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Spring/Summer '09 Cowashing Challenge

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Oh yea, cowashed last night w/Hairveda Moist CP. Put my hair in about 20 twists using Afroveda Hemp Seed Lock, Twist n Roll butter. My hair is ridiculously soft! Almost too soft, like on it's way to turning fluffy/frizzy because of the rain, but I love it.
 
Eisani said:
Cool! You know I never thought about adding irish moss or marshmallow root to my henna. That's a good idea.
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Thanks. I got the idea from Lita on the Natural Living Forum in the "The Bomb of all natural conditioners & moisturizers" thread.

Lita said:
Hi! You Can Put 5 Teaspoons Of Irish Moss & 3 Tablespoons Of Honey,1 Teaspoon Of EVOO To Your Mix. Put Plastic Cap On For 45min to 1 Hour With Heat. Rince Out With Cheap Conditioner (V05). Use AOHSR To Deep Conditione.Good Luck. Happy Hair Growing!
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Some people add the irish moss to their co-wash to add moisture and slip. I haven't tried that though.
 
I co-washed last night with Trader Joe's Nourish Spa and Aubrey's Jojoba & Aloe Vera Conditioners. After that I applied Kinky Curly's Leave In and braided my hair up for the night.
 
cw this morning after shampooing. I deep conditioned overnight and shampooing and cw this morning and really like the results so far.
 
I co-washed this a.m. with Vo5 sage and blacberry. I finally got some MnT so I'll use that in the morning. Wish me luck! I hope my hair likes MnT...
 
jreagins said:
I co-washed this a.m. with Vo5 sage and blacberry. I finally got some MnT so I'll use that in the morning. Wish me luck! I hope my hair likes MnT...
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Okay where did you find the sage blackberry one at? I guess I could just add some sage EO to a condish but I wanted to try that. Well last night I cowashed with Suave Berry Smoothie mixed with a tea.
 
Ok so I cowashed last night with ummmmm.... everything in my bin:grin: I just mixed most of it in a bottle and then went to town! Im trying to use up all the conditioner. I also did a semi DC with Aussie 3 min and silicon mix. I think I will wash on friday and henna on saturday
 
Chameleonchick said:
Okay where did you find the sage blackberry one at? I guess I could just add some sage EO to a condish but I wanted to try that. Well last night I cowashed with Suave Berry Smoothie mixed with a tea.
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You didn't ask me :grin: but I have some also and I got it from CVS.
 
DC'ing on dry hair with V05 passion fruit with soy milk protein (mixed some coconut oil and vatika frosting).....after going to co wash with HE Dangerously Straight and DC with KeraCare Humecto....I'm going to airdry.
 
runrunrunner said:
yeah, i'll probably just go with the flow.
so i dont drive myself crazy :P

some weeks it might be once

other weeks it might be more...
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:yep: that's me too. I just did twists for a twist out last night so I may not be cowashing again until Sunday or Monday depending on how my hair holds up.
 
i wasnt ever a fan of the condition washing thing
when i first became natural, i did it daily
because i was having trouble finding something
that would moisturize my hair

but i felt like the condition washing thing wasnt helping as much as i wanted it to

but now that i've started doing this again,
i think the key for me was finding the right conditioner/conditioner mixes
 
Hi! this is my first update in this challenge
Lol i dont know what to say since i cowashing EVERY day! i love it BUT i think it might give me some flakes :( (have you guys seen that other thread)

and ive been using herbal essences conditioner and they are HEAVY.. since i cowash sooo much im thinkin about moving to a lighter brand...like suave (and they are on special at my zellers...yes those are excuses to buy some more conditioners!!:grin:)
 
^^Anything w/cones could potentially cause flakes/build up. You can switch or alternate conditioners, but also make sure you're getting in a good shampoo once a week or bi-weekly (depending on how often you cowash) to combat the issue.
 
This morning I did a 5 minute co wash with my Nioxin Intensive Therapy Weightless Reconstructive Masque followed by a cowash of Suave Humectant. I think I need to use some porosity control because my hair is feeling a little unsmooth...I will be 9 weeks post my last relaxer tomorrow and have quite a bit of new growth.
 
Tonight I'll probably co-wash with Giovanni super silky or the 50/50. I never paid cones or anything like that any mind but now that I started using a cone-free conditioner I see the difference totally, and even without cones it still gives a nice slip, I love to try different stuff but I think I actually found a staple, ugh! lol
 
add me pretty please!!!!!! i've experienced a good amount of growth but it feels like my hair can not live with out a weave....i tried braiding it in one big cornrow on sunday and all i felt was rips and tears :nono:
i need to retain every strand and make my hair stronger!
 
checking in....i just did a co-wash with aussie moist (hair feel ahhh-mazing!), applied garnier sleek & shine leave in, sealed with coconut oil (which i am now in love with) and air dried.
 
I skipped my co-wash last night. By the time I got dinner cooked and helped my son with his homework it was too late to start. I didn't want to keep the family up with my loud soft bonnet dryer. Plus - this cold, wet, dreary weather has me down and tired. I'll be back on track this weekend. Hopefully, I'll get my mid-week co-wash done next week. I love co-washing my hair.

I see a few posts where some people have discovered hair product staples during their co-washing experiences. Congrats!
 
I'm a lurker because I'm not sure if I can make updates in this thread as often as I should. I cowash 1ce - 2ce a week (HE HH or Suave Humectress(almost finished, I'll have to wait till I go to the U.S. to restock on this)) and just tried out cleaning my scalp with conditioner mixed with brown sugar (so far so good!)

I am learning a lot from you ladies.... e.g. I will start cowashing with Aphogee 2 min reconstructor (or another light protein) every other week.

Good luck and I'll be back to lurk some more :-)
 
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Cowashed last night with Hair-One cleansing conditioner, giovanni leave-in, avocado butter and coconut oil w/skikakai oil to seal and bunned.
 
cowashed yesterday with elucence mbc. i also left giovanni direct leave in con on hair. didnt cowash this morning, will be washing my hair tonight.
 
Okay, this morning I did an experiment. I put 3/4oz each of aloe oil, shikakai oil and JBCO in a color applicator bottle and heated it up for 30 seconds in the microwave, then squeezed it through my scalp and over my hair. I scritched my scalp for 3 minutes and put on a plastic cap. I then mixed 3 TBS each of brahmi and kalpi tone powders with 5 TBS of Miss Key 10 in 1 conditioner, 2 oz shikakai oil and a little hot distilled water and mixed into a very thick paste. After mixing I added it to my pre-oiled hair and scalp and let sit for 2 hours, 1 hour was under the dryer, 1 without.

I proceeded to wash it out under the shower and I kid you not, that mixture was so so soft even as it was washing out. I almost didn't need to cowash it out, but I did anyway with some v05 Free Me Freesia. My hair is still extremely soft from the paste. Now bare in mind, I am 9 weeks post my last relaxer and was a little hesitant at first to use the paste, but I am so glad I did this now. I truly believe it was because I pre-heated the oil before adding to my hair and added more heat under the dryer. Hope this helps some relaxer stretchers.
 
Worked out this morning, then co washed with Suave coconut. Ehh...Not in love with it. But what I am in love with is Hairveda's 24/7 conditioner:lick:.
 
Aggie said:
Okay, this morning I did an experiment. I put 3/4oz each of aloe oil, shikakai oil and JBCO in a color applicator bottle and heated it up for 30 seconds in the microwave, then squeezed it through my scalp and over my hair. I scritched my scalp for 3 minutes and put on a plastic cap. I then mixed 3 TBS each of brahmi and kalpi tone powders with 5 TBS of Miss Key 10 in 1 conditioner, 2 oz shikakai oil and a little hot distilled water and mixed into a very thick paste. After mixing I added it to my pre-oiled hair and scalp and let sit for 2 hours, 1 hour was under the dryer, 1 without.

I proceeded to wash it out under the shower and I kid you not, that mixture was so so soft even as it was washing out. I almost didn't need to cowash it out, but I did anyway with some v05 Free Me Freesia. My hair is still extremely soft from the paste. Now bare in mind, I am 9 weeks post my last relaxer and was a little hesitant at first to use the paste, but I am so glad I did this now. I truly believe it was because I pre-heated the oil before adding to my hair and added more heat under the dryer. Hope this helps some relaxer stretchers.
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Minus the 10 in 1 (for me anyway), this mix sounds delish :lick:!
 
I plan to cowash either tonight or in the morning. It just depends how I feel. I have cowashed twice this week and I noticed my hair is laying down flatter. Now it was doing well before but I just feel like it is flatter. I'm 12 weeks post with a forest going on under there so that's saying something. What have I done different: upped the cowashing to 3x/wk and included a cowash with a protein condish at least one of those times. I also have been doing some mixing of condishes. I think all of that is helping. I may be able to stretch for 6 months after all. Well let me at least get to May 1st (17 weeks--which I've done before) and decide from there.
 
definitely will be conditioning on sunday.

cleanse and dc on friday...i'll pin my ends away for the weekend

then i'll condition on sunday night and do another curly set on my twists for the work week.
 
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