Q&A for How to Make a Hair Protectant Spray

Heat styling can damage your hair even if you use a hair protectant spray. It’s best to limit your use of heated styling tools to once or twice a week.

Yes, it'll be fine.

You shouldn't. Shampoo strips the natural oils out of your hair, meaning it dries it out.

You can just use coconut oil and water in a bottle. As long as you don’t drench your hair in it, it should be okay.

Spraying is the preferred method, but if you have enough patience to wait for it to dry after simply pouring it over your head, that will work too.

Sometimes the oil can fry your hair, so it's a good idea to add other things in with it as well.

No. If you don't have access to distilled water, you can use either filtered water or mineral water.

Yes, it is meant to protect hair against heat from styling products, like a curler or straightener.

You should wait until your hair is dry from the spray before applying any heat.

It all depends on the ingredients, so try to stick with ones with natural ingredients. If that's not possible, than just be sure to give your hair a good rinse out after you have finished with the product.

I am also allergic to nuts, so I use either argan oil or grapeseed oil.

It usually lasts about one or two months.

If the serum contains silicone, it will probably work in the spray. However, conditioner is a better option because it provides the moisture that your hair needs before heat styling.

You could. It can be very effective for thicker hair.

Distilled has minerals that may harm the hair, especially if you have hard water. Over time it may give your hair an orange tint, so I recommend just using filtered water.

Those oils would most likely not be a good substitute, because they are both quite heavy oils and are not fragrance-free.

No, but it will protect your hair from damage during the straightening process.

Since water and oil don't mix very well, this most likely wouldn't be effective in the first place, but olive oil also leaves your hair with an unpleasant aroma, so it is not advised.

No, the silicone in the conditioner is what protects the hair from the heat in that particular recipe. The product should last 1-2 months.

Oils themselves tend to fry your hair, so adding water will give your hair extra moisture. While you can use those oils together, do it at your own risk.

Using just water and conditioner should be fine, but the oils listed in the previous steps are to promote healthy hair and maintain strength within the strands.

2-3 mL would do, but it is such a small amount that you could just go with what they said, which is a quarter-sized amount. It would be very hard to measure out a few mL. It also doesn't have to be exact.

Yes, but be sure to not spray that close to your roots. You can also use grapeseed oil, almond oil, or avocado oil instead.