Coconut oil to prevent damage from peroxide/bleach

That's an interesting view.
I'll think this is a question to ask a friend, she's a hairdresser. So perhaps she has an explanation for that.

Bleach round 1 is washed out and my hair feels unbelievable! I kid you not, no damage.... Some dryness, but my hair is always dry after any amount of water touches it.
My hair wasn't lightened enough for me to apply my ash blond hair colour over top, but I will give my hair some rest and go back it in a few weeks.
Coconut oil SAVED my hair. I can't believe I am just discovering this miracle product now!

This sounds really good 😉

Now I can't wait until I'll go for my bleaching with using coconut oil before applying... ^^

To clear things up for you, refined and virgin coconut oil will have the same benefit for hair. Virgin will smell strongly of coconut but refined will have no smell and some people prefer it for this reason.

What you don't want is fractionated coconut oil which is in liquid form and usually comes in a bottle rather than a tub. The lauric acid, which is the most beneficial component not found in other oils, is separated out and used for other products.

Well, thanks for giving me this information.

So I can conclude that I can use the one I've bought in the supermarket? Am I right?

To clear things up for you, refined and virgin coconut oil will have the same benefit for hair. Virgin will smell strongly of coconut but refined will have no smell and some people prefer it for this reason.

What you don't want is fractionated coconut oil which is in liquid form and usually comes in a bottle rather than a tub. The lauric acid, which is the most beneficial component not found in other oils, is separated out and used for other products.

Wow ok now I'm worried because this is the coconut oil I use http://www.healthsource.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=65

It's liquid and comes in a bottle, but I always thought it's due to my living in the tropics.  I once poured it into a bowl and stuck it in the fridge and it went solid, though.

Have you used it before or are you worried because you haven't yet?

To clear things up for you, refined and virgin coconut oil will have the same benefit for hair. Virgin will smell strongly of coconut but refined will have no smell and some people prefer it for this reason.

What you don't want is fractionated coconut oil which is in liquid form and usually comes in a bottle rather than a tub. The lauric acid, which is the most beneficial component not found in other oils, is separated out and used for other products.

Wow ok now I'm worried because this is the coconut oil I use http://www.healthsource.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=65

It's liquid and comes in a bottle, but I always thought it's due to my living in the tropics.  I once poured it into a bowl and stuck it in the fridge and it went solid, though.

Yes, you won't be buying solid coconut oil as you are in a tropical country that doesn't often go below 23 degrees c which is the melting point of coconut oil. So it will probably always be liquid for you until it goes in the fridge. I can't see an ingredients list on that bottle or anything, so I don't know if it's definitely the right stuff. Can you see one?

^It just says coconut oil on the bottle, under "Ingredients"!

My dad has offered to get me coconut oil from the market... like the raw/rough stuff? I'm considering it but I have to see what it looks like first.

I am going to shoot my old college roommate a message as coconut oil and products ( http://www.peterpaul.com.ph/specialty.htm ) is their family business.

Sorry, I was trying to clear things up rather than confuse anyone. Virgin coconut oil means that is is pressed from the coconuts and unrefined so it's not possible for it to be fractionated (fractions have been separated off - this is how some of the fatty acids are removed).

In general, if it says 100% pure coconut oil (and not fractionated coconut oil, pure or not) it is best for hair. So DON'T get something like this but those Prosource ones look to be good, besides the "light" version looking a bit suspicious. The bottle packaging could be because it's designed to be sold in a hot country.

I would guess that as yours sets when it's in the fridge, that it's not fractionated and fine. As far as I can find, the fractionated kind won't set solid.

In a place that the coconut oil is pretty much always going to be a liquid, it makes more sense to sell it in a bottle. It reduces the chance of spills and leaks, if that makes sense. I'm not really sure what the "raw/rough stuff" would be either so I can't comment on that, but it sounds more like it's not been pressed to get the oil? 🙂

Just bleached my roots and left pure coconut oil in my hair for 30 mins before applying. I usually burn my scalp badly and it stings like hell for about 35 of the 40 mins I need to leave it on to get the result I need. This stuff is amazing, it achieved a whiter result than I usually manage and although my scalp tingled a bit it certainly wasn't painful.

I bought a 500g pot of KTC 100% pure coconut oil from a local Asian supermarket for £1.99. It is food grade so has nothing in it that could damage your hair. It was solid, I asked the lady in the shop how to use it (seeing as Asian ladies use it all the time to condition their hair) she said to microwave for 30 seconds to soften it. You can buy a smaller bottle for about £1.29 (250ml) This will last years I reckon!

Wish I'd known about this when I started bleaching, would've saved a lot of frazzled ends and burned scalps 🙂

I have just finished reading this entire thread and some linkies to the long hair care forum!...
Phew!

I am most certainly going to go this route when I bleach and colour my hair in a couple weeks time. I may also use some argan oil there alongside the coconut oil.

There is one thing I am curious about though: This thread is very old now, so do we have any verification on the *long-term* effectiveness of this technique?

I recall a good few times where my hair actually felt much, much nicer and silkier *initially* after having bleached it... but after some weeks, it started to feel damaged. Does this not apply to those who have bleached their hair using this coconut method? What does hair feel like after some weeks / months is what I am now curious about and would no doubt conclude the effectiveness of the test!
 

I have literally just tried this, and my hair was probably going to die with one more bleach, so I smothered my hair in pure coconut oil and used a bleach bath for half an hour and it's completely stripped the colour! Excellent. I already had hair product in and was dry when I put the coconut oil. When I washed it out, it felt much nicer than it's ever done before.
Excellent thread!

I've been doing the coconut oil method for over a year now. I always do a bleach bath with coconut oil for a bleaching session. I've done it twice last year and once today.   My hair feels pretty much the same after the bleaching, just much softer from the oil! I use lots of conditioner and haven't needed to use coconut oil as a conditioning treatment though.  

I've done people's hair and they love the result from using the oil. I've bleached super damaged hair and virgin hair.  Hair may feel a little thirsty but weeks of conditioner should bring it back to life, I think.