Coconut oil for hair, Using The Oil As A Conditioner

I get a lot of emails about natural remedies for hair loss and shedding. One specific item that I'm starting to get a lot of questions about is coconut oil. This remedy comes up a lot, but for different reasons. There are basically three ways that folks use this product to help with hair and shedding. I'll discuss all three in the following article.

Coconut Oil As A Natural Thyroid Remedy: I'm certainly no medifast expert, but you probably already know that thyroid conditions or issues are a common medical cause of shedding and hair loss. Unfortunately, many of the medications prescribed for this actually make the problem worse or don't stabilize or help it any. So some people would prefer to try natural things that can achieve a similar result without all the side effects. Coconut oil is one such example of this. Some folks use this is a sort of supplement (which they take internally by consuming it with food) meant to raise body temperature which can help some of the symptoms of hypothyroidism, including hair loss. Many feel that in order to get best results, you should use a very high quality virgin oil.

Coconut Oil As An Inflammation Reducer For The Scalp: Many see this oil as an anti inflammatory of the scalp. Like many oils (emu, jojoba, tea tree, etc.) it has healing properties and helps to soothe and repair skin and tissue. Although this treatment can be very effective, you have to dilute the oil because it's very thick and it can clog your hair follicles if you don't take the necessary precautions. But, you can also use it as a carrier oil for many hair and scalp stimulating herbs like lavender, rosemary, or cedar wood.

Using The Oil As A Conditioner For Volume And Breakage: Some chose to use this as a sort of conditioner applied directly to the strands. This product does offer nourishment and pliability to your hair which can help to keep it from breaking off and can give it more volume if you rinse it out properly. This method doesn't really apply to loss or shedding, unless you're only having problems on the ends of your hair. However, it can improve the appearance of the individual strands. Again, because this is a pretty heavy substance, you'll want to perhaps use the oil first and then shampoo second so that you aren't leaving a lot of build up or you aren't making your hair look weighed down, greasy, limp, or stringy.

The bottom line is that when you are able to correctly determine how coconut oil could be applicable to your situation, you may find that it helps somewhat. Most people don't see it as an all out cure, but it can help when combined with a working regimen designed for your particular situation.

How do I know all of this? Because I lived it. I learned all of this because my own hair was shedding and thinning. Coconut oil was one of the things I tried and one of the things that helped somewhat. At the end of the day though, I had to figure out why I was losing hair to really fix the problem. It was a long, hard, frustrating journey which all but wrecked my self esteem but I finally found something that helped quite a bit.