Skunk hair

[dynamic1]

If you are on a low-poo or no-poo routine, you aren't using products (conditioner) that create unnecessary buildup on the scalp and hair (cones, waxes, quats, etc.).

 

[CrownCola]

Okay, I think I get it now...
I guess this falls back under different strokes, huh?

Sent from my T-Mobile G2

 

[Embyra]

cowashing isnt a ''forum'' thing it was originally discussed by Lorraine Massey in her book Curly Girl for those wondering ......

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=247026591473&topic=14293

http://www.wikihow.com/Follow-the-Curly-Girl-Method-for-Curly-Hair

 

[mischka]

yeah but how many people outside of those who have read or visited a hair forum would have read that book

 

[blackpearl81]

Obviously, clean hair is a must. Everyone's hair is different and no disrespect, but your friend is not the goddess of all things good about hair. Different strokes for different folks...I co-wash and trim 3x/year....no skunk hair and just fine.

 

[Embyra]

my point being when done correctly regular cowashing wouldn't make hair stink as their are cleansers in conditioners that the stylist mentioned seems to miss that

 

[InchHighPrivateEye]

This made me laugh.out.loud. I want to print this and use it in real life

 

[AmyRose92]

Yes, a lot of black women don't want that water touching their scalps. Even my own mother, whom I've been trying to explain why I wash every week, and not leave my hair unwashed for more than two weeks at a time, fearlessly believes that black women don't have to wash their hair THAT much. Apparently to her, only white folks wash their hair THAT much. *side-eye*

 

[lovegymnasts]

:scratchch: so cowashing sometimes refers to completely replacing shampoo with condish???
No ma'am.
I assumed it was ALWAYS referring to replenishing moisture between shampoos.

Sent from my T-Mobile G2

I have not used shampoo in almost 3 years and my hair loves it. I use it as if it were shampoo i.e. I put it on my scalp and scrub.
i have a clean, healthy scalp with no scalp issues.

 

[ebsalita]

Well stated - and your hair and it's story is amazing

I guess all I can say regarding this topic is my hair is the longest its ever been since finding the hair boards Mar 2009 and starting my hair journey in June 2009. I began to cowash my hair 2-3x/wk, cut out regular shampoos(for the most part), and I haven't trimmed my hair since Dec 2008. I can admit that my ends can use a good dusting so they will look uniform but I figure once I reach my goal I can maintain at that length and dust on a regular schedule. I dont use shampoo regularly, not because I'm lazy but because honestly when I joined the boards the bandwagons said that was a no no, they said it was stripping and dries out the hair which leads to breakage, so i decreased my use of shampoo. I was willing to try whatever worked for the other ladies that hair went from nothing to something. Now my reason that I dont like to use it that often is because I dont like the way my hair feels after using shampoo it does feel stripped and dry. Oh, and my man has never complained of my hair stinking lol I do use shampoo prior to doing any heat styling of my hair, prior to installing a weave and after removing a weave install. So anywhere between 1-2mos. I am not a person who thinks dirty hair grows faster or any of that, and I dont think my hair is dirty just because I dont use shampoo often, like I said my hair stays cowashed, dc'd, rinsed and smells fresh at all times.

History:My entire life my hair never got past CBL. At one point I used to get my hair pressed every two weeks and had it trimmed regularly as needed(every 6wk or so like the stylist always preach) but still never passed CBL.

I find it funny that when doing the things the stylist say to do I've never had what I consider long hair, but when I get on the hair boards and do things that have worked for other ladies that have grown their hair down to their butts, I have grown my hair from CBL(what I thought was my terminal length) to now Waistlength, oh and that was within 2years. I just think things work differently for different people. I'll continue to go with what works for me.

 

[~Sparklingflame~]

Well I suppose it would also depend upon your environment too.

If you workout 3 to 4 times a week and sweat in your head, smoke or are around smokers, work at a resturanut with lots of food oders, ect and you go weeks without washing your hair, then yeah it would be kinda skunkish.

I dont see how co washing only could make your hair stank though.