Daily Cowashers... what do you do in cooler months?

[sheba1]

Hello everyone! This summer I have fallen in love with daily cowashing followed by wash n go's and wet bunning. As summer comes to an end, I'm trying to figure out what I will do with my hair as it cools outside.

I've been thinking, I could cowash nightly, loosely wet bun and wear my hair that way til the following night. I could cornrow biweekly and wig it, still cowashing nightly. I'm not sure what I'll do, just yet. What do you do? How do you cowash daily during the cooler months?

 

[Simply_Kelz]

I just do it at night.

 

[countrychickd]

I'll probably do twist outs more than anything else during the cooler month. Wash at night and twist, then wake up to dry hair in the morning. HTH!

 

[Black Hoya Chick]

i just do it at night. i plop my hair a little so that its dry by morning. then i bun and go.

 

[Tene]

I co wash early in the mornings.

 

[BostonMaria]

I only co-wash up until it gets to be like 25 degrees outside. After that any attempt to co-wash in the morning is worthless because the cold air won't let me retain moisture and my curls look a hot mess. Plus I catch a cold - I don't care what anybody says, walking around 20 degree weather with wet hair makes me sick - when I walk around with wet hair.

With that being said I usually will co-wash at night and just spray some water in the morning and add some shea butter. In the winter I usually have my hair rollerset Dec thru beginning of March. That's just me though. I say play it by ear and see how your hair reacts to the weather. Just don't use coconut oil in the winter because I found out the hard way it freezes in your hair LOL

 

[sheba1]

Thanks for the great responses. I think I'll follow many of your leads and go with nightly washing. I just can't give it up now that I've tried it. My hair is loving cowashing.

Just don't use coconut oil in the winter because I found out the hard way it freezes in your hair LOL

Oh my, that's good to know!! I use coconut oil, too! Wow.... well, better make sure I hop on that order of Jamaican Black Castor oil. I'd been saying I'd try it, anyhow.

 

[MJ]

I cowash daily throughout the year. I prefer to cowash in the mornings.

Last winter, I tried cowashing at night, but gave it up after a few weeks because I don't like going to bed with a wet head. I wear cornrows under wigs, so my hair dries fast (i.e., I only have to wrap a towel around it for a few minutes to stop any dripping).

 

[DMJ's Mom]

I cowash less often and at night to give it time to dry before morning

 

[MonPetite]

Cap n Go w/ 10 minutes under the hard dryer before leaving the house. Details on my blog.

 

[MissLawyerLady]

Unfortunately, I give it up in the winter because its just too cold for me. I have to step in up on DC and start pre-pooing.

 

[sunnieb]

I usually cowash early in the evening around 6pm. My hair is always dry enough for me to bun and wrap by the time I go to bed at 10pm.

 

[sheba1]

I usually cowash early in the evening around 6pm. My hair is always dry enough for me to bun and wrap by the time I go to bed at 10pm.

I really like this idea Right now, I work out in the mornings and cowash and dress immediately after. For Fall/Winter I'd considered changing my workout to after work since I wouldn't be cowashing in the morning anymore. It may make perfect since to cowash right after my workout still, so my hair can somewhat dry before bed time. Thank you!