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swtndspcy · 04-01-2012, 04:14 PM

I personally find EVOO heavier than coconut oil. Coconut oil is one of the oils that can actually penetrate the hair shaft (EVOO is another, and I honestly can't remember the others right now). I add about a tbsp. of it to 3 cups FSG, and it doesn't make my hair oily at all. I can even seal with coconut oil then use more FSG with coconut oil, and my hair still isn't greasy.
There are lighter oils. I believe grapeseed is one, but honestly I am not sure.
It really comes down to what your hair likes, and the only way to figure that out is trial and error!
Fragrance oils don't really add that much oiliness to it, though. The coconut oil itself smells a bit like coconuts, if you buy the unrefined non deodorized kind, but not enough to make the FSG smell like coconuts. That's where the fragrance oil comes in. It just adds smell, no other benefit other than that.

04-01-2012, 04:14 PM	#5
swtndspcy Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 683	I personally find EVOO heavier than coconut oil. Coconut oil is one of the oils that can actually penetrate the hair shaft (EVOO is another, and I honestly can't remember the others right now). I add about a tbsp. of it to 3 cups FSG, and it doesn't make my hair oily at all. I can even seal with coconut oil then use more FSG with coconut oil, and my hair still isn't greasy. There are lighter oils. I believe grapeseed is one, but honestly I am not sure. It really comes down to what your hair likes, and the only way to figure that out is trial and error! Fragrance oils don't really add that much oiliness to it, though. The coconut oil itself smells a bit like coconuts, if you buy the unrefined non deodorized kind, but not enough to make the FSG smell like coconuts. That's where the fragrance oil comes in. It just adds smell, no other benefit other than that. __________________ Fia- 2b/c,n,i normal/high porosity, normal elasticity Co-wash - SN Coconut, TN smoothing in winter RO - Renpure Red/ GVPCB LI - SM C&SM, SMCES FSG+ecostyler, LALSG or any of the various gels I have Super soak, Plop, Pixie Diffuse IAgirl's gelatin PT, honey and coconut oil added to GVPCB for DT. Low Poo with SMC&HCS or Organix coconut or sulfate wash with SN coconut once a month My hair and body HG - coconut oil!! I <3 that stuff. I'm a Shea Moisture C&H junkie Last edited by swtndspcy; 04-01-2012 at 04:22 PM.