What is 'COing' and what are 'cones'?

[heidikay]

Yes I'm a total newbie, and terribly confused by trying to understand several threads. Please help?

I'm only just finding out that you can put foodstuffs on your face for instance, and look nicer than buying expensive chemical laden products (after you wash the foodstuffs off, that is). I gather 'CO'ing and 'no cones' have something to do with the same kind of process for hair?

Is anything like this recommended to try to have healthier hair that is very fine and needs volume?

[bunnii]

There is a thread about COing although now it is a bit long http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=2898

Basically COing is using conditioner to wash your hair instead of shampoo, there are various methods some people start with dry hair, others start with wet. Cones are silicones they coat the hair, sealing mositure in but also sealing it out, can be good or bad depending on your hairtype, here's an article that explains it better with a list of cones http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=13

Also if you're in the UK the link in my siggy might help you to find nocone conditioner if you decide you want to try it.

ETA: Welcome to LHC :D

[heidikay]

Thanks! I was reading the long CO thread but having no idea what 'COing' is was very confusing. The two articles are really helpful.

I wish there were one -- short and with definitions and how to etc. on using the conditioner to wash -- is there?

[nowxisxforever]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=39 - This article might help you. It's Ursula's standard newbie advice :) Similar is http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=65 - Kirin's primer :)

These two articles (and poking around the rest of the articles section) should help you a fair bit! :)

Edit: So far as short descriptors... Uhm.

CWC - Condition ends, wash scalp, condition ends
CO - Light conditioner on scalp, massage conditioner into scalp and ends for a while, leave for a bit while you do other shower things, then rinse well, and if you find yourself needing it, a heavier conditioner afterwards for your ends.
WO - Water only, rinsing very well.
SO - Sebum only, basically no water or dry shampoos or anything, working on the theory that our scalps will naturally clean themselves and our hair if we mostly leave them alone-- there are a lot of people who have great luck with this, no smelly, no greasy... I hear they need to use boar bristle brushes to redistribute the oils a fair bit though.

Uhhh. Anything else?

[heidikay]

Thanks so much; that looks exactly like what I was looking for.

I hadn't actually discovered the 'articles' section yet -- that's very helpful too!

[nowxisxforever]

Thanks so much; that looks exactly like what I was looking for.

I hadn't actually discovered the 'articles' section yet -- that's very helpful too!

It really is-- I love all the articles there! I use them constantly as reference. :)

[Bunnyhare]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=10
theres also this, list of abbreviations, its in articles on the right column...it can be a bit confusing at first but if you hang around here and read the articles you'll catch on in no time! welcome!

[Laylah]

When I first joined it was like learning a new language here, LOL. This forum has it's own terms and abbreviations for everything. As someone here once said, a non-LHC-er's 'poo goes in the toilet and their cones are filled with ice cream.

Welcome to LHC!

[heidikay]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=10
theres also this, list of abbreviations, its in articles on the right column...it can be a bit confusing at first but if you hang around here and read the articles you'll catch on in no time! welcome!

Thanks very much for that link (I read through a few articles but didn't find that one on my own -- and it has a really clear explanation of 'CO' with a link to a thread that gives more 'how to' information).

Laylah, yes the slang is a little overwhelming. I was actually thinking of cone heads like this one:
http://www.zenbutoh.com/charactergallery/images/Conehead.jpg

And wondering how certain kinds of shampoo came to be associated with that kind of thing :-).

[aksown]

Just wait until you start using the LHC abbreviations in your everyday conversations. I find myself doing this and get a lot of these :crazyq: and these :disgust: and :confused:.