Is PRE POOING really necessary
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- Let’s talk pre-pooing. Do you need it, or can you skip it?
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The products we use shouldn’t put out hair in a state where we need to pre-poo. There is nothing wrong with pre-pooing … there is something wrong with our hair products.
Yes! so true
Can you make a video on your current REGIMEN and what you are using on your hair?
True
I prepoo using an ancient Ethiopian recipe of avocado and ghee. I add banana, red palm oil and cocoa powder to the mix. It does wonders for my detangle, strength and moisture. There are very few commercial conditioners that I love, so this concoction serves as a help to my fine, fragile, high -porosity strands. It adds extra steps though, so can see why people would skip it
@@politereminder6284 I'm have fine High porosity hair as well. What is the full recipe please if you don't mind. I have been wanting to try an avocado recipe
I don't pre poo to coat my hair, just to detangle and twist into big twists before washing. It makes my shampoo session less tangled and quicker.
Yes.. I agree
Same that's the all point for me.
Same
exactly why I pre poo with coconut oil. If it ain't broken......
That's what am doing
We prepoo to detangle these days. I don’t think most folks are worried about hygral fatigue.
Same. Its my detangling time. Pre-pooing is just a side effect of my detangling.
We're really not. It's the detangling.
Yep, I have tried detangling my hair wet for 6mths and I get more breakage, my thin strands are just so much more fragile when wet, I have gone back to prepooing.
@@adwoamk8918 same here...fine strands
@@adwoamk8918 Detangle with gel sis, not water. Life changer!
When you only wash your hair once a month, pre-pooing to help detangle before shampoo is low key a necessity.
High key! 💯
I pre-poo every week. I’ve found it actually shortened my wash day. It’s a short step that saves me about an hour of detangling later in the process.
Me too
I agree!!!
I totally agree
Same here!
If it does nothing else, the detangling before washing helps me reach my scalp and because I know how to keep my hair from tangling back up again, it makes the entire process faster than when I wait.
I prepoo every wash day for the sole purpose of detangling and getting shed hairs out before I wash my hair. Definitely makes the rest of the wash day easier. I always thought hygral fatigue wasn’t real.🤷🏾♀️
Yeah, I agree with this, especially if you are coming out of a long-term protective style, those tangles post protective style are no joke!!!! But this hydral fatigue phenomenon reminds me of the whole "air-drying is bad for your hair" that is also not true.
Because I am using a prescription oil now for my alopecia, I became more worried about hygral fatigue because it requires that I dampen the scalp in hair prior to putting the oil on and then where the plastic shower cap included all night long and then shampoo it out the next day so I looked at that dermatologist and said not this hair . I work. So I just dampen the area where there's missing hair the point being I don't want my hair wet all the time and it would be crazy for me to shampoo daily there's no time and it's unhealthy for textured hair I believe, and I use a grocery store bag with my Bonnet on for no more than four hours because doing that also remoistens your hair which made me concerned about Hydro fatigue so watching but don't even know if I would recognize it if I got it
I am the exact same way!
Try just oiling your scalp with the med as if it were a regular oil. Oil it enough so that your scalp isn't soaking wet.
@@Serenityblu23 okay, thanks for the tip! Enjoy your weekend! And Valentine's Day! :-)
This is why I am still subscribed to your channel. You take out time to do SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH before you make any videos, which makes you so reliable. Hope the baby is thriving. Thanks for sharing this is us.
I have low porosity hair which was prone to breakage and since I added the extra step of pre-pooing I have seen a tremendous difference in the overall health of my hair. The additional step initially was a hassle but when I saw the results it's now a part of my routine religiously. I should also mention that I don't pre-poo with coconut oil, I use carrier oils like argan, jojoba or grapeseed (whatever I hv on hand) combined with some essential oils sometimes peppermint, rosemary etc. This is what works in my low porosity 4c hair.. I do agree, however, do what works for you as we are all different and our hair may have different needs
do you have fine hair? and what pre poo did u use
@@adeola1919 She told you already : "I don't pre-poo with coconut oil, I use carrier oils like argan, jojoba or grapeseed (whatever I hv on hand) combined with some essential oils sometimes peppermint, rosemary etc." That's her way to pre poo. She uses oils and essential oils only. I have low porosity hair too, and I do the same. You warm the oils in double boiler, you damp you hair with warm water before spreading the oil in it, and then you finger detangle your hair. Do all of this section by section. Low porosity hair are not necessarily fine
I've noticed when I pre-poo with coconut oil my mostly high porosity hair is softer and doesn't dry up as fast when I get out of the shower, giving me time to moisturize and prepare for styling. Days I do not pre-poo I notice the difference.
Same here - I’m mostly high porosity too - and following the pre poo wash and style - my hair shines more and appears to look healthier
Same here it’s and extra step but for Me it helps my hair.
Once I began to prepoo, it made a huge difference in my hair's health. I use auyervedic masks, mostly fenugreek and aloe vera combined with a few other ingredients, and it's really helped my hair grow. I don't use commercial prepoos because they don't have the same benefits as my DIY recipe. I leave it on overnight and wash the next morning. My hair's not just benefited by this, my scalp is as well. I've been able to correct the breakage in my crown section using the fenugreek/aloe vera combination. It strengthens and moisturizes my hair at the same time. I've been doing it since the beginning of quarantine and almost all of my hair's grown back in fuller than ever in that area! I don't ever see myself stopping this process in my wash day. It's really helped me reach my healthy hair goals.
May I please have your recipe 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Yup. I’m literally about to prepoo with aloe Vera. I also make my own shampoo
The plant? Gel? Or juice? Would love to hear your recipe. Having the same issues with my crown
Aloe/fenugreek prepoo👌🏾❤️. I love it!
Amen to the fenugreek which I started using a month ago. The amount of slip and conditioning is real and my crown which is the driest and most likely to break is thriving and even looks more moisturised on it's own before the next wash day. I have also used a small amount of fenugreek/amla and olive oil and honey mask as a pre poo after my tea trea quick scalp steam (takes 5 mins) and it made my hair very easy to manage when washing. Then used a lot of the mask under the dryer. The auyervedic route has saved my hair and it is thicker and stronger, nearly as strong as it was as a teen. Enjoying the journey and it doesn't cost a lot. My routine is to wash twice a month, slipped and left my hair for four weeks, but will be going back to two deep conditioning twice a month which helped me before I found the auyervedic system
Great video! Pre pooing is very beneficial for me, personally. Definitely helps in moisture retention and reducing breakage.
@4C Chick OMG! yesss!
Hey! No, I’ve never pre poo’d , I like simplicity, if I followed all of the TH-cam trends I’d never leave the house, lol especially the maximum hydration (🧐) process. Lol I’d demand an hourly wage from someone 😆!
I just starting pre-pooing with coconut oil and I felt a difference when washing my hair . It was more pliable , easier to style . Both the curly chemist (a cosmetic chemist) and dr.dray (dermatologist ) on TH-cam say that there’s benefits to using coconut oil specifically on your hair before you wash .but I don’t prepoo to prevent hygral fatigue , I mainly prepoo with coconut oil to prevent the loss of excess protein from my hair since I have fine hair.
Indians who have some of the longest hair also pre poo before washing. They dont call it pre poo however, they call it heavy oiling and they primarily use coconut oil.
Question: does fine hair lose more protein than thicker strands?
@@carencurrybeautyprotein loss depends on how rough you are with your hair, since fine hair is naturally weaker, protein loss rates increase. I recently started protein treatments and it’s only now that my fine ends thrive
You don't want to lose EXCESS protein...why not. It's excess
I pre-poo the night before hair spa day with extra virgin olive oil. A couple of years ago, I skipped applying pre-poo for several months. I started seeing those tiny and small c-shaped or o-shaped hairs in the bottom of my shower. And length retention became at a standstill. Plus my hair felt…”off” after I washed it; like something was missing. I started doing pre-poo again and my hair feels much better. I am back to retaining length consistently; I see no more of those little hairs in my shower. I don’t know the science behind it, I just know pre-poo works for my hair (4B/4C mix, medium to fine strands, high density; mid shoulder blade length). 👍🏾
I like that you call it “hair spa day.” I’m going to start calling it that too 🤗
It’s so good to look at wash day/wash hours etc as a self care beauty thing 🌸
Thank you for sharing 😊
I pre-poo with a cheap conditioner to assist with detangling. I thoroughly Shampoo afterward. If I jump straight to using Shampoo, my detangling process is a lot worse.
Couldn't click on this video quick enough lol
Love all the info and appreciate your time making them.
Thank You!
Thanks you
What’s your experience with Pre-pooing? Did you pre-poo in the past and stop. Did you recently start pre-pooing? Either way, did you notice a difference in your hair?
Yes, I remember prepooing once when I was pregnant, my hair felt so soft. I don’t know why I stopped. Now, I went back to it and my hair LOVES IT! It’s so soft and manageable!
I occasionally pre-poo with African Pride Pre-Poo, but only when I feel like my hair has started dreading and I need it to detangle. I also "heard" that pre-poo is a good alternative to deep conditioning, which I never do. I don't feel like deep-conditioning really does anything for me but waste time. I generally stick to a very quick simple wash day of Shampoo and Condition. I feel like all the other stuff is propaganda.
After learning from I am black girl curls on Instagram. I went from making a salad on my hair 😂🤣😂 to wash hour & now I no longer prepoo. I've since recovered from the you tube trends. I use the recommended products that Black girl curls recommended, stop using raw oils/butters and my hair is thriving 🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Thanks for your informative videos & always doing your research 🤗💖
I use to do hot oil treatments in the 90s, early 2000s. Wasn’t a big fan of prepooing. I am a little lazy.
I’ve tried pre pooing a few times but it just added to the time for my wash day. And it was only if I had a long time protective style with weave which I no longer do
My hair used to break profusely without pre pooing. My hair has grown consistently with little breakage since I added that step. As my hair grows longer, I will back off a bit. I also add a tsp of coconut oil to my henna and sidr Ayurveda products.
Same. I have retained more length with prepooing. My hair would break a lot in the washing process. I had so many tiny hairs in the shower on wash day
@@tmariek2 So did I. My strands were brittley. Breaking in pieces.
I can relate. My hair also grew longer when I was consistent with pre poo
As someone who got lazy pre-pooing as my hair got longer, dont back off!!. Its actually more necessary when you have more hair cause tangles/ knots up easily. Detangling was like waging war with a forest before i started prepooing again
@@EA-rt3pi You know what. I have rethought my comment and i agree with you. After all pre poo is not that time consuming. I also don’t need to have setbacks, from being a bit lazy. Thank you for comment. ✌🏾
I've noticed a difference. Since I've started pre pooing I noticed the health of my hair improve.
I thought my hair liked pre poo. Especially using deep conditioner mixed with oil. Now I realize my hair likes deep conditioners period. Pre pooing is a "to each its own" kind of thing. For me it just adds more time on wash days which is already exhausting fo me. Great video, give baby beauty a big hug for me♥️
You could pre poo overnight. Although I'm not doing that overnight right now I do detangle a day or two before I plan to shampoo.
Prepooing with oil made my hair feel too oily after wash day 😣
What about this paper? "Effect of mineral oil, sunflower oil, and coconut oil on prevention of hair damage - AARTI S. RELE and R. B. MOHILE,"
I don't prepoo either. Thank you so much for the facts. That's why I don't jump on these band wagons. Sometimes I can't even find the sources from which these practices come from. I love your channel. Keep up the great content.
I have high porosity hair, so pre pooing with coconut oil helps my hair. I do notice a difference in the manageability of my combination 4 hair. I notice less shedding and tangles.
Man, we have to be careful with these terms and processes we use. I tried pre pooing several times in the past and never stuck with it because 1) I don't have time for extra steps 2) I just found myself using MORE shampoo to get the extra product I just rubbed all over my head out 3) I never saw a difference. Thanks for bringing it, GB!
I'm glad you mentioned these points. I don't understand point 2. People put product in their hair, only for it to get washed back out. That's the part that confuses me.
@cyanoxicrose It's just like rinsing out conditioner. Where's the confusion? My DYI oil and aloe vera pre poo has done wonders for my hair!
I prepoo because it has significantly reduced my breakage. I have retained alot more length with prepooing. I have noticed less tiny hairs (breakage) during wash day
I have been Pre pooing for about a year I doi for detangling purposes I use the African Pride Pre shampoo with Coconut water and aloe vera I love the slip it softens up my hair and makes wash day a little quicker. See you next Video
They key is to know what & why you are adding a step or a product to your hair.
Knowing and paying attention to your hair goes a long way.
Finally someone other than me is saying this!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I am a lazy natural so I never got into prepooing because it seemed to me that the very nature of shampooing just made the process redundant. Also the fact that we are using oils to potentially lock in previous product buildup, dirt and debris instead of washing them off just didn't sit right with me. I prefer to use my oils after shampooing and conditioning. Like you rightly said its a choice.
Oh I hope not. I always thought of coconut oil as a non sealant oil.
@@sable7114 it IS a non sealant oil. It's a penetrating oil.
@@niyoleo exactly, that is why I didn't understand why Betty above thought that it would lock in product build-up. It's not a sealant so I would think that would not happen.
@@sable7114 she didnt specify coconut oil. so she probably wasn’t talking about coconut oil… a lot of people don’t use it. she is clearly talking about sealants
@@jjpetroleum31 if you are talking about Betty, it never occurred to me that someone would use a sealing oil as a pre poo. You're right she never specified what kind of oil but the video spoke primarily about coconut oil, mineral oil, and conditioners being used as pre- poos.
No prepooing here either.
(1) shampoo, and use a deep conditioner. OR (2) shampoo, and use a regular conditioner. I just pick from one of the two.. and my curls survive just fine☺ keep it simple.
Pre pooing is a must for me. This is the time I detangle my hair and get all the shed hair out. When I skip this step my hair gets matted and I end up having more hair come out but in clumps. 😀
I pre-poo before even watching this video. I rubbed aloe Vera into my scalp and then coated my hair with raw coconut oil. I notice pre-pooing my hair makes it more soft and manageable.
I just recently started pre pooing and honestly I can't say I can see any benefits. My best defense against tangles is weekly hair washing. Not letting my hair go long periods of time without detangling prevents excessive tangling. I think I will skip this step going forward.
Can you elaborate on not letting hair go long periods without detangling? I mean I get it lol just wondering what techniques you have. Really struggling with this and I’m thinking about going back to relaxers cause of it
@@tiaramartin5657 I know you didn't ask me but hair is shedding everyday and the longer you wait, particularly if you're keeping it in a twisted or braided Style, the more buildup you will get. I am guilty of waiting too long because I think the more manipulation of the hair for more likely you are to get breakage. Some people have to moisturize their hair everyday other day at which time I think they probably detangle as well. I might do this in a week or even two weeks time but what works for me is rubbing a light oil like jojoba oil just a little bit on my hair and then Spritz it with a light layer of water an oddly if I started from the roots, I can gently slide the shed hair out but the technique is starved from The Roots and you can feel a little bundle of hair then go underneath that and start pulling some of the strands downward and then above again. I use a wide-tooth comb and sometimes my hair maybe a little bit thinner at the end so I will take a fine-tooth comb to gently remove that birthday, spread some more if needed but don't saturate your hair and oil and then retwist or moisturizer whatever you need to do after that depending on what your next step is shampoo or just going to work.
Really informative video ❤️❤️. But, I only prepoo because I wash every 14days. So I prepoo with coconut oil to help with unraveling my twists/braids and for a slight detangle.
Same! I only wash over 2 weeks now so i need to detangle before shampoo. My hair never "grew" properly before i started doing pre poo to get rid of the tangles cuz maan i was struggling when detangling afterwards
@@Shmoopyn yassss, the detangling afterwards is really daunting
I “prepoo” with aloe vera to give it a light detangling & to help with dryness. I tried prepooing with oil in the past and it made my hair hard. I stopped prepooing altogether to shorteb my wash day but my hair felt really dry. Since I started with the aloe vera the moisture has improved greatly
I can definitely see that something isn't connecting here. However, I also noticed before I'd even heard of HF that my hair got sort of worn out when I deep conditioned for too long, spent an extended period rinsing/having it wet, and went without incorporating protein products into my routine.
Hygral Fatigue seems to be poorly researched, it may even be the incorrect term for the issue a lot of us are experiencing, but we are experiencing it. It does exist.
When I heard the symptoms of Hygral Fatigue explained, they resonated with me. When I heard its causes, I found I'd been doing a lot of them. And when I learned about the ways to treat it and tested them out on myself, they worked.
We could call this a moisture imbalance, and for the sake of being as accurate as possible I think I'll do so, but even without the studies, we're still onto something here.
I also don't believe pre-pooing is necessary for everyone at all times, but I don't think it's pointless either.
Well said
@@GreenBeautywell im gonna say that pre-poo was never done by our mothers of years ago, they just washed our hair with shampoo, and did not even use conditioners. Well... my mom only used shampoo to clean my hair, then she would grease my hair and scalp, brush it all in, and braided my hair so it could air dry, and styled it later after it was dry. We never had moisture overload, split ends too much shedding or any of todays hair issues. Our hair thrived from being only shampood and greased. this was done every week. like you said, do what works for you.
@@fayedixon677 Africans prepoo. It's an ancient practice. Ethiopians use ghee, for instance.
Maybe you mean the generation directly above us, but not the ancient cultures.
If the hair of people who do water sports and/or work in humid environments doesn't get damaged from exposure to that much water, then I don't see why moisture should be damaging for people whose hair is less exposed to water. People are just doing the most with these overnight deep conditioners on a weekly basis.
I used to swim at least twice a week in my early teens and now rinse my hair in the shower about twice a week. No moisture overload over here.
Prepoo has been a game changer for me. I totally love to prepoo my hair.
I always questioned this. I pre poo for the purposes of removing knots and shed hair and to prepare my hair (sections) for shampooing.
I had stopped prepooing to save time but I get alot of tangles and breakage, so I started again and hardly any tangles or breakage. What is your technique prior to washing to avoid this?
I think it's about porosity. I was reading the comments, and only people with high and low porosity hair have troubles without pre poo. If they try to shampoo without doing it, they get tangles and breakage (just like me, I have low porosity hair)
I started prepooing because of a video you made that showed the benefits of prepooing with coconut oil. I will stick with prepooing. It helps with detangling and I have less breakage. I work with Indian women who prepoo with coconut oil and amla over night. They truly believe in the process for healthy hair.
Pre-pooing is absolutely essential for MY hair health. I appreciate the video like all the others, but I'll be sticking with it.
Fully support you doing something that you find beneficial for your hair. Thanks for watching.
When I started my natural hair journey, I pre-pooed regularly. But then the process was very tedious and time consuming so I stopped. Going straight into the shower with my shampoo didn't hurt my hair, so I gave up pre-pooing
Omg literally same. I don't have time to detangle then wash then detangle again. I save everything for after I wash my hair.
Hi! Always appreciate your content. I initially started prepooing so that I could detangle my hair before shampooing to avoid more tangles. Wellllll….for me, unless my hair is extremely matted I don’t see the benefit for me anymore bc I wash weekly and while I shampoo every time, I’ve found ones that work perfect for me end don’t cause my hair to knot up. ALSO….letting running water penetrate my hair for about 5 mins while massaging my scalp and releasing shedded hair-I don’t have tangles and the next step (shampoo) is a smooth one. So I’m short-there are ready made prepoos that I have in my stash and love how they feel but no, for my hair I’ve learned unless matted, I don’t NEED this step-I just like it.
I never bought into the pre-poo trend when it first popped off on YT. I suppose it was the lazy natural in me -- I didn't want to do the extra step to an already LONG wash day (my hair's incredibly dense!). I always just made sure my hair was in 4 sections and well saturated with water before focusing on my scalp. I would have one hand stretch my hair as the other massaged my scalp to minimise tangles and then focus on finger detangling with conditioner next.
Wash days can be time consuming so I am totally for keeping it simple. Keep doing what works for you and thanks for watching.
I think doing a hot oil treatment from time to time or using conditioner before washing is a good alternative to pre pooing as these processes makes the hair stronger and more manageable
It was a god send for my tangles and high porosity hair. I believe high porosity hair needs the pre poo and detangling prior to getting wet. My hair shed is minimal and the tangles are more manageable prior to the wash process. I still love your video and agree with it :)
Pre-pooing or nah? I detangle with oil before shampooing to remove loose hairs. Research will show hair is at its weakest when wet. Besides, I’ve never slept well with wet hair! Truth be told, you live with your hair everyday and probably know more about how it behaves than the greatest hair expert! Just treat your hair like the rest of your body….With Care!! BTW, my hair is soft after oiling prior to shampooing.
I still do it with conditioners depending on how tangled my hair is. I finger detangle a little bit but mostly in the shower. Not a trend follower much, it makes it easier to manage ☺
I "pre-poo" only to detangle my hair, cause my hair is longish and is difficult to manage whien shampooing
I pre poo to detangle
i tried pre-pooing for the first time on my last wash day and it made such a huge difference. Ive been losing my hair recently and noticed alot less loss after prepooing. It didnt take long to do. There are mixed reviews on it because everyone is so different. I love to see different videos on these topics because i see in the comments the different results. I say
try it once or twice and see how ur hair reacts. My hair absolutely loved this extra step. I didnt think it would but i figured it couldnt hurt to try
I prepoo for detangling only not for hygral fatigue. Once I drench my loose hair in water without removing shed hair first it shrinks immediately and tangles. Those hairs knot and hang on to my growing hair that even conditioner won't help. Damp hair with oil gets the shed hair to slide right out😊
I never prepooed until I decided to start taking better care of my hair and I do notice my hair is more moisturized and I can get 4 days between washes instead of my usual 3.
Pre-pooing is a game changer for hair breakage. I have only done it once and the difference in preventing breakage and the improved condition of my hair is noticeable and measurable. I don’t know about that hydra fatigue malarkey, but to help with detangling, pre-pooing is a winner! 👍🏾 🙌🏾 😉
Thanks for the very interesting video though 😁.
Thank you watching and sharing. Am always happy to hear when someone has found something that works well for their hair.
I definitely prepoo my hair to detangle and to allow my shampoo to run down my strands without damaging my fine natural hair. I don't really care about the whole hygral fatigue thing from prepooing anymore.
You are right, prepoo is just an extra step but for me an extra step that i need cuz my hair tangles alot (I lose more hair if i do my detangling after shampoo, during conditioning) and with my new routine, my wash days are every 2 weeks. And even during prepoo i dont do alot. Interesting video, I will keep some things in mind!
You have a great point 👍👍👍 but I will continue to prepoo because it makes me detangle without stress and just makes my hair soft after covering for 15minutes
if prepoo is to detangle easily and just cover for some minutes then please don't stop it
Thanks for this Green beauty
Notifications finally doing the job 🥰🤌🏾
That's good to know b/c some people have been saying their not getting the notifications
I do pre-poo and I do notice a difference in my high porosity, 3c hair. My hair holds moisture for longer periods of time which results in my having to refresh once a week as opposed to every other day. And yes, I do seal with oils but, if not pre-pooed then it won't matter. My hair dries out quicker without it. I use olive oil, castor oil and fenugreek seeds.
I'm learning a lot from you and share my journey on my channel as I'm trying to grow healthy hair. Also I never pre poo and was trying to understand if it's something I should try.
When I first went natural, I pre pooed with coconut oil. Now I just use the curl peace pre shampoo product to detangle. I find that really helpful and easier to prevent long detangling sessions.
I pre-poo my daughter’s hair because she’s tender headed. It makes it easier to detangle her hair before I wash it. I do not do it to protect her hair from over hydration.
I pre poo with aloe vera each wash day. My hair and scalp both love it. It helps to nourish my scalp, and detangle and stretch and section my hair for wash day so that all my different textures and get the cleansing and treatment that they need during wash day.
Prepooing is definitely a must in my routine. I hate detangling in the shower, I don't know how others have the patience to do it; getting wet and cold at the same time. So I prefer to prepoo with moringa oil, took the itchiness right out of my hair so that was another bonus for me.
Hi! I pre-poo before I shampoo because it helps with detangling my hair. I use to use oils for my pre-poo but for some reason it started to be less effective, so now I use conditioner.
I’ve been pre pooing for over 8 years… it’s changed my hair for the better and I’ve had moments during the years when I didn’t prepoo. I think everything in moderation should be the rule of thumb. But I can understand the thought process of over doing a good thing. Thanks for the info as always! ♥️✌🏾
I considered my pre- poo to be my detangling & shed hair session. However, my hair is thick and always very wavy from my two strand twist. &
I now find it easier to section in 6 sections get into the shower & let the warm water melt my waves aways with conditioner. I then wash, deep conditioner...etc...this has actually worked out really, really well for me.
Thank you for this vlog! Love your explanations. Thank you for educating all of us. I stopped pre-pooing a while ago. My hair is doing just fine without it!
Not everyone does a pre poo to prevent hygral fatigue.
I do so that i can detangle before i shampoo, if I don't i get a matted mess. My hair also gets throughly soaking wet quicker if i pre poo because its not dry and tangled when I start to rinse.
Ive noticed a major difference with my hair since pre pooing.
That was a VERY short-lived thing for me, after returning to natural. I noticed my hair was harder after a wash day when using coconut oil as a prepoo.
Ever tried using a conditioner with water before washing? I don't like using oils as a pre poo. I use conditioner after misting my hair with rose water to finger comb my hair before a wash ☺
Well coconut oil probably isn’t for you then
You might have hard water. Coconut
Oil is cool to use. Try olive oil
My hair strands are thin, but I have a lot of hair. So if I don’t pre-poo, my hair will be a tangled mess!
I recently started using conditioner along with coconut oil to pre-poo & it has helped me even more.
Love the way you always come though with the science! 💥💥💥 thank you! 💥💥💥
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I pre-poo’d overnight with coconut oil and by the time I was done with my whole wng routine today and got out the shower with my wet hair it was not defined AT ALL. completely frizzy. So pre-poo is a no for me. 🤷🏽♀️
My experience with coconut oil pre-poo is that it works! Without relying on technical definitions, my first experience with 'hygral fatigue' (or so I thought) was when I would wash my hair for long periods of time, and after some hours, my hair would start to feel soggy and weak to the touch. While I wouldn't say the damage was permanent, it was something that took my hair about a few days to a week to get over that "weak" feeling. Once I started pre-pooing, I didn't have to worry about how long I stayed in the shower to wash my hair. Considering how kinky textured my hair is, this really helped my anxiety on wash days cause hair that is dirty + tangled + soggy is an absolute nightmare lol .
Wow! This is frighteningly on time! Today is my wash day and I don't feel like pre-pooing 🤣
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I love prepoo’ing because I see results. It’s especially important when my hair needs a moisture boost.
I've never once pre-pooed in my life, nor had it done in any salon when I used to go to them, and never even heard of it until I started watching YT natural hair videos. LOL
I do finger detangle before washing using a little oil and water. But it's like 10 mins and once detangled I immediately wash, so the oils don't have a chance to do anything other than provide slip while I'm detangling.
I noticed I lose an entire strands of my already thin hair if I over moisturize my hair. 15 to 20 minutes max.
I don’t pre poo , 1 I’m too lazy to add that extra step and 2. It seemed unnecessary to me.
I stopped it years ago. Highly unnecessary and takes too much time.
Just bought a jar of coconut oil from Sam's. I will stop using conditioner and go back to oil for my pre-pooping.
Pre-pooing was never necessary. There are so many rules involving but I barely never follow.
I pre-pooed a few in the past and it didn't make a difference in the health of my hair at all. I stopped doing it because it's just prolongs my wash day for no reason.
How do you detangle these days? Dry or wet? With oil or just a conditioner?
I never understood why I would put oils on my hair that im going to wash out. I do that after I shampoo and deep condition to put fresh products in after I deep condition.
I have never experienced hygral fatigue from pre-pooing. My hair has thrived and I have been able to retain my growth with pre-pooing.
My prepoo helps hugely with detangling & deshedding before shampoo, it will stay in my arsenal for those reasons. The whole prepoo to prevent hydro fatigue is new to me BUT nonetheless another great informative video, as always💜
I firmly support you in doing what works for your hair. Thanks for watching.
I recently started prepooing and it's been helping my hair alot thou it makes my wash day extremely long but it's worth it
My main reason for pre-pooing is 2 Loosen very tightly coiled hairstyles like the twist I create with my hair brush that are made to mimick comb twists/finger twists. Even when taking my time to detangle them, it's very time-consuming with some kind of oil 2 soak them in to loosen them up 1st. Using water 💧 works slightly, but since my hair is highly porous, the water naturally causes my hair to expand, which further tangles the twist. Excessive amounts of oil gives me the slippage I need without the swelling.
The more important of the 2 reasons for me pre-pooing is to reap the benefits from dried herds into my hair & more importantly --- my scalp💆🏾♂️. I infuse my oil blend with powdered/dry herbs 🌿 for @ least a month in a glass jar so that way the medicinal properties of the messy dried herb 🌿 are imparted 2 the oil 🥥🥑 for easier application. Infused oil can also be used for use in body oils/butters & facial oil serums. But my main reason for beginning to infuse oils is to stimulate my scalp in the crown 👑 area of my scalp where I've been experiencing thinning & receding around my hairline in the front over my forehead, & to encourage hair growth since it seems my hair has been growing at an exceptionally slow rate for a few years now, despite a clean diet & healthy lifestyle. But I do have a chronic illness I've been battling for years, & I know that is part of the reason. And I JUST finished infusing a 32oz jar for about 2mos when I seen this video 😄. So now I have to use it up. But given my hair is only about 2 inches long (WITH shrinkage). So, it will take probably the rest of this year --- at the least --- to use it up. Plus, allowing the oil to sit on my scalp (I have a full-size hooded dryer like the 1s they have @ the salon), just feels soothing to my scalp.
Also, "like dissolves like," so in my mind, part of me reasons that using the pre-poo oil to agitate the oil already on my hair & scalp, pre-lifts the dirty oil so it can be more easily washed away by the surfactants of the shampoo I wash my hair & scalp with --- the same concept behind using oil cleansing for the face. IDK 🤷🏾♂️. It makes sense on a level to me.
BUT, 2 simply/shorten my wash days, after I used up this heapload of oil I've already, I'll probably 🛑 pre-pooing for a while. Lawd KNOWS --- my life can always do with some simplifying.
My hair never responded well to pre pooing with oils.
However ive been pre pooing every wash day for the past 2 years with an ayurvedic pre poo/treatment and my hair is been the healthiest!
Thanks for your insight 🤎
I never was much of an oil user but I have purchased pre-poos from stores. I used to use them each wash day but felt it wasn’t necessary. I only use when I’ve went longer than I should have to wash my hair. Then it’s used to help detangle before washing. I use clay washes in the same manner. How about a video on clay washes.
You definitely did some research! Thank you!
I pre-poo every wash day. I have fine high porosity hair and it helps with detangling and removes shed hair and decrease my wash day routine. I just started this about six months ago and I love it.
Wow same here fine High porosity hair that tangles so easy. When someone suggested I try prepooing. I tried it and I and my hair loved it. Less tangles plus very easy to detangle. I said I will always prepoo!!
I never got on the bandwagon. I tried it once. It did nothing but give me a greasy itchy scalp.
I've never pre-pood my hair, even when it was recommended highly, a few years ago.
What about onion juice as a prepoo? I want to do that before o can shampoo.
I just know you put so much effort into these videos, thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for watching and commenting. ❤
I prepoo purely to detangle and form my sections (truly super high density here so sections are a must.) That way 90% of my detangling is done before I even shampoo. I don't use my deep conditioning step for detangling like most ppl because that limits what kind of deep conditioners I can use (always needing a conditioner with slip as opposed to one that just, well...CONDITIONS) and by the time I get out the shower to deep condition I'm tired lol I just wanna slap it in there and twist it up.
Oh wow. This video has destroyed the notion that prepooing is necessary to avoid a term that isn’t even real! I only use a conditioner to detangle my hair before shampooing after taking out a protective style. Other than that, naw. I don’t prepoo. It’s an extra step that adds another layer of crap that my shampoo needs to remove.