March 16, 2002

I've been thinking about this washing method a lot in the last few days and I've decided to give it a name so I can relate to it and get more comfortable with the concept:

CWC means "Condition, Wash, Condition".

This is a method I came up to help my hair grow longer since long hair has different needs from shorter hair:

1. Wet hair, apply conditioner allover except scalp unless dry
2. Apply shampoo to scalp and head area with conditioner still on the hair length
3. Rinse shampoo and conditioner out as the same time
4. Condition a final time
5. Rinse

Practically, you can apply the conditioner when you first get into the shower and leave it on to deep condition while you do your regular shower routine. Then shampoo at the end of your shower.

You can do whatever variations suit you such as holding the length up and backing your head under the showerspray to rinse the shampoo out if you plan to shampoo twice for example. If your scalp is dry you could apply the conditioner to the scalp as well as the length before you shampoo (provided you have a conditioner that can be used on the scalp). The final conditioning is optional but I think it is good to do to ensure you cover any demanding areas that may have been missed or that the shampoo disturbed as it was rinsed out. You would use this method on most washing days but skip the first conditioning whenever you felt the length needed a complete cleaning. The conditioner DOES clean hair so you can do this as many times as your hair feels good continuing with it. Some buildup will occur but build-up of conditioning ingredients can be protective.

I've decided to adopt this method from now on and I think it's going to make a huge difference for me.

When my hair was bralength is the time when I began to find it difficult to have long hair. The length just got so tangly no matter how I washed. Since then it's been one experiment after another with many successes and many failures. I think most of the visitors here in the past 21 months that I've been coming have had problems finding the right products. Usually the problem is finding a shampoo that isn't too drying for the hair but works well on an oilier scalp. I think this method will work to improve the performance of your products, whether they are standard synthetic products or natural ones.

I want to thank everyone for giving me the ideas for this method, particularly to Rainbow, Fox, miracle, Nitsa and JenniferM.

If anyone has any variations to contribute I'd love to hear them. Let me know what you think!