Super Easy Moisture Deep Treatment
Olive oil, Curl Junkie Curl Rehab, and Jojoba oil left on overnight in wet hair in a plop. Can't get much easier than that! Most people with kitchens should have some extra virgin olive oil on hand, many curlies have already got Curl Junkie's Curl Rehab (fabulous rinse out, leave in, deep treatment, all purpose product!), and if you don't have jojoba oil in your arsenal, well you should. Of course, you can replace the curl rehab with any super moisturizing conditioner, and you could replace jojoba oil with your hair's favorite oil.
Personally, I'm a big big fan of jojoba oil. It's got a lot of really nice properties and it's a multi-purpose prod
uct. I get mine from the Vitamin Shoppe, but you can get it at any health food store that carries oils basically or online at any variety of places. It's very popular and common, so it shouldn't be difficult to come by. The bottle pictured is from the Vitamin Shoppe and is 100% pure (ideal). 4 fl. oz should run about $8-10 without coupon usage. Jojoba oil comes from the jojoba plant (which is native to Arizona). The oil comes from the plant's seeds. Unlike your typical plant oils, jojoba oil is extremely similar to natural sebum (fatty moisturizing oil) produced by humans. This means that an enormously wide portion of the population can use it successfully. Also, for those who think they can't use oil in their hair, fear not. It's actually a wax ester, not an oil! It's anti-bacterial, and has been shown to prevent the growth of some known acne-causing bacteria. It is a stable oil, and will not oxidize or become rancid. It is very moisturizing, and can be used daily. It will remove makeup easily because it's a carrier oil. Honestly, I just slather it on my sensitive, eczema ridden skin after my morning shower and before I go to bed. It's a fabulous all natural moisturizer which is non-greasy and absorbs well, especially if your skin is dry. Jojoba oil has completely replaced lotions for me. The jojoba oil will not evaporate like water based lotions, so it gives you all day moisture while your skin drinks it in. Perfect for winter dry skin! It has also replaced lip balm. Just take a couple drops and smooth it on my lips daily. Because it's a carrier oil, meaning that you can use it in the Oil Cleansing Method of treating acne. In addition to all that, because it's like sebum, it's excellent for moisturizing hair. Another application is as a scalp rub to help combat dry scalp The whole point of the CG method is to avoid stripping your hair of the natural oils (aka sebum) that it needs to look and be healthy, so why not give it a boost with an oil that biologically mimics sebum? Sounds like a no-brainer to me! So there's my spiel about jojoba oil and why everyone should try it.On to the actual topic!
Recipe for the moisture DT:
2 tbsp. Curl Rehab (or your own super moisturizing conditioner)
2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
15 drops of jojoba oil
Stir these ingredients together in a bowl. Wet your hair complete until soaking and squeeze out some water so you don't make a mess. Glop on the mixture liberally. Concentrate especially on your dry areas (for me, it's my canopy that always needs extra TLC) and the length, but certainly get everywhere. I combed it through with a wide toothed comb to prevent tangles in the morning, but this is up to you. I then plopped my hair, with everything still in my hair of course, into a long sleeve t-shirt. A satin bonnet or any other method of holding in the heat from your head will do, but I prefer the plop because it will stay on my head all night. Go to sleep and let the goodness of moisture soak into your dehydrated winter locks!
The next morning, my hair was mostly dry but still wet in some places. It curled up a ton in the plop overnight. I hopped in the shower, washed with Deva No Poo (still loving this!), conditioned with GVP Conditioning Balm, got out of the shower, raked/scrunched in some Curl Rehab, and applied Biotera Styling Gel via scrunching. Which brings me to the second part of this post!
Biotera Styling Gel
Love it so far. It can be found at Sally's for $6.49 (without the beauty card deal) for 13.5 fl. oz, or you can get a liter for only $10 (and they frequently put this size on sale). Very economical stuff. Biotera also makes a CG curl creme which I picked up as well. There is also a styling glaze, but I see no use for something which will not enhance curl or hold curl in its place! I found this gel to be super duper easy to distribute. It glides in, and is just liquidy enough that you can rake, scrunch, or anything you want. I've found that it's better to err on the side of too much. It takes a healthy application to get good, lasting hold. I'd call this medium hold. On my past shoulder length hair, I've been using several quarter sized puddles. Still, with it being available in cheap liter size, this is definitely a no guilt for globbing it in product! It had minimal crunch factor for me, but there was some. I like crunch; it reminds me that the gel is working, so this was no problem at all to me. Very easy to scrunch out. My hair just seemed to clump right up upon application, which is fairly rare for my hair. It felt great going in, and if I do say so myself, the results looked pretty good too!
So here are the results of both parts of the post. This is my hair the morning after deep treating with olive oil, Curl Rehab, and jojoba oil and after styling it with Biotera Styling Gel. I love the volume and curl shrinkage I got, which just goes to show that moisture in winter is so key! Weekly deep treatments are a must for me!
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