Re: Leaving coconut oil on the hair for a whole day?

people of color have been using coconut oil in the hair daily, & they refer to it as "scalp food", & it is widely used in latin america.

There's nothing in it that will hurt you if you leave it in.

If you are getting a smell that is anything other than an extremely light buttery kind of coconut odor--which is rarely noticible after it sinks in--then it is from dead skin & bacteria--SEBUM--that's the icky hair smell. NOT THE COCONUT OIL!

break down & buy some gentle natural tearless baby shampoo-a name brand, or suave, but not a dollar store generic, and wash the sebum out of your hair.

You don't have to shampoo everyday, but if your hair is more than 1/2" long, you're gonna want to, at least once in a while-OTHERWISE YOU"LL HAVE A NASTY ECO-SYSTEM!!!-

because, see, hair gets VERY dirty, your scalp sweats, the dead skin cells that come off of your scalp trap the odors & bacteria & virus, dirt & smoke, smog, in the air--and holds them there--washing the hair is a good thing, it promotes health through hygene & you don't need to use a harsh shampoo to do that.

If it's gentle enough for a baby's eye, it's gentle enough for an adult's hard head. Just rinse it well.

Even ancient man washed the hair-with something other than water as soon as they figured out what to use. It promoted health & kept the parasites at bay.

That person who coughed or sneezed behind you at work or school just loaded your hair up with with bacteria & virus--think about it--
Hair, like skin, is a defense-it protects you, even though it's dead-that's it's original function-but you gotta get the gunk out once in a while.

Hair shouldn't smell bad if it's clean, VCO all day or not.

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