Using Coconut Oil As A Hair Mask- My Experience

I decided to use coconut oil as a hair mask, because I was curious how well it would work and how moisturising it would be; and this is what happened.
(I didn't really read up about this, maybe I should have...)


I used extra virgin coconut oil, soaked my hair in it (tried to only put it in the lengths of my hair, but I kind of got it nearly in all of my hair except for my roots...), and then left it in way too long (20-30 min), but really I should have left it in for about 5 minutes!
So it didn't really work out how I wanted it to...

After rinsing it out:
My hair feels so wet, and it has felt like this for a while now.
I didn't wash my hair with conditioner, because I felt like I didn't really need to.
I am going to wait until tomorrow, see if it feels oily then, and decide if I should wash my hair again then.
Good night!

Day 1:
10:00 AM:
I just got out of the shower, and I washed my hair twice with conditioner, because it felt like it helped. We will see when my hair has dried.
When I woke up my hair looked wet, because it was so oily!
I was not impressed...
Fingers crossed washing my hair again worked!
11:30 AM:
I just rinsed my hair of with water, because it was still oily, but I did help a bit to wash my hair again. But it still is and looks oily. This "coconut oil hair mask" was probably not such a good idea...
1:00 PM:
The hair on the top of my head, near my roots, as well as the ends are not oily at all any more. It's just the lengths of my hair.
My hair still looks wet and feels wet too:(
(It's not how I want MY hair to look like).
4:00 PM:
I just took I shower because I was out exercising. I didn't wash my hair again, I just rinsed it with water. I also noticed that it's just the "middle" of my hair that is oily.
19:30 PM:
My hair doesn't look that wet any more... but it does feel damp.
On the positive side it's shiny, right now I think it will take a few more days/ washes until my hair will be completely coconut oil free :(
Day 2:
10:30 AM:
My hair has "dried" a bit overnight, but it is still oily here and there.
Otherwise, my hair feels just a little bit softer than usual.
I will update you tomorrow!
Day 3:
I can't see or feel any coconut oil in my hair anymore!
To be honest, I can't really tell a difference after using the coconut oil in my hair.
But, it was probably good for my hair anyway.
If I would do this again, I would just put coconut oil in the ends of my hair, but if I get any tips on what I could do better when using coconut oil as a hair mask, then maybe I would it again.

Some tips and tricks (from what I experienced):
* Try to only get the coconut oil in the ends and maybe a bit in the lengths of the hair.
*Don't leave it in for long!



I know this post is basically me complaining over my oily coconut hair, but I hope somebody reading this will find this interesting, educational and maybe even would want to try this for themselves.
Also, if anyone reading this has tried this, please comment some tips and your experience, and if I did something wrong (except for probably leaving it in for too long)!