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Lab Report
Problem: Ever since the last round of bleaching/dyeing, my hair's been...weird. The non-bleached parts are fine of course, and still loving my shampoo bars, but the purple bits really don't. When I wash my hair, those bits dry feeling stiff and kind of greasy, like I haven't rinsed my conditioner out all the way. However, they do really like CO-washing - the last couple of times I CO-washed instead of sampoo bars they felt fine after they dried. But I don't want to do CO exclusively, since it makes my hair smell a little funny and I get build-up.
Conjecture: Since the front part of my hair is damaged from the bleach, it needs the extra moisture of CO-washing, and can't handle the bars, which have a reputation of working less well on damaged hair. But the rest of my hair, which is virgin, doesn't need the heavy-duty treatment and likes the bars fine. Solution? CO-wash the purple bits only, and shampoo the rest.
Methodology: When I went to take a shower this morning, I combed out the front part of my hair, and pulled the rest back into a ponytail. In the shower I wet all my hair down, and poured conditioner just onto the loose part. Then lots and lots of scrubbing and scalp massaging and general tediousness. Once I had a decent lather, I undid the ponytail and shampooed the rest of my hair like normal, did a vinegar rinse and conditioner, and rinsed everything out.
Results: all my hair is happy yay! I may have to stick with this, even if it is stupidly time-consuming. But hey, it's only a couple times a week, I think I'll live. Also, this will probably make my color last longer, since it's the surfectants in the shampoo that lift it out so fast. So double yay for that.
Conjecture: Since the front part of my hair is damaged from the bleach, it needs the extra moisture of CO-washing, and can't handle the bars, which have a reputation of working less well on damaged hair. But the rest of my hair, which is virgin, doesn't need the heavy-duty treatment and likes the bars fine. Solution? CO-wash the purple bits only, and shampoo the rest.
Methodology: When I went to take a shower this morning, I combed out the front part of my hair, and pulled the rest back into a ponytail. In the shower I wet all my hair down, and poured conditioner just onto the loose part. Then lots and lots of scrubbing and scalp massaging and general tediousness. Once I had a decent lather, I undid the ponytail and shampooed the rest of my hair like normal, did a vinegar rinse and conditioner, and rinsed everything out.
Results: all my hair is happy yay! I may have to stick with this, even if it is stupidly time-consuming. But hey, it's only a couple times a week, I think I'll live. Also, this will probably make my color last longer, since it's the surfectants in the shampoo that lift it out so fast. So double yay for that.