2011 Cowash Challenge--September 1st through December 31st

Does anyone cowash with Mane n Tail? I'm wanting a slight protein boost and i need to use up the bottle.
 
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2x per week
Shampoo as needed
Suave, VO5, Giavanni's, AO, Got some Claudie's because I was drooling over tiffers deep conditioning post. Going to try and hunt down HE HH, seem to go through a bottle a week. I seem to want everything Tiffer talks about. Lol.

Really want to bring in the new year with it girl hair. Easy detangling, less shedding, breakage, strong, and beautiful hair. Is that too much to hope for? Well I know I will be clean on New Years.
 
Hey Ladies I wanted to share my progress pics with ya'll and you might them in another thread cause I am posting them for another challenge :)

Please excuse the horrible quality I have a wack phone :ohwell:

This was at the start of the first part of this challenge taken at the end of April 2011

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This was taken today for the start of this challenge

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@Bublin- I wondered the same thing. I might try mane n tail products once I use up all of mine. Depends on answers you get :spinning:

@tiffjust2002- great job ma'am. Your hair looks awesome and what wonderful length & growth since beginning of the challenge. Lovin it man I cant wait to get good growth, healthy hair. Cant wait to c your hair after this part 3.
 
HairPleezeGrow

I googled and this was on the K.I.S.S blog site.....

Mane n Tail Moisturizer Texturizer CONDITIONER .....( Also has protein)

Well you know I tried the Mane n Tail Deep Moisturizing Conditioner and loved it...So tonight I tried the Mane n Tail Moisturizing /Texturizer Conditioner and loved it also....I used it to co-wash....One thing that I notice was how silky soft my hair was...But what stood out the most is I'm 10 1/2 weeks post right now and I had no shedding at all following co-washing with this conditioner....I was amazed..

I remember being young and my Mother using this....My hair was really healthy back then....I wonder why she stopped using it...
 
Cowashed with Jasmine's Shea Butter Rinse in Brown Sugar Buttercream :lick:.
 
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tiffers said:
@tiffjust2002 Wow, that's some awesome growth, girl!

What's you regimen?
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Thanks! You are the first person to ask me that :blush:

Here it is:

I wash & condition every Saturday I change up on these products I have really found my staples but I am using right now and really like Shea Moisture Coconut & Hibiscus shampoo. I condition with the same conditioner I use to co wash with which is Suave Almond Shea Butter and usually I mix in EVOO or Avocado oil and usually leave a little left in my hair.

I use Giovanni direct as my leave in conditioner and I use with my shea butter mix or Darcy's Coconut & Hibiscus Oil to seal

For styling I use Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie, or the Curl and Style Milk or Carol's Daughter Hair Milk, Eco Styler Olive Oil Gel, and/or my homemade leave in conditioner mix (which is distilled water and VO5 (cheapie) Moisturizing Milks conditioner) just depends on what style I'm doing

I usually style my hair in protective styles 90% of the time I'll wear braid outs or twist outs for 2-3 days at time then I'm back in a bun, ponytail not really a PS but :ohwell:. Or twists pinned in some kind of updo. I try to go for low manipulation styles that last at least 2-3 days that where I don't have to touch my hair at all except to spray with some moisturizer leave in mix and seal it with oil.

I co-wash once a weekly usually to hold me over until wash day.

Sometimes I give myself a hot oil treatment with EVOO but not consistently.

I clarify my hair once a month and follow up with a deep conditioner that I leave sitting on my hair for about 2 hours with a plastic cap then rinse out.

The End :grin:
 
MyAngelEyez~C~U said:
Okay Ladies, the end is near:woohoo:! We're going for maximum retention!!!​



Grow your hair and retain inches by joining the 2011 Cowash Challenge!​



:dance7:Part III of this challenge begins September 1, 2011 and ends December 31, 2011:dance7:​

RULES:
Cowash at least 1x/wkly.
Report what conditioners you used and how your hair is responding.​

OPTIONAL: (for our HYH challengers)
Starting pic and ending pic​

PLEASE POST:
How many times per week will you cowash?
What conditioners are you planning to use?
What do you hope to achieve by cowashing?
How often (if ever) will you use shampoo?​

You can join anytime by thanking this post.:grin::yep:​

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Ok now MyAngelEyez~C~U... YOU KNOW I'M IN!!!! I'M A DAILY COWASHER AND MY HAIR IS THRIVING STILL!!!!! ADD ME PLEASE!!!!!!!! :)
 
Cowashed with a mix of AOHSR, Silk Dreams Destination Hydration and Claudie's Garden Oil.

So delicious. :lick:
 
tiffjust2002 I'm really loving Shea Moisture Restorative Conditioner right now, is that the one you use weekly? Have you tried it as a leave-in? It's sooo awesome as a leave-in!

How is the shampoo in that line? I'm contemplating getting it, but am tired of buying "moisturizing" shampoos, only to have them be not-so-moisturizing. :perplexed
 
tiffers said:
@tiffjust2002 I'm really loving Shea Moisture Restorative Conditioner right now, is that the one you use weekly? Have you tried it as a leave-in? It's sooo awesome as a leave-in!

How is the shampoo in that line? I'm contemplating getting it, but am tired of buying "moisturizing" shampoos, only to have them be not-so-moisturizing. :perplexed
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I use Suave Almond Shea Butter as my weekly conditioner and I use Giovanni Direct Leave In as my leave it, I like the Giovanni it's super moisturzing and thick and creamy.

I like the shampoo line a lot I just recently wrote a reivew on my blog actually.

This is the shampoo I use
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It is super moisturzing in my hair I can totally feel a difference between this and other shampoos I've tried.
 
tiffers said:
@tiffjust2002 I'm really loving Shea Moisture Restorative Conditioner right now, is that the one you use weekly? Have you tried it as a leave-in? It's sooo awesome as a leave-in!

How is the shampoo in that line? I'm contemplating getting it, but am tired of buying "moisturizing" shampoos, only to have them be not-so-moisturizing. :perplexed
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I just want to cosign about Shea Moisture Restorative Conditioner as a leave in. I love it. I mix it with some water, avocado oil, glycerin and EVOO. Spray before I step out for the day and my hair is still soft and moisturized that night when I'm wrapping my hair up.
 
RULES:
Cowash at least 1x/wkly.
Report what conditioners you used and how your hair is responding.​


OPTIONAL: (for our HYH challengers)
Starting pic and ending pic​


PLEASE POST:
How many times per week will you cowash?
What conditioners are you planning to use?
What do you hope to achieve by cowashing?
How often (if ever) will you use shampoo?​

I'll co-wash 2 x per week. Clarify 1 x per month.
I have no idea which condish I'll use, whatever I put my hand on first.
I would like to have softer, more moisturized hair after challenge is over.​


Here is my starting picture.​

 
I'm in. I've never cowashed on a regular basis but will give it a try.

How many times per week will you cowash?
...1x/2x a week

What conditioners are you planning to use?
...Zuresh Deep Conditioner
Trying to use products with no synthetics so I will add conditioners as I find them. I have some AOHSR :sad: to use up. Not crazy about it. We'll see.

What do you hope to achieve by cowashing?
...Hope to have more moisture, better retention, healthier scalp and refresh my styles sooner.

How often (if ever) will you use shampoo?
...1x a week or every 2 weeks with mud wash.
 
Newbie to cowash uing hairveda moist 24/7, my hair feels waxy but the scalp feels good. I have seborrhea dermatitis so good scalp is great.
 
Ok still new to this but so far I need to do my oil rinse after my cowash. No amount of scrubbing removes the conditioner from my scalp once the oil and conditioner combine together. And I put the condition an inch from my scalp. My hair felt good but now my scalp is white and I got in the shower again and scrubbed again. :nono:

So I will cowash, rinse and then oil rinse. :yep:
 
CW today w/Aussie Moist. I forgot what a great detangler it is-those cones at work. Tonight is shampoo night, so the cw w/a cone laden condish should be okay, haven't used Aussie in 1-2 months...I wonder if I should clarify. Hmmm...
 
Co-washed with wheat germ conditioning cream. My hair feels soft like butter and ooh-la-la, so soft! :yep: I'm going to GHE before bed.
 
I'm in!:grin: I'm going to do Ayurvedic cowashes with Suave Humectant and my Indian hair powders. My favorite powders are Brahmi and Maka. I recently started using Kalpi Tone mixed with Brahmi and Maka. I plan to do this 1-4 times a week and DC with AOHSR or Queen Helene Super Cholesterol. :yep:

Good luck everyone!
 
Cowashed with a mix of AOHSR, Claudie's Avocado Intense Conditioner, wheat germ oil & Claudie's Garden Oil. :grin:
 
Im in! I will co-wash at least 4 days per week up until October then I will reduce it because it will be colder! Im trying to get closer to APL curly! For the month of September I will be co-washing with Curl Junkie Argan & Olive and Darcy's Botanicals Pumpkin Condish!

Last night I co-washed with Curl Junkie Argan & Olive
 
Co washed with a mix of Nature's Gate Herbal, Redding moisturizing and VO5 anti-breakage mixed with sesame oil.

My hair hates Nature's Gate herbal, it says it detangles but actually tangles my hair. Hair hates Redding moisturizing, it didn't moisturize my hair. They both have protein, and my hair throw a temper tantrum over protein in conditioners. They didn't provide any slip, even tho I keep hearing that hydrolyzed soy and vegetable proteins are moisturizing. Determined not to waste them, I doctored them up with VO5, sesame oil, and PPO. My scalp feels good, and my hair is strong.

Lik
 
Cowashed with a mix of Claudie's Avocado, Silk Dreams Destination Hydration and wheat germ oil. :yay:
 
How many times per week will you cowash?
once if on wednesday or
twice for tues and thurs.

What conditioners are you planning to use?
tresemme moisture conditioner with my sunflower oil (ceramide)

What do you hope to achieve by cowashing?
thicker hair, better retention... hopefully a boost in growth even :look:

How often (if ever) will you use shampoo?
every two weeks (CON detangling)
 
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