All coconut oils are not created equal

For some time now, I have been using coconut oil for my hair. I have used it as a leave-in moisturizing spray and hot oil treatments. The brand I originally purchased was this brand of LouAna coconut oil with the green lid.

First off I loved the scent, it has a very nice coconutty fragrance that you can still smell once you wash it out with shampoo. The way I applied it was only as a hot oil treatment that I would leave in from 1 hour to overnight. The results were soft hair that was moisturized without the need to add hair grease. I also noticed that my hair had no tangles when it came time to comb it. =) I also noticed less hair shedding and that my hair had grown a little past my shoulders and was getting thicker. A couple years pass and I was given this brand that was okay, but it left white build-up on my hair it seems to attract lint! So I found my self having to wash my hair much often when I used this one. I would use this as a hot oil treatment as well.

The smell of coconut is there, but I just did not care for this brand. So a few years pass and I need to buy more coconut oil so I head out to my local grocery store just to find that the packaging has been changed, so I figure, well it is still made by LouAna so the product should still be the same. BIG MISTAKE!!! I guess along with the changing of the label the company decided to change the ingredients of the oil. It has no coconut oil smell whatsoever, which is what I was hoping for. I have only used it in a spray bottle mixed with some distilled water and purified water. I dont know, it could just be my hair, but I noticed that when I used it as a leave in moisturizing spray it seemed to dry my hair out more and frizz it.

I will however try using it again as a hot oil treatment to see if the results will be different. I will keep the post updated, since I have now started my own hair care journey into going natural! I had my last relaxer on June 21, 2012 so I am transitioning since I don't want to make the BC as of yet! I am also looking for great products that keep the hair well moisturized to avoid alot of breakage during this time. So if you know of any good ones, please let me know.