Coconut oil to prevent damage from peroxide/bleach

That sounds interesting. I've used coconut oil as a conditioning treatment before and it left my hair feeling gorgeous, but never used it before dying. I'd be interested to see how you go.

wow, sounds really intersting. im avoiding the bleach atm, but will defos give this a go when im being naughty again

so you dont wash out the coconut?

I'm actually gunna try this as I've been looking into coconut oil for a while anyway and my hair's due a bleach to go turquoise 🙂

I really can't wait to try this! Does anyone know any places which do sell coconut oil that can be used for hair, preferably organic?

Hey everyone!
So to answer the question of Saoirse you're not supposed to wash out the coconut oil. The last time I did this with a semi-perm dye my hair was literally dripping with oil and it did not block dye uptake, on the contrary, I noticed faster and more intense uptak of the dye (so much so that it was a bit dark for my taste as it was an ash blonde dye which ended up being more of a dark blonde than my expected medium).
I will let you know the results with pictures and everything when I bleach on Monday.

Places to buy coconut oil: I've bought some from Holland and Barretts before and from a local organic grocery store. Cheap non-organic coconut oil can be purchased from indian/exotic stores (I've bought some from spicesofindia.co.uk).
There is also lots available on Amazon. I would recommend there the shop called naissance which is reasonably priced, I bought some argan oil and hemp oil for my hair from their.

Hope this helps!

Don't superdrug sell it as well?

I've heard it, but can't say I've been to one in months as I'm currently living nowhere near one (unless I take a train to Leicester or Nottingham). But I'd be wary of people charging extra money for coconut oil "specially for hair", that's bullshit, all you need is virgin coconut oil which is what all the coconut oils for cooking should be.

Thank you for letting me know :3 I haven't sene any in superdrugs I have seen coconut conditioners but I don't think they will work.
May I add also that I have done a bleach bath before on my hair with olive oil on it from it the previous night and it lightened it and didn't damage it as much, so I can imagine this would work a treat!

Conditioners would definitely not work. Good luck with getting your coconut oil!

Thanks for sharing this information with us 🙂 I currently have virgin hair and am planning to do my first full-head bleach sometime in the new year, and recently started doing a once-weekly coconut oil treatment which has helped to take my hair from good condition to pretty much excellent condition. I'm still undecided as to whether I will be having it bleached at a hairdressers, or doing it myself at home, but if I decide on the latter I will definitely be giving this a try. Thanks again 🙂

thanks theodora ill definitely try this next time i bleach!

oooooooooooooh im gonna try this!!

Superdrug does a cocunut & almond conditioner which contains lots of ingredients, and it also does a plain coconut oil. What you want is the latter for this purpose. It's currently on offer for 2 for 2.99 or 1.99 per tub.

I just bought some today, I've just bleached my hair over the weekend, but I'll try it next time. Theodora, do you use veggie dyes or dyes with developers. I'm asking because dyes with developers don't need clean hair so oil in hair wouldn't matter, but this wouldn't be the case with veggie dyes, they work differently. I always do two or three clarifying shampoos between bleach and dye, and plan on doing the same next time either way.