Ahhh...pre-pooing...it gets a lot of debate from naturals across the board. It works for some but not for others. My thoughts...it's a recession so MAKE IT WORK! There are often times junkies get ahold of a "bad batch" or a product that just didn't agree with their personal preference for how they like their hair to look, feel, or smell. So let's talk about adapting it to make it work for you and the debate is dead (drops mic).
In my humble opinion, the best way to adapt things, is to turn them into pre-poos. Pre-pooing is the process of applying moisture to your hair for conditioning prior to using a shampoo or co-washing. It's expecially useful in dryer months or for hair that has been less than babied for several days. You can use a mixture of oils with a conditioner that was too thin or didn't smell good, or whatever caused you to shelf it. You are always a mixtress in the making. As long as you put a little good (your favorite oils) with the bad, you can make it work for you.
I like to apply an oil mix or a conditioner/moisturizer oil mix to my hair and let it sit while I run errands or overnight. You don't need to apply it as heavily as you would a deep conditioner, because you want it to be easily washed out. If you are using a sulfate free shampoo, it is especially important to be a little light handed. I love me some sulfates. It seems to be the only thing to get my hair and scalp clean and dandruff free.
Make sure to oil your scalp as well.
When you're ready to poo(shampoo), make sure your hair is detangled with your fingers first...then with your wide tooth comb. Apply a little more prepoo mixture or conditioner to your hair if you find a tangle and work through it patiently. Then, use your wide tooth comb to thoroughly remove shed hairs. From there you can take your bottle of shampoo and apply it TO YOUR SCALP ONLY parting your hair little by little!!! Once your scalp is covered, gently massage the shampoo to make a semi lather...then hop in the shower and let the water rinse the shampoo down the length of your hair.
It will make your life a lot easier to apply shampoo outside of the shower!
The benefits of prepooing is to add extra conditioning and moisture to prevent stripping from the shampoo to the point of being brittle or dry. Also, because it's mainly an oil application mixed with your leftover conditioning products, you should be able to leave your house with ease-meaning no visible residue, just shine.
Happy holidays and hair pooing. I'm sure your holiday hair will be fab!
Love,
LL XoXoXo
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