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OGX Damage Remedy + Coconut Miracle Oil Penetrating Oil
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About this product

A lightweight coconut oil-based hair serum designed to protect and condition hair, particularly the ends, before shampooing.

Full ingredients

Guru Score

83%

Yay

6 experts · Strong agreement
6Gurus
6Yay
0Mixed
0Nay

What they liked

  • A little goes a long way
  • Rinses clean without residue
  • Lighter than pure coconut oil

What they flagged

  • Regular version may be too heavy for fine hair

What the gurus are saying

A little goes a long way with this oil, and it rinses out cleanly in the shower without leaving hair greasy, making it a lighter alternative to straight coconut oil. Gurus recommend applying it to dry ends and leaving it for at least an hour or overnight before washing, where it coats and smooths the hair while buffering it from shampoo's stripping effects. Those with fine hair may want to reach for the lighter mist version instead, since the regular formula can feel a bit heavy.
Synthesized from 6 expert reviews · most recent take March 2026

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Yay
"For the hair oil, I do like the OGX Damage Remedy Plus Coconut Miracle Oil Penetrating Oil. This is a pretty lightweight finishing oil for dry, frizzy ends. It helps improve shine and reduces frizz. You really want to use a super duper small amount or else your hair will feel really heavy, especially if you're somebody who has fine hair like me. It is not intended to go on your scalp, just mid-length to the ends. The key ingredients here are coconut oil and fatty conditioning agents."
Yay
"I really like doing this and it really makes a world of a difference and it smells like coconuts. It smells so tropical."
All 2 takes from Sincerely Miss Ash
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"I really like doing this and it really makes a world of a difference and it smells like coconuts. It smells so tropical."
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"I do like to oil my hair before going into the shower as a pre-oil, especially after I have just had my hair colored because sometimes when you go blonde or even with other colors your hair can sometimes just feel a little dry. So I do like to treat my hair maybe a couple of times a month with this. I put a good amount in the palm of my hands and I just saturate mids to ends and I also do my bangs as well, and I will let it sit for maybe a half an hour sometimes an hour, maybe 20 minutes, and I will let it sit and marinate on the hair and then I will hop in the shower and do my regular hair care routine. It smells like coconut, it smells so tropical and it really is lovely."
Yay
"I like to reach for well-formulated hair oils that incorporate a healthy oil, but are also formulated with other ingredients to keep the overall product feeling a lot lighter and just make it easier to rinse out. I think a great affordable option for this is the OGX coconut oil. It comes in a more traditional format. It also comes in a spray mist, which I actually like a little bit more because my hair is a little bit finer. And yes, this does have coconut oil, but that's one of a handful of ingredients. These types of hair oils can be used in a couple of different ways. They can be used as a pre-wash, so you use it on your hair to almost protect it from damage during the washing process, or it can be used in between washes to just kind of help style and smooth your hair."
All 2 takes from Dr. Sam Ellis
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"I like to reach for well-formulated hair oils that incorporate a healthy oil, but are also formulated with other ingredients to keep the overall product feeling a lot lighter and just make it easier to rinse out. I think a great affordable option for this is the OGX coconut oil. It comes in a more traditional format. It also comes in a spray mist, which I actually like a little bit more because my hair is a little bit finer. And yes, this does have coconut oil, but that's one of a handful of ingredients. These types of hair oils can be used in a couple of different ways. They can be used as a pre-wash, so you use it on your hair to almost protect it from damage during the washing process, or it can be used in between washes to just kind of help style and smooth your hair."
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"I like to use the OGX Coconut Miracle Oil. Using something like this still gives you the benefits of using a coconut oil but it's a much lighter product so I find that it rinses a lot cleaner in the shower. I will apply it to kind of the dry ends and then usually I'm going to work out that allows it to kind of sink in. I like to keep it in for at least like an hour but that's like such a personal preference, you could use it overnight if you wanted to and then rinse it off in the morning. And then when I shower and wash my hair I just find that my ends are a lot smoother."
Yay
"Another option for conditioning and pre-treating dry, brittle hair is a few drops of the OGX. This is their miracle oil. Put it in your hands, scrunch it into your hair. I usually sleep in a sleep cap and then wash the next day. And my hair is a lot more silky, a lot more manageable."
All 9 takes from Beyond50Skin
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"Another option for conditioning and pre-treating dry, brittle hair is a few drops of the OGX. This is their miracle oil. Put it in your hands, scrunch it into your hair. I usually sleep in a sleep cap and then wash the next day. And my hair is a lot more silky, a lot more manageable."
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"I'm out of my favorite hair oil from OGX that's definitely on my purchased list I love"
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"This is the OGX coconut one, really lightweight, love it. As a pre-treat I put it on, sleep in it overnight. This is one of my favorite hair oils. I haven't really found a replacement for this. I will be repurchasing. They have an argon oil but I like the scent of this a little bit better."
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"I put it in the OGX hair oil that I was already using. I dropped a few drops of castor oil in that and then I massaged it into my scalp and actually my hair turned out great. I didn't have any problems washing it out."
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"I put it in the OGX hair oil that I was already using, dropped a few drops of castor oil in that and then I massaged it into my scalp and actually my hair turned out great. I didn't have any problems washing it out."
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"I use a hair oil before I shampoo my hair just to help with the ends. My favorite is the OGX Damage Remedy + Coconut Miracle Oil. I put a puddle of the coconut miracle oil on and in my hair before I go to sleep, put on my sleep cap, and wash it the next morning. It does have quite a bit of a fragrance to it, but once I've washed it out it does kind of settle down. It doesn't linger throughout the day."
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"I use the OGX hair oil, it's a penetrating hair oil that you can use to kind of help that dry snappy hair that you get and calm down any of those frizzes."
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"I almost forgot my favorite hair oil because I'm out of it I need to go pick up another bottle of the OGX penetrating hair oil absolutely love it definitely a holy grail for pre-treating my hair before shampooing"
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"I've introduced a pre-treat oil which I wear overnight in a sleep cap before I shampoo. My absolute favorite is the OGX Coconut Miracle Oil, this is fabulous, it doesn't leave my hair greasy, it just makes it more manageable and gives it more body."
Yay
"The OGX Coconut Miracle Oil is just really nice. This is a little bit heavier, they do make a lighter version for fine hair, but the regular version, a little bit goes a long way. One of my favorite ways to use it is to coat this to your ends almost like it's a coconut oil treatment before you shampoo. And then for those that do have to wash your hair frequently and worry about the damaging effects of frequent shampoo, you can apply an oil like this one to the ends of your hair, and as you're shampooing, the oil kind of acts as a buffer to protect your hair from the stripping effects from shampoo. So for those that have an oily scalp that may need to wash your hair daily but worry about damaging your hair, this would be a really cool product to use. This oil is really nice, a little bit goes a long way. It contains coconut oil and vanilla bean extract that provides a nice luxurious scent, and then other plant extracts that help to add shine and smoothness."
All 2 takes from Dr. Jenny Liu
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"The OGX Coconut Miracle Oil is just really nice. This is a little bit heavier, they do make a lighter version for fine hair, but the regular version, a little bit goes a long way. One of my favorite ways to use it is to coat this to your ends almost like it's a coconut oil treatment before you shampoo. And then for those that do have to wash your hair frequently and worry about the damaging effects of frequent shampoo, you can apply an oil like this one to the ends of your hair, and as you're shampooing, the oil kind of acts as a buffer to protect your hair from the stripping effects from shampoo. So for those that have an oily scalp that may need to wash your hair daily but worry about damaging your hair, this would be a really cool product to use. This oil is really nice, a little bit goes a long way. It contains coconut oil and vanilla bean extract that provides a nice luxurious scent, and then other plant extracts that help to add shine and smoothness."
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"As far as hair oils there's so many, they're one reliable in drug stores like OGX has a really great one that's coconut oil based."
Yay
"This is the OGX Damage Remedy + Coconut Miracle Oil. It's definitely not my first empty. This is a pre-shampoo treatment that I'm using before I get in the shower. I can either leave it on overnight, although I find it's more effective if I just do it a half an hour before I get in the shower in the mornings. It just helps to coat the hair, it helps to protect the hair. It does wash out, so you don't have to worry about greasy hair, but I think this has been a bit of a game changer. I mean, I know it's been a bit of a game changer. It was on, I think, my top three hair products. I bought a new one and I'm probably halfway through, if not three-quarters the way through that one, and I will be purchasing a new one again. I think it's great. My hair is just doing so much better these days, and I think that's one of the reasons why."
All 7 takes from Skin Obsessed Mary
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"This is by OGX, it is called the Coconut Miracle Oil. I'm addicted to this and you can pick up it at the drugstore for next to nothing. The night before I wash my hair in the morning, I give my hair a good dollop of this stuff all the way from roots to ends and I sleep in it overnight. I think it's helping to coat the hair, it's helping to make my hair feel softer. So this for me is replacing all the other oils. Absolutely digging it."
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"This is the OGX Damage Remedy + Coconut Miracle Oil. It's definitely not my first empty. This is a pre-shampoo treatment that I'm using before I get in the shower. I can either leave it on overnight, although I find it's more effective if I just do it a half an hour before I get in the shower in the mornings. It just helps to coat the hair, it helps to protect the hair. It does wash out, so you don't have to worry about greasy hair, but I think this has been a bit of a game changer. I mean, I know it's been a bit of a game changer. It was on, I think, my top three hair products. I bought a new one and I'm probably halfway through, if not three-quarters the way through that one, and I will be purchasing a new one again. I think it's great. My hair is just doing so much better these days, and I think that's one of the reasons why."
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"This product I always have this here and as soon as I start to get down to my last little vial of it, I will reorder this. This is just something that's going to be in my routine forever now. You pour this into the little thing and you mix it with water."
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"I was really surprised, like I've seen so many people talking about it and I decided, sure, I'd give it a go. The thought of putting oil into your hair, you would assume that you wouldn't be able to get the oil out of your hair, no, no, no. My hair is super smooth, super shiny, super silky, it's glorious. And I'm telling you, I won't be showering without it. I've now gone through a couple of containers of it. I don't like the form factor because you're putting oil in your hair and you got to pick it up and get more, it just gets all oily and gross. I need a pumping action mechanism for distribution, but any rate, don't care, keep buying it. It's super affordable. You can buy it at most drug stores. It costs about 15 bucks. Trust me, it does wonders for your hair."
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"This is another pre-shampoo treatment designed to coat and protect the hair while shampooing. I apply it first to dry hair to saturate that completely and then I put the coconut oil on top. I've been using this for ages but I've made a change very recently to the lighter version of this, it's actually a spray version and it's really better for thinner hair. Love it."
🛍️ Summer Beauty Empties | Will I Repurchase?
"OGX Damage Remedy Plus Coconut Miracle Oil is another pre-shampoo treatment designed to protect hair from damage while shampooing. What I tend to do is I apply the product and then when my hair is quite wet and damp I put on the OGX and then I wait a half an hour and then I have my shower."
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"I've been using this now, it's a relatively new addition to my routine, I've only been using it for probably 3 to 4 months, and it makes a difference. I am not kidding. This is like holy grail. I am not going without this product when it comes to washing my hair ever again. It's also super affordable. This little container runs about 15 bucks, and I've been using it for months and months and you can see there's about this much left. The downside is I freaking hate this packaging because as you're using it, you pour it into your hand and you're putting it into your hair and then you gotta pick it up and do it again, so it's constantly covered in oil. I generally store it in a little bag because I can't be bothered to clean this every time I use it. I really wish it came in a pump. But I will never be without this product, and if you have damaged hair in any way, this will be your savior. Drugstore, super cheap, I love it."

Frequently asked.

What is OGX Damage Remedy + Coconut Miracle Oil Penetrating Oil?

A lightweight coconut oil-based hair serum designed to protect and condition hair, particularly the ends, before shampooing.

Is OGX Damage Remedy + Coconut Miracle Oil Penetrating Oil worth it?

Yes. All 6 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 83%.

What is OGX Damage Remedy + Coconut Miracle Oil Penetrating Oil's Guru Score?

OGX Damage Remedy + Coconut Miracle Oil Penetrating Oil holds a Guru Score of 83%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected.

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