Rinsing out conditioner

[Cindy70]

Does anyone know how long it should take to rinse out conditioner? 30 seconds? 1 minute? I know that it probably depends upon the thickness of the conditioner. Sometimes I think that I rinse my hair out too long, just trying to make sure that it's all out. How long on average does it take you ladies to rinse out your hair conditioner?

 

[tekmommie]

You really don't want to rinse it all out. You want to rinse most of it...leaving trace amounts (unless you use a leave in)

Remember rinse in cool water. I do a final rinse with cold (no hot mixed in)...it seals the cuticle, hot opens the cuticle.

 

[Allandra]

I don't rinse long when I rinse the conditioner out (even though I do use a leave-in afterwards). I always rinse a LONG time to get the shampoo out though.

 

[Cindy70]

So maybe I have been taking too long to rinse out my conditioner. I won't rinse for as long the next time and see what happens. Thanks for the responses.

 

[brownrelaxedhair]

If its a protein conditioner then I'll take at least one full minute to thoroughly rinse it all out. With moisturizing conditioners I rinse but not as thoroughly or as long since I'm also thinking the slight residue won't hurt.

 

[tekmommie]

Allandra and BRHair...very good points, I totally agree!

Cindy, dont forget to let us know how it goes

 

[sweetdaises2000]

I do a final rinse with cold (no hot mixed in)...it seals the cuticle, hot opens the cuticle.

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hm....thanks tekmommie for this piece of info. I feel like I'm back in science again. lol That is pretty interesting.......

 

[prettygirl]

If the conditioner contains high levelsof protien you might want to rince throughly to prevent drieness that causes breakage these should be washed out for approximately 3 mins to make sure all the protein is washed out. BUT IF YOU HAVE TRY HAIR AND using a moisturinzing conditioner then you might want to rinse out and leave back a small amount. BUT IFYOUR HAIR IS FINE AND EASY TO BECOME LIMP THEN TRY WASHING OUT ALL THE MOISTURING CONDITIONER FOR A GOOD 2 MINS AS THE EXTRA MOISTURE CAN LIMP HAIR THAT IS EASILY WEIGHED DONE.SO YOURHAIR TEXTURE HAS A BIG EFFECT WITH THIS TRY EXPERIMENTING TO SEE THE EFFECT WITH THE MOISTURIZING CONDITIONER BUT NOT THEPROTEIN CONDITIONER

 

[BabyCurls]

<font color="purple">Cindy, I rinse out my condtioner for at least 5 seconds. I agree with everyone; don't rinse all the conditioner out, just leave a film of it throughout the hair, especially the ends. A lightweight conditioner that's left on the hair doesn't hurt at all. I usually spray Infusium 23 leave-in after I rinse some of the conditioner out. It made my hair soft and moisturized. Toodles. </font>

 

[melvytx]

Wow!! I did not know this at all. I have definitely been washing out all of my conditioner. I know better now!! Thanks ladies!!

melvytx