Cwhat is Hair Oiling, the hair treatment that is impossible not to come across when opening social media? Traditional gesture of Indian culture, massage the scalp with vegetable oils before shampooing it would have several benefits: it would improve the strength and structure of the hair starting from the roots, and would make the hair shinier and healthier even along the lengths.
Hair Oiling, what is the viral hair treatment on TikTok
Usual practice of the Ayurveda tradition, Hair Oiling consists of applying various types of vegetable oils to the hair and scalp. There is a boom in tutorial videos on TikTok, so much so that they have generated over 1 million views.
The basic idea of the treatment is that a few drops at least two / three times a week can improve the hair fibre, acting on the brightness and strength of the hair. TOalso and especially in the case of thin hair, which should regain strength and density. Not only that, this technique would also allow you to make hair shinier and robust during styling.
Hair Oiling can be performed on all types of hair, even the thinnest ones. (Credits: GettyImages)
The best natural hair oil? Castor and rosemary
The important thing is choice of oil to use. Excellentcastor oil, famous for stimulating growth and strengthening the hair, and therosemary oil, recommended for its purifying and revitalizing properties. Yes also tococonut oil, come on hydrating, nourishing and detangling properties.
Never use pure essential oils: they must be either diluted with a little water or purchased in formulas already mixed in blends ready to be used directly on the scalp.
How Hair Oiling is performed
There are many videos that explain how to do perfect Hair Oiling, preferably in the evening and always before shampooing. First of all it is fundamental Comb your hair from roots to ends to remove all knots. In this case, the use of a bamboo wood brush is recommended to start performing a first scalp massage.
Subsequently, the chosen vegetable oil is applied, distributing a few drops directly onto the scalp and insisting on the most problematic areas. We then proceed to the actual massage, which can be performed with the fingertips or with fingers specific capillary massage brushes, thus promoting the correct action of the oil and stimulating the microcirculation. The remaining oil can be distributed on the ends, before collecting the hair for the necessary processing time.
Installation and washing time
The first applications of Hair Oiling should not exceed 4 hours: after installation, cleanse, preferably double, with a sulphate-free shampoo. If the treatment is well tolerated, you can opt for one night of application per week.
The treatment can be repeated approximately every two days, observing the changes and improvements in the hair. Don’t expect immediate results: always need at least one couple of months to see both the hair strengthen and new ones be generated.
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