HintOfMint
March 28th, 2011, 11:33 PM
I've complained before in another thread but, I can't take the winter air anymore. My canopy is so dry and it tangles even if I JUST detangled it. It's physically rough to the touch but if I run my fingers down each strand, it's smooth without any damage, save for the very occasional split. It's just dry and awful feeling and yes, I have clarified, have a routine that is protein-free, and I don't have hard water.
Oils haven't helped one bit unless I get it so greasy that it HAS to be soft.
So I'm going back to cones. It's the only thing that keeps my hair shiny and free of tangles, and with the tangles I've been getting lately, I'll risk the damage from more frequent clarifying.
I'll still experiment to see how long I can go without clarifying, and I'll watch out for buildup. I may alternate cone-free conditioners and oils with cones to see if the cones eventually wear off on their own from manipulation instead of scrubbing with a sulfate. I remember going cone-free with CO after a coney routine without clarifying and it was fine.
So to celebrate my going back to cones for now, I clarified (to get some experimental product off my hair) and then conditioned with what could be the mother of all coney conditioners Aussie 3MM. Then I topped it off with John Frieda Frizz Ease (Lite :p) when I got out of the shower.
Not. A. Single. Tangle.
Halle. Lujah.
Oils haven't helped one bit unless I get it so greasy that it HAS to be soft.
So I'm going back to cones. It's the only thing that keeps my hair shiny and free of tangles, and with the tangles I've been getting lately, I'll risk the damage from more frequent clarifying.
I'll still experiment to see how long I can go without clarifying, and I'll watch out for buildup. I may alternate cone-free conditioners and oils with cones to see if the cones eventually wear off on their own from manipulation instead of scrubbing with a sulfate. I remember going cone-free with CO after a coney routine without clarifying and it was fine.
So to celebrate my going back to cones for now, I clarified (to get some experimental product off my hair) and then conditioned with what could be the mother of all coney conditioners Aussie 3MM. Then I topped it off with John Frieda Frizz Ease (Lite :p) when I got out of the shower.
Not. A. Single. Tangle.
Halle. Lujah.