Tiffany: Are we boring you with all this hair talk, Jon?

Jon: We’ll that’s mildly sexist, and no.

Y’all can talk about hair all you want, I’m just upset

because we’re at this 1920s party and none of you are

in the correct decade.

Megan: Look at you, you didn’t even dress up.

We’d at least put forth some effort.

She looks like she came right out of Ridgemont High.

Jon: C’mon, you know I’m lazy.

This is something that you guys know.

I don’t even wash my hair.

Tiffany: Oh… Don’t tell me you’re doin’ that no poo thing.

Jon: Yeah, I am.

Smell’s good, smell it.

Tiffany: Oh no. No we’re good thank you.

Jon: It smells fine.

I do co-washing.

Megan: What’s co-washing?

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Co-washing is just using conditioner, without shampoo,

to wash your hair.

It’s part of the “no poo” craze, which is

short for “no shampoo.”

People have started doing this because they’ve read that

shampoo and conditioner are damaging to your hair.

There’s some merit to this constantly washing and

conditioning your hair with water stretches the cuticles

of your hair strands.

These cuticles generally lie flat, but every time they get

wet, they can dry in less-than-

flat formations, making your

hair look dull and more easily break.

Dull, breaking hair = generally not good.

Trina: You have all that oily

sebum and pollen and dirt and

pollution and random stuff in

your hair, so be prepared for

that smelly, greasy, mess.

Some people claim sebum stops being secreted after a few

weeks, because your hair has plenty now.

That’s not true, it’s produced from the root, which has no

idea how icky the rest of your hair has gotten.

Going “no poo” anyway?

Consider using a mix of dry starches or clay

to mop up that messy noggin.

A less extreme version of this movement

is called “co-washing,” short for

Washing you hair with Conditioner.

A popular brand for this craze

is Wen, but there are cheaper alternatives.

People following this regimen skip the shampoo step and

just use rinse-out conditioners.

Trina: Does it work?

Sort of.

Conditioners have some of the

ingredients that actually clean

your hair, but not as many as shampoos, so they

won’t dry our hair out as much.

They also have slippery silicones that help combs and brushes

glide through your hair easier,

that’s why conditioners help detangle.

So sure, go ahead, don’t wash your hair.

Or just use conditioner.

That’s up to you.

It’s probably less damaging in the

long run, but it also smells bad.

And hair strands are actually dead, so if you “damage” your

current hair, the new stuff growing out of your head

starts with a healthy, clean slate either way.

What you SHOULD NOT DO is try

weird gimmicks or home remedies

without researching first.

You shouldn’t use baking soda

and vinegar to clean your hair, for example.

It’s an old wives tale and it’s

actually bad for your hair.

Vinegar has a low pH, meaning

it’s quite acidic and putting

acid in wet hair is very damaging to your cuticles.

And there’s really no benefit.

Shampooing your hair can dry

it out, but it’s not nearly as

bad for your hair as dyeing, relaxing, or doing other

chemical or heat treatments to your hair.

The fancy claims on shampoo

bottles may not work for you, but one thing’s for sure:

it’ll help your hair look, feel, and smell cleaner.

And that’s a win for all of us.

We want to give a huge thank you to YouTube for

helping make this video possible.

Big thank you(s) to Lex Flemming

from Made Yew Look and Trina

Espinoza who is Ms Beautyphile.

Be sure to check out both of

their awesome YouTube channels.

Seriously, you’ll thank us.

Thanks for watching.