Dolly
February 7th, 2009, 04:20 PM
OK, so I made a bit of a discovery last week, and I feel compelled to share.....it's not a problem, because I know the solution......it is just an observation.....
My routine (if you can call it that)......I wash at least my scalp every day with CV shampoo bars (I let the lather run down the length), and then wash the length thoroughly about once or twice a week (I workout every day, and wear my hair down a lot, and it gets dirty easily). I usually follow my CV wash with condish (cone or no-cone) and then vinegar rinse, followed by cool water. My hair needs the protection of cones, so if my shower condish is no-cone, I will usually use Aussie leave-in when I comb it out. I clarify with Suave clarifying when my ends start doing the velcro thing, and try to regularly S & D.
I have been doing heavy overnight oilings (with unrefined coconut oil) since I became active here at LHC, and it has really helped my hair.....seems to have made it stronger....I do it at least once a week...sometimes 2-3 times. I know some people have gotten crunchy hair from oiling dry, but my hair seems to benefit, whether it is dry or damp when I oil.
BUT, the one thing that I noticed is this......if I oil when my hair is dry, the next day, the oil washes out very easily, either with a CO or a CWC with the "W" being a shampoo bar (it doesn't come out as easily if I use the shampoo bar without using the condish first). If I oil when my hair is damp or wet, I almost cannot get it out of my hair the next day......no matter whether I CO, CWC, or whatever. I have even done 4-5 thorough lathers with the shampoo bar to try to get it out, but to no avail....it always takes two days' worth of shampoos to get it out.
Has anybody else noticed this, or is my hair just strange?
My routine (if you can call it that)......I wash at least my scalp every day with CV shampoo bars (I let the lather run down the length), and then wash the length thoroughly about once or twice a week (I workout every day, and wear my hair down a lot, and it gets dirty easily). I usually follow my CV wash with condish (cone or no-cone) and then vinegar rinse, followed by cool water. My hair needs the protection of cones, so if my shower condish is no-cone, I will usually use Aussie leave-in when I comb it out. I clarify with Suave clarifying when my ends start doing the velcro thing, and try to regularly S & D.
I have been doing heavy overnight oilings (with unrefined coconut oil) since I became active here at LHC, and it has really helped my hair.....seems to have made it stronger....I do it at least once a week...sometimes 2-3 times. I know some people have gotten crunchy hair from oiling dry, but my hair seems to benefit, whether it is dry or damp when I oil.
BUT, the one thing that I noticed is this......if I oil when my hair is dry, the next day, the oil washes out very easily, either with a CO or a CWC with the "W" being a shampoo bar (it doesn't come out as easily if I use the shampoo bar without using the condish first). If I oil when my hair is damp or wet, I almost cannot get it out of my hair the next day......no matter whether I CO, CWC, or whatever. I have even done 4-5 thorough lathers with the shampoo bar to try to get it out, but to no avail....it always takes two days' worth of shampoos to get it out.
Has anybody else noticed this, or is my hair just strange?