COWASH CHALLENGE PART II (April 1-June 30, 2013)

Gee, how did I miss this tag? I was wondering what happened to the Cowash challenge. Anyhoo, I cowashed this morning with Suave Tropical Coconut drenched in evoo. It was much much better than without the oil added.
 
Hopefully its not too late for me to join! :blush:

State of hair (relaxed, natural, etc.)?
Natural
Current hair length: Longest layers closing in on BSL
Hair goal? WL
How many times per week will you cowash? 1-2
What conditioners are you planning to use? Cream and Coco Cowashing Fluff, vo5, tresemme naturals
What do you hope to achieve by cowashing? Reduced split ends. Moisture retention in the hot summer weather.
How often (if ever) will you use shampoo? Weekly or every 2 weeks. I will assess that as I go.
 
Hey Diva_Esq...I've decided to join this challenge again after being inspired by rachaelcpr on youtube! She is a DevaCurl curly girl diva! I got tired of straightening my natural hair and was starting to miss my coils.


State of hair (relaxed, natural, etc.)? Natural
Current hair length: APL/BSB still after all these years!
Hair goal? Waist Length
How many times per week will you cowash? 1-3 times a week
What conditioners are you planning to use? Suave Naturals Daily Clarifying Conditioner
What do you hope to achieve by cowashing? length retention and better curl definition
How often (if ever) will you use shampoo? only if I use product with a silicone ingredient...trying to stick to the curly girl method


See attachments for starting pics....
20130330 pic - last time I straightened my hair
20130420 pic - did a wash n go with Suave Humectant Conditioner, shows straight pieces of hair = heat damage :(
20130423 pic - wash n go with BB Oil Moisturizer after cutting straight pieces off
20130424 pic - wash n go with Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie and EcoStyler Gel this evening...I have my hair in a pineapple style and will see how it turns out in the morning after it dries.
 

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I did a kalpi tone cowash this morning and I still like this powder. Too bad they don't make it anymore. I only have a few of them left and will be sad when they're all done.
 
Hi I think I signed up in part 1 lol. well I am a newbie and I would love to join this challenge. I am TWA so I co wash daily with VO5 moisturizing cream ( usually put it on a put on a heat cap for 30 mins) and I shampoo and DC with Hello Hydration, ORS and CPR....soon to add shea moisture reconstructive conditioner and the mask when I get it. I DC yesterday with VO5.
 
Cowashed this morning with Tresemme Naturals Radiant Volume Conditioner. I really like this conditioner but my oh my, it's so expensive as a cowash conditioner for me. Never the less, I may repurchase it as it seems to detangle my hair pretty good as well.
 
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Hey ladies,

I have been slipping on the weekly cowashing for the last 2 weeks. Dealing with finals for the last two weeks and they are getting the best of me. Anyways, I will be finish with school in 1 week and will graduate with my masters degree in 2 weeks.

I am trying to get back on schedule this week. I still do my weekly wash but my hair is missing my cowash. I notice when I wash it on the weekend there are more tangles. I think the shed hair gets caught up in the hair and causes the tangles. This has never been a problem before so I attribute it to not cowashing.

Does anyone notice this when they don't cowash? Or what issues do you have when you skip your cowashing?
 
Rozlewis said:
Hey ladies,

I have been slipping on the weekly cowashing for the last 2 weeks. Dealing with finals for the last two weeks and they are getting the best of me. Anyways, I will be finish with school in 1 week and will graduate with my masters degree in 2 weeks.

I am trying to get back on schedule this week. I still do my weekly wash but my hair is missing my cowash. I notice when I wash it on the weekend there are more tangles. I think the shed hair gets caught up in the hair and causes the tangles. This has never been a problem before so I attribute it to not cowashing.

Does anyone notice this when they don't cowash? Or what issues do you have when you skip your cowashing?
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Me too! I had a lot of tangles and some breakage yesterday because I skipped a cowash session... being lazy... never again...
 
Just came from a conditioner haul which I enjoyed a bit too much. I purchased about five bottles of VO5 moisture milks, a bottle of Suave black raspberry and white tea, and a big bottle of Suave humectant. Im getting ready to cowash with one of these bottles of deliciousness now :-P
 
I clarified with Suave and co-washed with As I Am coconut co-wash. Then I did a treatment with V05 peach condish, Aussie 3 minute miracle, olive oil and coconut oil. Mixed it all together and microwaved it for 30 seconds, applied it section by section and covered with a cap. Rinsed after 15 minutes. I lost no hair in the detangling process and my hair feels like butter.
 
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