5 Best Oils for Hair Extensions
The best hair oils for hair extensions add moisture, infuse nutrients, and prevent frizz, and damage. Oils help to seal moisture on natural hair and keep it healthy.
How about using oils on hair extensions?
High-quality hair extensions can seamlessly blend with your natural hair, but they are not the same. Caring for your natural hair and hair extensions is different.
Why hair oils are essential natural hair care products, using the wrong ones can damage your hair extensions.
In this article, I will show you the five best oils for hair extensions and how to use them. You would also learn:
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The Best 5 Hair Oils for Hair Extensions
Choosing the best hair oil for your hair extension is not as simple as picking any oil off the shelf. Hair extensions are different from your natural hair.
Your natural hair is in its natural habitat (your scalp) - Where it gets all the nutrients, moisture, pattern, and oils (the sebum). Your hair extension is in its artificial habitat. So, you have to add moisture and shine to keep it healthy.
See the best five hair oils for hair extensions:
1. Argan Oil
When choosing the right hair oil for your hair extension, most people prefer argan oil. Argan oil is hands down one of the best hair oil choices for hair extensions because of its properties.
Argan oil is rich in nutrients that not only add shine to your hair extension but keep it healthy. Let’s look at its nutrients and why it is good for your hair extension:
a. Vitamin E
Argan oil is rich in Vitamin E. Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that helps protect the hair from environmental damage.
The protective effect of vitamin E can help prevent your hair extensions from fading. Exposing your hair to direct sunlight/UV can cause fading. Applying vitamin E can help prevent that.
b. Fatty Acids
Argan oil contains fatty acids. Fatty acids help to maintain hair hydration and elasticity. When the hair is hydrated, it is less prone to brittleness and breakage.
This is especially important for hair extensions since they are not attached to your scalp.
c. Improve Hair Texture
Argon oil contains conditioning effects that help the hair remain soft. It makes it appear better and provides that luxurious silky effect.
Argon oil contains properties that protect the hair from environmental factors like exposure to the sun and other stressors that will negatively impact the health of your hair extension.
2. Coconut Oil
Everyone loves coconut oil for its moisturizing and conditioning effect. I love to use it before washing my hair or adding it to my shampoo.
Here is why coconut oil is great for your hair extensions:
a. Deep hydration
Coconut oil is my favorite hair oil, even if it is a carrier oil. It is packed with nutrients that help keep the hair healthy and lush.
Coconut oil’s moisture restore properties make it one of the top picks for hair extensions. Hair extensions are prone to dryness, applying coconut oil is a good way to infuse moisture and make frizzy hair easy to manage and manipulate.
b. Improved hair strength
Coconut oil contains fatty acids. Fatty acids help strengthen hair strands. This works for both natural hair and hair extensions.
I intentionally used coconut oil on my hair consistently for a month and noticed its improved strength - It’s indeed magical.
This hydrating property is beneficial for extensions because they are not in their natural habitat and are usually subject to frequent styling and manipulation.
Coconut oil works well for strengthening hair strands. However, don’t be heavy-handed when applying it to your natural hair. Applying too much can weigh down your hair strands, make it appear greasy, and eventually damage your hair.
For optimal results, apply by:
- A small amount of oil on your palm.
- Rub the oil on your palm down your hair shaft (concentrate on the middle and ends of your hair extensions)
3. Jojoba Oil
If you are looking for a hair oil that resembles natural hair sebum, jojoba oil is your top pick.
This hair oil is lightweight and easily penetrates the scalp. It is beneficial for hair extensions, its nutrients help hair extensions feel like natural hair.
Jojoba oil is an ideal choice for hair extensions because of its hydrating effect without buildup.
I love jojoba hair oil for hair extensions because of its lubricating effects. It lubricates the hair shafts (making it flexible, and easy to manipulate and style).
4. Almond Oil
Sweet almond oil is rich and packed with healthy vitamins. It is great for the skin and hair, your hair extensions are not excluded.
Sweet almond oil is packed with vitamins A, E, B, and the fatty acid that helps to deeply moisturize the hair and keep it healthy.
If you haven’t tried using sweet almond oil on your hair extensions, thick again because:
- It is lightweight and adds shine to your hair extension without weighing it down. Unlike heavy-weight oils, almond oil provides shine without making your hair feel oily. Your hair extension will retain its bounce and natural movement.
- Almond oil helps to smoothen hair cuticles, which results in a silkier and finer texture that makes the hair extension easier to manage, manipulate, and style without breakage.
Almond oil is loved for the natural luster it provides to hair extensions.
5. Rosemary Oil
If you have heard of rosemary oil, you may have heard about its medicinal/ therapeutic effects. However, rosemary oil isn’t just another oil - it is a great hair oil known for improving healthy hair growth.
Have you wondered why rosemary oil is usually a major hair oil ingredient?
Well, it is packed with essential nutrients that keep the hair shiny, bouncy, and lustrous.
You may have seen videos and pictures of people who have experienced increased length after using rosemary oil. Rosemary oil will not increase the length of your hair extensions (Lol), but it will keep it looking healthy for a longer time.
How to Apply Oils on Hair Extensions?
Oils can be the difference between damaged and lustrous hair extensions.
How you apply oils to your hair extension will determine what you will get. Wrong application - damaged hair, correct application - healthy hair.
This 5-step oil application will guide you.
- Apply a small quantity of preferred oil into your palm (pea-sized amount).
- Gently rub your palms together for even distribution.
- Dab the oil palm along the hair strands - from middle to tip (avoid oiling the root/bonded areas).
- Ensure the oil is evenly distributed all over the hair.
- Finger detangle the hair, and use a wide tooth comb, or bristle brush to style as desired.
What Oils Should Not be Used for Hair Extensions?
Heavy-weight oils with little to no moisturizing/ hydrating properties should not be used for hair extensions.
These oils weigh down the hair strands, dry them out, and cause product build-ups, and frizz. Take a look at the oils you should avoid using on your hair extension:
1. Mineral oils
Mineral oils like petrolatum and paraffin oils should not be used on hair extensions. They are heavy-weight and have greasy build-ups.
These kinds of oils can weigh down the hair strands, and the excess greasy build-ups can cause matting - matting leads to severe hair breakage.
Using mineral oils on your will reduce its lifespan by over 50%.
2. Castor Oil
While castor oil is beneficial for health and natural hair growth, it is not a great oil choice for hair extensions.
Castor oil is thick and sticky - it weighs down hair strands and makes it difficult to manage and retain your style pattern. Castor oil often attracts specks of dirt and dust, which may require you to wash your hair extensions often.
The more you wash your hair extensions, the higher the risk of damage.
3. Olive Oil
Olive oil is heavy and often leaves a greasy film on hair extensions. It can attract dirt and debris - these can cause matting/tangling, which may eventually lead to hair damage.
Should I Use Hair Oils on My Hair Extensions?
Hair oils provide great benefits to hair extensions. They help improve shine, and movement and infuse nutrients your hair extension may be lacking.
Here are a few reasons to use hair extensions on your hair:
- Provides shine and movement.
- Helps with frizz control.
- Helps to tame flyaways while leaving a sleek polished look.
- Helps to boost moisture for hair extensions since they can’t get nutrients from the scalp.
- Hair oils are packed with vitamins and antioxidants, which help to promote overall hair health.
- Add softness to frizzy hair extensions.
- Improves scalp health. Hair oils like argan oils help to improve hair health by nourishing the scalp. Who said you can’t nourish your scalp while wearing hair extensions?
That’s it!
Hair oils are essential for infusing moisture, and nutrients, and improving the general appearance of hair extensions. Now, you can wear your hair extensions with pride knowing they look their best.
What hair oil will you be trying out?
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