Hi. Does co washing work on relaxed hair?
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First, congratulations on your baby girl. Yes, you can co-wash on relaxed hair. The object of co-washing is to avoid the sulfates found in regular shampoos.
However, you can now find loads of shampoos (organic). Curls, Kinky Curly, Donna Marie, Hydratherma, all have products that fit the bill! They are safe and effectively and thoroughly washes relaxed or natural tresses.
The drawback is that oftentimes they will not suds up like sulfated shampoos. You can transition your relaxed hair to a full head of natural tresses without the big chop! In order to do so, you will need to adopt styles that will allow you to successful do this.
Twists, flat twists, braids, bantu knots, and even slicked back pony tails will work for a period of time. I wouldn't suggest putting any "chemicals" in or on my head. Research your "natural relaxer" carefully they should be chemically-free and organic.
Some people have seen improvement over a LONG period of time. I took the road that your sister did. I tried to transition for over 6 months but got tired of dealing with the two textures on a consistent basis.
However, another option is to keep your hair braided while wearing a wig. I'm not a big fan of weaves because you can't as freely monitor, wash, and refresh your natural hair as needed. I hope this helps and best wishes to your new baby, your sister and yourself!
Blessings!
Let's talk about the ever so popular co-washing. I remember when I first heard about co-washing it was such a weird concept at the time. I had just started my healthy hair journey and taking care of my natural hair was such a pain (I was natural at the time).
So to start, what exactly is co-washing? Co-washing is washing your hair with conditioner. Yes, thats what I said, washing your hair with CONDITIONER.
Why would someone wash their hair with conditioner? Traditionally, we all associate washing our hair with that sqeaking clean feeling that shampoo gives us. This method of cleaning is what has been showcased in the media for years, but, what we fail to realise, is the race of the women and the type of hair in these commercials.
Straight hair gets oily and weighed down faster because natural sebum can move freely down their strands. So in this case, once the hair is not processed, they can use shampoo to strip the oil from their strands. In a couple of days, because of their hair texture... their hair is going to get oily and weighed down again..and they shampoo again.
This is fine for naturally straight hair that has not been processed in anyway. We African women on the other hand, need to clean our hair using different methods. Our hair is naturally dry because its difficult for sebum to move down curly textured hair.
Relaxed hair or any other type of processed hair is also dry because of the chemicals. This is why we all have that extra step of sealing in moisture. So how do you clean hair that deperately needs all the oils it can possibly get?
Yep, thats it, COWASHING! When to co-wash? Now just to clear things up, I am not against the use of shampoo.
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