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Tracee Ellis Ross's New Video May Prove You've Been Washing Your Hair Wrong

If you aren't washing your hair with a garden pail, you're about to start.
Tracee Ellis Ross's New Video May Prove You've Been Washing Your Hair Wrong
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By Jennifer Ford · Updated December 6, 2020

Many of us dread washing our hair because it isn’t exactly a quick and easy process. At times, it’s arm numbing, frustrating and downright tiring. Tracee Ellis Ross, on the other hand, makes it look like a luxurious experience we’ve been missing out on.

On Friday, the Pattern Beauty creator made us reevaluate our wash day rituals when she shared her co-wash reverie “The Art Of The Shower,” on Instagram.

In the 3-minute visual, Ross walks us through a reimagined version of her co-wash routine and it looks like the dreamy sensorial self-care escape we’ve all been longing for.

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“It was always my dream to reimagine my co-wash routine (I have been doing the same thing for over 20 years…although the products have changed) as an art piece, as a way of celebrating it as a ritual of how I care for my hair, as a way of appreciating my routine,” said Ross.

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And we’re pretty sure if our routine looked anything like her’s, we’d appreciate washing our hair too.

“My goodness this was so therapeutic just watching you wash/nourish your hair,” a fan commented. “This is so satisfying to watch. If only doing my hair looked this good! Lmao wash days aren’t fun,” another fan added.

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