As I continue to scour the Internet for interesting natural hair care info, I am amazed at the ingenious techniques that have been devised to help women with wholesome cleansing and moisturizing. One such term that I have been seeing around and about on different hair care sites is "co-wash." I guess you might say "Where have you been?" but believe me, I just heard of the term!
In the desire to maintain well moisturized, curly or kinky textured hair, many women are washing with conditioner rather than the harsh shampoos that can strip the hair of natural oils and cause frizzes and dryness.
Let's examine some of the facts.
To wash or co wash?
To avoid the danger of stripping hair while washing with shampoo, many opt to cleanse hair with conditioners, which don't have all of the same harsh chemicals that can strip and dry hair such as sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, surfactants and other harsh chemicals.
Another reason to co-wash is the hair is that the hair is much more manageable and softer with the use of conditioners as shampoos. Frizziness is cut down. When wet, the hair is more manageable and detangles without undo tension from combing.
Which conditioners to use?
It is important to select the appropriate conditioners as the hair may be left feeling dry, brittle and lifeless with overuse of the protein conditioners. Conditioners with protein are only intended to be used once every four to six weeks. (These are important for those who have relaxed hair, though. Again, just don't co-wash with them.) Some examples of protein conditioners are Aphogee and any of the combinations of ingredients on labels: eggs, collagen, wheat, eggs and milk.
More appropriately, less expensive moisturizing hair conditioners are preferable to the more expensive ones (this difference is only economic). Use just as shampoo and rinse out. If you want deeper conditioning, just cover with a plastic cap, leave on for twenty minutes or so and rinse.
In the desire to maintain well moisturized, curly or kinky textured hair, many women are washing with conditioner rather than the harsh shampoos that can strip the hair of natural oils and cause frizzes and dryness.
Let's examine some of the facts.
To wash or co wash?
To avoid the danger of stripping hair while washing with shampoo, many opt to cleanse hair with conditioners, which don't have all of the same harsh chemicals that can strip and dry hair such as sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, surfactants and other harsh chemicals.
Another reason to co-wash is the hair is that the hair is much more manageable and softer with the use of conditioners as shampoos. Frizziness is cut down. When wet, the hair is more manageable and detangles without undo tension from combing.
Which conditioners to use?
It is important to select the appropriate conditioners as the hair may be left feeling dry, brittle and lifeless with overuse of the protein conditioners. Conditioners with protein are only intended to be used once every four to six weeks. (These are important for those who have relaxed hair, though. Again, just don't co-wash with them.) Some examples of protein conditioners are Aphogee and any of the combinations of ingredients on labels: eggs, collagen, wheat, eggs and milk.
More appropriately, less expensive moisturizing hair conditioners are preferable to the more expensive ones (this difference is only economic). Use just as shampoo and rinse out. If you want deeper conditioning, just cover with a plastic cap, leave on for twenty minutes or so and rinse.
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