castor oil for sealing??

has anyone used castor oil for sealing, especially the whole length of their two strand twists?? am thinking about incorporating the castor oil in my shea/aloe/EVCO combo. any suggestions would be splendid!!

I LOVE CASTOR OIL!!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Ok, now that that's out I can answer your question. I've only been using castor oil for maybe 2 months now and my hair loves it. I apply castor oil to the full length of my hair while it is wet(over a leave in moisturizer and coconut oil). Not only is it great for sealing but it makes your hair sooo soft. I've used it on both two strand twists and flat twists and my hair loves it either way. I'll vouch for castor oil anyday.

hmmm, i was thinking of using it after i apply the leave-in and while i do my twists. because i am cautious it being too thick and heavy for my hair, maybe mix it with evco and apply on the last 1/2 of the strand?

That would probably be best for you if your hair has a problem with the thickness of it. My hair loves it. I apply it to the full length of each individual twist as I'm twisting it. If my hair starts to dry I'll spritz it with a little water/conditioner mix. Let me know how it goes.

Oh...question: Do you plan to use regular castor oil or black castor oil? I've never used the black castor oil and don't know if there is any real difference to them.

i wanted to use castor oil to help keeping the moisture in my hair. maybe i will do a water/aloe/shea(and some condition) mix for daily moisture?? hmmm....

i was using the regular castor oil. the black(Jamaican) has a smell that i don't desire.

hey dajewel- this week was the 1st time i used castor oil ( i didn't want to fall into the hype) and i dont know if its the trim, the henna, the dc i did or sealing my hair w/ castor oil every night (the ends only) but im having a good hair two strand twist week! too early to tell and too many factors to decipher...poop! but try it, its only 5 bucks at WF

I love Castor Oil too!! It makes my hair so soft!! I've used both the refined, and unrefined types.

I use it on my scalp to help promote thickness and it has helped a lot. I will start using it on my ends once I get some more!

I love Castor oil only for it's thickness. I don't think I can seal with coconut oil alone.