JOJOBA OIL; APPLICATION OF JOJOBA OIL
While my hair is still wet (saturated!) after washing, or in the evenings before bed, I ALWAYS apply a small amount of oil to the ends and slightly up the length of my hair.
There are many oils to choose from for this use. I prefer jojoba oil; I use it for many other purposes as well, such as a moisturizer for skin, or a base oil to add a multitude of essential oils to for use as a scalp massage oil. I also mix jojoba oil with aloe vera gel and/or essential oils for use on hair and skin.
I ALWAYS have at least a few drops of jojoba oil on my ends at all times. The amount used always depends on what my activities will be; if I am going about my normal daily routine, and really don't care how my hair looks, I usually apply a fairly generous amount of jojoba oil. If I REALLY want my hair to look good, I pay CLOSE attention to how much moisture my hair requires that particular day, and apply the bare minimum amount of oil to wet hair... as little as just a few drops to avoid the "over-oiled" look while still protecting my ends and achieving a glossy, smooth, full look. If I will be working out or out in the sun/elements, I apply jojoba oil heavily through the length (from the ears down), using a fairly generous amount.
Following is a more detailed description of
HOW I SMOOTH OIL ON TO MY HAIR...
I spread the oil through my hair while my hair is still wet after cleansing. First I apply my leave-in or essential oils/distilled water mixture (most often I use a leave-in conditioner with EO's added). I find the leave-in with EO's is more effective if applied under the oil. I then start to apply the oil... I determine what my schedule will be that day & the following day, and if I don't care how my hair looks, or I plan on wearing it up, I will put about a dime size amount in the palm of one hand, rub my hands together, then finger comb with my hands & fingers in a "smoothing" sort of way, concentrating on the ends and the length up to about my ears. I repeat the application of a dime-size amount throughout my hair, sometimes a few times. After I have applied a generous amount of oil throughout the length of my hair, I always put a little more oil in the palm of the my hand, and put it just on the last 2 inches of hair. I should point out that often, by the next day, the oil has soaked in to such an extent that my hair looks great - full, glossy, not greasy at all.
If I want my hair looking its best (full, glossy, not over-oiled), I apply the oil in a very different manner...
I assess my hair before I cleanse it to see how much moisture it seems to need and where.... possibly on the ends, or outer layer. After I have cleansed my hair & applied leave-in conditioner with EO's, I put a few drops of jojoba oil in the palm of my hand, rub my hands & fingers together, and again, gently finger comb & smooth my hair by holding the length of my hair in between my palms and fingers, lightly running my hands down my hair over and over agian. Then I finger comb some more or comb with a wide tooth comb. If your hair is soaking wet, it is generally quite easy to evenly spread a tiny amount of jojoba oil through quite a bit of hair. I always put a little more oil in the palm of the my hand, and put it JUST on the last 2 inches of hair.
When I want to spread just a
tiny amount of jojoba oil through DRY hair, I often mix it with aloe vera gel & apply the mixture. One of the reasons I started to mix jojoba oil with aloe vera gel was simply to facilitate evenly spreading a small amount of jojoba oil through dry hair. I always add EO's to the glossing gel. My basic recipe for glossing gel is 3 parts aloe vera gel, 1 part jojoba oil, and about 2 drops Chamomile & other various EO's per ounce of glossing gel - obviously with the stronger EO's, sometimes the addition of 1 drop of EO per 4 ounces of glossing gel is PLENTY.
Because of my schedule, I sometimes (CO) wash daily and I apply the oil as I listed above. However, usually I wash my hair about 3 to 4 times a week, and on the days I do not wash, each evening I
ALWAYS apply a little jojoba oil to (at the very least) the last 2 inches of my ends, sometimes up the length to the ears.
I ALWAYS have some amount of jojoba oil on my hair, and I always have oil applied more generously on the last 2 inches of my hair. This has worked beautifully for my hair type/texture to protect my hair.
I used to use all kinds of different products to make my hair look smooth/glossy/straight/curly/etc., and I completely stopped using all (traditional) styling products in Dec. '01.
I honestly attribute the natural gloss & manageability of my hair to the regular application of jojoba oil, because before I started using jojoba oil, there was
no way I could get my hair to look good in the past (in my pre-jojoba days) without a glosser, or straightening/smoothing/curling gel, etc.
Equestrian 
24/36+/38 1bFii
Toffee blonde fine straight hair with a slight unnoticeable wave & many highlights/lowlights. 
