This is pretty much exactly the advice I got when I first looked into CGM.
I have been using regular conditioners as a leave-in ever since, no issues so far. I also struggle with finding a good conditioner that my hair enjoys and that I can use in big amounts, so I'm not too eager to try new products. :/ I tried some that lead to my hair feeling dry, and some that was just way too light.
JBCO leave-in by Shea Moisture is like 2-3x the price I'd be happy with, so if I can get away with more affordable option... though maybe one day!
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Now I use SYOSS Curls & Waves Conditioner, I don't use it on my skin and I don't have any allergic response to any of it. Quaternium-87 and Polyimide-1's descriptions don't sound great but I don't really know enough about it. I used some safety of ingredients checker before and it seemed relatively ok?
Aqua, Cetearyl alcohol, Quaternium-87, Polyimide-1, Hydrolyzed keratin, Macadamia ternifolia seed oil, Panthenol, Isopropyl myristate, Citric acid, Distearoylethyl hydroxyethylmonium methosulfate, Propylene glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, Parfum, Sodium methylparaben, Polyquarternium-37, Dicaprylyl carbonate, Linalool, Hexyl cinnamal, Lauryl glucoside, Benzyl salicylate, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Geraniol
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ears | shoulders | APL | SBL | waist (curly)
ears | shoulders | APL | SBL | waist (stretched)
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Such interesting thoughts in this thread! How do you get all these good ideas, like about absorption or not-absorption... Something that clever never pops to my mind. I always rinse the conditioner out too well, because I'm afraid of greasiness. Must force me do this right next time.
Last edited by Priska; Yesterday at 05:21 AM.
I use both regular and leave-in conditioner, but recently, I've been not rinsing the regular conditioner quite as throughly from my lengths so that it leaves a little slip, and I haven't noticed any adverse effects. I feel it makes my hair a little more slippery and soft.
I am trying to do this as well. I know conditioners always say 'Rinse thoroughly' on the instructions but I've got a feeling that my nice strong shower head might be blasting my hair a bit too vigorously. I've noticed a much better feel to my hair the few times I have had to wash and condition it using water manually tipped over it, not in the shower.
I use a conditioner bar. I rinse it out of my hair properly and then I rub my bar between my hands and apply a little bit to my hair, while squeezing the water from it.
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Usually, no. It happens that I have a conditioner spray at home, and whenever I do, I use it occasionally.
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I used to but learned over time less is more with my hair. I just use a very tiny bit of kinky curl knot today gel and it somehow works better than any leave in I ever tried.
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