Beauty

[ChynnaBlue]

On 1/1/2014 pommom said:

Caffeina - I, too, have curly hair that tends to get frizzy. Once I switched over to cold water, I noticed a considerable difference. It works wonders for me.

I use a microfiber towel and pat dry so as to avoid frizz created by rubbing with a terry towel and the combo is a hit.

I say go for what works for you.

I used a microfiber towel for years with success, but I've recently switched to a cotton t-shirts and it's even better for preventing frizz. No loops to catch and snag hair. I haven't used my microfiber towels since. I recommend it to all curly girls.

[LBandS]

I use the coolest water I can tolerate for the entire shower and always end with a cold rinse before I put my WEN Styling Cream in (does not rinse out).

Yeas ago I was told to do this to retain my color. But aI don;t know who told me this. I was born a redhead and after I got thyroid disease, my hair follicles lost the ability to produce red pigment and my doc told me to color my hair so I would feel like myself again. Red is the hardest to retain and the cold water every rinse on my hair not just the last one, really makes a difference.

I had not heard about rinsing my whole body with cold water to close my pores, but in theory it makes good sense. Unfortunately, given the extremely cold and aberrant weather we are having, I think I will wait until the temps rise outside before I try it.

[suzyQ3]

On 1/1/2014 ChynnaBlue said:

On 1/1/2014 pommom said:

Caffeina - I, too, have curly hair that tends to get frizzy. Once I switched over to cold water, I noticed a considerable difference. It works wonders for me.

I use a microfiber towel and <em>pat</em> dry so as to avoid frizz created by rubbing with a terry towel and the combo is a hit.

I say go for what works for you.

I used a microfiber towel for years with success, but I've recently switched to a cotton t-shirts and it's even better for preventing frizz. No loops to catch and snag hair. I haven't used my microfiber towels since. I recommend it to all curly girls.

ChynnaBlue, I know that cotton tees work very well for this purpose. I did, though, purchase an Aquis microfiber towel designed for blotting curly hair, and I love it. It's a waffle weave, so has no loops at all. And for my hair, it's the perfect size (19" by 13").

[IEscapedLosAngeles]

My hair cutter told me the same thing. Rinse in Cold water. Not cool she said cold. I was washing my hair in the winter rinsing with cold water and was practically crying because it was so darned cold. I couldn't do it. I switched my hair products to TAYA Hair products from HSN and am keeping a lot more of my hair plus it looks much thicker. I rinse in warm water happily now.

[meonlybetter]

Always do a final rinse in cold water. NOT freezing cold, but cold. My hair behaves better for whatever reason!

[UMDTerpFan]

I have always done a final rinse with cold water. I learned many years ago-at least 30! that I had to use cold water to get all the residual stuff out of my fine, naturally curly hair. And yes, it does close the hair shaft. It can be darned cold in the dead of winter but the way I do it is in the tub leaning back so it just gets my hair and scalp, and not so much down my back. I always keep a cup by my tub, fill it with warm water, lift my hair and rinse my back after the cold rinse so I don't have ice cold water running down my back. I still do get frizzy hair in the summer but Moroccan Oil helps with that. I've also heard that using a tee shirt instead of a towel to blot dry helps eliminate frizz so I've been using one of my hubby's old tee shirts lately. Will see if there is a difference in the summer time.

[LBandS]

On 1/1/2014 anonymousanonymous said:

My hair cutter told me the same thing. Rinse in Cold water. Not cool she said cold. I was washing my hair in the winter rinsing with cold water and was practically crying because it was so darned cold. I couldn't do it. I switched my hair products to TAYA Hair products from HSN and am keeping a lot more of my hair plus it looks much thicker. I rinse in warm water happily now.

Rinsing with cold is necessary for women who color, especially red or anyone having problems retaining color.

If you do not color, cold water will make hair shiny but not at the cost of discomfort!

[LBandS]

On 1/1/2014 suzyQ3 said:

On 1/1/2014 ChynnaBlue said:

On 1/1/2014 pommom said:

Caffeina - I, too, have curly hair that tends to get frizzy. Once I switched over to cold water, I noticed a considerable difference. It works wonders for me.

I use a microfiber towel and <em>pat</em> dry so as to avoid frizz created by rubbing with a terry towel and the combo is a hit.

I say go for what works for you.

I used a microfiber towel for years with success, but I've recently switched to a cotton t-shirts and it's even better for preventing frizz. No loops to catch and snag hair. I haven't used my microfiber towels since. I recommend it to all curly girls.

ChynnaBlue, I know that cotton tees work very well for this purpose. I did, though, purchase an Aquis microfiber towel designed for blotting curly hair, and I love it. It's a waffle weave, so has no loops at all. And for my hair, it's the perfect size (19" by 13").

SuzyQ3, is there a special brand or place to purchase this towel?

Do you remember where you got it and how much it cost?

[Gimmea Break]

I don't know how true it is, but I read that rinsing in cold water cannot close the hair shaft because hair is notalive and cannot respond to temperature. That's why cutting it doesn't hurt. It's dead. I do know that humidity can affect hair. Anyway, the follicle is alive, but hair itself is not.

[NYC Susan]

I mentioned this in a post awhile back, and got slammed for it. Just FYI.

But I've been doing my final rinse in cold water for a long time, and it definitely helps keep my unmanageable hair much more manageable. I recently asked my stylist about it, and she said that it does help and she recommends it all the time.

So I don't know about the science behind it or whatever else, but it works for me and so I have continued to do it for years!