Warning: Using Jojoba oil as a hair conditioner will leave your hair so limp you will look like you have a greasy rag hanging on your head, which by the way is not an attractive look. I like the ideal of using plant based natural oils to condition my hair and skin. An article I read touted the beauty benefits of Jojoba oil, saying it was a great moisturizer and hair conditioner, but you have to apply it sparingly. So I bought a travel size bottle of Jojoba oil and applied about 5 drops to my hair. The good news is that the oil eliminated the frizzy look I had going on. The bad news is that in spite of the fact that I had just washed my hair, my hair looked like greasy, liked I hadn't washed it in weeks.
My hair is on the thin side so I decided maybe by applying less oil I would get better results. So I applied about 4 drops of Jojoba oil to my hands and smoothed the oil over my hands like a hand moisturizer. I let the oil absorb into my skin then I ran my freshly moisturized hands through my hair leaving the lightest film of Jojoba oil on my hair possible. This time my hair didn't look I dipped it in grease, it just looked flat. I have tried different techniques for applying Jojoba oil but no matter what I try I am not satisfied with the results. I did notice it makes a decent moisturizer so I will be using the rest of the bottle as a skin moisturizer. The money saving lesson I learned from this experience is if you are going to try a new beauty product buy the cheap travel size and if the product doesn't work the way you want it to, repurpose it for something else.
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