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Jamaican castor oil is the rage nowadays, which you can also refer to as Jamaican black castor oil. That is because it provides so many benefits that you did not know about in the past. Jamaican castor oil treats hair in various ways, such as providing it with the proper moisturization and treating dandruff, and it is excellent for hair growth. That oil also treats acne and can be the right treatment for muscle pain, which has nothing to do with the hair benefits.
However, the point is that Jamaican castor oil can help you in more ways than one. Chances are you did not know anything or much, at best, about this oil. Let’s delve into what you need to know about Jamaican castor oil.
How Is Jamaican Castor Oil Different From The Original Type?
The original castor oil provides it’s own set of benefits, and promoting hair growth is one of them. However, Jamaican castor oil has differences from the original. The original castor oil differs from Jamaican castor oil that involves the extraction and preparation process. The original castor oil comes from cold-pressing castor plant beans. During the extraction process, temperatures remain kept at a low level.
In contrast to that, the extraction and preparation of Jamaican castor oil are quite different. The oil extraction comes from roasting the castor beans and blending them to the point that they turn into a pasty substance. The next step is boiling them in their paste form into a pot of hot water. You know that there is a significant difference in the density of oil and water, which is why oil in the water rises to the surface. Once it rises to the top of the boiling water, it’s ready for collection and skimming into bottles. That is the creation process of Jamaican castor oil. The process began in Jamaica, hence its name.
Even though both types of oils remain the same, and they both contain ricinoleic acid, which helps with hair growth – there is one difference. Firstly, when it comes to producing the original castor oil, there is a lot more processing involved than there is when it comes to making Jamaican castor oil. In addition to that, Jamaican castor oil contains dark ash, which resulted from the roasting process, which increases its alkalinity. The ash makes all of the difference in the world between Jamaican castor oil and the original oil.
What Benefits And Drawbacks Are There When Using A Heavily Alkaline Product On Your Hair?
Since the Jamaican castor oil is high in alkalinity, it can open up hair shafts to allow the nutrients to seep and penetrate the hair you want. That is how this type of oil is a lot more effective in delivering nutrients to your hair than the original castor oil. However, if you leave the hair shafts open, that can increase the chances of breakage and frizz, which is why you must seal the hair shafts after applying Jamaican castor oil. Later on, there will be a discussion on how to do that. However, let’s talk about how Jamaican castor oil can help your hair become healthy.
How Does Jamaican Castor Oil Promote Hair Growth And Improve The Health Of Your Hair?
You already know that the high alkalinity of Jamaican castor oil is what opens the hair shaft to allow the nutrients to seep through to provide proper nourishment to your hair, your hair follicles, and your scalp. It also helps the scalp by increasing blood flow, which helps with hair growth and helps it thicken as well.
Not only does it help to strengthen your hair, but it also helps to prevent eczema, dandruff, as well as you having an itchy and dry scalp. The hair type you have isn’t relevant, as it will help all hair types. If you have naturally kinky, curly, thick, or thin hair, Jamaican castor oil will nourish, strengthen, and help your hair grow and help prevent hair loss. As long as you use the oil properly on your hair by closing off the shafts, you will find that the oil can help prevent breakage and frizz.
Before you grab it for use immediately, you will want to do a patch test to make sure you do not react to the oil. Allow it to stay on a small part of your skin for 24 hours and monitor that area of your skin for rashes or other signs of allergies or sensitivities. If not, then you are good to go!
How Do You Use Jamaican Castor Oil?
The Jamaican castor oil application is so easy, and the purpose of the use does not matter. If you use it to promote hair growth or prevent dandruff from happening, the instructions are the same. Let’s go over the steps of what to do with the oil. You want to reap all of the benefits from it:
1. Massage The Jamaican Castor Oil Into Your Scalp
Measure out one to two tablespoons of Jamaican castor oil, take your hands, and thoroughly massage it into your hair. It will take about three to five minutes to penetrate your scalp. Therefore, that is the length of time the oil massage should last.
2. Cover Your Hair With A Shower Cap For 20 Minutes
After you complete the massaging session, cover your hair with a shower cap, and allow the Jamaican castor oil to settle into your scalp and hair for 20 minutes. You can even allow it to penetrate overnight if you don’t mind sleeping with the shower cap on your head with the oil in on your scalp and in your hair. However, leaving it in for 20 minutes will suffice before rinsing it off.
3. Rinse And Wash Your Hair In The Shower
Whether you allowed the oil to penetrate your scalp and hair for 20 minutes or left it to do its job overnight, now is the time to rinse and wash it off. The first thing to do is rinse your hair with warm water to wash off the oil, which can take some time as it is quite heavy. Once you know the oil is entirely out of your hair, then wash your hair with a sulfate-free shampoo. Then apply a silicone-free conditioner, if you can, onto the lengths of your hair. Follow the instructions listed on the bottle of the conditioner.
4. A Very Important Step – Rinse Your Hair With Cold Water
After the application of the conditioner, rinse it out with cold water. Yes, it may be uncomfortable; however, the cold water is how you seal the hair shafts to lock in the moisture and nutrients to prevent breakage and frizz. Rinse for several minutes until you know there are no traces of the conditioner left.
5. Allow Your Hair To Air-Dry
Don’t blowdry or add heat to your hair after coming out of the shower if you can help it. Allow it to air-dry. If you have to be somewhere quickly and need to use the hairdryer, only put the heat on a low setting.
Conclusion
You want to look for different methods to improve your hair’s health, thickness, and condition. In addition to that, you want to find other ways to promote hair growth‘. That is why you can try out Jamaican castor oil as it has differences from the original castor oil. Use the Jamaican castor oil as intended to improve the health, length, and overall condition of your hair. You will find that you have a new method to nourish your hair.
Applying Jamaican castor oil to your hair is so easy to do, and over time you will see what a difference it makes for your hair.
