I have below-shoulder length hair, very thick and very curly. If I used shampoo every day I would be unfit to be seen in public, as curly hair is dry and shampoo strips the little oil it has.
Co-washing (washing with conditioner) was a thing long before Chaz Dean came along. Wen is extremely overpriced; you can use any conditioner that works for you. I’ve tried them all, and the absolute best for me is cheap Suave coconut conditioner; I mix a little coconut oil in with it.
I run it through my hair and scrub my scalp, rinse out, and then use more as a leave-in after toweling dry. My hair smells and feels great, scalp is clean and even squeaks. I use shampoo every fifth day, followed by the conditioner. My hair has never looked better.
I like Suave products. My hair is stick straight but I wonder if leaving a little in would help when the static electricity is so bad. Never thought of it. Thanks.
I first heard about cowash from you on a thread a while back.
Found Pantene cowash in Walmart and I love it.
If I’m not mistaken, it’s just conditioner with a tiny bit of shampoo in it and yeah, easy to make yourself.
My hair looks and feels just as clean as it does with regular shampoo but the color that I pay so much for is not stripped out as fast.
I want your hair! And I’d planned on trying Wen shampoo when I got hair again. Darn.