How much conditioner are YOU using?

[darkangel25]

That just wouldn't work for me. I have very thick waistlength hair and a lot of its texlaxed, so I end up using a lot of conditioner. I clarify regularly so that there is no buildup. The only time I don't have to use so much conditioner is when I am freshly relaxed.

 

[LovelyZ]

My hair is extremely porous and thick. I have to run water over it for a while before its even feels wet. Its take a lot of conditioner in order to apply it fully throughout my hair, and i mostly just concentrate on the ends. I think i use 3 palmfuls.

 

[nakialovesshoes]

Maybe this has already been stated - I didn't read through all of the pages but I would think that possibly this so-called expert was talking about a different type of hair. Maybe if you have type 1 hair w/a naturally oily scalp, then this might apply. Just my thoughts...

 

[frankie]

A quarter size, per section, is about right for pre-poo or deep conditioning. I use 6 sections.

I use about a quarter size of leave-in for my entire head if I'm planning to wear it straight.

I use less than a quarter for oil or serum.

 

[clever]

Maybe this has already been stated - I didn't read through all of the pages but I would think that possibly this so-called expert was talking about a different type of hair. Maybe if you have type 1 hair w/a naturally oily scalp, then this might apply. Just my thoughts...

I came across this info in a black hair mag .The info is for textured hair.The info was supplied by JoJo Lanier of Terry's Place Salon in Detroit,MI.

 

[nakialovesshoes]

I came across this info in a black hair mag .The info is for textured hair.The info was supplied by JoJo Lanier of Terry's Place Salon in Detroit,MI.

So much for my theory. Wow - a nickel size on all of my hair? Wonder what's on JoJo's mind!

 

[growinstrong]

1/4 the bottle if I'm having some major tangles

 

[Cichelle]

Let's just say I use A LOT more than recommended in that article.

 

[halee_J]

LOL I was looking for the globs and globs option.... I usually put about a handful when I'm going to DC then after I put even more in so that I can detangle without any snags

I guess thats wasting to an extent but my hair seems to like it

ETA: when I say handful its a heaping handful

 

[Miss*Tress]

I'm so relieved to not be the only one using great big handfuls of conditioner.

 

[myco]

I think an ORS pak is about 3 oz. If I do an oil rinse after I shampoo, I only use 1 pak. If I skip the oil rinse, I use two paks.

 

[lovenharmony]

A nickel amount? HA!!! My hair drowns in conditioner! I'm heavy handed in everything I use. A nickel amount would condition my hands only

 

[OrangeMoon]

My hair would laugh at a nickle size amount of conditioner. I am really heavy handed with conditioners just to make sure my hair is covered especially my new growth.

 

[Whimsy]

nickel?
nickel my ass!

For cowashes w/ liquidy conditioners I use about 1.5 to 2 palm-fulls!

for deep conditioners that are thick and mayonaissey I use a LOT... i mean A LOT!!!

 

[dlewis]

I use 1/2 a bottle of VO5 and about 1/4 bottle of CON of the other expensive stuff. The large bottle of MNT last about one and 1/2 weeks.

 

[clever]

nickel?
nickel my ass!

For cowashes w/ liquidy conditioners I use about 1.5 to 2 palm-fulls!

for deep conditioners that are thick and mayonaissey I use a LOT... i mean A LOT!!!

That's what the man said,girl.

 

[lovelymissyoli]

I came across this info in a black hair mag .The info is for textured hair.The info was supplied by JoJo Lanier of Terry's Place Salon in Detroit,MI.

Is there a picture of her hair in the article? I really want to see how using such a minuscule amount of conditioner is beneficial for ones hair.

 

[Whimsy]

That's what the man said,girl.

that man's a daggone lie!

 

[Bigghair]

I use A LOT because I have dense natural hair and it is easy to detangle when I use a lot.

If I am using Aubrey's Conditioners I can use a lot less.

 

[mscocoface]

An expert huh?

If I had a nickel for every piece of advice or recommendation an expert has given me about my hair.....

Would love to know if this expert would recommend this same nickel size amount if he had hair like mine. I bet he would change that recommendation with a quickness!

 

[sonce]

My hair would laugh at me if I came at with a nickel sized amount of conditioner

I know, right? But we have to keep in mind that pretty much all mainstream hair "tips" "guides" "manuals" blah blah blah are written for white women. A dime or nickel-sized amount of conditioner my ***. I use roughly 12 oz for each wash (I deep condition every wash and my mix is 12 oz cond, 6 oz shea butter, 6 oz oil, and a few extras. I use it all in one deep conditioning session.). My hair is natural and almost two feet long, and "spare the conditioner and spoil the hair" is my mantra.

 

[Opalsunset]

A nickle size is a joke. I mean. that wouldn't do ANYTHING for my hair. Think about it like this, with really curly coily hair, you are going to have to use more than is suggested. I have to SEE my conditioner! I use like two handfuls, the conditioner I have is very heavy so I dont have to use as much as if I were using VO5 or something like that, which is what I used to use and I used to get about three handfuls at least with that.

 

[phyl73]

I am so glad to know I am not the only who uses that much! My hair is soooo thick right now. If I didn't use that amount and tried to detangle, I would lose half the hair growing out of my scalp.

 

[clever]

Is there a picture of her hair in the article? I really want to see how using such a minuscule amount of conditioner is beneficial for ones hair.

I searched his name and found his myspace.Not to be rude,but maybe he shouldn't follow his own advice.erplexed

 

[MissMeWithThatIsh]

I am a little heavy handed.
Reasonbeing is thast even when I section my hair, it'll only feel as if it's scratched the surface of things and nothing else.

 

[ladylibra]

I was reading in an article from an expert on hair care and it said you should only be using about a nickel sized amount of conditioner after shampooing

How much are you all using?


eta:It said "you don't want to overuse conditioner...when you use an excessive amount of conditioner,you can't wash it all off the hair.It falls to the scalp and creates a dry scalp problem"

This was in a "winter manual"

well i had a "dry scalp problem" back when i was relaxed and didn't use a ton of conditioner... only washed and conditioned my hair "properly" once or twice a week. now i co-wash almost every day, which i guarantee they'd say is "an excessive amount of conditioner" and my dry scalp problem has disappeared.

go figure

 

[caribeandiva]

i use more than a palm full. i like to feel like all my hair is covered.

 

[Princess Pie]

I use way more than a palm full. I like to see that every single hair is coated. I onced used a whole 8.5oz bottle of redken conditioner DCing on dry hair. I am trying to cut back, because I have seen good results using less product.

 

[prospurr4]

This thread is interesting. :scratchch I currently use WAY more that a nickle-sized amount of conditioner, yet I only use a nickle-sized amount of leave-in and a pea-sized amount of oil/serum.

When I wash my hair again (on Saturday), I will try using much less conditioner (maybe two nickle-sized amounts ) and see how my hair does. Great thread!

 

[JOI]

My hair would laugh at me if I came at with a nickel sized amount of conditioner

I use alot of conditioner. I would say the equivalent of 1.5-2oz each wash.

OKAY!!! I couldn't possibly use a nickel or dime or whatever for this bra strap hair lol.