"He's so greasy he glides when he walks. He goes to the barber for an oil change, not a haircut.'” - S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

I decided that I needed to make my own conditioner, or do some sort of at home deep conditioning.

I'm broke at the moment, and it was unlikely that I was going to get a chance to go somewhere to pick up jojoba.

So, I went to the kitchen and grabbed the virgin olive oil.

"I'll just add a bit to my ends."

Yeah, that is what I thought.

I spread some on my ends, and then sort of over my hair a bit. It seemed like it wasn't really doing anything. I didn't notice much.

"If a little is good, more is better."

This kind of logic sometimes helps to make me one of two things:

1. A happy hedonist.
2. A Regretful rethinker.

I warmed some olive oil in a bowl, and then dowsed my hair with it. Then, I wrapped it in a warmish towel for 30 minutes.

I surfed the internet while I had the towel on my head, and I saw something that disturbed me...and made me think that I might have benefited from some earlier research.

This doesn't bode well.

Hmmm....

Well, I read the article on getting olive oil out of your hair, and it was written by someone that was even more clueless than myself. They pretty much recommended napalm and a blow torch, so I didn't pay much attention.

Still, the idea sat with me and made me uncomfortable.

Then I went to clean my hair.

It looked like I had a bunch of greasy hair snakes spronging off of my head.

No problem, I was going to wash it all out.

I washed with the baking soda shampoo.

Nothing.

This oil was staying IN.

I washed with the baking soda shampoo again.

My hands were still oily when I was done.

Hmm...

I rinsed with the vinegar rinse.

A little bit of relief, but not much!

I rinsed with the vinegar again.

Still oily.

I rinsed my hair in water for awhile, and thought that when my hair dried it would get better.

Dry hair? HAHAH

It has been at least an hour, and my hair is greasy damp.

I'm glad that I don't have to go anywhere until Friday.

Until then, I'll look like one of The Outsiders.

Cool. :/

~ Patty

Edit: I figured out that Dawn dish washing liquid would remove a large amount of the oil. It is still there, but MUCH better after using Dawn. Yeah, that is kind of like nuking your hair from orbit.