Try adding a drop or two of peppermint oil -- or tea-tree oil to your shampoo or conditioner. Rinse as usual. Helps keep your hair "conditioned" even this hot-summer-weather. Use Castor oil on your hair, wrap hair in Plastic, or a plastic shower cap, leave plastic on 30 minutes. After oil treatment - - wash hair with shampoo. - condition as usual. -- Do this instead of some of those expensive hot-oil products sold at stores. Mayonaise also works great as a conditioning treatment -- wrap with plastic for 30 minutes to "condition" -- wash out with shampoo. :sneakiness: