winterize your hair.
12. Exclusively co-washing
Co-washing was never meant to replace shampooing. In fact, it is a
method best suited for those who wear their hair in a curly state to refresh the hair between shampoos. Exclusively co-washing your hair is the equivalent of washing your clothes with fabric softener. Your hair may smell pretty for like a day but it’s going to still be filled with dirt, oil, butters and buildup.
13. Adding oil outside of the sealing process
The only time you need oils is in the styling stage to seal your ends. Please see #1 and #10.
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14. Overly concerned about shampoo stripping your hair
I hear so much about shampoo stripping away moisture and not enough on how all these oils and butters are keeping your hair from getting moisturized. Shampoo’s job is to remove all the dirt, oils and butters from your hair. Your hair should not feel soft after you’ve shampooed it. It should be a tad bit squeaky so that you can begin sealing the moisture back into it.
15. Adding additional items to well-formulated products
Just stop. Stop adding oil, salves, butters, and stuff from your kitchen cabinet and refrigerator to your products. There are an array of fabulous products on the market that can do exactly what you need them to do. Adding additional items will not help your hair ministry. In fact, the molecules from these extra condiments that you guys are trying to put into your hair products are way too large for your hair. For example, your hair would reap way more benefits if you actually ate the avocado as opposed to putting it on your hair.