Spritz and Condish Washing for Porous Types+Thirsty Curls Everywhere!

***While this seems to be helping Porous heads in particular, Low & Med porosity types are benefitting as well ****
The idea of using a lighter condish to co-wash and then a thicker one as a rinse out came from this site I believe? In the original CG Handbook this isn't how co-washing was introduced.
For wavies & those still using shampoo it was coat your hair with 1T conditioner, use a shampoo on your scalp and rinse it all through. Then take a small amt (about 1t) and rinse that through. If you weren't using shampoo you would just use about 1T of conditioner total. Obviously you would have to adjust things as needed for your own hair. For extra cleansing you would mist your scalp and hair with some Lavender mist and be done. I wonder if a lot of us over do it with Co-washing and then using another round of conditioning on top of that? I know I did so I started using Low Poos but didn't really like the results I was getting and I really hated co-washing it totally weighed me down.
This is what I do now I call it Spritz and Condish :tongue5:
1. Mist Hair well with a water bottle
2. Use conditioner and scrunch it all in ( I prefer a really nice moisturizing one not a Suave or Vo5) let it sit for 5-10mins.
3. Get in shower rinse it all out (upside down provides more clumping) then add a small amt to ends and scrunch it through. Low Poo Scalp and scrub. If you need to detangle with a comb or brush this would be a good time to do it since your hair is really wet.
I still need to Low Poo my length, on occasion but I find as long as the conditioner has surfactants in it I'm good. My favorite surfactant being Behentrimonium Methosulfate it seems to clean better for my hair.
I've been doing this since the Summer and it continues to work great for me. I've shared this with a couple other wavies and it's worked well for them. Hopefully we'll get some input from them.
So let's hear it for the Spritz & Condish :occasion9: Who's going to try this and report their results? I know I have some Pics will post them later or I'll take some new ones since my hair is shorter now. Actually my Avie is using this method.
The idea of using a lighter condish to co-wash and then a thicker one as a rinse out came from this site I believe? In the original CG Handbook this isn't how co-washing was introduced.
For wavies & those still using shampoo it was coat your hair with 1T conditioner, use a shampoo on your scalp and rinse it all through. Then take a small amt (about 1t) and rinse that through. If you weren't using shampoo you would just use about 1T of conditioner total. Obviously you would have to adjust things as needed for your own hair. For extra cleansing you would mist your scalp and hair with some Lavender mist and be done. I wonder if a lot of us over do it with Co-washing and then using another round of conditioning on top of that? I know I did so I started using Low Poos but didn't really like the results I was getting and I really hated co-washing it totally weighed me down.
This is what I do now I call it Spritz and Condish :tongue5:
1. Mist Hair well with a water bottle
2. Use conditioner and scrunch it all in ( I prefer a really nice moisturizing one not a Suave or Vo5) let it sit for 5-10mins.
3. Get in shower rinse it all out (upside down provides more clumping) then add a small amt to ends and scrunch it through. Low Poo Scalp and scrub. If you need to detangle with a comb or brush this would be a good time to do it since your hair is really wet.
I still need to Low Poo my length, on occasion but I find as long as the conditioner has surfactants in it I'm good. My favorite surfactant being Behentrimonium Methosulfate it seems to clean better for my hair.
I've been doing this since the Summer and it continues to work great for me. I've shared this with a couple other wavies and it's worked well for them. Hopefully we'll get some input from them.
So let's hear it for the Spritz & Condish :occasion9: Who's going to try this and report their results? I know I have some Pics will post them later or I'll take some new ones since my hair is shorter now. Actually my Avie is using this method.
Discovered CG 2007
2C Fia BSL/Thick/Med-Coarse/Low(crown)-Normal Porosity Protein and Oil Sensitive
Link-Spritz & Condish Washing:glasses7:
I'm aCurlJunkieJunky :love4:
My hair LOVES Coconut DESPISES Soap Bars :tongue6:
CJRehab or H&B Fix, Deva NO POO, EO Rose & Cham POO & Condish, CJ CurlFix, CJ Pattern Pusha, CJ CIAB, SS FHG, KCCC, BRHG, AG Mousse Gel, ACV Rinses,Shikakai Conditioning Hair Rinse.
2C Fia BSL/Thick/Med-Coarse/Low(crown)-Normal Porosity Protein and Oil Sensitive
Link-Spritz & Condish Washing:glasses7:
I'm aCurlJunkieJunky :love4:
My hair LOVES Coconut DESPISES Soap Bars :tongue6:
CJRehab or H&B Fix, Deva NO POO, EO Rose & Cham POO & Condish, CJ CurlFix, CJ Pattern Pusha, CJ CIAB, SS FHG, KCCC, BRHG, AG Mousse Gel, ACV Rinses,Shikakai Conditioning Hair Rinse.
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I will use one conditioner for everything sometimes. I think I like that better.
3b - dry - medium texture/medium porosity!
Co wash/rinseout/leave in: currently auditioning products
Styling: lube and BRHG
2C Fia BSL/Thick/Med-Coarse/Low(crown)-Normal Porosity Protein and Oil Sensitive
Link-Spritz & Condish Washing:glasses7:
I'm aCurlJunkieJunky :love4:
My hair LOVES Coconut DESPISES Soap Bars :tongue6:
CJRehab or H&B Fix, Deva NO POO, EO Rose & Cham POO & Condish, CJ CurlFix, CJ Pattern Pusha, CJ CIAB, SS FHG, KCCC, BRHG, AG Mousse Gel, ACV Rinses,Shikakai Conditioning Hair Rinse.
I have tried using the heavier condish for both, but my hair ended up too greasy and weighed down. So i guess I will just stick with what is working.
3miii/My HGs tame bulk&frizz/Give definition w/o crunch
My Photobucket Album
2C Fia BSL/Thick/Med-Coarse/Low(crown)-Normal Porosity Protein and Oil Sensitive
Link-Spritz & Condish Washing:glasses7:
I'm aCurlJunkieJunky :love4:
My hair LOVES Coconut DESPISES Soap Bars :tongue6:
CJRehab or H&B Fix, Deva NO POO, EO Rose & Cham POO & Condish, CJ CurlFix, CJ Pattern Pusha, CJ CIAB, SS FHG, KCCC, BRHG, AG Mousse Gel, ACV Rinses,Shikakai Conditioning Hair Rinse.
And then you have to make a YouTube video!:computer:
3miii/My HGs tame bulk&frizz/Give definition w/o crunch
My Photobucket Album
I used to think I didn't need a lot of moisture because I would get OC'd with CO-wash and Rinse out. Turns out I just wasn't going about it the right way!
2C Fia BSL/Thick/Med-Coarse/Low(crown)-Normal Porosity Protein and Oil Sensitive
Link-Spritz & Condish Washing:glasses7:
I'm aCurlJunkieJunky :love4:
My hair LOVES Coconut DESPISES Soap Bars :tongue6:
CJRehab or H&B Fix, Deva NO POO, EO Rose & Cham POO & Condish, CJ CurlFix, CJ Pattern Pusha, CJ CIAB, SS FHG, KCCC, BRHG, AG Mousse Gel, ACV Rinses,Shikakai Conditioning Hair Rinse.
One of the benefits (again this may be more for the porous heads) is that my drying time is cut in half! I credit that to the spritzing & adding condish as opposed to doing a full wet down washing, rinsing then adding more condish.
2C Fia BSL/Thick/Med-Coarse/Low(crown)-Normal Porosity Protein and Oil Sensitive
Link-Spritz & Condish Washing:glasses7:
I'm aCurlJunkieJunky :love4:
My hair LOVES Coconut DESPISES Soap Bars :tongue6:
CJRehab or H&B Fix, Deva NO POO, EO Rose & Cham POO & Condish, CJ CurlFix, CJ Pattern Pusha, CJ CIAB, SS FHG, KCCC, BRHG, AG Mousse Gel, ACV Rinses,Shikakai Conditioning Hair Rinse.
What's interesting is that I recently reread the CG book. I totally adjusted the amounts to what the book said (for wavies) as I realized I was way overdoing it with the conditioner. A big difference and my hair has more body. I still low poo once a week or more if needed though, since I am a wavy not so much a curly.
Hair Type - medium to fine texture, high porosity, lots of it, type 2b/3a
I get in the shower and get my hair wet. I condition the length, or in my case, usually only the part of my hair that feels dry, which is my canopy (the most damaged). I keep the conditioner away from my scalp and roots. I then loo-poo the scalp, roots, nape of my neck, and just above my ears which are all the parts that tend to get very greasy for me. I rinse all that out, and then will add just a bit of conditioner to my whole head and rinse. So its not quite the same DEL, but it has worked to give more moisture to the parts that need it, without totally greasing up the parts that don't.
goober I forgot that I had told you about this
ETA: Do you guys think my thread title is appropriate?? I can't seem to get it right...............
2C Fia BSL/Thick/Med-Coarse/Low(crown)-Normal Porosity Protein and Oil Sensitive
Link-Spritz & Condish Washing:glasses7:
I'm aCurlJunkieJunky :love4:
My hair LOVES Coconut DESPISES Soap Bars :tongue6:
CJRehab or H&B Fix, Deva NO POO, EO Rose & Cham POO & Condish, CJ CurlFix, CJ Pattern Pusha, CJ CIAB, SS FHG, KCCC, BRHG, AG Mousse Gel, ACV Rinses,Shikakai Conditioning Hair Rinse.
I spritz my hair and then apply rinse-out (usually GVP CB). Leave in for up to 30 min while doing other things. Then when I hop in the shower, I go straight to co-washing if it's a co-wash day. If not, I skip to the next step of brushing my conditioner through. I don't brush the conditioner through when I first apply due to breakage fears. I get my hair a little wet before brushing. From then on, it's normal washing.
It's really not any hassle to do this method. For me, it's no different than DTing. With this method, I don't need to DT at all. I actually save time during the washing process, because not only am I not waiting for my rinse-out to soak in a bit, but my hair doesn't absorb as much water as usual. This means not much water to squeeze out and cutting down on diffusing time. And since it doesn't have as much water to absorb, it absorbs more conditioner and stays super moisturized.
It's amazing and I'm so glad Del introduced me to it! I definitely recommend it to highly porous curlies!
Medium-Fine/Normal Porosity
http://collegecurly.blogspot.com/
2C Fia BSL/Thick/Med-Coarse/Low(crown)-Normal Porosity Protein and Oil Sensitive
Link-Spritz & Condish Washing:glasses7:
I'm aCurlJunkieJunky :love4:
My hair LOVES Coconut DESPISES Soap Bars :tongue6:
CJRehab or H&B Fix, Deva NO POO, EO Rose & Cham POO & Condish, CJ CurlFix, CJ Pattern Pusha, CJ CIAB, SS FHG, KCCC, BRHG, AG Mousse Gel, ACV Rinses,Shikakai Conditioning Hair Rinse.
No problem - thanks for sharing! It's something that makes so much sense and is so easy that I feel stupid for not inventing it myself, lol.
Medium-Fine/Normal Porosity
http://collegecurly.blogspot.com/
So If I have this right I just spritz it in before I hop in the shower (for me since I'm up at 5:30 it would be before I make coffee cuz I am in the shower by 5:40 usually) then do the co-wash or low poo and then I'm done? I'm finding now that a leave in is better than multiple conditioning in the shower...so this may work nicely. Got my spritz bottle ready to go!
And a name--hmm
Delspritz, Delspecial, SpritzDel, Spritz de Del? Sprish de Del?
Sprish (Spritz and Condish)
Done experimenting! Loving Spiral Solutions products!
Blog: http://thewavytales.blogspot.com/
2C Fia BSL/Thick/Med-Coarse/Low(crown)-Normal Porosity Protein and Oil Sensitive
Link-Spritz & Condish Washing:glasses7:
I'm aCurlJunkieJunky :love4:
My hair LOVES Coconut DESPISES Soap Bars :tongue6:
CJRehab or H&B Fix, Deva NO POO, EO Rose & Cham POO & Condish, CJ CurlFix, CJ Pattern Pusha, CJ CIAB, SS FHG, KCCC, BRHG, AG Mousse Gel, ACV Rinses,Shikakai Conditioning Hair Rinse.
2C Fia BSL/Thick/Med-Coarse/Low(crown)-Normal Porosity Protein and Oil Sensitive
Link-Spritz & Condish Washing:glasses7:
I'm aCurlJunkieJunky :love4:
My hair LOVES Coconut DESPISES Soap Bars :tongue6:
CJRehab or H&B Fix, Deva NO POO, EO Rose & Cham POO & Condish, CJ CurlFix, CJ Pattern Pusha, CJ CIAB, SS FHG, KCCC, BRHG, AG Mousse Gel, ACV Rinses,Shikakai Conditioning Hair Rinse.
I just had an epiphany but I don't want to guano so I'm off to update my thread.
I shall try it tonight! Two questions though:
1. Where would a brown sugar scrub fit into this routine (I really need one tonight)
2. Do you think rinsing upside down would cause tangle issues for us tangle-prone curlies (me) =P
Thick/Coarse/Porous/3a/Protein Sensitive
Luvin the Spritz and Condish method!
2C Fia BSL/Thick/Med-Coarse/Low(crown)-Normal Porosity Protein and Oil Sensitive
Link-Spritz & Condish Washing:glasses7:
I'm aCurlJunkieJunky :love4:
My hair LOVES Coconut DESPISES Soap Bars :tongue6:
CJRehab or H&B Fix, Deva NO POO, EO Rose & Cham POO & Condish, CJ CurlFix, CJ Pattern Pusha, CJ CIAB, SS FHG, KCCC, BRHG, AG Mousse Gel, ACV Rinses,Shikakai Conditioning Hair Rinse.
As far as tangles, I don't know. I think some that have done the Ice Queen method did mention more tangles. :? Only one way to find out curlaygirlay! Do let us know if you decide to do it upside down. It's not crucial but I just find that I get a better wave pattern by doing this.
2C Fia BSL/Thick/Med-Coarse/Low(crown)-Normal Porosity Protein and Oil Sensitive
Link-Spritz & Condish Washing:glasses7:
I'm aCurlJunkieJunky :love4:
My hair LOVES Coconut DESPISES Soap Bars :tongue6:
CJRehab or H&B Fix, Deva NO POO, EO Rose & Cham POO & Condish, CJ CurlFix, CJ Pattern Pusha, CJ CIAB, SS FHG, KCCC, BRHG, AG Mousse Gel, ACV Rinses,Shikakai Conditioning Hair Rinse.
2b/medium; CG 5/20/09
Wash, co-wash, co: Queen Helene Royal Curl Shampoo / Conditioner, Kiehl's Amino Acid Shampoo / Conditioner, Redken Fresh Curls Shampoo, CJ Daily Fix, Tigi MM
Stylers: Sally's Neutral Protein Filler as spray, Queen Helene Royal Curl Creme, LALSG
Techniques: Plop and Diffuse
Hair bio: http://www.naturallycurly.com/curltalk/showpost.php?p=1368664&postcount=97
2C Fia BSL/Thick/Med-Coarse/Low(crown)-Normal Porosity Protein and Oil Sensitive
Link-Spritz & Condish Washing:glasses7:
I'm aCurlJunkieJunky :love4:
My hair LOVES Coconut DESPISES Soap Bars :tongue6:
CJRehab or H&B Fix, Deva NO POO, EO Rose & Cham POO & Condish, CJ CurlFix, CJ Pattern Pusha, CJ CIAB, SS FHG, KCCC, BRHG, AG Mousse Gel, ACV Rinses,Shikakai Conditioning Hair Rinse.
In the end, do you get more volume than with co-wash and condish? (volume is not my friend)
Suave or V05 for co-wash, Garnier Nutrise triple nutrition and sleek & shine, Matrix Biolage conditioning balm, FSG and LA Looks sports gel.
I have been using the Spritz and Condish method since early September and it has been great! I get pretty consistent results. I get much better clumping & definition of my waves and have gotten pretty great 2nd hair days when pineappling, spritzing with lav/condish H2O and scrunch in some Mop Top gel. I have pictures of the Spritz & Condish results in my Fotki towards the end of my pics. I think it might by my 2nd hair day pics though. It's been awhile.
I spritz my dry hair with plain water very throughly so it is very damp/wet. I then apply probably 2 T or maybe more of condish. I leave on for at least 10-15 min but up to 1 hour. I have combed out my hair with a wide tooth comb. I rinse out in the shower, scrunch in additional condish upside down, rinse out, scrunch in LI, scrunch in my gels, scrunch moisture out with flour sack towel and then do my clips to dry.
It really doesn't take as long as it sounds. I have been doing this in the evening so that on the days I work I have time in the morning to get ready faster. I just sleep with my hair pineappled.
2 B/C Coarse Normal to High Porosity
Low Poo/Condish: CJ Daily Fix, CJ CR, CJ CA Gentle Cleansing Shampoo, CJ CA Smoothing Lotion
Styling: HESMU, BRHG, CJ CCCC-lite, CJ CIAB, CJ AFL, Ecostyler Krystal
I shall try it soon and post results ASAP
Thick/Coarse/Porous/3a/Protein Sensitive
Luvin the Spritz and Condish method!
Last process: 04/05/08 Big Chop: 08/08/09
Currently: Herbal Essences Hello Hydration, Herbal Essences Set Me Up gel (summer only), Boots Curl Creme (winter only)
and oooooooooooh my hair is so soft and moisturized! It has been so hard to find enough moisture for my thirsty curls but I think this did it! And surprise surprise there is less frizz (still some frizz) but definetly less frizz. Which really surprised me because it didn't seem like this method was going to do anything for frizz (and I used the same products as I have been btw) The only thing I can think of is maybe the fact my hair is so hydrated so less frizz??? :pr:
The one downer is that I did get tons of tangles from going upside down. I spent alot of extra time combing through the knots in the shower.
So to conclude...it looks like a great method for porous curlies...but if you're tangle-prone don't rinse upside down.
P.S. I'll be trying this again tomorrow without rinsing upside and I'll be sure to post the results!
Thick/Coarse/Porous/3a/Protein Sensitive
Luvin the Spritz and Condish method!