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This dry winter weather is wreaking havoc on my hair, making the ends all hard and brittle, so I thought I’d make myself a little conditioner with coconut oil. But the winter hair custard I made a few weeks ago is quite high in coconut oil – 10% – and it’s causing my hair to…