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How to Oil Your Hair Properly: A Step-by-Step Guide
Most people oil their hair wrong — too little oil, too much scrubbing, and left on for far too long. Here is the method that actually works, in five steps.
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The short answer
To oil your hair properly: warm 2–3 teaspoons of oil in your palms, part your hair into sections and massage it into the scalp with your fingertips for five minutes, draw the remainder through the mid-lengths and ends, leave it on for one hour or overnight, then shampoo twice with lukewarm water. Do this twice a week. Oiling before washing — not after — is what prevents breakage.