How much conditioner do you use?

Curlycaroline

Please help! The Deva conditioner says a palmful, but I'm unsure what that means and today my hair came out sort of greasy. Can anyone tell me what that means in teaspoon language? That would be easier for me to understand!

lcaste1

I usually put about 3/4 of a tablespoon in and rinse it out. Then I put about a teaspoon back in as a leave in. My hair is long and thick though.

CurlEEEE

I use a lot. I do suave aloe with honey. Then rinse and then sometimes I do a color conditioner or devacurl as a second condition. My hair is extremely dry so I like a lot of conditioner.

PixieCurl

i just use enough to be able to get out all the tangles and make my hair feel silky. i couldn't tell you how much it is measurement-wise.

Kurlee

Hmm... I probably use like 1½ table spoons when I co wash and then a little less than a table spoon when I condition with it. I rinse like half of it out i think. It takes some experimenting I think.

Did your hair feel greasy or just the roots?

lushaholic

Depending on which one I'm using, I use a LOT! I use the least when I'm using One C though, probably about 2-3 tbs.

LavenderCurls

Ok, something's wrong here . I have much shorter hair than alot of you and I use a bunch of conditioner .. more than y'all. Soooo .. help me figure out what the deal is.

When I get my hair wet to wash with conditioner (Suave's Citrus Smoothie right now), I make sure my hair is nice and wet. Not hard since my hair is thin/fine. I put a good size blob (probably a tblsp. or more) on the back of my head (I'm flipped over). My hair feels dry like I have nothing on it even with that much. So I add more. Then I put another tblsp. (or more) on the underside (what would be the top of my head if I were standing) to work it in to scrub my scalp. I'm talking using a good 3, 4, tblsp. or more. And that's only to "wash" not condition! So do you think it's overconditioned or still needing moisture? I'm rotating between my VO5 Strawberries and Cream, Aussie 3-Minute Miracle and Giovanni Triple Treat conditioners to condition (sometimes mixed with honey).

I've found the same with gel .. alot of long-haired gals use way less than I do.

Maybe I need to find some protein-free conditioners and see if that's the problem. Or maybe I should use Elucence again, even though I hate the smell :? ?

I hope I didn't guano this thread :oops: !

CurlyMom73

LavenderCurls wrote:

Ok, something's wrong here . I have much shorter hair than alot of you and I use a bunch of conditioner .. more than y'all. Soooo .. help me figure out what the deal is.

When I get my hair wet to wash with conditioner (Suave's Citrus Smoothie right now), I make sure my hair is nice and wet. Not hard since my hair is thin/fine. I put a good size blob (probably a tblsp. or more) on the back of my head (I'm flipped over). My hair feels dry like I have nothing on it even with that much. So I add more. Then I put another tblsp. (or more) on the underside (what would be the top of my head if I were standing) to work it in to scrub my scalp. I'm talking using a good 3, 4, tblsp. or more. And that's only to "wash" not condition! So do you think it's overconditioned or still needing moisture? I'm rotating between my VO5 Strawberries and Cream, Aussie 3-Minute Miracle and Giovanni Triple Treat conditioners to condition (sometimes mixed with honey).

I've found the same with gel .. alot of long-haired gals use way less than I do.

Maybe I need to find some protein-free conditioners and see if that's the problem. Or maybe I should use Elucence again, even though I hate the smell :? ?

I hope I didn't guano this thread :oops: !

You are not alone. I end up having to use tons too. I usually have to use more of the cheaper stuff than the salon stuff, but that is normal for everyone I think.

You are most likely like me. You have hair that for some reason will not hold on to moisture. It is also finer so the frizz factor is greater and you need more product to control and define it.

I end up misting my hair with olive oil, or adding it to my cond, or scrunch in a little when my hair is wet before I put styling products in it.

lushaholic

LavenderCurls,I use at least that much to wash as well when I'm using Suave Coco. If I feel any rough hairs at all I add another glob.

LavenderCurls

Thanks, girls . I bought VO5 Extra Body (protein-free) and using that in my rotation. I also did an ACV (well, white vinegar as that's all I have) and that helped alot as I haven't done that in a few weeks!

Thanks for the input!

curlymel

When I condition, I use as much as I need to get some slip. Then I completely rinse it out and add maybe a teaspoon to the ends. I cannot leave a lot of conditioner in my hair or it gets overconditioned and flat.