Mixing EVOO with conditioner

Hello everyone! I have a question. I'm using Cathy Howse's protein deep conditioner as my main deep conditioner for about 20 minutes under the dryer then I rinse that and add EVOO to my hair and sit under the dryer for another 20 minutes. This process is taking a while and I hate having to take 3 showers. :-) Has anyone mixed olive oil with a protein conditioner. Any reason why I couldn't? Just wondering if one would nullify the results of the other. My hair is getting stronger from the protein and it feels so soft after the EVOO. Thanks!

I mix oil with everything so I wouldn't see why you couldn't. Actually, I have and I know of a few curlies who pour the oil in the conditioner hahahaha!!!

Thanks. I think I'll try it next time.

I always mix EVOO with my conditions to detangle every single time. It works well.

I mix evoo into my deep condish too. Sometimes I do hot oil treatments overnight and rinse it out in the morning, that saves time too.

This makes me feel so much better. I wanted to make sure I was getting the benefits of the protein so I will add my EVOO next time!

u can mix oils with conditioner because a lot of conditioners have emulsifiers that help bind oils to water (because oil and water naturally don't mix). could u kindly list the ingredients of the conditioner? thanks

Thanks Dajewel. The deep conditioner I use is Ultra Black Hair, UBH Deep Conditioner. I mail order it online. Here are the ingredients. I hope it's not too bad. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Aloe Vera Concentrate
Deionized Water
Peppermint Oil
Royal Bee Jelly
Menthol
Stearic Acid
Stearlkonium chloride
jojoba oil
safflower oil
coconut oil
olive oil
lecithin
Extracts of papaya, fennel, kiwi
tocopherol
wheat germ oil
Ascorbic acid
silica
fragrance
methylparaben
imidazolidinyl
urea
proplyparaben
FD&C Yellow No. 5

ok, this condish has an emulsifier and its is lecithin. so, you should be fine, especially since they already have olive oil in the formulation. now, am unsure how much olive oil (or any of the other ingredients for that matter) that was added. u can't tell the specific amount just be looking on the ingredient panel.

the only thing that i don't know anything about is royal bee jelly....i haven't heard of that before nor have i found literature about it

Thanks so much! When I get home this evening I'd love to leave the ingredients for her moisturizer that I use. So far it makes my hair very soft and happy.

ur welcome! keep us updated!

Moisturizer Ingredients:

Purified water, Olive oil, 1-Ocatdecanol, cetrimonium bromide, di-pathenol, allantoin, lecithin, dimethicone copolyol, methylparaben, diazolidinyl urea, propylparaben, retinol, tocopherol,

Leave in Moisturizer

Purified Water, propolyne glycol, Cyclomethicone, dimethicone, polysorbate-20, coconut oil, lanolin, methylparaben, fragrance, propylparaben, FD&C yellow 6 and FD&C Yellow 5.

I'm already seeing a lot of "cones" in the that one. Ugh!!!

I'm seeing parabens in all of them. If you're ok with using them and haven't had any problems then don't worry about it. I'm not a fan of parabens and I'm trying to not purchase anymore products with cones in them.

cones are not bad when used according to their intended use. if your hair is color-treated, i would highly suggest using them, as cones help protect hair from the sun, thus keep the color in the hair longer and promoting the integrity of the hair. if you are using heat syling tools (esp if you are relaxed), i highly suggest using cones because alot of cones are used notably because they can withstand extremely high temps while still enveloping the hair shaft.

still, there are some cones that are heavier than others, and such, they don't wash out readily and could possibly cuz buildup. so, a good clarifying cleanser/shampoo is good

the use of parabens is not detrimental to the human body. parabens have been shown in numerous toxicity studies to be easily uptaked, metabolized and excreted from the body with few adverse affects. still, there are few studies that show a link to cancer...keep in mind that is hard for every study to capture the same demographic in scope and breathe... imo, a lot of companies stay away from the use of parabens because it is a marketing/pr move, and not necessarily a stance against synthetic chemicals.

WOW! Thanks for the info ladies. Just so you know, I am relaxed with about 1 1/2 -2 inches of new growth. I'm tightly coiled so it's hard to tell. No color and I don't use heat anymore. All twist-out type styles for me. I don't think I'll buy the leave in (spray) moisturizer anymore as it seems similar to using water and adding glycerin and oil. I really like the creme moisturizer as my hair gets really dry. Her shipping is very expensive so I'd love to only have to order her condish and purchase my moisturizers at the stores.

Today I went out and bought HEHH and RenPure Organics shampoo. I plan to wash every 8 days and co-wash every 4.

One more question: Cones and paraben are the same thing?