Should you cowash everyday?

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• divecurl Registered Users Posts: 45

  April 2009

  I think this really depends on your individual hair. You'll find lots of different methods here. You just have to try a few and see what works.
  
  I think one of the bigger factors is how dry your hair and scalp are. Quite a while back, I tried doing water rinses with a cowash once every few days. That did not work very well for me. When my hair was longer, I tried doing 2nd day hair. My hair would look fine on the second day, but when I cowashed on day 3, my hair would feel rough and dry. I now cowash every day and use a rotation of conditioners. But my hair is REALLY, REALLY dry. It is impossible for me to overcondition my hair.
  
  If you hair has some moisture and/or oil, then a cowash every day would probably be too much. It also depends on what products you use.

  Hair type: 3a/3b, medium texture (canopy is coarse), high porosity.
  Hair hates protein; tolerates only low amounts of glycerine.
  Products:
  Color: Redken Shades EQ
  Rinse-out: Curls Coconut Sublime, Nirvana Cherry Bark/Almond, JC Aloeba
  Leave-in: BB Curl Styling Lotion, Darcy's Peach Kernel Milk, Darcy's Avocado & Wild Plum, TheraNeem Leaf & Oil Cream,
  Styling/Hold: KCCC, Fairy Tales Curly Q Natural Curl Maker, TheraNeem Neem Leaf & Aloe Gel
  DTs: Refined Coconut Oil, Ojon, Homemade Avocado

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• kathymack Registered Users Posts: 9,999 Curl Neophyte

  April 2009

  I wet, use a rinse out and style every day. When I cowashed, and now with soap bar, I do that every three days.

  3a (Corkicelli), highlighted, fine, low porosity
  SE PA
  
  HGs: Anything Sevi; Curly Kinks Satin Roots, Curlycue ReNew and Coil Jam; homemade FSG and okra gel; soap bars; UFD Curly Magic; Botanical Spirits Jellies, CJ Repair Me, Aloe Fix
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• curlybeauty Registered Users Posts: 81

  April 2009

  I co-wash every day and use the L'Oreal Vive Pro Nutri Gloss Conditioner as a leave-in. If I don't do all that my hair is one big dry, poofy, frizzy mess.

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• curls 2nv Registered Users Posts: 318

  April 2009

  i dont co wash everyday... i hate having wet hair and waiting for it to dry. i co wash every week or twice a week when i detangle my hair... so its really your choice i guess. i just add a little water and conditioner together in a spray bottle and spray it on my hair, then add a little oil or curl activator if my hair feels too dry before i wash. its still damp but not soaking and i dont have to wait a long time for it to dry. do what works for you

  CG Curly
  Why does the pj monster haunt me so?:twisted:
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  Growing my bf's hair from cbl to apl

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