What type of leave-in do you use?

[Tresses]

OK, I've searched and found polls about whether or not we use leave-ins, but did not find one specifically about type.

I'm debating my own need for a "conditioner" leave-in after a few weeks of straight shea butter bliss.

So, just what do you leave in your hair after you wash? Feel free to post comments.

[snowbear]

I picked the all-powerful cheese answer. I use Dove's Smooth & Soft Anti-Frizz Cream, in all its synthetic-y goodness.

[physicschick]

I voted no leave-in, but sometimes I have residual EVOO from my prewash oiling left in. (It's actually not bad on DD1 hair but makes my DD2 hair kind of weird.) Also, I used to have very good results from not rinsing out all of my conditioner (Neutrogena Clean conditioner, lots of cones). Since I try not to touch my hair or rake anything through it while it's wet, my leave-ins are limited to stuff I didn't wash out thoroughly.

--physicschick

[cruztacean]

My hubby's favorite, Mane "n Tail, can be used either as a rinse-out or as a leave-in. I cannot use his Mane 'n Tail 'poo or 'dish on a regular basis, but when I need a leave-in, it fills the bill.

[Chocolate Locks]

I use different things at different times. Sometimes I use jojoba with aloe vera gel, sometimes a leave in conditioner. At the moment I'm using Humectress with excellent results although I also have some Paul Mitchell The Conditioner which I like, The Body Shop Amlika leave-in and a couple of Pantene products which I'm taking a rest from at the moment.

[Maela]

Half the time I don't use a leave-in and the other half of the time I put Jojoba in my hair.

[MerryKat]

I use a leave in of EVOO with Lavender and Tea Tree in it - I usually mix it with a bit of aloe and glycerine. I use it as a leave in and as and when I need it between washes.

[MariaAZ]

Like Chocolate Locks, I use different things at different times. I have a spray bottle filled with water and a couple teaspoons of rinse-out condish and a few drops of jojoba & EOs that I use when my ends feel dry (which is just about every day.) I occasionally use Garnier's anti frizz therapy, which is a leave-in.

[Blondie71]

I voted no leave in.. I cant find a leave in that doesn't weigh my hair down and make it look yucky.. It seems that everything is too heavy. I have a lot of hair but its fine in texture..

[Susan D.]

I am in absolute love with my shea butter, but sometimes I'll use EVOO instead (like on especially hot, dry days). I've been putting shea butter on my 4-year-old DD, and she loves it, too. It makes her hair much easier to detangle. (And when you have a 4 year old who has hair long enough to sit on, detangling is a Real Big Issue.)

[juri]

I use shea butter about every other day. I tried oils, but they didn't do anything for my hair except make it crunchy.

[Snowymoon]

Great poll! I have not voted yet, as I have not decided what I will be using. I have recently discovered that rinse-out conditioners build up on me and leave me with problems. That said, I have gone without for a while now, and my hair is doing better. Eventually I plan on trying some jojoba, perhaps aloe gel once again and shea butter. Not sure I will end up with anything, though, as my hair is also fine and weighs down easily. I will be back to vote when I settle on something.

[Ria]

I had to vote cheese because Jarlsberg is my favorite one
I am still experimenting with leave ins at the moment. Sometimes I end with a tea rinse and then don't add anything else, sometimes I use a bit of Aloe as a leave in. Both works fine (some tangles on the tea) but I will continue to experiment.

[hairfitness101]

I voted regular leave-in. I can't survive without leave-ins, otherwise I look like carrot top. I have super fine hair and have just converted to Giovanni ( as my siggy says) Great stuff! And for the other super fine hairs, I water it down in a spray bottle- 2oz water to 1 tsp. direct leave-in and whalla! Detangler and moisture for those ends.

I do like to spritz with flower waters through out the day as well.

[zule]

I voted the cheese, because I make a big mess. First, I use some of my regular conditioner on the ends. Then I add aloe vera. The next morning, when everything is dry, I oil. So my ends are well fed.