This post is not related to weddings, being married OR trying to have a baby. Rather, it is something I think could help folks attempting to break up with their shampoo bottles. After 2 years of not using Shampoo, I have some things to say and to share about No-Poo.
Remember, the great thing about going No-Poo is that you get to find out what works for YOU by experimenting and trying different combinations of ingredients, days you wash, and days you condition.
Last year I shared that I am No-Poo. I went No-Poo for several reasons. We used to use REDKEN shampoo and it's expensive; I'm sensitive to Sulfates; Sulfates break and strip hair causing the "attenae effect" when standing in front of a light source. Since being No-Poo instead of breaking, my hair stretches 1-3" before finally snapping. It's very strong, thick and doesn't "shellaque" to my head like it did when I shampooed. It's shiny and resembles my hair when I was young, only thicker.
So let's get down to how this works. It's not easy, per se; it's an adjustment!
You will need:
16 oz. box of baking soda (buy the big box! it's cheap enough!)
1 Liter/tall bottle of Vinegar (I use apple cider [not flavored] vinegar)
Large tumbler cup (plastic won't break but needs to be replaced weekly)
To prepare to wash your hair, run as hot of shower water as your scalp can take. Rinse your hair througoughly while scrubbing your scalp lightly with your fingertips (this is how you 'clean' your hair between washings in the adjustment phase below). In your tumbler sprinkle the amount of baking soda you will use (less for short hair, more for long) with just enough shower water to make a paste. To wash my very long hair, I turn upside down to scrub the back of my head and scalp better. Once it's worked in on your scalp ONLY, rinse throughougly until you can't feel 'grains' from the soda. This is the "shampoo" part.
To "condition" take the cup and rinse it out, add about 2 tablespoons of vinegar to the cup (more if you need more) and add water. Try to concentrate the rinse on the ends of your hair. You can rinse it right away or leave it on a minute. Rinse very well! If you still smell vinegar, you need to rinse more! The reason this works is because the pH of vinegar is lower than water and leaves your hair soft and shiny. If I condition my roots, they get greasy faster so I actually don't condition more than once a month. If you have dry hair, you might need to do it more.
Now a warning: Your hair will look not-so-great for around 2 weeks after you try this. Like I said, it's an adjustment!!! The reason your hair will get so greasy at first is because it is used to being stripped of its natural oils by shampoo and rapidly producing more to replace it, causing you to shampoo again. After your hair realizes you aren't doing this anymore, it will slow oil production and look GREAT. If you have any questions about the No-Poo process at all, please email me! I have 2 years of experience with it and LOVE it. I would LOVE to help you!
Last year I shared that I am No-Poo. I went No-Poo for several reasons. We used to use REDKEN shampoo and it's expensive; I'm sensitive to Sulfates; Sulfates break and strip hair causing the "attenae effect" when standing in front of a light source. Since being No-Poo instead of breaking, my hair stretches 1-3" before finally snapping. It's very strong, thick and doesn't "shellaque" to my head like it did when I shampooed. It's shiny and resembles my hair when I was young, only thicker.
So let's get down to how this works. It's not easy, per se; it's an adjustment!
You will need:
16 oz. box of baking soda (buy the big box! it's cheap enough!)
1 Liter/tall bottle of Vinegar (I use apple cider [not flavored] vinegar)
Large tumbler cup (plastic won't break but needs to be replaced weekly)
To prepare to wash your hair, run as hot of shower water as your scalp can take. Rinse your hair througoughly while scrubbing your scalp lightly with your fingertips (this is how you 'clean' your hair between washings in the adjustment phase below). In your tumbler sprinkle the amount of baking soda you will use (less for short hair, more for long) with just enough shower water to make a paste. To wash my very long hair, I turn upside down to scrub the back of my head and scalp better. Once it's worked in on your scalp ONLY, rinse throughougly until you can't feel 'grains' from the soda. This is the "shampoo" part.
To "condition" take the cup and rinse it out, add about 2 tablespoons of vinegar to the cup (more if you need more) and add water. Try to concentrate the rinse on the ends of your hair. You can rinse it right away or leave it on a minute. Rinse very well! If you still smell vinegar, you need to rinse more! The reason this works is because the pH of vinegar is lower than water and leaves your hair soft and shiny. If I condition my roots, they get greasy faster so I actually don't condition more than once a month. If you have dry hair, you might need to do it more.
Now a warning: Your hair will look not-so-great for around 2 weeks after you try this. Like I said, it's an adjustment!!! The reason your hair will get so greasy at first is because it is used to being stripped of its natural oils by shampoo and rapidly producing more to replace it, causing you to shampoo again. After your hair realizes you aren't doing this anymore, it will slow oil production and look GREAT. If you have any questions about the No-Poo process at all, please email me! I have 2 years of experience with it and LOVE it. I would LOVE to help you!
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4 comments:
Wow, this sounds really neat! I tried an organic shampoo once, and even with that, my hair looked terrible. I overlooked the fact that, like you said, it might take a couple weeks for hair to adjust to a change.
@Heather it's a balancing act for sure! I'd like to try different "shampoo"s sometime.
I may have to try this! How often do you no-poo? I used to wash my hair every day and had lots of split ends. Then one of SF's top stylists said during a presentation you should only wash your hair once a week and it will be much healthier. I gradually worked backwards until it felt normal. In hot weather I sometimes wash more than once a week but he was right. My hair was much healthier!
@StacieI wash-wash my hair with the method above 1-2 times a week. If it gets hairy in between times, I just blast my hair with HOT water and blow it dry completely, then brush with a natural bristle brush; it distributes to oil to the ends.
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