http://riverrest.net/2009/02/06/the-no-poo-hair-care6-months-later/ Ideas for Low Impact, Simple Living Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:23:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://riverrest.net/2009/02/06/the-no-poo-hair-care6-months-later/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Brenda Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:54:07 +0000 http://riverrest.net/?p=170#comment-112 I stopped shampooing my hair cold turkey nine months ago when it was only 1" long, it is now shoulder length layers. I always comb my hair first with a wide tooth natural horn comb to remove excess dirt and move the natural oils (sebum) down. It's practical to have several combs and change to a new clean one after several strokes, you see the combs become cleaner each time, I clean them all with shampoo (ha ha) and a nail brush after each use. I shower using water only and a cotton wash cloth stroking my hair gently in a downward motion a few times, this moves the oil down and removes excess. The water in my area is very hard so I rinse with 2 liters of water and 1/2 tbsp. of apple cider vinegar added to reach a p.h. balance of 5.3, which is approx. hairs natural p.h. balance, the amount of vinegar will vary depending on the water in your area. I did a p.h. test. Rinsing with rain water would work as well. My hair is very fine, dense, and wavy. Before going No Poo I shampooed everyday and my hair was always damaged after 4 or 5 inches of growth, it is now in incredible condition no split ends or breakage and It has more natural wave it never had before, the way it was meant to be when healthy. I started water only washing once a day and now once or twice a week is enough, it takes a while for oil production to slow down, if it looks or feels oily I wash it, this will vary with each individual, some people can go a lot longer and combing is enough to remove excess dirt and oil and they very rarely have to rinse, hair density determines how naturally oily our scalps are and not using shampoo slows the overproduction of oil. My friends smell my head on a regular basis and I don't stink ever, they think I smell good, like air dried laundry. The scalp and hair has it's own natural ecology that we constantly mess with by using chemicals. I can't imagine using shampoo or any other alkaline solution, which all do basically do the same thing (sodium derivatives) and dry the hair, eventually doing damage. Our own natural oil (sebum) is actually a wax and your hair will feel slightly waxy when wet and can be a psychological barrier for some people but this is what we want, it won't feel that way when dry. We've been so conditioned to think this is bad or dirty and shampoo it out. My hair is gray, I don't colour, perm or use curling irons but will occasionally use a hair dryer on the cool setting only, as hair completely coated with sebum takes slightly longer to dry than shampooed hair. There is nothing more beautiful than healthy hair, fine thick, straight, curly it doesn't matter it all looks good when it's healthy and we can really appreciate what we were born with. I stopped shampooing my hair cold turkey nine months ago when it was only 1″ long, it is now shoulder length layers. I always comb my hair first with a wide tooth natural horn comb to remove excess dirt and move the natural oils (sebum) down. It’s practical to have several combs and change to a new clean one after several strokes, you see the combs become cleaner each time, I clean them all with shampoo (ha ha) and a nail brush after each use. I shower using water only and a cotton wash cloth stroking my hair gently in a downward motion a few times, this moves the oil down and removes excess. The water in my area is very hard so I rinse with 2 liters of water and 1/2 tbsp. of apple cider vinegar added to reach a p.h. balance of 5.3, which is approx. hairs natural p.h. balance, the amount of vinegar will vary depending on the water in your area. I did a p.h. test. Rinsing with rain water would work as well. My hair is very fine, dense, and wavy. Before going No Poo I shampooed everyday and my hair was always damaged after 4 or 5 inches of growth, it is now in incredible condition no split ends or breakage and It has more natural wave it never had before, the way it was meant to be when healthy. I started water only washing once a day and now once or twice a week is enough, it takes a while for oil production to slow down, if it looks or feels oily I wash it, this will vary with each individual, some people can go a lot longer and combing is enough to remove excess dirt and oil and they very rarely have to rinse, hair density determines how naturally oily our scalps are and not using shampoo slows the overproduction of oil. My friends smell my head on a regular basis and I don’t stink ever, they think I smell good, like air dried laundry. The scalp and hair has it’s own natural ecology that we constantly mess with by using chemicals. I can’t imagine using shampoo or any other alkaline solution, which all do basically do the same thing (sodium derivatives) and dry the hair, eventually doing damage. Our own natural oil (sebum) is actually a wax and your hair will feel slightly waxy when wet and can be a psychological barrier for some people but this is what we want, it won’t feel that way when dry. We’ve been so conditioned to think this is bad or dirty and shampoo it out. My hair is gray, I don’t colour, perm or use curling irons but will occasionally use a hair dryer on the cool setting only, as hair completely coated with sebum takes slightly longer to dry than shampooed hair. There is nothing more beautiful than healthy hair, fine thick, straight, curly it doesn’t matter it all looks good when it’s healthy and we can really appreciate what we were born with.

]]> http://riverrest.net/2009/02/06/the-no-poo-hair-care6-months-later/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Susan Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:29:22 +0000 http://riverrest.net/?p=170#comment-105 Hello Jessie, thanks for stopping by. It's always nice to hear from a Poo-free member. I have not tried your method of massaging the baking soda into my scalp, but I will. I usually add more water to it than you do and just pour it on. Making it a little thicker may work better. I visited your blog and enjoyed it very much. You have written a great tutorial on the NO Poo method. I recommend other folks to visit it. Love the produce bags btw. Susan Hello Jessie, thanks for stopping by. It’s always nice to hear from a Poo-free member. I have not tried your method of massaging the baking soda into my scalp, but I will. I usually add more water to it than you do and just pour it on. Making it a little thicker may work better. I visited your blog and enjoyed it very much. You have written a great tutorial on the NO Poo method. I recommend other folks to visit it. Love the produce bags btw.
Susan

]]> http://riverrest.net/2009/02/06/the-no-poo-hair-care6-months-later/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Jessie Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:00:18 +0000 http://riverrest.net/?p=170#comment-104 Awesome, a fellow no-poo member!! I myself have been poo-free for over 6 months. I have one question for you though - do you massage the baking soda into your scalp? I do this every time to get my scalp really clean, because I think that's what really gets dirty. I only have to wash my hair every 4-5 days. You can get more details at my blog: http://jessieimproved.wordpress.com/no-poo-hair-routine/ Awesome, a fellow no-poo member!! I myself have been poo-free for over 6 months. I have one question for you though – do you massage the baking soda into your scalp? I do this every time to get my scalp really clean, because I think that’s what really gets dirty. I only have to wash my hair every 4-5 days. You can get more details at my blog: http://jessieimproved.wordpress.com/no-poo-hair-routine/

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