Spring/Summer Cowash Challenge 2010

[Shay72]

Cowashed with Millcreek Keratin yesterday. My hair always feels strong after I use it.

 

[Black Hoya Chick]

back in it! straight hair is gone after 1 week. missed my curls too much. i cowashed today with something new: suave professionals almond and shea butter conditioner. i likey. the smell could be a bit better, but my hair felt great after i washed it out. and its less that $3 for 14.5 oz. it is added to the rotation/new staple

 

[ckisland]

Today my friend and I went to the mall and she picked my up TIGI Catwalk's Curls Rock condish as a belated birthday present . Tried it tonight and right now I'm kind of torn with how I feel about it .

Pros:
weighted my hair down
gave me nice curl definition even though I rinsed it out and only applied a little as a leave-in

Cons:
slightly overwhelming chemical smell
very minimal slip
don't like the lack of quality ingredients for the price
wasn't exceptionally moisturizing

On another note, I've come to the decision that I don't like how my shrunken hair looks anymore . It looks funky and so short. I need to figure out what to do with it when I'm done with it being straight.

 

[Firstborn2]

cowashed tonight with coconut milk and honey.

 

[grow]

i cowashed thursday and i promised myself, i'm gonna do it again today.

when i do, i am loving the mega tek line of creame rinse!

it just sweeps through those knots and detangles like crazy!

 

[CocoGlow]

cowashed tonight with coconut milk and honey.

Hey Sis I have a question about your yummy all natural co-washes ... do you find it as "cleansing" as using commmercial conditioner or are you using it more as a conditioning rinse?

I ask b/c I've heard conditioners usually have some surfectants in them that can gently cleanse the scalp, but I'm wondering if the water + the natural ingredients are just as effective ...

 

[Firstborn2]

Hey girl, I'll send you a pm

 

[cch24]

Co-rinsed with Tresemme Naturals this morning.

 

[Shay72]

Cowashed with Millcreek Keratin yesterday. My hair always feels strong after I use it.

This indicates how crazy I am . I did not do this on Thursday. I did do this today though.

 

[ckisland]

Ok. I do like Curls Rock condish. I tied my scarf on my wng last night, and woke this morning with really soft hair (mind you it was all squished to my head )!! I cowashed with just Curls Rock again today, adding a little after I'd rinsed it out and sealing with my hair butter. My hair is soft and pretty defined . I like it. I like it!

 

[yodie]

I'm sooo late, but I decided to rinse my hair with condish a couple times a week. I'm wearing a wig (my hair is twisted underneath) while I grow my hair out. So, I'll see what benefits I get from several condish rinses each week. I'll rinse my hair in twists.

 

[Black Hoya Chick]

my wash 'n go made it to day 2! woot! and could probably make it to day 3, but I am back to bunning tomorrow so i will cowash tonight

 

[Platinum]

Cowashed last night with Suave Damage Care for a light protein

 

[Toy]

Deep conditioned/conditioned wash with Wen Fig cleansing Conditioner & Silk Elements Conditioner.

 

[30something]

Co washed with nexxus humectress the old one yesterday because my DC with lustrasilk cholesterol was a total flop. My hair feels great. Probably wont co wash until next week since i shampoo tomorrow.

 

[yodie]

Just co-rinsed (I say 'rinse' because I'm rinsing my twists) and my scalp is very itchy. Not sure why. Doesn't normally happen. This is my 2nd day rinsing. Used VO5 moisture milks.

 

[morehairplease]

pre-pooing/dc now for 30 min. and will shampoo and cw in the shower.

 

[NappyDesma]

Wow, can't get anyone to answer my questions on here...... ......oh well. Did a Punjabi Prime Henna Gloss using orange juice and Desert Essence Green Apple Ginger Conditioner, and rinised out with the Desert Essence Green Apple Ginger Conditioner.

 

[Shay72]

Wow, can't get anyone to answer my questions on here...... ......oh well. Did a Punjabi Prime Henna Gloss using orange juice and Desert Essence Green Apple Ginger Conditioner, and rinised out with the Desert Essence Green Apple Ginger Conditioner.

What's the question? I only went back one page . Requote it here. Often times people don't answer because they don't know. No sense of having post after post of IDK.

 

[Ltown]

Co wash with Skala ceramides G3!

 

[cch24]

Going to co-rinse with Suave Tropical Coconut soon.

 

[Black Hoya Chick]

about to cowash with suave professionals almond and shea butter conditioner

 

[4evershika]

DC'd over night w/ ORS Replenishing Condish and Co-Washed this morning w/ Vo5 Blackberry Sage tea

 

[NappyDesma]

I'm trying to figure out how to add them together.

 

[NappyDesma]

Hey lil sparkle, how do you like the HE HH as a leave in? I get alot of flakes. Do you think using an additional product like the curly pudding makes a difference?

Thanks!

By the way, did a cassia gloss using HE HH and rinsed with HE HH (saturday night). Will do another cowash either monday night or wednesday night.....or both

Have you noticed a difference in moisture or growth since you started co-washing daily?

Here are the questions I've asked, hoping for some feedback.

 

[4evershika]

^^^IDK about the first question but my hair is a LOT more moisturized now that I co-wash regularly... I can't speak for growth...

 

[Shay72]

Here are the questions I've asked, hoping for some feedback.

I cowash 4 days a week and will cut back to 3 this week just based on my schedule. I can definitely tell you my hair is very moisturized. I can't say anything about growth bc I'm using a couple growth products too. Last year I did this challenge and cowashed about 5 times a week and I saw some growth.

 

[~NanCeBoTwin~]

Cowashed today using AM.

 

[NappyDesma]

I cowash 4 days a week and will cut back to 3 this week just based on my schedule. I can definitely tell you my hair is very moisturized. I can't say anything about growth bc I'm using a couple growth products too. Last year I did this challenge and cowashed about 5 times a week and I saw some growth.

Thank you Ms. Shay! I know that everyone is busy and not sitting online all day everyday posting. Just trying to get some conversation going to see how the challenge is helping everyone so far, and some feedback on how products are helping.

Peace and Love

 

[lilsparkle825]

i did a cowash the other day with my garnier and added HE HH and noodle head after wrapping it up in a t-shirt. my puff came out great, and for some reason, my curls were more defined on the ends. idk if it was the garnier, or the fact that i recently colored my hair with a demi-perm, or what. in any event, i'm DCing right now because i will be installing a sew-in tonight, so i will have to cut back on cowashing. let's hope this goes well.