Your shampoo-conditioner ratio

[juliaxena]

I'm always surprised how they make smaller bottles for conditioners than shampoo. If it was up to me, conditioner bottles would be at least two times as large as shampoo bottles. I use way more conditioners than shampoo. I'd say my ratio is about 1:2 to 1:3. What is yours?

[embee]

I don't use conditioner at all any longer, but when I did, I went through it faster too. I bought the cheapest (at the Dollar Store) and both came in the same size bottles.

What kind of shampoo and conditioner are you buying that it comes in different size bottles?

[hmmm]

The conditioner I use comes in a smaller bottle than the shampoo too. What's more, they're both the same price, so I pay more for the same amount of conditioner than for the shampoo. It's terrible. ETA I also use a lot more conditioner than shampoo.

[thankyousir74]

The makers probably know that people use more conditioner, so this is a pretty annoying way for them to make more money :/

[halo_tightens]

Wow, I use MANY times more conditioner than shampoo! One squirt of shampoo in the palm is all I need, since I usually only do my scalp... But I use multiple handfuls of conditioner, both before and after the poo!

I just think of shampoo as a random item that needs to be replaced every now and then, while conditioner is a vital necessity of life that must be constantly renewed! :p

[ArienEllariel]

at the moment i'm using about twice to three times the amount of conditioner to shampoo. That's because I usually CWC and if I do a WO, I condition the ends. I've never noticed a difference in shampoo vs. conditioner bottles (at least the variety that I have used lately). I did note that Tresseme and Pantene tend to have smaller bottles- wel,l from what I have seen while shopping. Strikes me as a bit strange.

[ShadowSwallow]

About 1:2 or 1:3. I always use 'poo when I wash, and then condition it a lot after. I really couldn't live without either one.

[Copasetic]

I probably use 30 times more conditioner than shampoo, as I am mostly CO. But it doesn't surprise me that shampoo bottles might sometimes be larger than conditioner ones. Everyone I know in real life uses way more shampoo than conditioner.

[handsclean]

My ratio would be maybe 1:100? 1:200? I CO, hahah, so I rarely shampoo and even when I do, it's about the size of a quarter compared to the heaping handful of conditioner that I put on first, the loonie-sized second application, plus I use just plain conditioner as a leave in.

[Tovah]

About 1:3- I'm always running out of conditioner. It's good to see that I'm not alone. Somehow I seemed to think that if you buy a bottle of shampoo and conditioner at the same time, that you should run out of both at the same time...go figure.

Is there a shrug smilie?

[spidermom]

I use about 3 bottles of conditioner for every bottle of shampoo.

[teela1978]

I use about 3-5x more conditioner than shampoo. My shampoo and conditioner don't match... my shampoo bottle is much larger than my current conditioner bottle though (costco-sized, it's lasted me over a year now!)

[sapphire-o]

My ratio would be very very large, as I don't use conditioners. :D Maybe 1000:1?

[Quixii]

Oh gosh, I use SO much more conditioner than shampoo! I used to go through conditioner about twice as fast, but now I use even less shampoo, so I'm not sure what the ratio would be.

[Ash]

For every 1 bottle of shampoo I use, I use at least 6 of one type of conditioner and at least 1 of the other type of conditioner. I only use shampoo twice a week now in a CWC and I CO all the other days.

[melikai]

I was using way more conditioner than shampoo, but when I switched to more gentle and natural products, I found I needed way less conditioner. Now, I actually use twice as much shampoo as conditioner!

[redneckprincess]

i use a bottle of conditioner a week probally and shampoo (if I use it to wash my body, too) it lasts about a month

[pinkbunny]

Since I started just conditioning the length (not the scalp) I've cut down on my conditioner use a little bit. Usually I'll look for the bulk size conditioner bottles and buy regular size shampoo - when available...

[Belisarius]

I use shampoo about once a week or less, and conditioner everyday. So I'd day about 1: 10 or 15.

[Kaijah]

I'd say somewhere around 1:5. Lots more conditioner than shampoo when CWCing.

I'm not really surprised that shampoo is usually a bigger bottle. I think most people use more of that - plus, since shampoos aren't really meant to be conditioning they can get away with greater amounts of surfactant/water and less 'good stuff' that costs more.

[marobader]

I always use equal amount it straing I guess

[misspriss]

Hm...I by conditioner every two or three weeks (Suave, CO). I don't ever buy shampoo, but I do use it occasionally, I would say 1:100-1:150. I use a small amount of shampoo about as often as I BUY conditioner.

[Sissy]

I too use WAY more conditioner than shampoo.

[Aries_jb]

If I shampooed every time I conditioned (every day) then I would probably use more shampoo than conditioner. Ever since I switched to more natural products, I find I need to use more shampoo to clean my hair, but not as much conditioner. But since I only shampoo a couple times a week, then I definitely use more conditioner. I would say that I go through about 3 bottles of 8-16oz conditioner to every 1 bottle of 8oz shampoo.

[Laylah]

I probably use 1:5 ratio when I S/C, but because my conditioners are smaller than the shampoos, I'd say the bottle ratio is 1:8 or 1:10. I go through a bottle of conditioner in two months or so, but I've had the same bottle of shampoo for a year and half and I'm only about a third through.

[Wicked Princess]

I go through a bottle of shampoo roughly every four months, and a bottle of conditioner every three washes (I wash my hair twice a week). I think that makes my ratio 1:10. :)

[GlassEyes]

Let's see. Completely ignoring that my bottles of conditioner and shampoo are usually different sizes, I can go through (and this is with using shampoo as a body wash as well--which I often do when I run out of soap and forget to buy more) 5-20 bottles of conditioner.

That SOUNDS like a ton (and it sort of it), but I could probably get away with using a bottle of shampoo a year--if I washed with it once a week, which I don't.

[Teakafrog]

One bottle of shampoo can last me a year, but I'll go through at least 25 bottles of conditioner in that time (approx 3/mo), so 1:25?

[GlamFanatic]

Wow, interesting question. I buy a liter size detangler and another liter size conditioner both of which are nearly empty by the time I finish a normal sized shampoo bottle. I have never purchased the liter sized shampoo.....I can't imagine it wouldn't dry up before or coagulate before I used it all!

[Carolyn]

Since I am primarily CO, I go through a lot of conditioner and very little shampoo I'm guessing an 8 oz. bottle of poo would last me over a year. Maybe two. So I might guess 1 bottle of poo to 100 conditioner.

[pinchbeck]

I don't use conditioner at all any longerWhat do you use in your hair to aid in detangling and management? It would be great to not have to rely on conditioner. So far, experiments with acv, citric acid, lemon juice, coconut milk, and other herbal rinses have not helped.

[pepperminttea]

My conditioner and shampoo bottles are the same size, thankfully, though I almost wish the shampoo bottle was smaller! I think my ratio of shampoo:conditioner would be about 1:5. I CWC, though I am far too generous with the conditioner (not that my hair minds ;) ).

[andrea1982]

I also use WAY more conditioner than shampoo, and I always have. Pre-LHC I asked my hairdresser why the salon shampoo I was buying was bigger than the conditioner, and she said it was because the conditioner was so concentrated, I could just use a dime sized amount.

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A dime sized amount, seriously...:rolleyes:

[KatKeRo]

After every shampoo I use a teeny, tiny drop of conditioner for my ends. So I use way more shampoo than conditioner.

[walterSCAN]

1:2 is normal for me. Sometimes I manage to even it up, but I almost always run out of conditioner first.

[jaine]

I calculated based on the number & size of the bottles I buy ... my ratio 1 part shampoo to 25 parts conditioner (but I use the same product for shampoo and body wash ... not all of that shampoo is going in my hair ... the hair ratio is probably 1:100 or something like that.) I saturate my hair with conditioner first, then add a tiny tiny bit of shampoo to that and lather. Then I rinse and follow up with a small amount of a heavy concentrated conditioner.

[Michou]

Pre-LHC I was going through 2 shampoos for every conditioner. I'd just slop a bunch in my hand and lather up. Sometimes I'd even do WCW (opposite of CWC) if I thought my scalp needed extra washing. Now I'm going through 1 shampoo for every 3 conditioners. I dilute the shampoo and use much more conditioner than I used to.

[Princess J]

I need two bottles of conditioner for each bottle of shampoo. That is really annoying!

[Forever_Sophie]

1:3; I now by the larger bottles of conditioner (Herbal Essences).

[Jordan S.]

Sometimes I don't shampoo at all. I just rinse my hair out well then just go straight to conditioner. I've always hated Shampoo, it totally dries out my hair. I agree, conditoner should be much larger then shampoo.

[Cake]

My shampoo-conditioner ratio could be 1:20 or more :eek: since I mostly CO and when I shampoo I do only my scalp.

I use liters of conditioner!

[Nocturnal]

Mine would be 1 shampoo to 2 to 3 conditioner bottles (same volume). I don't use up 1 bottle of shampoo in a year.

[Dragon]

mine is 1:3 with salon stuff and about 1:4 with cheaper stuff.

[Dream0331]

I have to say, I am on bottle 5 (? I think) of conditioner, and haven`t bought any shampoo since I bought the first bottle of conditioner! Come to think of it...I ran out the other day so I need to go get some more. I hate the smaller bottles! I always try to find the larger bottles for a low price.

[freckles]

I reckon I use about twice to three times as much conditioner as shampoo.

[suncica]

Wow, I use MANY times more conditioner than shampoo! One squirt of shampoo in the palm is all I need, since I usually only do my scalp... But I use multiple handfuls of conditioner, both before and after the poo!

I just think of shampoo as a random item that needs to be replaced every now and then, while conditioner is a vital necessity of life that must be constantly renewed! :p

Lol....yeah, that.

[AZDesertRose]

I reckon I use about twice to three times as much conditioner as shampoo.

Same here; the conditioner and shampoo I buy come in 16 oz bottles, and I go through 2-3 bottles of conditioner for every bottle of shampoo.

[Fey]

My boyfriend's always like "WTF how much do you use of it!?" - Okay may he be forgiven because he can't know that it doesn't foam. And since I wash my hair every second day you can imagine how many bottles I need... I just wish that they were cheaper :(

[OperaTeacherMom]

Um I don't even have a bottle of shampoo in my bathroom. So my ratio would be in the 1:1000 range I guess, I co wash and when I need to clarify I use baking soda or a teensy bit of diluted castile soap. Yeah, there is no reason for those silly shampoo bottles to be so huge.

What was that stylist on who suggested a dime sized amount of conditioner??? Seriously, I have fine hair and I use more than that as a leave in!

[Hotrox]

Hmmm, mine is about equal. But I do have super greasy, long bobbed hair at the moment. I guess the ratio will go up as my length increases

[Long_hair_guy]

I guessing its getting close 12 or 13 conditioner bottles to 1 shampoo bottle. I changed my shampoo/conditioner brand two months ago and my shampoo bottles doesn't look used but my conditioner bottle has around a third left in.

[Bller]

I try to keep the shampoo and the conditioner at an even dosage, but the most of times the conditioner will dry out a lot faster than the shampoo, i guess i tend to use much more conditioner lately. I started to do that, condition, shampoo, condition method to wash my hair as for it is wavy and has curls at the ends, and tends to get pretty tangled, so i need a bit more conditioner on them. I didn`t try ACV yet, a member on another thread suggested that i should try out an ACV rinse for a go, and see if my ends are still that tangly. I`ll try it out, and hope that the conditioner won`t dry out as fast as it does now !

[DARKMARTIAN]

I usually use at least twice as much conditioner as shampoo. One thing I hate is running out of conditioner before shampoo. I dont know how many times ive had to run some water into the conditioner bottle, shake it around and then use that...:o

[alwayssmiling]

L'Occitane do this. Much smaller conditioner than shampoo. Drives me crazy because I always end up with half a bottle of shampoo with no matching conditioner. Yes and its the same price.

I mentioned this to a few people and to my surprise they all said that they use more SHAMPOO than conditioner - because too much conditioner makes their hair greasy. If I was a rich woman I would use half a bottle of conditioner each time I washed and only a coin size blob of shampoo, sometimes no shampoo at all if I'm COing.

[ibleedlipstick]

I use MAYBE 2 squirts of shampoo when I wash, and 6-8 squirts of conditioner, not counting the days that I CO. So the ration is an agonizing 1:4 at least, and possibly 1:7. I mean, I only really need to shampoo the roots, and everything else needs conditioned. And for some reason, while the bottles are the same size, the conditioner is $2 more than the shampoo. I don't understand this.

[JenniferNoel]

Back in the days of shampoo and conditioner (I am now WO ;)) I always used a 2 to 1 ratio. About two tbsp conditioner and one tbsp shampoo.

[Gwendolene]

Around 1:3. I also coconut oil my ends before bed each night and try to do a coconut oil scalp massage once a week, so once you figure in all that extra conditioning it's more like 1:4.

[*Aoife*]

About 1:1,000. I just added up all the conditioner I've gone through in the last two months and I've gone through about 1L :o And about one squirt of shampoo!

[Madonna-Fan]

Perhaps 1:3 or 1:4?
I dilute my shampoos, so they usually last 15-20 washes.
A conditioner of mine lasts 5 washes.

Yours, Timmy

[swellmel]

i've thought the same thing. a bottle of shampoo lasts me forever. conditioner on the other hand... sheesh. atleast this way i get to try lots of different conditioners. :p

[PiroskaCicu]

I use about a "teaspoon" of shampoo and one or two "tablespoons" of conditioner... A LOT more conditioner than shampoo, that's for sure. The bottles I have are translucent so I can see as the product is used up....Conditioner is depleting fast!! :P

[Henrietta]

I buy big shampoos because they are cheaper than smaller ones;) So with one bottle of shampoo (400 ml=14 fl.oz) I use about 3 bottles of the same line condish (200 ml= 7 fl. oz each one) and 2 bottles of the first CWC condish- it's 500 ml= 17.5 fl. oz each one.

I agree. They should make conditioners at least as big as shampooes:D

[Coffeebug]

When I'm using conditioner I usually use twice as much as shampoo. I haven't used it lately though cos my hair has gone all weird with build up, so I've just been shampooing the scalp with Lush and pretending the rest of it isn't there.

[Katurday]

1:4 Mostly due to CWC. I guess oils take away a need for extra conditioning, and shampoo is necessary...
By the way, I'm surprised most of you have bigger shampoo bottles. My shampoo bottles are aroun 500mL and my conditioner bottles are always around 700-1L.

[jackie_brown]

I use to use about 5:1 conditioner:shampoo... i always dilute a teaspoon of shampoo in about 200ml of water.. i shake the mix in a empty drinkable yogurt bottle (the art of "scrapping" :D) and then put it on scalp (at least i try to do like that, but the shampoo ends up to the hair too).

[Petite Simone]

The funny thing is, before I joined LHC my conditioner bottles would last me through 2-3 shampoo bottles!!! I would condition every night, but I was told too much would make your hair greasy. Now I can't use less than a palmful. It just doesn't feel like if its enough unless I do. Thank you LHC for making me a condish abuser :p

[Khiwanean]

1:3 or so. I CWC, so I'm obviously going to use more conditioner. I also depends on how thick the conditioner is and how much slip it gives. I don't use a regular amount of conditioner, just whatever feels right on my hair at the time.

[blctsyllwdg]

Shampoo, what is that foreign substance. Ok in the past year, half of a travel size. Condish, easily 4 normal, 2 heavy stuff, 2 deep treatments and 5 to 6 cheap henna indigo removers in a month. Isn't that normal?

[deko]

I use 1 bottle of shampoo for about 3 bottles of conditioner. My favourite shampoo is very cheap and my fav condish is more expensive, but I just need a lot of it to fully saturate my hair. Sometimes I just use my very mild sulfate-free shampoo and skip the conditioner, but I always regret it later.