beans4reezy
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I use the WEN nearly daily; it doesn't strip my hair at all. My hair has never felt better
Thanks! I have my sweet almond mint in my gym bag ready to go!!!
Damp hair for the summer
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Thanks! I have my sweet almond mint in my gym bag ready to go!!!
beans4reezy
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It was hot in NYC last week, so I started then. I cowashed three times last week and this weekend after I washed, DC'd, and styled my hair I started to notice that my hair was retaining length AND getting thicker. I'm not saying starting the cowashing directly affected the thickness and growth- BUT my hair's condition after only a few days of cowashing last week makes this a def. keeper for the summer
Commmmme on warm weather!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BlondeByDesire
New Member
Waiting on warmer weather before I start ... does anyone co-wash at night and bun? I just don't have time in the morning?
lilsparkle825
New Member
My hair loves to be wet. I like the Butter Treat rec, but I usually leave in HE HH or LTR, Aussie Moist, or my GVP leave-in. Is this a challenge? If not, it should be.
@BlondeByDesire -- I've been doing that all this week. In the morning, I use a spray bottle to slick back my edges, rewet my bun, and go.
@BlondeByDesire -- I've been doing that all this week. In the morning, I use a spray bottle to slick back my edges, rewet my bun, and go.
BlondeByDesire
New Member
The Butter Treat is this something you use as a co-wash and rinse out?
bklyncurly
New Member
I do. If I know I'm not going to have time in the morning, I wash my hair at night and let it air dry for a few hours. When I go to bed, my hair is still VERY wet, but not dripping wet. I pull it back and put on a skull cap and then a rag on top. I can't sleep with wet hair exposed, it keeps me to cold at night.
In the AM, my hair is still very wet but it usually dries by that evening.
I have been co washing a lot lately. Actually everyday for the past week I use Aussie Moist (when my hair is xtra dry) and on the other days I use a condish that contains protein. I use Organix Coconut Milk (i like the fact that this conditioner has coconut milk protein and egg protein in it). I also use ORS mayo (i like the fact that it has egg in this as well)... I mostly use protein when I co wash (i have thin hair and trying to thicken it up). Almost forgot I also use Joico when I have a bottle available for co washing
lilsparkle825
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and it smells
!!! i will never go back to suave tropical coconut, that fake coconut smell sickens me now. have you tried the vanilla silk? i want to try them all. the shampoos suck though.
unique4lyfe33
New Member
I will be doing this when it gets a little hotter
soulie
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I do this sometimes; I'll cowash around 6 or 7 in the evening and bun overnight, or let it air dry for a bit and then bun overnight. I usually do the latter if I'm going to apply MT to my scalp.
and it smells
Yes, I do agree it does smell goooooooooood, very creamy and rich. I havent tried the vanilla silk (what are the ingrediants for it). I havent tried the shampoo but I will take your word for it...
I am definitely going to do lots of CO washes once the weather gets warmer. That was my routine a couple of summers ago and my hair was never healthier. I lost a lot of inches over the past 2 years (from slacking off on deep conditioning) and I REALLY REALLY want them back! I'm hoping that this method will help to make that happen.
I'll be getting a touch up in a couple of weeks so I can start fresh with a good trim to get rid of these scraggly ends. Then I'm going to challenge myself to gain a couple of those inches back by my b-day in November.
I'll be getting a touch up in a couple of weeks so I can start fresh with a good trim to get rid of these scraggly ends. Then I'm going to challenge myself to gain a couple of those inches back by my b-day in November.
lilsparkle825
New Member
vanilla bean oils...silk amino proteins...jojoba...shea butter....vitamin E
-hugs bottle-
ladytee2
New Member
I have been thinking about cowashing. I havent tried it yet but I plan too.
Does anyone add stuff to their cowash conditioners? I have at least on conditioner that was ok but nothing to rave about. I was wondering what I could add to it. Im thinking maybe honey, avj, oils and/ or glycerine to make it a little more moisturizing.
Does anyone add stuff to their cowash conditioners? I have at least on conditioner that was ok but nothing to rave about. I was wondering what I could add to it. Im thinking maybe honey, avj, oils and/ or glycerine to make it a little more moisturizing.
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isawstars
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I wish I saw this thread sooner. lately i've been rinsing my hair with cold water 4-5 days a week... and like you, i shampoo at the end of the week. I have noticed an increase in growth as well. Granted, I rarely do co washes when I wet my hair. I think the stimulation of the scalp from the water helps initiate more growth, in addition to what you've said. I didn't read the entire thread so I'm sorry if someone has already said it.
But yeah... I am definitely going to continue doing the same in the summer! I think our hair likes water!
But yeah... I am definitely going to continue doing the same in the summer! I think our hair likes water!
Hot40
New Member
Ok just make sure I am clear.
I want to keep it wet for 5 days at a time
So I should co wash every day and bun???
At night should I use a plastic bag??? will my Hair smell like mildew?
When I co was should I leave a deep condtioner in my hair and go to work?
I will start next week.
I want to keep it wet for 5 days at a time
So I should co wash every day and bun???
At night should I use a plastic bag??? will my Hair smell like mildew?
When I co was should I leave a deep condtioner in my hair and go to work?
I will start next week.
Shay72
Natural, 4A
I do two nights a week.
chebaby
Well-Known Member
i co wash everyday and leave some of the conditioner in as leave in. then on soaking wet hair i apply kbb hair milk and the pat my hair with a t-shirt so i dont walk out the house with dripping wet hair. by the end of the day my hair is no longer wet. when i get home i milk my hair to make it damp with a liquid leave in, add some more kbb hair milk and seal it in with nourish and shine. i put on my bonnett and call it a night. in the morning i start all over again. i only sleep with a plastic cap on my head when i deep condition overnight. i do that 2-3 times a week.
syncerelyhis
Active Member
I use v05 to cowash, rinse, and then add more as a leave in/moisturizer and seal with coconut oil. Then I either wash n go (if its morning) or bun (if its night). I have been doing this everyday since it got warm. My hair is in love!
Hot40
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morehairplease
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co-signing. This is what I noticed when I daily cw while taking swimming last the summer before last. I am on the last of my Lanza conditioners and for my fine hair they are pretty light the only problem I have with them is that they are expensive. I have a ton of VO5 conditioners in a hall closet and will use them for my cw's this summer. Have you tried the moisture milks line? The one I like is the free me freesia.
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Hot40
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pinkchocolatedaisy
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^^ Hot40: It's a line of V05 conditioners. They have diffefrent fragrances. They are great.
ETA: I find them at Walmart (now) but they are always at CVS and sometimes Longs and even grocery stores (sometimes they are really cheap there like $.79)
ETA: I find them at Walmart (now) but they are always at CVS and sometimes Longs and even grocery stores (sometimes they are really cheap there like $.79)
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beans4reezy
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WEN is not cheap, so I feel bad using it to cowash during the week. I went and picked up Garnier Fructis Moisture Plus conditioner...OMG! My hair is so soft and my hair smells out of the world. I can't believe a $5 conditoner can deliver such solid results!!!
My hair is so soft and my hair smells out of the world. I can't believe a $5 conditoner can deliver such solid results!!!morehairplease
Well-Known Member
Hi there,
I purchased the V05 moisture milks conditioners from Walmart and Schunk's(they had them on sale once for 4/$1....I went crazy buying them). Target and Kroger also sell V05 moisture milk conditioners.
hths,
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Aggie
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Good idea wearing damp hair for the summer but when I went up to Nebraska for the winter, my hair was so dry from the furnace heat in the house that I saw cowashing absolutely necessary then. I needed to prevent my hair from becoming brittle from the heat inside the house. I live in the Bahamas where the humidity is pretty high and daily cowashing is not necessary so I do a lot less in the summer here.
syncerelyhis
Active Member
You should be fine! It won't be dripping or anything. Just bun and wrap with your scarf and you will be ready to roll in the morning!
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