cowashing How beneficial is it?

[epiphany braids]

I thought I will never see the day of me washing my hair more than one time a week, and girrrrlllll let me tell you

I am so happy that I co wash!! My mom actually put me on to it. I love the fact of not using shampoo and the fact that forums like LHC has informed me about the kind of ingrd. in shampoo's that will damage your hair
I got my fav conditioner and we had a 3 some: water, cond and me. I am in L O V E


All thx to co washing!!!

I use nuritine garlic cond!!
I co wash 2-3 times a day (more like 2 because of the cold weather)

HHG ladies!!!

 

[LaToya28]

I chose other because I only cowash about once a week because of working out. It does keep the hair moisturized, but I need my shampoo once (or twice) a week.

 

[Aria-Selene]

I cowash to keep my hair moisturized. I do it ever other day. I use Tresemme's Smooth and Silky. I'm currently 15 weeks into my transition to natural

 

[beans4reezy]

Love cowashing; especially in the summer when I can do it everyday if I want to!

 

[catgurl]

Co-washing has made all the difference for my hair. I wish I new about it when I was relaxing and texturizing my hair!

 

[I Am So Blessed]

YRICAN1;1495774]I was just wondering how many of you girls cowash , the reason why you cowash and how ofter? and finally do you find it to be beneficial. [/B]


I currently am doing the cpr damage routing but I have incorporated cowashed 2 days after the cpr routine to keep my hair moisturised and tamed . I find that it is definitely helping me stretch I am currently 8 1/2 weeks post and am trying to get to 12 w/o breakage.

I CO WASH 100% OF TIME, i never shampoo, always hated shampoo

 

[equestrian]

It helps with moisture. And it gives me an excuse to do something to my hair.

 

[Janet']

The only way that I was is CO...I've been no-pooing for a while now. I use WEN products, so for me CO-washing is for the overall betterment and health of my head.

 

[silenttullip]

I've been low pooing and will start to cowash.
Reason: I have hard water and water filter only helps so much
I also notice when I use sulfates it irritates my scalp and low poo is fine but sometimes I end up doing it 3 times and then it burns my scalp not good.
How often - Right now I poo once every 2 weeks
So for co washing I'll do it once a week and poo once a month if needed
Cowashing to me will cause my scalp to scale back on the amount of oil product switching from every 2 or 3 days to every 2 or 3 weeks has already helped. If I make it through the summer without an oil ball I've found my cure

 

[Whimsy]

I vote for moisture all the way!
I use VO5 moisture milks strawberry quite often, and the freesia one too...I stock up when I find them on sale for 77c cuz i go thru em like gangbusters, but sometimes I'll cowash with a non-cheapie condish.

 

[NaturalBoss]

To keep hair moisturized. I work out now so I co-wash everyday. I am also bunning and I prefer wet buns. I'm hoping co-washing will help me get to bsl by the end of summer.

 

[dyamonds10]

I vote for moisture all the way!
I use VO5 moisture milks strawberry quite often, and the freesia one too...I stock up when I find them on sale for 77c cuz i go thru em like gangbusters, but sometimes I'll cowash with a non-cheapie condish.

I agree !!! VO5 is the best for cowashing!!! easy to detangle and it allows for alot of slip. Co washing keeps my hair moist which is beneficial for new growth...dry hair breaks and snaps! imo

 

[ElegantPearl17]

How do you wear your hair once you have co-washed? I'm a newbie and I want to try it out this week. Not sure if air dry will work for me.

I agree !!! VO5 is the best for cowashing!!! easy to detangle and it allows for alot of slip. Co washing keeps my hair moist which is beneficial for new growth...dry hair breaks and snaps! imo

 

[LaFemmeNaturelle]

If you co-wash at night, you can braid/twist or do bantu knots then unravel it the next morning for a cute curly style. Or you could just co-wash and then bun or do a pony.

 

[aymone]

Since you could not choose 2 option, I went for "stretching relaxer" because it really helps with that but I love the fact that it also help with moisturizing and keep the new growth smooth.

 

[Ms.Christ3n]

I only cowash to detangle my hair every morning. I guess I do it for the moisture part too.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

As a Relaxed Head, Co-Washing works great for me. I co-wash weekly. It's been wonderful for both my dry hair & dry scalp.

Now that I look back on it, my hair/scalp was terribly irritated from the 'Poo they were using at the Salon.

Now that I am a DIY'er, I can co-wash and then use a clarifying 'poo or con every 6-8 weeks (or as need be).

Co-washing been a life-saver and it keeps my hair uber moisturized from one wash day to the next.

 

[NikkiGirl]

I love co-washing. I hope it is helping, but getting in the shower and wetting my hair down is relaxing after a long day.

 

[lavaflow99]

I voted to keep my hair moisturized. But another huge benefit for me is keeping my scalp clean. I used to have a bad dandruff problem leading me to see a dermatologist and being prescribed expensive shampoo. But since adding a midweek cowash, my dandruff has disappeared!

 

[belldandy]

mainly to detangle and moisturize

 

[Meritamen]

I love co-washing because it is very moisturizing for my hair. I used to have to do it twice a week plus my weekly shampoo and deep condition to keep my hair moisturized and manageable when it was severely damaged but now that all the dead hair has been cut off I'll probably just co-wash once a week and shampoo/deep condition weekly.
I discovered the benefit of co-washing by pure laziness lol way before I found this lovely forum and will never give it up.

 

[Shananyganz]

Co-washing keeps my hair moisturized. In the past, I lost a lot of hair because it was always DRY and had a TON of (the wrong) product in it (washed bi-weekly...if that). Also, I used shampoo with sulfates and shampooed with each wash. Now that I know better, I wash with a sulfate-free shampoo once a month and I co-wash at least twice a week. I'll throw an additional co-wash in there if my hair indicates that it needs it.

My hair is more manageable when I co-wash; I'm approaching a year natural. So far so good.

~S~

 

[KinkyGenius]

Co-washing certainly helps when I'm deep in a stretch. Generally though I do it for it's moisturizing benefits.

 

[ThePerfectScore]

Co-washing is a MUST for me especially since I went natural. My hair drinks up all forms of moisture. If I just use product on dry hair I'd have to use the whole bottle to get the same results of co-washing. Co-washing helps define my curls. If I don't co-wash my hair would be so dry it would break on contact. And don't even think about combing my hair unless it's drenched in condish. I usually co-wash just to detangle my hair. I co-wash every day or every other day.

ETA:

I voted to keep my hair moisturized. But another huge benefit for me is keeping my scalp clean. I used to have a bad dandruff problem leading me to see a dermatologist and being prescribed expensive shampoo. But since adding a midweek cowash, my dandruff has disappeared!

YESS! I used to have the WORST dandruff! And everyone would say you need to grease yo scalp nope nope nope... when I stopped relaxing, stopped always using sulfate laden shampoo and opted for co-washing often my scalp has never been healthier. It no longer itches like a dog with fleas.


OH and I co-wash and air dry.

and my cowashing condish of choice is Aussie Moist.