Thanks for sharing that. Interesting indeed.
And that's why delivery is so important. Now if I had posted that vid, I could see how it could be construed as incendiary.
Although she brings up some very reasonable points
, she comes off as condescending and self-righteous. Either she isn't familiar with the success that many have had with cowashing or she's insistent on refusing to acknowledge that success bc it challenges her own personal opinions/experience. Saying that cowashing is an inherently ineffective technique is different than saying that it's overused.
To me it's just like shampooing and then conditioning (but less effective and sort of counterproductive, IMO)...I don't see what's so unique about what she did. I also don't see how it's better if you add condish while you rinse the shampoo vs. Conditioning after you shampoo. Wouldn't you just be washing off that conditioner too, when you rinse. Is this basically a double pre-poo? Someone explain this logic to me.
Yes, but if you still have shampoo on your hair when you add this "slip" wouldn't you just be stripping that right back off when you rinse. At the very least, I think it would result as the same thing you just did (pre pooed then shampooed). really don't see how the condish has the opportunity to do any conditioning if your hair is coated in shampoo.
Good questions!
Did you watch the video, specifically from 4:00 - 5:30 (I'm not trying to be snarky, I just know that my transcription in the OP isn't as detailed as her explanation/demo in the video)?
She's saying that she:
-shampoos (working up a lather that allows the shampoo to do its job)
-squeezes the excess lather from hair (removing some dirt that has been encapsulated by shampoo)
-adds conditioner (adding oils back to hair)
-rinses; more dirt molecules are washed away (while avoiding the "stripped" feeling that is typically "activated" by rinsing)
- leaves a little conditioner in hair until final rinse
In the vid, there are a lot of text boxes giving further explanation. I think these ones might answer some of your questions (even though you might not necessarily agree):
shampoo typically "strips" the surface of the hair once it is rinsed. adding a little conditioner BEFORE water prevents/minimizes this.
Just a recap: Soap has an oil-loving head and a water-loving tail. The lipoholic (oil loving) end of the soap molecule binds to the dirt & oil on the surface of your hair. Almost like a bubble. Think "greasy" pots and pans. Then the hydrophilic (water-loving) tail of the soap molecules causes it to be pulled away off when rinsed with water. I'm not concerned about how conditioner interacts because it is added AFTER the shampoo has done its real work of instantly binding to dirt and oil.
As far as it being unique - I've never heard of this technique. Whether it seeming uncommon is a matter of fact or perception (the way that it's described), I don't know. I already acknowledged upthread that prepooing is predicated on a similar concept of buffering.
As far as why it's better to add condish b/w the shampoo and rinse steps instead of after shampooing and rinsing - from my own personal experience with various shampoos, my hair feels so stripped and even gets tangled from shampooing; I'd rather prevent that asap rather than enduring it and waiting to condish to "recuperate". This technique seems more preemptive. I'll have to draw my own conclusions by giving it a try.
h well:
). Isn't prepooing adding oils before shampooing and rinsing, rather than using them as a buffer between the work of the lipoholic and hydrophillic molecules? 
got real and everything, posted 2 video responses with scientific pictures in books and everything 
