co-wash

co-wash

To wash one's hair using only conditioner (rather than shampoo and conditioner). "Co" is short for "conditioner." Ladies with thick, curly hair have taken to co-washing their tresses, to avoid stripping their hair of natural oils.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • washing
  • out of curl
  • plaster
  • plaster (one's) hair down
  • plaster hair down
  • plastered
  • plastering
  • mullet
  • slickum
  • run (one's) hand through (one's) hair
References in periodicals archive
(I can never achieve that perfect peso coin size.) There is always Lush Cosmetics for this with variants like Avocado Co-Wash (cleanse and condition) and Seanik (with sea salt for instant beach waves).
The collection has picked up multiple awards, including Essence magazine's 2018 "Best in Black Beauty" for Best Co-Wash (Creme of Nature with Argan Oil from Morocco Creamy Hydration Co-Wash) and StyleCaster's 2018 "Editor's Pick Best" for Clarifying Shampoo According to Hair Texture (Creme of Nature Apple Cider Vinegar Clarifying Rinse).
It's got to be 'co-wash', the hair-cleansing holy grail converts swear will make you ditch shampoo forever.
It's got to be co-wash, the haircleansing holy grail that converts swear will make you ditch shampoo forever.
It includes a curl defining pudding, hydrating oil, co-wash, leave-on detangling milk and more.
Ouidad Curl Immersion Co-Wash Cleansing Conditioner, $36, ouidad.com
Co-washing has been a beauty buzzword for curly girls for some time, and now Aveda's Be Curly Co-Wash ([euro]22) aims to bring the phenomenon to the professional haircare market.
Another was from Miss Jessie's, which has both a co-wash and a lathering shampoo in its line.
The collection has garnered multiple awards, including Essence magazine's 2018 "Best in Black Beauty" for Best Co-Wash (Creme of Nature with Argan Oil from Morocco Creamy Hydration Co-Wash) and StyleCaster's 2018 "Editor's Pick Best" for Clarifying Shampoo According to Hair Texture (Creme of Nature Apple Cider Vinegar Clarifying Rinse).
Use an co-wash and massage roots to WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF CO-WASH?
FIVE CO-WASH CLEANSERS FOR YOU TO TRY EVERY so often a buzzword crops up in the beauty world, a technique or product that devotees will tell you is miraculous, nothing short of life-changing.
i ra pro tw DOES IT TAKE TIME TO GET USED TO CO-WASH? ample amount of in the shower from the the ends HERE'S what they don't tell you on the back of the bottle.
McBride Research Laboratories, for example, is expanding its Design Essentials hair care line in 2017 with the Almond Avocado collection, which includes a new nourishing Co-Wash enriched with argan oil and rosemary; a curling cream; and curl control, which provides taming, defrizzing and shine for consumers with naturally curly hair, according to, vice president of marketing Taydra Jackson.
When applied to products such as shampoo, conditioner, leave-on conditioner, serum, low poo and co-wash conditioner, it acts as a powerful emollient by nourishing and hydrating the hair follicle.
Today, Mielle is armed with an array of products, including such bestsellers as Babassu Oil and Mint Deep Conditioning Protein/Moisture Replenishes Detangling Co-Wash, Moisturizing Avocado Hair Milk, Adult Healthy Hair Formula and the White Peony Leave-In Conditioner.