How do you CO?

[jezebel17]

I tried to run a search but nothing comes up.I have read alot about CO washes, but nothing about the actual steps.How do you CO?

[AJoifulNoise]

Here's how I do it:

Apply conditioner

Finger comb

Scrub the scalp area

Finger comb

Braid

Go about the rest of my shower business (takes about 5 minutes, if that)

Rinse with warm water then cold water

[GlennaGirl]

My method is slightly different from the way I originally read about it (ugh! I hear the sirens...the Grammar Police are coming, and I FULLY deserve it for that one), but I'll post it here because it works so beautifully for me:

1. Buy a cheap conditioner WITHOUT protein. No "milks", "silks" or anything of that sort. Protein, I find, weighs the hair down. (Not everyone will have this reaction, so experiment.) VO5 is always good, and so are various Suave varieties.

2. Pour some conditioner in a cup--maybe 3 or 4 tablespoons for my length hair--and then add water little by little, stirring until it's about as thin as a shampoo would be.

3. Pour it on wet hair, massage into the scalp gently to loosen stuff there (eew! I know, I know), plop it all on top of the head and put a towel over the whole thing.

4. Go about your business for 30 minutes.

5. Rinse out THOROUGHLY, then use more conditioner just on the ends (cheap or cone-ey, it's up to you and what kind of a hair day you're having).

This is the best method for me. Not greasy at all, very clean and very soft.

[Addy]

Wet hair.
Apply conditioner.
Scrub scalp.
Add more to length & ends.
Let sit while I wash up.
Rinse.

[Copasetic]

To wash my hair, I apply a thin conditioner to the roots and scalp, then I sort of massage it in like I would with shampoo. Then I rinse it out and condition the length with a Suave conditioner.

[Peter]

I use 2 big blobs of conditioner on my scalp and then comb my roots. After a few minutes I wash it out and comb from the roots all the way down to the ends. I don't put anything on my length or ends while washing.

[Dvips]

I wet my hair, apply a handful of conditioner (for whatever reason, thicker conditioners work better for me than thinner ones), apply to scalp and run down length, rub scalp a bit, wait a few minutes (3-10 depending on how long I shower), rub scalp some more, rinse, and repeat.

My hair needs what I call CO-C... CO twice in a row, basically.

[curls2grow]

Wet hair.
Apply conditioner.
Scrub scalp.
Add more to length & ends.
Let sit while I wash up.
Rinse.

Same for me. I use a lot of conditioner even though my hair isn't very long. But it's dry, so I use a lot. I also find that if I don't have enough conditioner in my hair, I get too much friction when I do scalp massage and that results in breakage.

[jezebel17]

Does the condish have to stay in my hair for a long time to work, because I can't wash my body while I wait, then rinse my hair.I hate the slimmy feeling of condish running down my body and the residue it leaves on my skin if I dont soap up afterwards.Plus I get really bad bacne, and I found that my bacne decreased after I started washing/conditioning/rinsing my hair before I wash my body.

[Roseate]

Does the condish have to stay in my hair for a long time to work, because I can't wash my body while I wait, then rinse my hair.I hate the slimmy feeling of condish running down my body and the residue it leaves on my skin if I dont soap up afterwards.Plus I get really bad bacne, and I found that my bacne decreased after I started washing/conditioning/rinsing my hair before I wash my body.

It does help for it to sit in your hair for a while. I put mine in a shower cap while I wash the rest of me so it doesn't trickle down my back, then rinse it out by bending over and sticking my head under the shower so the conditioner-y water goes down the drain, not on me.