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Is using vasaline or petroleum jelly on my hair ok? would it make my hair shiny and less frizzy and silky? affects & effects plz.
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Better choices: Vaseline would tend to make hair greasy, and would be very hard to wash out. Whatever your ethnicity, i would not recommend vaseline for your hair. Look in the drugstore - there are a variety of moisturizers and oil treatments available for hair of caucasians as well as people of color (with different hair types).
Answered 11/1/2016
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