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    Default Fine Haired and/or Greasy Haired COers.

    I know there is a CO washing thread, but I thought I'd make one for the fineys and the greasy haired COers.

    Share your methods, techniques, what products you're using(including oils, among other things), etc.

    Right now I use either a V05 or Suave Tropical Coconut. I slather on a bunch, usually about 2 or 3 palmfuls. Massage really well. Leave on for a few minutes and rinse it off.
    I've found that my scalp likes the double CO method a lot. CO-wash, rinse, apply diluted condish to the scalp, and rinse again really well. I sometimes do a vinegar rinse, but not that often. I like to lather my condish with a bit of water by ducking under the shower head really fast too.

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    Default Re: Fine Haired and/or Greasy Haired COers.

    I used to CO similarly to your method. It pretty much stopped working for me once I moved to a hard water area though, so I use regular shampoo now. I can do an occasional CO... but my hair goes back to greasy much faster than with shampoo. I think it rinsed better in "good" tap water.

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    Default Re: Fine Haired and/or Greasy Haired COers.

    I do the exact method you described, a double CO with VO5 or Suave conditioner when I CO. I alternate the CO with CWC as my scalp likes a bit of shampoo on a regular basis.

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    Default Re: Fine Haired and/or Greasy Haired COers.

    I just do an average CO. Scrub in a couple of handfuls into my scalp, condition my ends, leave it for a few minutes, scrub it out and recondition. I sometimes do a ACV rinse but only once a month or so.
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    Default Re: Fine Haired and/or Greasy Haired COers.

    My hair is extremely fine, but there is a lot of it.

    My recent CO method has been working great, and my hair stays clean longer than before.

    I put 1/4 cup conditioner in a bottle, add 1/4 cup warm water and 1/2 - 1 teaspoon of citric acid powder. Shake this up well, dump on hair and wash. Rinse well, then end with a citric acid rinse, which I don't wash out.

    You will note that this uses much less conditioner than other CO methods, so it is economical as well.

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    Default Re: Fine Haired and/or Greasy Haired COers.

    Quote Originally Posted by Deborah View Post


    You will note that this uses much less conditioner than other CO methods, so it is economical as well.
    That's actually a large part of why I quit CO. I had to shampoo every couple of weeks to clarify and that was annoying... but using a third of a bottle of conditioner for each wash always felt so wasteful! Not to mention expensive.

    Perhaps I'll try your dilution and acid additon method one of these days...

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    Default Re: Fine Haired and/or Greasy Haired COers.

    I don't really think it is that expensive to CO. Sure you use a lot of conditioner, but since the bottles only cost around $1, its no big deal to me. I usually only spend about $10 max a month on conditioner(usually less). Then again I can make a bottle last about 5 or 6 days even when COing every day. My hair is not that long though, almost shoulder length.

    I think I may try out the diluted conditioner thing. I was doing that before, but the results were very inconsistent. Sometimes I'd get really nice hair with just a small palmful of condish diuluted, other times not so much. It just seemed to get cleaner piling it on. Where do you buy the citric acid powder at?

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    Default Re: Fine Haired and/or Greasy Haired COers.

    My hair is really thick, so CO takes a lot of conditioner. It has encouraged me to stretch washes though, and so long as I wash well (I tend to wash better CO then shampoo, since I have to really scrub to feel clean) my hair doesn't get as greasy as it used to. Since I can stretch my washes, and my conditioner is cheap, I only spend maybe a dollar or two per month.

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    I buy citric acid powder from Ebay, from the Chemistry Connection, I think. Several people sell it on Ebay. You can find it in some hardware stores, and in stores that sell supplies for canning (not Wal-Mart though.)

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    Default Re: Fine Haired and/or Greasy Haired COers.

    My local health food stores sell citric acid powder in amongst the bulk herbs and such. You put however much you want in a baggie, close with a twist-tie, and they charge you by weight.

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