The Benefits of Hot Oil Treatments

Whether you are suffering from dry scalp, dandruff, moisture loss or frizz, there are many different oils that serve different purposes, and a hot oil treatment can help with your curl culprit.

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By Rose OvensehiFeb 10, 20190 comments

Dandruff and dry scalp

Many curlies struggle with dry scalp and dandruff which can become very itchy and sometimes unbearable. Hot oil treatments are great for soothing dry scalps and keeping dandruff at bay. Our African Citrus Superfruit Hair Oil is a multi-tasking hair saviour. Not only can it be used as an overnight hot oil treatment, a pre-poo treatment and a frizz minimising serum it also works brilliantly as a defence against damages caused by the sun, sea and chlorinated water. Hot oil treatments also help to stimulate blood flow to your scalp. A nice scalp massage will help increase blood circulation and in turn promote hair growth. Take a look at our Scalp Refresh Massager to start a therapeutic scalp regimen. We also just recently launched our Coconut Mint Scalp Refresh Pre-Shampoo Oil, specifically for soothing scalp conditions and providing natural comfort.

Moisture

Hot oil treatments are amazing at providing moisture to dry hair. The warm oil helps to penetrate the hair strands and moisturise them. Natural hair can tend to be dry, so any type of moisturising hot oil treatment can help this. The hot oil method helps to bring back moisture and prevents dryness—ultimately reducing the likeliness of excessive breakage.

Frizz

Hot oil treatments can help minimise frizz too. It also helps to seal the ends of your hair strands which in turn prevents split ends. When adding a hot oil treatment to your weekly regimen you will begin to see the changes in your hair shortly. Your hair will look and feel healthier with a beautiful shine to complement.

How To Apply a Hot Oil Treatment

Instantly add shine and minimise frizz: Apply a few drops, and warm oil between your palms and apply unto clean, wet or dry hair to seal ends and add shine. Use on your finished style to add shine and softness.

Therapeutic Scalp Massage: To absorb all the active benefits in the oil, apply oil starting from the scalp (take a deep breath while breathing in the therapeutic aroma, that will calm your nerves, and relieve stress) massage into hair/scalp to stimulate the hair follicles. Cover hair with the Insulated Shower Cap and let sit for 30 minutes or overnight.

Bonus Tips: Add a few drops to your favourite shampoo or deep conditioner to impart extra softness, moisture, and promote healthier hair. Apply to wet or even dry hair to boost moisture in second, third, and fourth-day hair to revive curls, coils, and waves.

Sun / Sea / Water Protection: Generously apply oil to hair to coat the hair shaft. Twist hair up in individual sections and you are good to go!

Naturally yours,
The Team at Flora & Curl

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Would you recommend it to a friend?: Yes

Curl Type: Curly / Type 3

Shower cap

Great for not only keeping hair dry in the shower but also if you put the plastic part over your conditioned/masked hair, results are super smooth

Curl Type: Wavy / Type 2

Good but expensive

Loved the smell and the result but not the price

Sweet hibiscus curl defining gel

This product is the best I have tried on my hair. It smells good, and leaves my wavy curls soft, shiny and well defined.

Would you recommend it to a friend?: No

Does the job

After using the shampoo and conditioner, my hair felt soft and smelled great. I recently chopped my hair up to about my chin and I found that I had to use more of this shampoo than my others to get the same good lather, clean feeling. I used about the same amount as when my hair was down my back.

Nope

Left my hair stringy and dirty looking. Ruined it on wash day. Too much Lilly of the valley too. Not for my thin 2b,c and 3a hair.

Wish it came with instructions

Only used once but as someone new to a whole curly routine found the products a little overwhelming. But thanks to an instagrammer who uses your products it has made using them a little easier. On first use my curls were more defined than I have been able to get them. (I bought the mouse as well) hair felt a little greasy and didn’t hold curl very well so I will perhaps skip conditioner and just use curl cream and add more gel. Just trial and error now! I was impressed with the shampoo, my scalp felt really clean rinsing with this twice. Seems to have got rid of a lot of build up and my scalp isn’t itchy so that’s a good sign. Liking it so far :)

Smells Amazing

Cleanses scalp well my hair just needs more nourishment. Good to wash twice first wash with this focused on the scalp and second wash with the rose water shampoo.

Sweet relief

I use this with the scalp oil and it has helped my scalp so much. I’ve dealt with dermatitis for years and outside of a prescription cream this is the only combo that has made any difference. So grateful!

Fantastic product

I have light weight very curly hair and I work outdoors so it was constantly frizzy. Now using this product my curls are defined and healthier. I’d definitely recommend. A little goes a long way too so although the product seems a little pricey compared to supermarket alternatives it works and it lasts quite a while.

Sceptical but proved very wrong!

I used the lotion, gel then foam on freshly washed hair with really good results - defined curls, less frizz. Also used the foam to refresh my curls on day 2 & 3 with same results.