Just how do you...

[Neysa]

CO wash? I've been getting kind of hints, but no one has come out and said it. I have never really had advice about how to take care of long hair except "brush with this nylon bristle brush while you blow dry! NEVER go anywhere with a wet head!" I stopped heading that at about 10 and I've taken some of the advice about things like sticks, and oils (though I'm still not 100% on exactly how to use that!) but I did the happy healthy cleansing shampoo trick, and my hair appears moderately happy with my current products and routine...except for the ends. I thought I could take some advice, but I'm also interested in the CO thing because for years now, I thought I had dandruff due to dermatitis. My scalp gets SO itchy after two or three days of not washing that in my sleep I scratch huge chunks to bleeding point. I saw a post that stated the poster had noticed a similar problem, and CO washing alleviated it. I'd like to stop the itching. ANY help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

OH! For products currently in my shower shrine: Aussie: moist shampoo, clean and clear conditioner, spray leave in conditioner, Deeeeeeeeeeeeep (that's how they spelled it!) 3 minute miracle. Tresseme: (sp?) clarifying shampoo, smooth and silky shampoo, anti breakage conditioner, moisturizing conditioner and herbal essences long term relationships (or summat like that) shampoo and the wavy conditioner.

Thanks in advance!

[MermaidGirl]

Well, for me, I got a nice conditioner with a good ingredients list (Trader Joe's Refresh conditioner - nicely cleansing, no cones) and just used several handfuls of it on my scalp to massage out the dirt and oil, and a couple handfuls down the length to massage out any dirt or environment (LA air is not very clean). I get my hair good and wet in the shower, massage the conditioner in for a couple minutes, let is sit for a minute, then rinse. I used to do CWC, and for the W would use a diluted shampoo (Trader Joe's Refresh diluted with distilled water) and would do a single W with that, and then follow with a "heavier" conditioner (Trader Joe's Nourish spa - moisturizing, no cones, lovely ingredients list), rinse that out and follow with a cold water rinse. You could probably do a CO on your head by skipping the W part of the above routine.

I am back to just doing WC as I think the CWC was part of my bad shedding problem.

HTH!

[Gumball]

Here (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=18) is an article outlining basic CO techniques. It's a good starting point if you're interested. After that for more information you can check out the CO thread here (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=2898). Hope these prove useful for you and relieve any confusion you might have had!