CO has made my hair so soft!!

**Bulbus** · November 12th, 2011, 12:44 PM

I've been CO washing for six months and I really love it too. I didn't have a transition phase from regular shampoo to CO. I CO wash every other day and my fine hair is bouncier and shinier than I have ever seen it before. Also, my ends seem a lot less dry since I started CO washing = no need to have them cut as often as I used to - yay

**Bandia Rua** · November 12th, 2011, 01:17 PM

I have been a CO washer on and off for years now. When I first tried it I had an awful transition phase, I was using someone elses method from LHC a million years ago. This method involved putting the conditioner all over my scalp and hair and leaving it on for several minutes then adding water and scrubbing it around the scalp and then rinsing.

Then I tried the curly girl method for wavy hair, which if I remember correctly is very mildly adding a tiny bit of conditioner to your scalp and scrubbing it a bit and then rinsing mildly. That was ok, but I still felt like my hair could be a bit on the greasy side.

Now I have experimented around to finding my own way of doing this which is simply I put conditioner on my scalp and hair and add a little water and immediately start the scrubbing process. It gets a tiny bit sudsy and I just judge by the feel if my scalp feels like I got its gummy layer(very technical term..lol) loosened. Then I rinse and rinse and rinse. My hair combs out very well no tangles and is so very soft and shiny. I tend to do this on a daily to every other day basis. The biggest thing Ive noticed is that my hair does not seem like its thinning on the top at all.

**JuneBride** · November 12th, 2011, 01:29 PM

I am addicted to CO washing! It's probably the single most inportant tip I have ever learned at the LHC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**SunnyRainStorm** · November 12th, 2011, 03:51 PM

I am going to have to try CO washing. Now off to research more threads on this.....

**krazykirsty07** · November 13th, 2011, 09:07 AM

I've been CO washing for a week and my hair feels softer but i reeeeally want to wash with shampoo even though my hair isn't dirty or oily, it's just breaking the habit!

**jenjen10** · November 13th, 2011, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by krazykirsty07

I've been CO washing for a week and my hair feels softer but i reeeeally want to wash with shampoo even though my hair isn't dirty or oily, it's just breaking the habit!

I will probably wash with shampoo once every few weeks to clarify... although I am not sure if that is necessary or not.

**Lostsoule77** · November 13th, 2011, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by jenjen10

I will probably wash with shampoo once every few weeks to clarify... although I am not sure if that is necessary or not.

I'm pretty sure you would only need to do that if you are using a coney conditioner. That or using products in your hair. If neither of those are the case then I don't think you need to clarify. HTH

**jenjen10** · November 15th, 2011, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by Lostsoule77

I'm pretty sure you would only need to do that if you are using a coney conditioner. That or using products in your hair. If neither of those are the case then I don't think you need to clarify. HTH

I use hairspray and product on my bangs so I do have to wash occasionally due to product buildup on them... if I didn't do that, I could probably go forever without washing since my hair and scalp tend to be dry!

**PinkyCat** · November 15th, 2011, 11:45 AM

Yay for CO washing!

I've been doing it for a year and 3 months and my hair has never been so wonderful. Soft, shiny, healthy, hydrated, obedient. Best thing I've ever done for my hair!