New Invention...COC?

[Maelyssa]

Ok so maybe this is silly but maybe not.
Today was 'hair day' in our house where I did everyone's hair, combed out and all.
In working with my daughters' hair I ran into a problem. I really wanted to give it a coconut oiling but their hair is so thick and curly that I need more than just oil to detangle it without ripping out masses of it.
So I thought of something. First put on some cone-free conditioner to detangle it. Then put on some coconut oil for extra hair health but at that point their curls kind of looked a bit stringy. My solution? A little bit more of the conditioner on top of the oil. Hence the COC method or more specifically conditioner oil conditioner. Their hair feels very soft and lovely now so I definitely think I'll be trying this again for them.

Just thought I'd share my revelation.

[littleizz]

Hhm, I'll be interested to see what people think about this. My first reaction is to say that using a -cone first is sealing up the hair, so anything you put on top isn't really affecting the hair itself, it's just building up. I could be wrong though, I'm always looking for new methods!!

[Mommyof4]

Cool... I might try that.. if I remember ;)

[Maktub]

Interesting ! My first reaction was : oil doesn't help me detangle my curls AT ALL. Never, never.

Conditionner does (even cone free ones). Oil I use on wet or damp hair that is already detangled, and combed through. And, also, oil tends to give me some tangles when my hair is down because of dust particles getting in the curls...

So often, oil is used more as a treatment (pre-wash) or when I have my hair up.

But I'll be watching this thread :)

[Maelyssa]

Hhm, I'll be interested to see what people think about this. My first reaction is to say that using a -cone first is sealing up the hair, so anything you put on top isn't really affecting the hair itself, it's just building up. I could be wrong though, I'm always looking for new methods!!

We've been doing cone-free conditioner for some time now. Maybe I mistyped it...hopefully not. But I tried it with Suave Naturals for them both before and after the oiling.

[joliherb]

Interesting. I'm have to remember that when my daughter's hair get's over oiled.

[SoulOfTheSea]

Did you rinse it out afterward like a moisturizing treatment?

[Maelyssa]

Did you rinse it out afterward like a moisturizing treatment?

I left it all in but the key to it all was to make sure I wasn't putting excessive amounts of the products in. I was surprised how well it worked really.

[sfgirl]

Hmm, I might need to try this. My hair gets damaged really easily, so this might help!

[SoulOfTheSea]

I left it all in but the key to it all was to make sure I wasn't putting excessive amounts of the products in. I was surprised how well it worked really.

Oh okay, it worked well for your daughters because their curly hair was probably able to soak it up pretty well, I'm glad it worked for them! :)

[einna]

I might try this one actually. I already use both coconut oil and cone free condtitioner as leave ins, some times both at the same time. I have dryish hair that loves to be coated in stuff. ;)

[Amber_Maiden]

I've done that! It definitely have worked for me!

[Maelyssa]

So glad to know it worked well for you ladies as well, thanks for sharing!

[littleizz]

We've been doing cone-free conditioner for some time now. Maybe I mistyped it...hopefully not. But I tried it with Suave Naturals for them both before and after the oiling.
DoH!! My bad, just didn't read closely enough :)

[swearnsue]

Just wanted to say that it is so nice of you to take care of your daughter's hair like that. Such a good mother!

[Maelyssa]

Just wanted to say that it is so nice of you to take care of your daughter's hair like that. Such a good mother!

Awww thank you. :D

[Heatherzilla]

I'm definitely going to try this. I spent half an hour yesterday trying to detangle my hair with a bunch of conditioner after it becoming a mess after a night out. It still feels gross and I don't think I've managed to get all the product out. =[

[Amarante]

What an awesome idea, Maelyssa! I'm so gonna try this, I think it would really help my dry ends. :D

[bettylibertine]

Awesome! I'll definitely be giving this a try :D thanks for sharing

[Maelyssa]

No problem ladies...glad to share!

[ravenreed]

Both grapeseed oil and argan oil are very detangling for me.