Tip Tuesday: Overnight Treatment to Keep Your Hair Hydrated This Winter

Posted by Alexandra C. | Tuesday December 10, 2013

Every year, there is always one day when I snap out of denial and I can officially say to myself: 'ok, it's winter'. The day that happens is the day that I wake up and seemingly overnight, my skin has turned to scales and my hair to something that one might use to light a fire (yup, it's that dry).

Instead of succumbing to the dryness this winter, I asked Garnier styling and colour expert Nina Farrauto (above, check out those locks, how can you not trust her advice?) to give me a few tips and tricks for battling the cold air and keeping my hair hydrated and moisturized. She did not disappoint.

Nina's go to product for the winter is a great hair oil and like she pointed out, we don't use enough of it! I'm no stranger to hair oils, but for the most part, I use them when my hair is extra dry or as a styling tool. And it's great to do this, with special concentration on the mid-shaft to the ends. But also, it turns out oils make an excellent DIY style hair treatment and overnight mask.

At night, braid your hair (I think this would work best with pigtail braids) and apply the hair oil generously to your braid(s). Wrap your braids up in plastic wrap and sleep with it overnight. When you wake up, shampoo and condition as normal!

Here are some hair oils we recommend to try out:

1. Ojon Rare Blend Oil Rejuvenating Therapy (C$39.00)

2. Bumble and Bumble Hairdresser's Invisible Oil (C$50.00)

3. Nutiva Organic Virgin Coconut Oil (C$12.29)

4. Carol's Daughter Monoi Oil (C$30.00)

5. Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Moroccan Oil Treatment (C$9.19)

6. Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Dry Oil (C$8.49)

Have you ever tried this? Would you? How do you keep your hair hydrated?

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13 Comments

	on June 28, 2014 Deepika82 3,066 said: My favorite is Coconut oil.I switch between coconut oil and olive oil.
	on January 06, 2014 LittleMonroe1 4,057 said: im definitely going to try some of these oils
	on December 16, 2013 boxcat 861 said: I have a few oils I alternate through, Moroccan Dry Healing Oil and just plain Coconut Oil being my favourites. I find it messy and uncomfortable to sleep in the plastic wrap as well, but whenever I do spa days at home I start with putting oil in my hair and keeping it up for a few hours, then washing it out after. A small step that does go a long way in the end!
	on December 14, 2013 Racenhawk 2,704 said: olive oil is good
	on December 13, 2013 imfeehily 8,865 said: Some of these sound good.
	on December 12, 2013 Anjanie777 1,682 said: My family is from South America, with half East Indian background. My mom and her sisters and aunts, and her mom have been using oils since generations. They had a coconut farm and would make the oil to sell, but also they cooked with it and used it on their skin and hair. Its all they know. There are many types of oils as well that my mom makes with different leaves that help with premature grey hairs, hair falling etc. As far as wrapping the hair with saran wrap - maybe its because we use the oils every week anyway, we don't do that. But, we do sleep with oil in our hair.
	on December 12, 2013 Charmheart16 3,985 said: When I lived in Asia, the women would apply different oils to their hair all the time, specially coconut oil - not the cold pressed butter-like coconut oil that is sold in North America but an actual oil (olive oil consistency). Their hair looked so shiny and healthy so I'm not surprised that this treatment is recommended. I probably wouldn't do this overnight either but I'm willing to try it during a lazy Saturday or Sunday when I have nothing else to do.
	on December 12, 2013 DefinitelyMaybe said: If your hair so as dry as yours.. You'd be crazy NOT to at least TRY it. "Mamaluv": That does work, even IF you only leave it on for an hour or two. However, you should also wrap a bath towel around your head too. Why..? Because the towel will warm the bag on your head and keep your head warm. While doing this, it kind'a accelerates whatever conditioner you have on under there. I would do this also IF using oils. Your hair will be so soft afterwards. I do this every month (just to maintain), cuz I have would normally have dry (like the writer's) and damaged hair.
	on December 12, 2013 Tynk 2,219 said: Sounds messy
	on December 10, 2013 flower 4,433 said: I wouldn't try this