Hi! I am glad to hear that your daughter's hair is looking so good that others people are stopping to comment on it! That's a great way to tell that your product is working!
Well, yes the lady is right about coconut oil! It was "love after first use" when I started using coconut oil. It is a staple product in my regimen. Now, you can use it as a hot oil treatment, mixed in with any of your haircare products, applied to wet or dry hair, as a pre-poo, for dry scalp. The best type of coconut oil is the one that is 100 % and unrefined. Because, products that are refined lose a lot of their natural benefits during processing. I don't have one main brand of coconut oil that I have stuck with, as I sometimes buy from off the internet, or when I have a chance to go to Kroger's then I will buy some from there. Oh, and Wal-Mart does sell LouAna 100% coconut oil down their cooking oil isle (I don't know if it is sold in all Wal-Marts though). However, it doesn't say whether it is refined or unrefined. I have used this one before as well, because it is really cheap and I have found that it works just as well as higher priced coconut oils.
One brand that you should definitely stay away from is Parachute's 100% Unrefined Coconut Oil. That stuff has a strong odor. Most of the one's that I have tried have a very slight true coconut aroma, certainly nothing offensive! So, I don't know what is up with Parachute's brand of coconut oil, unfortunately!
Here's a great place where I have gotten my last order of 100% coconut oil from -
Centrifuged Coconut Oil
And, here's a great recipe "For Shiny and Soft Hair"
1 Tablespoon of Coconut Oil
3 Tablespoons of Sour Cream
*Mix the ingredients and then apply them on hair.
* Wrap a towel around it and let it rest for 30 minutes
* Shampoo and rinse off well
You can use this on your daughter's hair or even on your hair if you'd like!