Quick answer? Yes, and you wil be shocked with the results (in a good way).
Leaving argan oil in your hair overnight is one of the easiest ways to bring back moisture, shine, and softness — especially if your hair’s feeling dry, dull, or damaged.
This is because Argan oil, also know as liquid gold, is rich in the things your hair needs to be protected, repaired and hydrated. By leaving it in overnight the vitamin E, antioxidants and fatty acids get the chance to penetrate and soak into your hair and scalp, without leaving it greasy!
Why Argan Oil Overnight?
First of all an Argan oil treatment is completely natural and organic. Even though it doesn’t have chemicals, it acts like a deep conditioning treatment, helping to restore, strengthen, moisturise and revitalise your hair and scalp. It does this by:
- Smoothes frizz and flyaways (strands of hair that stick out in any direction!)
- Coats the hair adding shine and softness
- Begins to repair damage to the hair, whether its from heat or any other styling
- Hydrates the hair and soothes a dry scalp
What is an added benefit is that Argan oil works for all hair types:
- For curly hair: helps to moisturise, hydrate and add more definition to curls
- For straight and wavy hair: It boosts shine and helps to control frizz
- For fine and oily hair: It helps to strengthen and only used in minimal amounts to avoid product build up
How to put Argan oil in overnight
Here is a quick step by step way to apply Argan oil in your hair so that you can unlock the benefits whilst you sleep:
- Argan oil DOESNT need to be applied every night, start with once a week and increase 2 / max 3 times a week.
- Wash your hair in the morning.
- You can have dry or SLIGHTLY damp hair (this is all to do with how your hair and scalp absorbs the oil, the cleaner the better).
- For hair treatment take a pump of Argan oil.
- Now apply from the mid-length to ends of your hair — if your hair is naturally oil avoid applying to directly to the roots.
- Re-apply across your hair, making sure that the oil has been applied to all or most of your hair.
- Are you looking for scalp treatment (dry, itchy scalp)? Take a pump, section off a part of your hair so you can see the scalp, then massage gently into it.
- Repeat the procedure, applying it to the remaining sections of your scalp.
- Make sure to protect your pillow: You can do this by either braiding your hair or wrapping it in a silk scarf / bonnet. Silk is good because it reduces friction.
Things to remember when applying argan oil overnight
“Does it make hair greasy?”
No, Argan oil is naturally lightweight, absorbs well and non-greasy, you will only see greasiness if you’ve overapplied. If you’re seeing that your hair does become greasy no problem, wash it out, and next time use less.
“Will applying too much argan oil damage my hair?”
Not in the first instance. You would need to be over-using argan oil regularly over a 6 month period to then cause some visible damage. This is not necessarily because of the oil, instead overuse can lead to buildup which can damage follicles, and buildup can happen using any hair product.
“Does it clog pores or cause breakouts?”
Argan oil is non-comedogenic which means that it is pore-friendly. If you have noticed you do break out either with argan oil or other oils, just avoid applying too close to your hairline or face.