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Cocoa Butter Hot Oil Hair Mask

April 12, 2016 Dottie Bowles

Do you guys do hair masks? How about hot oil hair treatments? I used to be good about doing olive oil or coconut oil hair masks every week on the dot but over the last year or so I've been much more lax. No more! I've started doing a new hot oil hair treatment that I really enjoy and I thought you might too!

After making the DIY Cocoa Butter Body Butter I wanted to see what cocoa butter could do for your hair. I had heard good things and thought I'd mix it with coconut oil for moisture and rosemary essential oil because it's known to be good for your scalp and hair growth. I've done this oil treatment twice now and each time my hair was left bouncy, shiny, and soft – what could be better?

Cocoa Butter Hot Oil Treatment

  • 1 Part Cocoa Butter (I use this)
  • 1 Part Coconut Oil (I use this)
  • Rosemary Essential Oil (I use this)

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DIRECTIONS:

Place the cocoa butter and coconut oil in a microwave safe bowl and microwave until melted. Add in a few drops of rosemary essential oil. Mix well then apply to hair from roots to tips or tips to roots depending on where you would like to focus the treatment.

Put a plastic bag, or shower cap over your hair then wrap with a towel to keep the heat in. I used a hair towel like this and a plastic bag. Let sit for at least 20 minutes. I usually try to keep it in for around 2 hours.

Once you're done, wash your hair as you normally would. Although you may have to shampoo twice like I do depending on your hair and amount of oil you put in.

NOTES:

The amount of hair you have will tell you how much of everything to use. I did equal parts cocoa butter and coconut oil and then about 6-8 drops of rosemary essential oil. Depending on how much you like the smell of the rosemary you might want to just do a few drops of it the first time and go from there. Also, even though this is called a 'hot' oil treatment you don't need it to be hot, just warm, fully liquefied, and combined.

I hope this combo gives you the bouncy, shiny, and moisturized tresses you're looking for!

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How sweet of the little ghost! πŸ™Œ πŸ˜„ 🎁
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This may be my favorite pumpkin πŸŽƒπŸ™ŒπŸ˜­πŸ˜
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Lol nobody's saying it's perfect πŸ€—, I'm just really happy with the result πŸ˜…πŸ˜›πŸ™ƒπŸ€—
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Woot! Woot! 4! That's right FOUR more days left!!!! πŸ™ŒπŸ’ͺπŸ˜„πŸ’ͺ😌
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I'll be making a blog post about my first Inktober and my 'process' πŸ€—πŸ˜, so keep your eyes peeled for that if you're interested! πŸ˜…
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BOO! πŸ‘» lol I love this one πŸ˜›πŸ˜πŸ™Œ It's so sweet πŸ™Œ
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I can't wait to post tomorrow's!! πŸ™ŒπŸ˜„πŸŽƒπŸ˜…
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Only 5 days of Inktober left!! πŸ™ŒπŸ™ŒπŸ™ŒπŸ˜±πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜…πŸ™ƒπŸ˜„πŸ™Œ
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I'm thinking about opening an Etsy store! So far I have a "Happy Holidays" card that I designed digitally (in illustrator) last year; I'm also  planning on making a few more holiday cards and maybe some prints (with gouache) by the end of the year πŸ™ŒπŸ™ŒπŸ™Œ
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At this point I'm looking into having the items made then drop shipped for me as I don't really have the ability to print and ship them myself at this moment πŸ˜•πŸ€—πŸ™ƒ If you have any experience with this I would love to hear! I'm all ears! πŸ’ͺπŸ˜„
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Lol The pumpkin got too close!!πŸ˜±πŸ˜­πŸ˜›
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Lol I could think of nothing else for this one! πŸ€—πŸ˜›πŸ˜…
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I'm excited for tomorrow and the next day's Inktober!! πŸ™ŒπŸ˜πŸ˜„πŸ‘ŒπŸ’ͺπŸ™Œ
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I'm excited for what's to come after Inktober too! This challenge has pushed me SO MUCH! I feel more comfortable / confident creating now and am looking forward to upcoming illustrations I have planned!πŸ™ŒπŸ€—πŸ˜…πŸ˜„
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Inktober 24: Chop
Lol what a playful little ghost! πŸŽƒπŸ™ŒπŸ‘»πŸ˜„
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It's funny how quick the month has gone because of Inktober, have you felt this? πŸ˜…πŸ€—
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I can't wait to get more sleep again!! πŸ™ŒπŸ™ŒπŸ™ŒπŸ˜­πŸ˜„ hahaha
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Two cute little pumpkins playing in the mud! πŸŽƒπŸ˜…πŸ˜›
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It's a weird feeling to be sad Inktober is ending soon but also happy that it's gonna be over πŸ€—πŸ˜›πŸ™ƒπŸ˜­πŸ˜„ haha
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I'm looking at you, pumpkin patches!! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜­πŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒ
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Lol I couldn't think of anything for this one, so this was Adams idea! Lol I love it! πŸ˜„πŸ€—πŸ€—
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I didn't get as much planned out this weekend as I had hoped to, so fingers crossed I don't fall behind this week!! πŸ˜­πŸ˜§πŸ˜©πŸ™ƒπŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…
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