Dabur Vatika Enriched Coconut Hair Oil 150ml (Pack of 2)

I read most of the reviews on this privative and positive both. I personally love it. I don't find that it has an unpleasant scent at all. Nor do I find it hard to use.1. If the product comes to you and it's "cold" or you use it and it's "cold" it will look like butter or lard. You have two options....run it under hot tap water or put a bit in the palm of your hand and rub...it melts.How I use it1. In the morning apply it to dry hair (focus on ends and add a bit through the rest finger combing through)then brush through (with a boar hair bristle brush), pull hair up into a bun and secure (I have over 2ft. of hair, I use an elastic, and a few bobby pins), add a flower clip, and go about my day2. In the evening shower and wash my hair with Nexxus for split ends shampoo and conditionerI have slept with it in my hair and my pillow was fine. I focused on the ends, pulled my hair up with an elastic into a high ponytail, braided my hair and rolled the braid into a bun, secured it, and in the morning either brush through (with the boar hair bristle brush), reshaped it into an up-do, or washed it out with the Nexxus for split ends shampoo and conditionerI am of mixed race Caucasian and Asian with very straight hair. I very seldom use heated styling tools on my hair (when I want to curl my hair I set it the old fashioned way the night before usually or create a clever up-do in the morning and let it down for the evening events. My hair had some damage on the ends and some dryness but after less than a week and only a few uses of this product I almost can't stop touching my hair.My hair as of this momentVery soft but not greasy...beautiful shine, some dryness on the ends but nothing a tiny trim won't cure.What I don't expectThis product to make my hair grow longer, thicker, or fasterWhat I do expectThis product to make my hair softer and more manageableOther things I have used this product forMoisturizer on my face (would not suggest if you have oily skin. I have dry patches around my eyes and some from sunburns)Smooth and soften skin and course hair for shaving (works great on underarms, wash your deodorant off and apply the Vitika, shower normal and use your shaving gel or cream as you would under your arms)Personally for me I like this product a lot and I am glad I found it.Keep in mindA LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY

I am Afro-Caribbean and have mid-back length locs (as in thin dreadlocks) that I've been maintaining for about 10 years now. I just discovered Vatika and find that I absolutely love the smell and the way it leaves my hair! My hair feels very fluid, soft, and as if it is just flowing down my back (more so than usual), and it smells like heaven. A few points:- I put the bottle in the hot shower with me in the mornings so that the congealed oil melts by the time I am done showering and ready to apply it to my hair. I also have done as others suggested and simply heated a mug of water up in the microwave, and then set the bottle in the heated water for a few minutes.- Because of the length and thickness of my hair, I use much more than the nickel or quarter-size amount suggested by one reviewer. In keeping with the change analogy, I'd say I use about a roll of nickels-size worth. Despite this, my hair does not feel oily after the application has had a chance to soak in.- I do not use this as a pre-shampoo or deep conditioning treatment that I later wash/rinse out as other reviewers do. Instead, I apply it every other day or so, in the morning, and then go about my day. That said, as I wash my hair every few days, I suppose I am technically/inadvertently using this as a pre-shampoo or deep conditioner (and I guess we all would be if looked at in this way). ;)- I happen to find the smell of the product to be quite divine; I have read that some others find it unsettling. It might be important to note that I am a fan of all-natural products and, specifically, The Body Shop products. I wash my hair with The Body Shop's banana shampoo and conditioner and have been using their Monoi oil in my hair for about a year. I happen to also like essential oils over perfume. I share this info because it suggests that I might like the smell of Vatika because I am used to and enjoy the smell of many other products with natural ingredients. A friend of mine jokingly and fondly said that, after application of Vatika, my hair smells like the store, "Pier 1 Imports". I think that might actually be pretty accurate. ;) If you don't like the smell of very natural ingredients or materials--a la an import store, let's say--then you probably won't dig Vatika.- I've only been using the product for a few days at the time of this writing, but I believe I am starting to notice the hair-color-darkening effect other reviewers noted. I am content with this phenomenon, however, since my hair color is naturally dark and I am in no way averse to covering up a grey hair or two without having to exert any more effort than that used in the execution of my morning routine.Enjoy!