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How To: Hair hot oil treatment

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Illinois State chapter.

With winter weather leaving us cold, it also is leaving our hair dry & damaged. This homemade hot oil treatment that is sure to replenish your hair of its natural beauty! The oil mixture adds plenty of moisture to your hair to leave it feeling silky and smooth. What’s the best part about this hot oil treatment? It’s very affordable and you probably already have the ingredients in your cabinet! So next time you and your friends have a girls night, give this hot oil treatment a try!

 
What you’ll need:
3 tsp. Olive Oil
1 tsp. Honey
Saucepan
Comb
Towel
 
Step One:
Combine olive oil and honey in a saucepan over high heat until it reaches a boil.
 
Step Two:
Once a boil is reached, let the mixture cool. Make sure you stir the olive oil and honey for maximum results.

Step Three:
Put the mixture in your hair as you would with your conditioner and comb through. Wrap your hair in a towel and leave in for 20-30 minutes.

 
Step Four:
Shampoo your hair as normal.

 
 
With the weather, excessive straightening, blow-drying, and the curling that we do to our hair… it deserves to be pampered! For best results, repeat this process about once every week or two weeks!
 
 
Source: http://www.ehow.com/how_2182609_do-homemade-hot-oil-treatment.html

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Megan Maginity

Illinois State

Megan is a sophomore Journalism major at Illinois State University, with a minor in Creative Writing. She balances her time between class, her sorority- Gamma Phi Beta, and writing for the college newspaper- The Daily Vidette. When she’s not busy, Meg likes to shop for the best sales, rollerblade, hang out with friends or watch reruns of Sex and The City. Becoming a campus correspondent/editor-in-chief was a great accomplishment for her because she is an aspiring writer, hoping to take on the world of mass media after graduation in 2013.