I found a really interesting article in the UK Daily Mail about how often you need to wash your hair. The article claimed that you don’t need to wash your hair with shampoo at all. Ever. The theory is we screw up our hair’s natural oil balance by washing it with shampoo way too often.
This is the article I read:
Could you survive without shampoo?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=
394226&in_page_id=1879
The no shampoo challenge
My hair is long, fine and oily and usually needs washing every two days. I’ve thought about taking the no shampoo challenge but by day three I always chicken out. I have red hair that gets even redder when it’s oily, and people really start noticing. I’ve even had work colleagues ask if I’d coloured my hair because it was looking a lot ‘brighter’ or ‘redder’. Eww.
I showed the article to two girlfriends of mine who were brave enough to take the challenge. Ideally you want to try for a whole six weeks but both girls only lasted a week (still more than I could handle).
My theory is the no shampoo thing only works with dry hair. I think my hair is so oily that it needs a little assistance. I encourage anyone with dry hair to take the challenge to see if it works. I love the idea of no longer having to buy shampoo!
Frances Kerr
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I don’t wash my hair very often but if I stopped washing and conditioning altogether I would worry that my “birds nest” hair might really attract some wildlife.
Although it probably would not be too bad for my hair since it’s not oily. If I stopped using my leave in moisturizer then it would be frizzy every day.
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You can read http://www.naturalalchemist.com/hair.shtml
I have used natural products that leave my hair feeling like straw (so I’ve always given up on them). My hairdresser recently told me that this is the silicons etc from commercial shampoos being stripped away. After three weeks or so, the straw feeling disappears leaving you with natural, healthy hair. Mark’s mother has rinsed with cider vinegar for years. Her hair didn’t start going grey until she was in her mid 60s.
What’s wrong with red hair? ‘The Redder the Bedder’ I say!
Right, I just did this for 30 days now or even more and my hair has gotten much better.It definitely needed a break from all that hairspray and mousse from before.
Hey, I know this was posted years ago (literally) BUT, i thought i would share. I am now past my 3rd month of not washing my hair. It does not smell and it definitely looks better than it did before. It takes some commitment to get past first awkward stages. It is really worth it though.
I am using up all my shampoos and will try the baking soda/apple cider vinegar thing, check it out: http://babyslime.livejournal.com/174054.html
Interesting!
For a natural shampoo, try using Shikakai which is a powder made from the shrub Acacia concinna. It’s like using henna powder only it doesn’t colour your hair (or your bathroom!). You can buy it from http://www.rawgaia.com. I’ve just used it and it left my hair fantastically clean, soft and with a beautiful earthy smell. Lovely!
I don’t use shampoo at all, only silicon free conditioner every day or every second day and rinse my hair with ACV. I have curly hair and since going ‘poo free a year and half ago my hair has become so soft and manageable. I don’t use any styling products. The ACV also gets rid of my dandruff.
I find the conditioners with a lot of proteins in them can make my hair clingy and straw like, so try rotating your conditioner with one that has less or no protein.
I’m definitely going to try and start washing my hair less. I’ve always been taught to wash it every day and have, but holey moley is it dry and I’m determined to see if holding out on my washing so that I do it every third day will make a difference!
I met a young man at a store. I admired his hair. He told me he has not used shampoos in three years, and that his hair is better than ever. hmmmmm…..I am going to go for it.
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