A ritual based in family, community and passing down stories, journalist Varsha Patel details her dedicated commitment to hair and scalp oiling.

A love letter to the tradition of South Asian hair + scalp oiling

In some ways, it was the most loving experience we shared

Even now, I find myself running downstairs with a comb and our small container of coconut oil, asking my mum for a scalp massage and tight braid

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A ritual based in family, community and passing down stories.