Right now I'm just putting shea butter on my hair after cowashing and sealing with coconut oil/evoo. I bought CareFree Curls moisturizing activator but it did absolutely nothing for my hair. I do not know what else to use as a moisturizer. Any ideas?
First off,
welcome to the forum!!
Next, what works for me may not work for you (everyone's hair is different), but a list of moisturizers that I like to use include:
Africa's Best Liquid Hair Mayo
Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine leave-in conditioner
Africa's Best Texture My Way Curl Keeper
Sunsilk Captivating Curls leave-in
The first two listed are my favorites. Also, if you're going to be doing cowashes frequently you want to make sure the conditioner you're using is a really good one. I personally really like Dove Intense moisture conditioner and Aussie Moist conditioner.
And like the others mentioned, you have to be careful to detangle your hair when cowashing, otherwise knots and breakage may plague you.
Btw, I like using a Jilbere shower comb (I think I got it from Sally's) to detangle my hair. It's a good wide toothed comb and has rounded edges that don't snag my hair. I also really like the Goody Jojoba oil brush (can get at Walmart). It detangles very well and glides through my hair.
As another side note: I only detangle my hair when I wash or cowash, and my hair is soaking wet and full of conditioner. That way the comb goes through easily. Also leaning my head under the flow of water in the shower while I detangle helps the comb to glide through and get out any knots/tangling that may have occurred from having shed hair or wearing my hair down.