was a birds nest mess! Was awful! I think i lost half of my hair that day! Lol The B&B line is great! I alternate between their spray and oil with the Pureology spray and Olaplex bonder and oil. Love them all equally!
I currently use coconut oil as my "everyday oil" but since my hair is very fine and the oil is quite thick, I have to use very little and it still ends up looking greasy if I'm not careful. It works very well for me but I'm still looking for a more "light weight" alternative... So if anyone has any tips in that regard, let me know :p
Argan and squalane! 🙏🏻🙏🏻 OR! If you don’t mind spending a little more money on hair oil - the Olaplex no. 7 is amazing! Smells incredible, very light weight, works as a heat protectant as well :)
Jojoba, argan or marula Oil. I prefer marula. You will only need a teeny wee. However: Ive read that some people really enjoy the ordinary’s: hemi-squalane, for a more affordable non greasy option. That one seems to go on completely ‘dry’. As for a DIY conditioning agent/hair mask I prefer coconut milk over coconut Oil. Where Coconut Oil can be too greasy and the residuals can be hard to lather out for some hairtypes, coconut milk can work wonders. ;)
I have bleached my hair from colored dark brown hair to platinum. Coconut oil is now essential for me, it really good on top of hair products to make my hair shine.
I love coconut oil, it changed my dry, frizzy hair in a beautiful weave hair. Used as pure organic coconut oil as pre shampoo mask. Never without it. Thanks for your advice❤.
Can u do a video on ur hair color.. how to keep long blonde hair without a lot of damage.. Possibly getting the right stylist that maybe doesn’t go over existing blonde? Do u only do highlights? Love all the helpful videos on keeping hair great! But would love to know what goes down on ur bleaching/ coloring routine! ❤️
In my experience (platinum bleached from dark) I overlap ALL the time but use a bonder in my bleach as well as in my toners. I also use a pre bleaching protein filler Before bleaching and also seal the cuticle after toning but before that I use a keratin/collagen mask. Not one strand ever lost this way. I have long healthy bleached platinum hair BUT to keep it healthy , shiny, and in optimum condition you will need to spend a bit of money on masks ( I like Joico) and leave in spray conditioners, SPF protection sprays, and lots of slick treatments to maintain it. Being blond (the right way) can get expensive. Ps. My hair (naturally dark) is very naturally silky and thin stranded though I have slot so it bleached well and FAST. Ps. Only once when by mistake used a low level bleach ( a 6 I think) it got yellow orange. I instantly fixed it with a bleach bath but used high end conditioner instead of shampoo and in 15 min it was almost white and zero damage. I feel so bad for those with thicker strands as bleach is hell on some hair textures/types. My bff cannot be platinum (for example) due to her thick stranded curly texture. I mean maybe she could but rocking a pixie is not "her"
I love using coconut oil straight out of the jar as a prewash mask. I slather it on the ends of my hair and sleep on it. I love hair soft my hair is afterwards.
I don't have a science-based comment but more of an observation. I have long, thin, fine hair (and tons of it). I don't color it, blow it out, or heat-style it, but it gets messed from the harshness of shampoos that fight seborrheic dermatitis (which clarify or strip the living heck out of my hair). Your pre-shower mask idea makes sense, but my hair would still either be stripped due to the shampoos or turn sections of hair into knots. I used to deep condition with it occasionally, but I found that it mostly stretched out my hair a lot when trying to comb/detangle, which is not good for thin hair (it did not provide me with any improvement in terms of manageability). I rotate among a few more water-based deep conditioners, believe in trims, and apply serums like the Body Shop's grapeseed serum (rinses out clean, no silicone) for shine and manageability. Coconut oil didn't work for me, and I'd never put it on my scalp because it worsens the problem.
I'm such a coconutist, as my husband would say. I don't like it in food, bath products, suncare,, hair care. I'm pretty sure it's in your favorite leave in by pureology. I had it in my cart then downsized to a travel size. Love it!!
I have very fine curly hair. Coconut oil didn’t work for me. Took too many washes to get it out. LOVE Bumble and Bumble Invisible Oil products. Perfect for my hair. I use a tiny bit of shea butter on my ends every now and then and it makes my hair super soft. Not too much though! It washes out easier than coconut oil. Great pre-wash too.
Uh yeah no my hair is very low porosity I don’t think coconut oil works for my hair unfortunately last time I used it it made it ridiculously greasy and sat on top it was as if nothing had gone in at all…
I have super curly hair. Many of my favorite products have coconut oil in them. I prefer using these vs pure coconut oil as one really believe it is the formulating a whole.
I have used coconut oil in my hair for 4 months, my hair is smooth, shiny, solid, and easy to go my hairstyle. In my experience, some tips for having good benefits from coconut oil: 1/Wash hair before applying coconut oil or wash hair 3 to 4 times a week and no need to wash before, keep hair clear to best for it. 2/Wash hair 2 times after that and always use conditioner to clear oil go gout hair.
I used straight coconut oil and had to wash it over and over to get it to feel clean/ not weighed down. I do have fine thin hair and might try a clarifying shampoo to see if that improves results.
When I do a coconut oil mask before I hop in the shower I add a deep conditioner on top of the coconut oil, and leave that on for another 20 mins or so. Then thoroughly rinse in the shower and shampoo once with clarifying shampoo and once with my normal shampoo and condition as normal, and it comes out perfectly that way!
It has been said to not use shampoo to the mid and ends of the hair because it dries it out but in this case when using coconut oil would you only shampoo your scalp and just let the suds run down through to the end or would you actually shampoo all of the hair to the ends?
I have fine, blonde, highlighted hair and pure coconut oil made my hair feel like straw. I tried a little, a lot, before or after shampooing and always got the same result…straw.
Been useing cocnut oil from the shops for like a month and a half i find shampooing 3 times after leaving it in for 30 mimtues helps a ton on my heat and bleach damaged hair
A friend of mine was told to stop using products containing coconut oil bc of the damaging reasons you talked about. I’m stuck because a lot of the products I own contain coconut oil
So I know this is an older video, but I have a question regarding this not being great for lower porosity hair. A lot of the people who swear by this are Indian, Pakistani, or Oriental, which naturally have thicker, lower porosity hair.... so how is it so great for their hair type, but not good for others with low porosity hair? It's kind of contradictory. Just wondering why some people's hair benefits from it, but others say theirs doesn't, when supposedly they have the same type of hair.
I have extremely baby fine hair and the coconut oil destroyed my hair!!!! My hair looked absolutely horrible after doing this so I am assuming it's not good for every hair type!!! It's not good for baby fine hair I guess....
Unfortunately don't have these products in indian country and my hair are natural black wavy fine my scalp is dry flaky and my skin is too sensitive for chemicals and strong fragrance doesn't tolerated but yes i really really really really really really really really really really really really really really love blonde hairs
Thank you for all your great viedos and info 🩵 I tried looking for a video of you explaining scalp oil treatments used on wash days but didn’t find one. Yesterday I washed my hair and the scalp was a bit itchy. It went away next morning but was curious if maybe I’m using my clarifying shampoo too often, dryness from winter. I have an oily scalp and have never experienced this before.
I've tried coconut oil a few times and I never got any good results from it. It made my hair feel dry, kinda frizzy and it also intesified the curls. I prefer straight hair on me so I did not like how more curly my hair was after using it. Maybe it's just really not good for my hair type.
What about the videos where ladies coat their hair with coconut oil as a protectant right before they bleach/foil their hair? I can’t afford to pay for professional color so I do my own. Would the coconut oil trick be helpful?
I would not recommend doing that. If you’re bleaching your hair, coconut oil won’t protect your hair from the damage. I don’t know if you watch Brad Mondo, but he has talked about it before!
Hi Abbey! It looks like the info box for this video got replaced with info for an unrelated video. Could you please update with the links/sources/items you referenced in this video? Thanks!
Oh my god🤦🏾. Tou have to warm the pol up til it melts, and also warm oil is better. Then rather than coating your hair itself your supposed to put it on your fingertips and massage it into your scalp so the hair folkicles and buds become healthier, making the hair that comes out better. Remember that hair is essentially dead cells once it leaves the scalp so putting oil on it wpnt do anything.
I have fine thin curly hair. Coconut oil makes CHUNKS of my hair fall off . It over dries it and it even makes it frizzy . My hair must hate the amount of protein
Try either Pureology “Strength cure” range or the Reken “Acidic bonding concentrate shampoo and conditioner” you can get both of these products on Amazon too for a better price as normally the Redken ones will be in a bundle and the Pureology although it doesn’t smell the best it is amazing for repairing the hair. If all else fails try Olaplex shampoo and conditioner but bear in mind the bottles aren’t massive but have a big impact on the hair.
Most that use coconut oil use the pure 100% version the store brought versions from hair companies have too many additives even though it says natural or 100% just go get 100% raw cooking oil from the grocery store
Hi Abbey. Sorry this comment is a year late 😳. But I recently lighten my hair from naturally dark brown to a dark blonde. I also started to notice because of its lighter colour that my water is causing it to be brassy all the time (hard water’s great right?) so was wondering if coconut oil would help my hair from absorbing hard water minerals? Thanks
Please do a review on L’Oréal professional products, The hair mask called “L’Oréal professional serie expert absolut repair gold Quinao & protein masque” I have heard great things about it, but i think it has paraben in it! Please talk more about these products! Is it safe to use with olaplex shampoo?
Paraben is the safest and best & most researched preservative and you can actually find it in some fruits. Please don’t be scared of paraben. Phenoxyethanol has more or one that actually is irritating to so many people while paraben is 100% safe.
@@tima2553 thank you so much! But literally why does everyone says it’s bad for you? Especially all like the you tubers! While my hairstylists believe it’s good for your hair. 🙈
Not everyone experienced that. I don't get why we have to make fun of each other with things that are this personal and there are no facts about. It's like saying "lol red is totally better than blue right?". I don't know, I find it's kind of mean and invalidating of people and their experiences for no good reason whatsoever. Yeah, if you're wondering I do use coconut oil so call me biased or offended if you want, but all I mean to say is that I have had acne for years and it's never caused me*(obviously not gonna be the case for everyone) breakouts or worsened it. I mostly use it to cleanse, but i even slept in it a couple times and my acne did look less bad after I woke up. Am I recommending you sleep in coconut oil? No, absolutely not, tread with caution and listen to how your skin reacts, but that it does not work for some people doesn't make it evil or warrant making fun of those who do or don't use it. In my case I've actually witnessed it start working less well and start causing a pimple or two when left on the skin only this year, as my skin finally became less dry after years of skincare. I think the reason it used to help was that my skin was so dry I was basically losing water constantly as I slept even through my moisturiser and the coconut oil may have helped provide an even more occlusive barrier to stop that from happening which probably drove down inflammation in the skin and therefore minimized the appearance of the breakouts and made them go away quicker by putting a sooner stop to the cycle of inflammation that caused them. I had really dry skin back then to the point it would feel like sandpaper to the touch back then and produced pretty much no oils of its own, and I would venture a guess that other people who swear by its benefits for acne might've had a similar experience(and yes, I have heard of, and talked, to people who did) I am not saying anyone ditch their routine with actually formulated products for it, heck, the only reason I wound up using it overnight was because I tend to be prone to bouts of depression that get me to stop doing anything past my first cleanse every now and then, and I'm a cheap skate. But anyways, I just mean I don't see why we have to be making fun of each other.
Same for me. Coconut oil is the least recommended on skin as it has track record to make it worse for many. Dermatologists hate it. I love how it makes my hair feels as a preepoo: easy to detangle and shiny!
Abby can you do a liquid foundation video? I’m having the HARDEST time finding the perfect foundation for some reason. My skin is oily and I can’t seem to find a long wear foundation that is skin-like
I've tried so many and my go to ones are Armani luminous silk, Bobbi brown, and true match by L'Oreal. Neutragena has great ones too but their original is the best.
Do you usually sleep with oil on your hairs the night before washing them?i saw a video bur i' ve Reed that Is important not to' do It on dry hairs...how do you do It?you spray wather before applying oils?Sorry for my english 🙈
Hi Abbey ❤, Looking lovely 😍! Great video 📹👍. I haven't tried a hair mask before but as this one that you recommended I'd be willing to give it a go as I would feel this would be easier to tell when its all rinsed out of my hair. As with hair masks I would find it hard to tell when there rinsed out before applying shampoo and conditioner. Would you always use from mid lengths to ends of the hair? Enjoy from what's left of your weekend 💕!
