CO question - adjustment period?

I started to CO.  I was doing CWC befoe, but I really want to try eliminating shampoo altogether -- at least give it a try for a substantial period of time. 

With CWC followed by a vinegar rinse, I was able to go a full week without any greasiness (before the heat of summer, anyway).  Now I find that with CO, even with the vinegar rinse, my hair starts to look greasy even the next evening.  Is this an adjustment period like one would have doing WO? 

Now I am simply increasing the frequency of CO to every other day, but I'd like it to settle down eventually.  What do you think?

Yes, there is definitely an adjustment period. Mine lasted about a month......

Thank you for the information.  That's good to know.  I am very happy with CO so far.

Today I applied conditioner to dry hair and left it on for 45 minutes before getting in the shower and my hair feels heavenly now.  I have never done that before, but I guess it would maximize absorption.

Horse lover, did you find you were not happy with CO?

Special Kitty, I understand CO is going well for you from reading your other posts, right?

Thanks again!

rhpetunia.....I was about to ask you what your CO method is, but I see you just did the CO to dry hair thing.  I do that too  and I did not experience an adjustment period.  That is the only way CO will work for me actually and my previous attempts were the CG method where I had to CO every day and my hair was a limp, lank, greasy mess.  Now, I only CO twice a week.

Rini, what is CG?  And how do you do your CO?  Do you dilute the C before applying it dry?  And what type of conditioner do you use?  I know a lot of people say that cheap conditioners work the best, but I just refuse to use anything too chemical-y.  Right now all my conditioners are Aubrey Organics, and maybe they are too heavy?  But it seems like the purest conditioners out there are heavy.  I have looked for lighter ones, but they seem to always have too much stuff I can't pronounce, and I leave them on the shelf.  Since you CO successfully and I understand you prefer natural products, I am very interested in your input on this, and anyone else's input as well.

Special Kitty, how long did it take for your hair to start not smelling great?  Thanks for all the info -- I guess a person doesn't necessarily have to just do one thing.  I did think of trying WO after adjusting to CO, and maybe doing primarily WO with the occasional CO to "freshen up", but we'll see how it goes.  I have chlorinated city water and DH won't let me use a shower filter (our next house will have two showers), so I think even when I do WO I'll need to condition the ends while WO-ing the scalp.

Horselover, how long did you stay on CO?

I was applying conditioner dry to both the scalp and ends, but I thought I was overmoisturizing near the scalp, so I started just doing from the ears down.  Then, when I got in the shower I would wash the scalp with the conditioner, quickly apply a protein conditioner and rinse, then finish with a vinegar rinse.

But, after about two and a half weeks I gave in and started washing again, so I failed this attempt at CO.  I plan on trying again when the weather gets cold.

And thanks for the suggestion, Sugar Cube.  Also, maybe updo's with a wide headband too, that can be quite stylish and concealing.

Thanks everyone for the input!

Thank you Rini!  I'm going to try that, but I think I'll wait until the fall.  In fact, we are having a heat wave right now, and I'd imagine that's about the worst time possible to avoid shampoo!  I really do want to get away from shampooing, though, because I don't believe in it in principle, and I think in the long run CO will prevent chronic damage over time.  I just want to leverage my experience in my favor to help me be successful.