Coconut oil hydrates really parched summer beach/pool hair—and is great for women with fried ombre-dyed ends. Pure coconut oil gives your hair great shine, moisture, and texture thanks to its rich fatty acids and proteins. No need to blow-dry it in, wear it with a shower cap, or sleep with a towel under your head to help it penetrate. This hair treatment you can wear out—around the city, poolside, to the beach or to brunch.
Here’s how to use coconut oil as a leave-in hair treatment:
1. Scoop half a teaspoon of coconut oil (organic, find at Whole Foods or elsewhere), and really heat it up in your palms. Then grab sections of your hair, and drag the coconut oil through evenly - a little goes a long way. Don’t apply to your scalp unless dandruff is an issue, or sunburn, or your hair really needs the added nourishment.
2. Go through your hair with a wide-toothed comb.
3. Wrap hair a top knot, a bun, or a tight fish-tail braid, and let the heat of the summer city streets or the beach just bake it in. The longer you leave it in, the better.
Consider leaving your coconut-oil-coated locks in a ballerina bun all day, and changing it up at night. Just before going out, undo the knot and give your hair a shake. It will have the naturally touseled beach-wave look, with none of the sun/pool-water damage.
It shampoos out quite easily with a good cleansing shampoo—something astringent with tea tree oil will do the trick. But don’t use one with stripping sodium lauryl sulfate. That defeats the whole purpose!
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