How to apply olive oil on hair

Is olive oil good for my hair?

Many girls generally ask this question, especially if they have dry hair. Let me tell you Olive oil is rich with natural fats, making it perfect for nourishing dry and chapped skin organically. Olive oil is a natural moisturizer and I have never heard anything bad about it but if you wanna see its benefits quickly you should follow right way of using it.

How to apply olive oil on hair

1. In a microwave-safe bowl, heat one-quarter cup of olive oil for up to one minute. Be careful handling oil, it may be hot!
2. Gently pour olive oil over the hair while in the bathtub or shower.
3. Work oil from the scalp to ends and comb through with a wide-toothed comb.
4. Pin hair up onto the top of the head and wrap in a terrycloth towel or shower cap.
5. Relax and let olive oil soak for a maximum of thirty minutes.
6. After allowing the treatment time to penetrate, rinse the hair thoroughly.
7. Apply two applications of shampoo and work well into hair.
8. Follow with light conditioner for detangling and sheen.

If you are wondering if there are more ways to use olive oil for your hair then I have listed down some olive oil hair mask recipes for your convenience in this article:

Olive oil-honey hair mask

Ingredients required:

• Extra virgin olive oil: 3 tablespoons
• Manuka honey: 1 tablespoon
• Vitamin E capsule: 1

Procedure:

1. Take all the ingredients in the specified quantities in a mixing bowl.
2. Mix everything well into a smooth hair mask.
3. Comb through your to make sure that it is detangled properly.
4. Divide your hair into small sections.
5. Take a generous amount of this mask on your hair color applicator.
6. Apply it evenly all over your hair from the roots to the tips.
7. Wear a shower cap to prevent this hair mask from dripping.
8. Keep it on for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
9. Wash it off with plain water.
10. Follow up with a shampoo and a nourishing hair conditioner.
11. Apply hair serum and then blow-dry your hair.
12. Style it the way you like it the most.

Frequency:

• Use this hair mask once in a week if you have an oily scalp and use it twice a week if you have dry scalp.

Egg-olive oil hair mask recipe to boost hair growth

Ingredients required:

• Egg: 1
• Extra virgin olive oil: 1 tablespoon
• Manuka honey; half a tablespoon
• Ripe avocado: half a ripe avocado
• Whole fat yogurt: 2-3 tablespoons

Procedure:

1. Crack open an egg.
2. Separate the egg white from the yolk.
3. For this hair mask, use the egg yolk and discard the egg white.
4. Whip up the yolk into a smooth texture.
5. Add all the other ingredients in the specified quantities.
6. Mix everything into a smooth, lump-free paste.
7. You can add a little bit of water in this paste to adjust the consistency of the hair mask.
8. Use a detangler comb to detangle your locks beforehand.
9. Divide your hair into small sections.
10. Put on a pair of gloves before starting this hair care regime.
11. Take a generous amount of this mask and apply it all over your hair from the roots to the tips.
12. Keep this hair mask on for about 45 minutes.
13. Wear a shower cap if you want to keep this hair mask from dripping.
14. Wash it off lukewarm water to get rid of all the traces of egg from your hair.
15. Use a shampoo and a regular hair conditioner.
16. Follow up with a hair serum.
17. Air dry your hair.
18. Style it the way you like the most.

Frequency;

• Use this hair mask once in a week and you are good to go.

Mayonnaise-olive oil hair mask for smooth hang

Ingredients required:

• Mayonnaise: 2 tablespoons
• Extra virgin olive oil: as much as required

Procedure:

1. Take all the ingredients in the specified quantities in a mixing bowl.
2. Mix it well until you get a smooth, lump-free hair mask.
3. Comb through your hair with a wide-toothed comb to detangle your tresses properly.
4. Divide your hair into small sections.
5. Wear your gloves.
6. Take a generous amount of this mask on your hair color applicator.
7. Apply it evenly all over your hair from the roots to the tips, do not forget to apply it on your scalp as well.
8. Keep it on for about half an hour.
9. Cover your hair with a shower cap to make sure the hair mask does not drip and stain your clothes.
10. Rinse off with plain water.
11. Follow up with your regular shampoo and hair conditioner.
12. Apply a hair serum.
13. Blow-dry your hair, style it the way you like the most.

Frequency:

• Use this hair mask once in a week to get silky-smooth hair.

Cinnamon-avocado hair oil concoction to moisturize dry hair

Ingredients required:

• Cinnamon: 1 tablespoon
• Extra virgin coconut oil: 1 cup
• Manuka honey: 1 tablespoon (optional)

Procedure:

1. Take all the ingredients in a mixing bowl.
2. Mix everything well until it forms a deep conditioning and moisturizing hair oil.
3. Comb your hair beforehand to make sure it is properly detangled.
4. Take a little bit of this hair oil and apply it on your scalp.
5. Massage it properly and make sure it gets completely absorbed by your scalp.
6. Use shampoo and conditioner to clean your hair.
7. Follow up with a hair serum.
8. Air-dry your hair.
9. Style your hair the way you like the most.

Frequency:

• Use this hair mask once in a week to rejuvenate your hair strands from deep within.

Coconut oil-olive oil concoction to help you with a receding hairline

Ingredients required:

• Extra virgin olive oil: 1 tablespoon
• Extra virgin coconut oil: 2 tablespoons

Procedure:

1. Mix the oils in the specified proportions in a mixing bowl.
2. Take a generous amount of this hair oil with your finger-tips.
3. Apply it all over your scalp.
4. Keep this hair oil overnight.
5. The next morning, wash your hair with a mild organic shampoo and a nourishing hair conditioner.
6. Blow-dry your hair.
7. Apply hair serum and then style your hair the way you like the most.

Frequency:

• Use this hair oil once or twice a week in a month to get the best results.

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