Co-Washing vs. Deep Conditioning: Which do you do more?

[theLovelyStyle]

I'd like to know which of the two: Co-Washing or Deep Conditioning does everyone seem to do the most. I find myself DC'ing about once/week and co-washing every other day. I DC w/ protein and Co-wash with a moisturizing conditioner...How do you all do it?

 

[TrendySocialite]

I co-wash daily...

DC once a week if I'm lucky...

 

[Sondice]

I don't co wash that often, I prob will once the summer gets here, but I DC once a week religiously

 

[Aviah]

I tend to co wash a lot (almost everyday) in summer, and DC once a week in winter.

 

[ceebee3]

I deep condition with heat once a week. I don't co-wash.

When my hair was having a dry spell, I slapped conditioner on my dry hair to detangle and then rinse it out in the shower every night. Is that considered co-washing?

 

[cutiebe2]

co wash every wednesday

deep condition every sunday

 

[4evershika]

I DC (one with protein, one without) twice a week and co-wash twice a week.

 

[PrincessLinzz]

I co-wash every 2 days and dc once a week. I feel like its a must!

 

[Mrs. Verde]

I cowash 4-5xs a week. I DC 2-3xs a week.

 

[hair4romheaven]

Dc more rarely co wash

 

[LivinMyLifeLikeItsGolden]

I DC 2-3x per week, and cowash in between sometimes

 

[Chaosbutterfly]

I don't co-wash really..I use conditioner, but I use shampoo too.
But I DC once a week religiously, and twice a week when I have the time. My hair does fine without co-washing, but the consistent DCing is a must.

 

[beans4reezy]

I cowash more in the summer and DC less. In the winter, I find that I dc more than I cowash.

 

[natura87]

I cowash when I feel like it and I DC whenever I remember.

 

[Jewell]

I cowash more in the summer and DC less. In the winter, I find that I dc more than I cowash.

Same here. I rarely CW in winter unless its an impromptu wash before my regular S&DC ritual, then I'll just CW.

 

[Truth]

I do both pretty much equally... whenever a wash comes.. weither it be cowash or shampoo.. there's a dc to follow.

 

[destine2grow]

I dc twicw a week and cowash 2-3x a week.

 

[Rei]

I DC every week in winter, every other week in summer, and I don't really cowash, I *have* to detangle after every wash, and thats too much manipulation for me.

 

[Toy]

I condiion wash & deep condition twice a week.

 

[sharifeh]

Hmm, I dunno, but I would say DC, I really like to Dc with every wash/co-wash....

 

[MsSonya]

I DC 2-3x a week. I never cowash.

 

[**SaSSy**]

I like to DC or pre-poo more. For me it's relaxing and cathectic when I'm stress. I usually do it every 3 to 4 days

 

[Diva_Esq]

Co-wash every day and dc 1-2x a week!

 

[theLovelyStyle]

I deep condition with heat once a week. I don't co-wash.

When my hair was having a dry spell, I slapped conditioner on my dry hair to detangle and then rinse it out in the shower every night. Is that considered co-washing?

Yea, well this is usually what I do every other day but I wet my hair up first.

 

[brucebettye]

I dc at least once a week. Since it is rainy and cold out here in Cali I have not cowashed that often. Maybe once every two weeks.

 

[chrisanddonniesmommy]

I co-wash 2x a week (more in the summer) and I DC once a week.

 

[NaturalPath]

As a 5 year lurker I pretty much did everything the forum said was good for your hair. I would co-wash all the time, most times daily as well as deep condition at least 1x weekly.

But....my hair does not need all of that. I have returned to shampooing 1-2x a week using Carols daughter (which is not harsh at all), and my form of DC'ing is slapping on some product for 3 minutes max.

My hair is fine and I had to realize what works for others does not necessarily work for me.

But to answer the question..probably DC most

 

[KinkyGenius]

In the colder months, I co-wash mid week and DC weekly with a moisturizing conditioner.
In the summer, I just DC weekly with a moisturizing conditioner.

I co-wash in the winter because that's when my hair is drier and I need the extra boost of moisture. In the summer, dryness is not an issue. I might co-wash mid week in the summer though cause I'll be working out a lot more (hopefully....*fingers crossed* lol)

 

[MonPetite]

I co-wash daily and DC only when I think I've done something to my hair that requires it.

 

[suburbanbushbabe]

Co-washing hands down, every 2-5 days in the winter. I also shampoo occasionally. I'm just lazy when it comes to deep conditioning. Maybe if I had a steamer....