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You're Very Welcome Isabella
Avalon Organics is not as stripping as most of the others. And I think the Shea, Lemon and Babbasu Oil plays a big part. When you Clarify you are totally 'cleansing' the hair regardless of the one you use. Some are Far more "Harsh" than others. I also have the Avalon Lemon Clarifying Conditioner as well and have actually done a clarifying co-wash with it.
We had a very detailed discussion last night in the Use 1 Buy 1 Thread about Clarifying, how some perceive it just to be used specifically to remove "cones" when actually IMO it acts more like a detoxifier for your hair.
Even those that tend to use natural products still can have product build up and can greatly benefit from clarifying and/or chelating their hair.
When you think about all the Gels, Spritzes & Sprays, Serums, Hair Oils, Scalp Oils, Conditioners, Puddings and Leave-Ins we use, we could all benefit from detoxing our hair on occasion.
The main key to clarifying is restoring the moisture back into your hair. I have found that DC'ing with
Heat after Co-Washing totally restored moisture back into my Hair. So, when people say they clarified and it took "days" to get the life back into their hair, either the 'Poo was too harsh or they didn't take the proper measures to DC their hair after detoxing it.
When you Detox the Body, You have to Carefully put fluids back in. Same Concept.