To Kavita and Norris: That is so sweet of you to reply. I have tried the coconut oil, several times, warming it and everything. And still, the avocado oil is the only thing that helped. I hope I don't get in trouble here, but the only conditioner which ever worked for me was Redken All-soft, which uses avocado oil; that's where I got the idea. I do make some coconut milk, which I add to my deep conditioner, which helps quite a lot. My hair is extremely coarse and dry, like a broom. Thanks so much.

Julie

Hi all. I've tried many conditioners over the years. For the past year or so, I've been using Aussie products, work well for me, but I've recently been worried about using stuff with silicone in it, as I've heard it can damage your hair in the long term, and lead to breakage (I read this in a magazine, and also somewhere on the Ask Shelley forum). It's so hard to find out which products use this, as they can call it so many different things, which is why I thought I'd try the coconut oil. I'm quite impressed with it so far, this time next year I'll have GREAT hair! I've noticed its a bit curlier round the ends. I've also found that since increasing the amount of good fats in my diet, my hair has really improved in texture, length, and looks.

Thanks for the tips, Sarah. I'll try this sometime, also for my skin. I'm afraid to eat honey any more, because I just got over candida, but it shouldn't hurt if I try it on my hair. Do you wash it, beforehand? Or do you just use it occasionally for a deep conditioner? I've heard honey is antibacterial, too.

Julie

Hi seramadis!
Thanks so much for your interesting post. Believe me, I would love it if I had dark hair, too, but I was born blonde, and so I lighten it just a little to match my skin tone (it's medium brown now with red tones and a fair amount of white now, but it just looks drab on my complexion. My sister has dark hair and I'm so jealous; it looks beautiful on her! I did read about a French henna that lightens just a bit; maybe I'll give it a try if I can find it again! I've tried neutral henna, and red. The avocado oil really softens my hair quite a bit. Maybe I can try the coconut oil in between; that's a good idea you have to do it every time. I think I'll switch back and forth with the 2 oils, or try one for awhile then the other. It's amazing how many of us have coarse hair; I read that it's dry because of the thickness of the hairs. Thanks for making me laugh with "coarsest driest hair of all humanity".

I do use rosemary, which I love, and I love your idea of lavender oil in the henna. This is so wonderful, all these lovely ladies helping each other.

Julie
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Hi seramadis!
Thanks so much for your interesting post. Believe me, I would love it I had dark hair, too, but I was born blonde, and so I lighten it just a little to match my skin tone (it's medium brown now with red tones, but it just looks drab on my complexion. My sister has dark hair and I'm so jealous; it looks beautiful on her! I did read about a French henna that lightens just a bit; maybe I'll give it a try if I can find it again! I've tried neutral henna, and red. The avocado oil really softens my hair quite a bit. Maybe I can try the coconut oil in between; that's a good idea to do it every time. I think I'll switch back and forth with the 2 oils, or try one for awhile then the other. It's amazing how many of us have coarse hair; I read that it's dry because of the thickness of the hairs. Thanks for making me laugh with "coarsest driest hair of all humanity".

I do use rosemary, which I love, and I love your idea of lavender oil in the henna. This is so wonderful, all these lovely ladies helping each other.

Julie