{"title":"Hair Oils","description":"\u003cp\u003eOiling the hair is one of the oldest grooming rituals in South Asia. Called champi in Hindi and Urdu, the word that gave English the word shampoo, it means massaging warm oil into the scalp with the fingertips, then leaving it for an hour or overnight before washing. Almond oil, badam rogan, is light, pale and gently scented, and it absorbs easily. Castor oil, arandi ka tel, is very thick and sticky, pressed from castor beans, and is often used on the ends of the hair and on eyebrows, sometimes mixed with a lighter oil to make it easier to spread.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoose almond oil if you want something light for regular use, for massage or for mixing with other oils. Choose castor oil for a heavier treatment, especially on dry ends, and blend a spoonful with almond or coconut oil so it spreads. Smaller bottles suit trying an oil for the first time, and larger bottles suit households where several people oil their hair every week. Both are also used as a massage oil for the skin. They are labelled for external use and are not sold for cooking or eating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarm a little oil in a small bowl set in hot water, part the hair in sections and massage it in with the fingertips. Wash out with shampoo, applying it before any water for easier removal. See the whole \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/personal-care-and-household\"\u003epersonal care and household\u003c\/a\u003e department, and for full body oils see \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/body-massage-oils\"\u003ebody massage oils\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ktc-pure-almond-oil-200ml","title":"KTC Pure Almond Oil 200ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eRefined almond oil in a 200ml glass bottle, mild enough to cook with and clean enough for skin and hair, which is what most of these bottles are bought for. It is a food grade oil with a full nutrition panel, so it does both jobs honestly. Buy this size if almond oil is an occasional thing; the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ktc-pure-almond-oil-500ml\"\u003eKTC Pure Almond Oil 500ml\u003c\/a\u003e costs less per millilitre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the kitchen it goes into badam halwa and Mughlai sweets, over a warm salad, or into baking where a faint almond note is welcome. Warmed slightly between the palms it is the traditional oil for a scalp and body massage, and for babies in a good many South Asian households. Keep it away from strong heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKTC have been packing oils in the West Midlands since 1972 and this is their own bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KTC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55046860505427,"sku":null,"price":2.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/ktc-pure-almond-oil-200ml-front.png?v=1790247492"},{"product_id":"ktc-pure-almond-oil-500ml","title":"KTC Pure Almond Oil 500ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe same refined KTC Pure Almond Oil in the larger 500ml glass bottle, for households that use it for massage as well as cooking and get through a small bottle too quickly. The KTC is food grade, with a nutrition panel on the back, so it is equally at home in a halwa and on a scalp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse it in badam halwa, Mughlai sweets and baking, or warm a little between the palms for a head and body massage. It is light enough to leave hair soft and loose. Keep the cap closed and the bottle out of direct light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you only use almond oil now and then, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ktc-pure-almond-oil-200ml\"\u003eKTC Pure Almond Oil 200ml\u003c\/a\u003e will not sit open as long.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KTC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55046860865875,"sku":null,"price":5.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/ktc-pure-almond-oil-500ml-front.png?v=1790247501"},{"product_id":"ktc-pure-castor-oil-250ml","title":"KTC Pure Castor Oil 250ml, for external use","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis bottle is labelled for external use only and is not for eating.\u003c\/strong\u003e KTC pure castor oil, 250ml, is the thick traditional massage and hair oil, sold as it is packed. If you came looking for an oil to cook with, everything edible is in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/oils-and-ghee\"\u003eoils and ghee\u003c\/a\u003e range instead, and more massage oils are in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/body-massage-oils\"\u003ehair and body oils\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePour a small amount into your palm, rub both palms together to warm it, then work it through the scalp and hair or over the body. It is heavy and slow to absorb, so a little goes a long way, and it is usually left on before a wash. Keep it away from the eyes and other sensitive areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked in the UK by KTC, who have been bottling oils in the West Midlands since 1972.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KTC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55046866960723,"sku":null,"price":3.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/ktc-pure-castor-oil-250ml-front.png?v=1790247553"}],"url":"https:\/\/chandrastores.co.uk\/collections\/hair-oils.oembed","provider":"Chandra Stores","version":"1.0","type":"link"}