>>>Poll for Protein Users<<<

[Pear Martini]

After you rinse out your protein treatment, do you condition or just go? Explain why.

I do both. It just depends on what mood I am in.

[fawn]

I scrunch both EVOO and conditioner in, before rinsing. Wary of crunchies due to too much protein/not enough moisture.

[Sissy]

I do both... if my hair feels really silky and smooth after I rinse the protein out I"ll just leave it at that. If it feels tangly and such I'll condition. I do it both ways evenly. When I rinse out the protein treatments and just go I find my hair air dries really sleek and smooth.

Sissy

[Pear Martini]

Does anyone know if the protein treatment may not have as strong as of an effect if you one conditions right after?

[longlockenvy]

A really good protien product I used was by L'anza. It was a protien leave-in conditioner. I used it after shampooing and conditioning. I loved it, but now it's gone..

[Delila]

When I do a deep treatment on my hair, I do it like this: Shampoo, then protein conditioner, moisturizing conditioner, porosity control conditioner, then a touch of oil.

Rinse thoroughly after each step, keep each conditioner on my hair for about 15 minutes, usually with heat, then rinse, rinse, rinse.

The oil I use is pretty light, the VO5 Showerworks hot oil, it doesn't leave much behind, which is what I want.

[ericthegreat]

I voted other, because what I do is rather unique. After I do my protein treatment, usually I will actually clarify at least partially so that I can remove any excess protein I don't want to leave in my hair. I usually will use a little bit of shampoo to help clarify my hair right after I do a protein treatment. Everything I do conditioning and oiling wise contains a healthy amount of protein, so for me I do need to clarify. I will elaborate on why this is. My hair does need protein. However, it needs the right balance. Too much, and my hair gets hard and I can actually feel the buildup of protein with my hands.

The natural protein treatments I do include mayonnaise treatments and I have also beaten raw eggs. I beat the egg whites along with the egg yolk like I'm scrambling eggs, then apply that directly onto my scalp and hair. I'll leave that on for an hour and then rinse it out with warm but not hot water, because hot water will cook the egg mixture, and as much as I love to eat eggs I don't prefer to have them stuck on my hair! Right after that is rinsed out, I will as I've said before use a little bit of shampoo to wash out my hair. I only need one small shampooing to remove the excess protein. After this shampoo, I will use the same conditioner I use to CO with every night and then I'm done! Yes, I know this is a long process!

[LittleOrca]

I voted other because tonight was the first time I did a 'protein' treatment. It's labeled as a conditioning treatment, but it has a lot of protein in it, so I am counting it as that. I didn't condition afterwards, since the product said not to, and I am starting to wish I did. While my hair is not gross, I just know it is more satin-like when it has had is conditioner soak after I have showered. In the past, I have done Mayo treatments and I did condition then, but this time I left it up to the product and while I liked it (Hask: Henna 'N' Placenta), I would definitely condition after it in the future.

[prittykitty]

I just realized today that my hair does not like protein so I won't be using too much of it in the future.

[mira-chan]

My protein treatments are usually Yogurt in henna or buttermilk in fenugreek, which tend to be all in one herbal packs. Thus I don't use any commercial product after them. SO I guess it's protein and go type thing for me.