is there a term for this--reverse of scalp wash?

[piratejenny23]

Lately I have been able to stretch my "wash cycle" to every 4 or 5 days, and I have been doing CO since Oct 20. My scalp is SO happy!

However, my ends tend to feel a bit rough even 24 hours after a wash, and I only oil the night before a wash, so I'm thinking of just conditioning the ends--maybe even every day when I shower. I think I'll put on a shower cap, divide my hair and bring it over my shoulders, then wet and condition. My hope is that after a few weeks of this my ends will stay softer/moisturized longer. I often put off washing my hair because (a) it takes forever to dry, & (b) I don't want to mess with my scalp any more than necessary. So wet & condition ends could be a solution. It never really occurred to me to try this before, because I always "had" to wash my hair every 2nd or 3rd day.

(btw I am very gentle with my hair; no blowdrying or curling, & I don't even brush my hair every day. I have been using avocado oil on the ends lately, but there's been no significant improvement yet)

What is this called? If there are already threads on this, I apologize, but it's hard to search when you don't know what it's called! I have read lots & lots about everyone's hair care routine but don't recall coming across a handy phrase. Thanks!

[Gumball]

I would just call it washing your length.

[misstwist]

If my ends are being an especial pain, I will sometimes take down my bun toward the end of the shower and put a little conditioner in the ends without rinsing it out. I don't get the ends wet first, just however damp they are from contact with my skin and the overspray from the shower.

I use White Rain Tropical Coconut.

[piratejenny23]

if i put conditioner on dry hair--either as a leave-in or as a deep conditioning treatment--it doesn't seem to do anything. as i read more people's stories here on LHC, it seems some hair actually likes water...?

i did the shower cap thing last night, then wrapped the top half of my ponytails in plastic bags, and conditioned the bottom 7 or 8 inches. worked really nicely...soft ends, no all-over frizzies or halo

[jivete]

I have a similar problem. I think the damaged length tends to lose moisture over the course of the day. I've been using Argan oil with good success, but misting the length also helps.

[piratejenny23]

cool...what do you mist with?

[chrissy-b]

My ends get terribly dry when I try to stretch out my washes. Like jivete, misting helps me. I mix water with a little Giovanni leave-in. If I don't wash my hair that day, I mist the ends and put it up. On particularly dry days, I mist heavily and then add a little oil or Honeysuckle rose conditioner. That really helps soften my dry ends.