@waff I’m curious since the start of our wash routines are similar. Why the two shampoos after the Nizoral scalp treatment, is that not irritating to your scalp? Are you applying the followup shampoos to your hair only?
I do my routine weekly (when in twists) by also using Nizoral with a scalp massager and let it sit for 10 minutes, rinse and then follow up with Camille Rose Caramel Cowash on the length of my hair.
I always use two shampoos in my hair, and Nizoral is mainly for my scalp (severe dundruff). I do not leave Nizoral that long, 3-4 mins maximum and rinse. I find that it's enough to control the flaking this way and calm down my scalp.
The First shampoo I follow up with I like for it to be a sulfate shampoo that will gently clarify and remove build up from my hair and scalp. I have noticed that I still have some build up left when I skip this step. Build up = not retaining moisture.
The last shampoo is a moisturizing shampoo and it helps bring everything back to balance to prepare for dentangling. I noticed that when I skip this step, detangling becomes much more difficult, but when using a moisturizing shampoo, I can easily finger detangle.
I apply shampoo to both scalp and hair, except for Nizoral. My scalp seems fine with this routine and my hair has become much better at retaining moisture since I committed to clarifying my hair regularly. When I use to neglect this step, no matter how much I conditioner/DC, It would get dry very quickly, and need to refresh/moisturize everyday. I can go from wash day to wash day (every 3-4 days) without ever refreshing. It is also important to note that I put in a lot of styling products which can very easily build up if not properly cleansed.