You wash with conditioner the same as you would shampoo .
No, it's not a duh question. I CW differently from how I wash with shampoo.
Shampoo, I use to clean my scalp. I apply it directly to my scalp and massage it in to remove dirt. Then I spray my head with water and as I rinse, squeeze my braids or twist so that the diluted shampoo cleans them too.
When I CW, I do not apply it to my scalp. To me, conditioner is meant for hair not scalp so I don't waste it on my scalp. What's more, it'd only make my scalp itch. I can't stand to have products on my scalp, especially products supposed to coat hair to make it smooth and to protect it. So when I CW, I apply the conditioner to my hair skipping about an inch close to my scalp and leave it on for a bit and wash off. In other words, my CW is not very different from my regular conditioning. The only difference is I don't shampoo my hair first before apply conditioner when I'm CW. I just wet hair, apply condish, wait a bit, and rinse.
CW for me isn't a cleansing process but a moisturizing process.
i cowashed for the first time a few days ago and really wish that i'd found out that applying it to the scalp causes itching. it got on my scalp because i was applying it to my new growth to soften it. well, that didn't work and now i have been clawing my scalp out. think i may have to wash again and wait a few days to relax. stretching is not for me, sadly. i'm sure this info will be really helpful to others.
Have you tried using S Curl as a moisturizer on your new growth instead of CWing for softness? A lot of stretchers have tried it and love S Curl as much as I do.
i haven't even though i've heard a lot about it. which one do you recommend? i am a 4b/4c so i'm not expecting any curl. will it work for me?
I'm 4B and I don't use it for curl. I use it because it is the only product I have found that softens my hair from the point I put it on till the day I wash it off. It doesn't dry up hard like creams or butters do. And it doesn't get icky sticky like oils and grease does. It keeps my hair moist and touchable and oh so soft.
This is my hair with S Curl on it:
I use this spray:
i cowashed for the first time a few days ago and really wish that i'd found out that applying it to the scalp causes itching. it got on my scalp because i was applying it to my new growth to soften it. well, that didn't work and now i have been clawing my scalp out. think i may have to wash again and wait a few days to relax. stretching is not for me, sadly. i'm sure this info will be really helpful to others.
When I first found this board, I thought co-washing was crazy. My 4b hair? Wet? 2-3 times a week? HAHAHA! No way. But now I am a believer! I do it once a week with Pantene R&N Moisturizing or Breakage Defense Conditioner. I part my hair down the middle and wash in two sections just like I would with shampoo.
I did my very first co-wash last night and my head was itching up a storm! When I searched itchy scalp, no flaking on this forum the suggestions posted by other users was perhaps a fungus or an allergic reaction to a new product...I was nervous after reading that lol...I used Suave Professionals Almond and Shea Butter conditioner but I see now not to apply it to my scalp! Its kind of a creamy one too and I just found that one of my fave youtubers advised that more watery conditioners (like V05) should be used for co-washing and to save the creamy ones like Totally Twisted and Hello Hydration for deep conditioning...this is such a learning process but I am definitely a student on this journey and eventually I can be a teacher as well!
Does anyone here co-wash with diluted shampoo.
I am thinking of starting co-washing with diluted sulphate free shampoos?
I kinda feel the same way as Nonie i.e. that condish is for hair and shampoo is for scalp?
TIA