Coconut oiling doubt

I bleach my hair regularly (every 4-6 weeks) and I put coconut oil in my hair the night before to let it soak in and then I put more in right before I bleach. I have never had any issues with bleach not lifting my color, and ive done it over permanent dyes and virgin hair, there has never been an issue.

In my experience, hair salons say that type of thing because they are not educated enough to realize that it wont ruin the bleaching process. I'm sure many people on here have been bleaching much longer than some of these "professional hair dressers" and probably know quite a bit more!

My own mother is a hair dresser and I am constantly teaching her new things from this forum and from my own research, so don't believe everything you here from the salon.

The only way coconut oil can block the bleach from working is if it's cold and it's gone hard. Otherwise, no, it won't block and the hairdresser isn't really right. It might be possible oil/dirt/grease might stop it working, but I'm pretty sure it would have to be really, really thick and disgusting!

I've been told a few times now that coconut oil actually makes it work better in fact as it helps draw in the bleach to the cuticle. If that's entirely true, I'm not sure.

Maybe they just say that in case people have got loads of products in their hair or something? Or maybe she just can't be bothered touching people's dirty hair haha! But yeah, coconut oil would be fine!

Thanks!!! I'll tell the girl about it beforehand but I totally intend on walking my way to the hairdresser with my hair totally covered in oil hahaha.  8)

I bleach my hair regularly (every 4-6 weeks) and I put coconut oil in my hair the night before to let it soak in and then I put more in right before I bleach. I have never had any issues with bleach not lifting my color, and ive done it over permanent dyes and virgin hair, there has never been an issue.

In my experience, hair salons say that type of thing because they are not educated enough to realize that it wont ruin the bleaching process. I'm sure many people on here have been bleaching much longer than some of these "professional hair dressers" and probably know quite a bit more!

My own mother is a hair dresser and I am constantly teaching her new things from this forum and from my own research, so don't believe everything you here from the salon.

This is a bit of a broad statement.

The reason why hairdressers don't recommend mixing coconut oil with bleach and other products is because these products have not been officially tested with coconut oil. Therefore hairdressers insurance is invalidated and there is a risk of a chemical reaction/allergic reaction.

Hairdressers insurance do not allow mixing coconut oil with specific brands for this exact reason. You cannot predict whether someone will have an allergic reaction or whether a reaction will happen to the bleach as they're all different chemicals, both in the different brands of oil and bleach powder/peroxide.

I am a hairdresser myself and using a statement like "salons and hairdressers are under educated and "don't listen to what they say" is a little confusing. As a large majority of hairdressers spend endless hours and money on education to ensure the safety of their clients and to achieve the best results possible.

I have tried coconut oil on myself when bleaching and I've had some times where it's slowed down the process, but other times it's been ok and has kept the moisture in the hair better.

I think the fairer way to say it is that often hairdressers gain their experience with a company that is affiliated with a particular brand of colour products so if they have always worked for a particular company they may only have experience in using certain products and may be limited to the way they have been taught to use them. The insurance thing is obviously also a huge deal, but I have to admit I've never had a hairdresser allergy test a product on me prior to use which you would think would also be an issue.
I think the perfect balance comes when a hairdresser is clear on what they are willing and able to do and then leaves you to make your own judgement on it - my last hairdresser was great with that, she openly admitted that my colour was fine the way I did it myself and was happy to leave me to it!

I bleach my hair regularly (every 4-6 weeks) and I put coconut oil in my hair the night before to let it soak in and then I put more in right before I bleach. I have never had any issues with bleach not lifting my color, and ive done it over permanent dyes and virgin hair, there has never been an issue.

In my experience, hair salons say that type of thing because they are not educated enough to realize that it wont ruin the bleaching process. I'm sure many people on here have been bleaching much longer than some of these "professional hair dressers" and probably know quite a bit more!

My own mother is a hair dresser and I am constantly teaching her new things from this forum and from my own research, so don't believe everything you here from the salon.

This is a bit of a broad statement.

The reason why hairdressers don't recommend mixing coconut oil with bleach and other products is because these products have not been officially tested with coconut oil. Therefore hairdressers insurance is invalidated and there is a risk of a chemical reaction/allergic reaction.

Hairdressers insurance do not allow mixing coconut oil with specific brands for this exact reason. You cannot predict whether someone will have an allergic reaction or whether a reaction will happen to the bleach as they're all different chemicals, both in the different brands of oil and bleach powder/peroxide.

I am a hairdresser myself and using a statement like "salons and hairdressers are under educated and "don't listen to what they say" is a little confusing. As a large majority of hairdressers spend endless hours and money on education to ensure the safety of their clients and to achieve the best results possible.

I have tried coconut oil on myself when bleaching and I've had some times where it's slowed down the process, but other times it's been ok and has kept the moisture in the hair better.

I do agree with you to a point. There are a lot of hairdressers who point blank refuse to learn and some who are very good. I've come across a lot in the past that won't, sadly (I'm not the most loyal customer for a lot of reasons). I think these days it's getting better because of the internet.

The insurance thing is a very valid point. But as Lauralei says, too many salons/hairdressers don't skin test anymore.

I guess its all a matter of opinion, some people like salons and others don't. In my experience there are too many horror stories to out weigh good results. Like I said my own mother has been in this industry for almost 20 years and every year she takes continuing education classes but there is just no way a hairdresser can be fully educated on every type of hair and every type of product on the market. It would just be impossible.

I'm a massage therapist and I have to test all my products on my clients 1 week ahead of there treatments just so that I cover my behind, and I have extensive paperwork that each client must fill out before I even touch them. But like so many other fields a lot of professions don't take the time to do these necessary steps and it ends up hurting clients in the process and ultimately hurting their business. (and this goes for all professions not just hair dressing, my sister had knee surgery and the dr didn't even order pre op testing!) So anyways its really each individuals choice whether they visit a salon or not. I think the point I was trying to make was that even people in the cosmetology field for 20, 30 or even 40 years can still stand to learn new things, but I think this is also true for all professions, not just hair dressers.