QueenNefi
Well-Known Member
My front edges have been sore, irritated, and itchy for months now. I never attributed it to coconut oil but now I am starting to wonder.
I have traction alopecia in the front (so I thought). I was wearing phony ponys everyday since around August or September of last year. That is around the time that I started using Barleans coconut oil to smooth my edges and moisturize my hair. slowly I was loosing hair in the front but only on one side. I stopped doing the phony ponies and switched over to lace fron wigs, while I cornrowed my hair underneath.
I had the same itchy, sore scalp while wearing the lace front wigs. I would especially notice it right after I washed and conditioned my hair. The hair never grew back, even after six months of nurturing the hair. I figured that I permanently damaged the scalp area.
I live in Florida, so it became too hot and too humid to continue rocking my lace front wigs. I changed my regiment two weeks ago. I used Keracare shampoo and conditioner and Chi thermal products. I flat ironed my hair, put some IC polisher on and went on my way. I didn't even notice but for the last to weeks, I did not have any problems with my scalp/edges
This morning I noticed my hair way dry and lifeless, so I put some coconut oil on the ends and on my edges, wraped my hair and went to sleep. That's when it began again. My edges are sore, itchy and irritated. Then it dawned on me that the only thing different was the coconut oil.
Could it be the coconut oil?
I have traction alopecia in the front (so I thought). I was wearing phony ponys everyday since around August or September of last year. That is around the time that I started using Barleans coconut oil to smooth my edges and moisturize my hair. slowly I was loosing hair in the front but only on one side. I stopped doing the phony ponies and switched over to lace fron wigs, while I cornrowed my hair underneath.
I had the same itchy, sore scalp while wearing the lace front wigs. I would especially notice it right after I washed and conditioned my hair. The hair never grew back, even after six months of nurturing the hair. I figured that I permanently damaged the scalp area.
I live in Florida, so it became too hot and too humid to continue rocking my lace front wigs. I changed my regiment two weeks ago. I used Keracare shampoo and conditioner and Chi thermal products. I flat ironed my hair, put some IC polisher on and went on my way. I didn't even notice but for the last to weeks, I did not have any problems with my scalp/edges
This morning I noticed my hair way dry and lifeless, so I put some coconut oil on the ends and on my edges, wraped my hair and went to sleep. That's when it began again. My edges are sore, itchy and irritated. Then it dawned on me that the only thing different was the coconut oil.
Could it be the coconut oil?
erplexed lol. like hurt to move if that makes any sense. i had to handle my edges very gently when i styled my hair. Even when the wind moved my hair, it hurt. i honestly thought that because i did protective styling 90 percent of the time and my hair didnt "move" much that the soreness and tightness was due to my scalp just being stiff. but it was only the front inch or so of my scalp. 
if you still like the way coconut oil effects your hair, because it can be really beneficial, maybe try to avoid your scalp in the front of your hair. which i know is no easy feat with the way coconut oil melts and runs, but still a possibly plausible solution. Hth.
