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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
@@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 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 UA-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.
@@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
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.
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.
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.
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 🌸
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.
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 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♥️
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 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.
@@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.
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.
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 “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 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.
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 :)
I am so impressed by how you explain the science around hair treatments. This is so important for someone's understanding and better and informed choices. Thank you.
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
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
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 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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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! ♥️✌🏾
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 🤎
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
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 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.
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 ☺
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!
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 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.
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.
Love your information, I am a green beauty student. For me pre-pooing is a part of me really paying attention and caring for my hair. The data going only helps.
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.
I'm glad you have called this out. I stopped doing this a long time ago and always felt 'hygral fatigue' was more about keeping hair wet for hours as more damaging to hair (my unnscientific thoughts!). Since I've stopped using raw oils and butters and not leave my hair wet, my WnGs have come on leaps and bounds. I now use heat to dry my hair, and used glycerin all this winer: I'm in the UK . So many compliments on my 4C curls.
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
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 😁.
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 prepoo with aloe Vera gel. But I do it to detangle before I shampoo. Which makes my hair much more manageable through the whole process of washing. Doesn't take me hours to do my wash and go. Never prepooed to prevent hugral fatigue. Thanks for this video. OneLove❤️✌️
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
I don't pre-poo. I have been meaning to research it but never got around. I am glad this video was made. Now, I don't feel like I have something else that I need to do. Thanx.
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.
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!
I have never pre-pooed to prevent hydral fatigue. It is just to detangle and section my hair for washing. I wash weekly. I like pre-poo products with ingredients like aloe vera, fenugreek, slippery elm, and/or seamoss. I don't pre-poo overnight. I do it 30-60 minutes before washing.
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.
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 .
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'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.
I now see the benefits of prepooing with a conditioner or deep conditioner. I prepoo with Africas Pride Aloe and Coconut Water pre shampoo or leave in conditioner, or a deep conditioner.When I do this I don’t have to deep condition my hair and my hair feels amazing and moisturized.
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.
I notice no one has any questions about using pH unbalanced products but that is probably the best part of the video for me and something that a whole video can be made on. The use of high pH products to me is something professionals need to deal with not people at home and they need to be handled in a way where the hair's current health is considered.
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💜
Thank you for this video in which I definitely agree on. When I went natural again 7 years ago, I looked for information on UA-cam and eventually started prepooing and tried other unnecessary things. I noticed the negative effects it had on my hair so I stopped. Later down the road when thinking, it didn’t make since to me to put oil on top of the moisturizer and oils that are still on the hair. And as a child, my mother didn’t prepoo our hair. Back then we used hair grease/ hair dresser, which kept our strands from drying out and our hair was always in stretched styles which helped to keep the moisture in. Also, when I went natural prior to 2015, I didn’t prepoo. Decades ago as a young adult I washed my natural hair at least twice a week because of exercising, and although I would hot curl it my hair never dried out to need a prepoo. Now because of chronic pain I don’t stick to a regular routine and most times don’t put anything on it after washing. Of course that leads to dehydration so now I do prepoo. Once I get back to a regular routine in keeping my hair well cared for, I won’t have to prepoo. It’s not needed if you’re properly caring for your hair on a regular basis. Spritzing the hair with a little water is enough to help with detangling. With natural hair we should be able to use less products period, than when we were relaxed. I didn’t do deep treatments of any kind until my hair got relaxed at 18 years of age. I’ve gone natural twice before 2015, and when I did it became simple again using less products. And throughout I’ve maintained a head of near high density healthy, fine, and long hair with no single strand knots, split ends, protein or moisture overload. I never had single strand knots until I went back natural in 2015. Now I realize it’s because ages ago we wore our hair in stretched styles which didn’t allow the hair to wrap around itself. But because of physical challenges it’s easier to do a “wash n go” and then as it get old I wear high puffs, so it I get the knots now. Once my scalp and hair is fully healthy again, I’m gonna have my daughter blow it out and cut all the knots out. I’m gonna go back to twist-outs and braid-outs 2 days after wearing my “WNG” to keep knots at bay or at least a bare minimum. I’m sure there may be some exceptions especially due to porosity but, along with a healthy diet and a clean scalp, curly hair just need to be kept hydrated and moisturized on a regular to keep it healthy. 🙏🏾❤️
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS INFO! I was trying to find out more about pre-pooing. I at first thought it made sense because of how I moisturise my skin sometimes before I enter the shower since I have dry skin, but this video is a very nice explanation. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this video, I am in the process of picking out my micro locs and I am attempting to develop a natural hair care routine after 6 years. Caring for my locs was so simple so I am looking to make this routine as simple as I possibly can. This definitely made me look into deleting this step!
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.
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.
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!!
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.
Hey! No, I’ve never pre poo’d , I like simplicity, if I followed all of the UA-cam trends I’d never leave the house, lol especially the maximum hydration (🧐) process. Lol I’d demand an hourly wage from someone 😆!
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’m not worried about hygral fatigue but pre poo to remove shed hair, soften and prep my hair for wash day. I use coconut oil (and light water or aloe juice/gel) overnight for the protein strengthening benefit it gives. ALove4Me and Naturally High talk about how coconut oil penetrates the hair strand and strengthens the protein bonds in the hair and my fine/medium strands, sparse head of low porosity hair needs all the strengthening help it can get! I believe Naturally high showed a study proving coconut oil does this. My hair feels better when I do it so I’m a believer. Love your videos! Thanks for all the research and great information!
Thank you for talking about hygral fatigue. I looked it up several years ago and like you I didn’t see any real evidence to suggest that hygral fatigue was an actual thing.
So Im a guy and I used to have locs. I kept my hair in a tight style for a month and it caused traction alopecia and thinning (in addition to health issue). I was over seas and forgot products and washed hair with old spice body wash lol. Also went in the ocean multiple times with the style and never took it out. Once I realized that my hair had thinned I took it out and left hair alone. My hair used to be strong and resilient and now the texture change is different. Any amount of water makes my hair gummy and droops down and looks thin. my hair only looks strong when its dry most times. So it seemed like I do have "fatigue" issue. Especially since this happened in 2012 and I still struggle with it today. I adopted a regimen to repair the hair regrow the thinning areas as well as diet changes but coconut oil does keep my hair from being weak and droopy when I wash it. I was actually afraid to wash my hair because it would get weak so I didn't do it often until I learned from the community. Its like a puzzle and most guy videos are useless so thanks for all you do. Would love if you showed some more stuff around men with textured hair and how we can also grow healthy hair and keep it✌🏾
Have you ever thought about taking biotin? It has helped my hair a lot since I struggled with my hair after losing almost all of it when I got sick as a kid.
Great video as always! I prepoo in the past. I stopped to simplify my routine. I also used to deep condition overnight thinking it would help with moisture. I just started clarifying for two weeks now because I’ve been suffering with severe dryness and breakage. I even thought about doing another big chop.
Sometimes I pre poo and sometimes I don’t have I noticed a difference? Yes in a way that my ends are protected by the oil I use. My hair gets the moisture it needs and protection from the winter months. I also do oil rinses. I noticed when I don’t do these things my hair changes for the worst. Some don’t have to peer poo but I do.
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.
Thank you for this update. When first I went natural (2016), I was so concerned about hygral fatigue. Over time, as I heard less about it, I just forgot about the fear of hygral fatique and did what worked for me.
Started pre_pooing with coconut oil after I watched one of your videos on this topic. It did make me not look forward to wash day, Im glad there's no need for it.
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
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!
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
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.
When you only wash your hair once a month, pre-pooing to help detangle before shampoo is low key a necessity.
High key! 💯
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.
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
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.
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 a difference. Since I've started pre pooing I noticed the health of my hair improve.
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 UA-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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Prepoo has been a game changer for me. I totally love to prepoo my hair.
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 😊
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 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 😣
Great video! Pre pooing is very beneficial for me, personally. Definitely helps in moisture retention and reducing breakage.
@4C Chick OMG! yesss!
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 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.
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!
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 “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
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.
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.
Couldn't click on this video quick enough lol
Love all the info and appreciate your time making them.
Thank You!
Thanks you
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 :)
I am so impressed by how you explain the science around hair treatments. This is so important for someone's understanding and better and informed choices. Thank you.
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
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
Finally someone other than me is saying this!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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 always questioned this. I pre poo for the purposes of removing knots and shed hair and to prepare my hair (sections) for shampooing.
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.
Whenever I need clarification about something, I always come here 💕.
Love the way you always come though with the science! 💥💥💥 thank you! 💥💥💥
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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.
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.
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! ♥️✌🏾
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 🤎
Glad to hear you speak on this. I’m 4C, and have never believed in pre-pooing. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
4c doesn't mean drier hair.
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.
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 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.
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 ☺
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!
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 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.
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.
Love your information, I am a green beauty student.
For me pre-pooing is a part of me really paying attention and caring for my hair. The data going only helps.
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.
I'm glad you have called this out. I stopped doing this a long time ago and always felt 'hygral fatigue' was more about keeping hair wet for hours as more damaging to hair (my unnscientific thoughts!). Since I've stopped using raw oils and butters and not leave my hair wet, my WnGs have come on leaps and bounds. I now use heat to dry my hair, and used glycerin all this winer: I'm in the UK . So many compliments on my 4C curls.
Why do you use heat may I ask?
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
OMG that’s me in the gif that says DEFINITELY! I legit love your channel it’s so informative.
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.
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 prepoo with aloe Vera gel. But I do it to detangle before I shampoo. Which makes my hair much more manageable through the whole process of washing. Doesn't take me hours to do my wash and go. Never prepooed to prevent hugral fatigue. Thanks for this video. OneLove❤️✌️
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 love prepoo’ing because I see results. It’s especially important when my hair needs a moisture boost.
I don't pre-poo. I have been meaning to research it but never got around. I am glad this video was made. Now, I don't feel like I have something else that I need to do. Thanx.
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.
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!
I have never pre-pooed to prevent hydral fatigue. It is just to detangle and section my hair for washing. I wash weekly. I like pre-poo products with ingredients like aloe vera, fenugreek, slippery elm, and/or seamoss. I don't pre-poo overnight. I do it 30-60 minutes before washing.
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
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.
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 .
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'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.
I now see the benefits of prepooing with a conditioner or deep conditioner. I prepoo with Africas Pride Aloe and Coconut Water pre shampoo or leave in conditioner, or a deep conditioner.When I do this I don’t have to deep condition my hair and my hair feels amazing and moisturized.
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.
I just know you put so much effort into these videos, thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for watching and commenting. ❤
I notice no one has any questions about using pH unbalanced products but that is probably the best part of the video for me and something that a whole video can be made on. The use of high pH products to me is something professionals need to deal with not people at home and they need to be handled in a way where the hair's current health is considered.
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.
Thank you for this video in which I definitely agree on. When I went natural again 7 years ago, I looked for information on UA-cam and eventually started prepooing and tried other unnecessary things. I noticed the negative effects it had on my hair so I stopped. Later down the road when thinking, it didn’t make since to me to put oil on top of the moisturizer and oils that are still on the hair. And as a child, my mother didn’t prepoo our hair. Back then we used hair grease/ hair dresser, which kept our strands from drying out and our hair was always in stretched styles which helped to keep the moisture in. Also, when I went natural prior to 2015, I didn’t prepoo. Decades ago as a young adult I washed my natural hair at least twice a week because of exercising, and although I would hot curl it my hair never dried out to need a prepoo. Now because of chronic pain I don’t stick to a regular routine and most times don’t put anything on it after washing. Of course that leads to dehydration so now I do prepoo. Once I get back to a regular routine in keeping my hair well cared for, I won’t have to prepoo. It’s not needed if you’re properly caring for your hair on a regular basis. Spritzing the hair with a little water is enough to help with detangling. With natural hair we should be able to use less products period, than when we were relaxed. I didn’t do deep treatments of any kind until my hair got relaxed at 18 years of age. I’ve gone natural twice before 2015, and when I did it became simple again using less products. And throughout I’ve maintained a head of near high density healthy, fine, and long hair with no single strand knots, split ends, protein or moisture overload. I never had single strand knots until I went back natural in 2015. Now I realize it’s because ages ago we wore our hair in stretched styles which didn’t allow the hair to wrap around itself. But because of physical challenges it’s easier to do a “wash n go” and then as it get old I wear high puffs, so it I get the knots now. Once my scalp and hair is fully healthy again, I’m gonna have my daughter blow it out and cut all the knots out. I’m gonna go back to twist-outs and braid-outs 2 days after wearing my “WNG” to keep knots at bay or at least a bare minimum. I’m sure there may be some exceptions especially due to porosity but, along with a healthy diet and a clean scalp, curly hair just need to be kept hydrated and moisturized on a regular to keep it healthy. 🙏🏾❤️
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS INFO!
I was trying to find out more about pre-pooing. I at first thought it made sense because of how I moisturise my skin sometimes before I enter the shower since I have dry skin, but this video is a very nice explanation. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this video, I am in the process of picking out my micro locs and I am attempting to develop a natural hair care routine after 6 years. Caring for my locs was so simple so I am looking to make this routine as simple as I possibly can. This definitely made me look into deleting this step!
Prepooing was the only things that saved my hair when i had moisture overload also known as higral fatigue . Thanks for the info .💕💕💕
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.
I prepoo everytime before washing and my hair loves it, it's a very efficient way to define curls as well
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.
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 have never experienced hygral fatigue from pre-pooing. My hair has thrived and I have been able to retain my growth with pre-pooing.
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.
Hey! No, I’ve never pre poo’d , I like simplicity, if I followed all of the UA-cam trends I’d never leave the house, lol especially the maximum hydration (🧐) process. Lol I’d demand an hourly wage from someone 😆!
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 have been pre pooing for about a year with medium to high porosity hair and it actually helps with the detangling process.
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’m not worried about hygral fatigue but pre poo to remove shed hair, soften and prep my hair for wash day. I use coconut oil (and light water or aloe juice/gel) overnight for the protein strengthening benefit it gives. ALove4Me and Naturally High talk about how coconut oil penetrates the hair strand and strengthens the protein bonds in the hair and my fine/medium strands, sparse head of low porosity hair needs all the strengthening help it can get! I believe Naturally high showed a study proving coconut oil does this. My hair feels better when I do it so I’m a believer. Love your videos! Thanks for all the research and great information!
Thank you for talking about hygral fatigue. I looked it up several years ago and like you I didn’t see any real evidence to suggest that hygral fatigue was an actual thing.
So Im a guy and I used to have locs. I kept my hair in a tight style for a month and it caused traction alopecia and thinning (in addition to health issue). I was over seas and forgot products and washed hair with old spice body wash lol. Also went in the ocean multiple times with the style and never took it out. Once I realized that my hair had thinned I took it out and left hair alone. My hair used to be strong and resilient and now the texture change is different. Any amount of water makes my hair gummy and droops down and looks thin. my hair only looks strong when its dry most times. So it seemed like I do have "fatigue" issue. Especially since this happened in 2012 and I still struggle with it today. I adopted a regimen to repair the hair regrow the thinning areas as well as diet changes but coconut oil does keep my hair from being weak and droopy when I wash it. I was actually afraid to wash my hair because it would get weak so I didn't do it often until I learned from the community. Its like a puzzle and most guy videos are useless so thanks for all you do. Would love if you showed some more stuff around men with textured hair and how we can also grow healthy hair and keep it✌🏾
Have you ever thought about taking biotin? It has helped my hair a lot since I struggled with my hair after losing almost all of it when I got sick as a kid.
Great video as always! I prepoo in the past. I stopped to simplify my routine. I also used to deep condition overnight thinking it would help with moisture. I just started clarifying for two weeks now because I’ve been suffering with severe dryness and breakage. I even thought about doing another big chop.
Sometimes I pre poo and sometimes I don’t have I noticed a difference? Yes in a way that my ends are protected by the oil I use. My hair gets the moisture it needs and protection from the winter months. I also do oil rinses. I noticed when I don’t do these things my hair changes for the worst. Some don’t have to peer poo but I do.
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.
Thank you for this update. When first I went natural (2016), I was so concerned about hygral fatigue. Over time, as I heard less about it, I just forgot about the fear of hygral fatique and did what worked for me.
Started pre_pooing with coconut oil after I watched one of your videos on this topic. It did make me not look forward to wash day, Im glad there's no need for it.