My daughter-in-love came to visit recently and introduced me to Coconut Oil as a conditioner for my hair...
...wow...being 'poo' (and conditioner) free has left my hair dry...and somewhat brittle. With the beginnings of RATS (knots) in my hair!
Here are a couple of sites to explore if you'd like more information on using the oil:
Click here for the link my DIL gave me.
Here is one I found and this one too!
A couple more I browsed are here and here.