No poo hair regime

Noogynoogs
Noogynoogs Posts: 1,028 Member
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Hasd anyone's donee the no poo hair washing routine? With success

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  • sunglasses_and_ocean_waves
    sunglasses_and_ocean_waves Posts: 2,757 Member
    "no poo" is so gimmicky that I won't go near it. However, I'll admit that washing my hair every other day instead of every day has made it amazing.
  • wardamnirish
    wardamnirish Posts: 395
    I've successfully avoided putting fecal matter in my hair, if that counts for anything.
  • Noogynoogs
    Noogynoogs Posts: 1,028 Member
    Can't. Avoid matter with my job lol
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,329 Member
    Boycott shampoo! Demand the real poo!
  • Noogynoogs
    Noogynoogs Posts: 1,028 Member
    Need pad change from laughing
  • Heatherybit
    Heatherybit Posts: 91 Member
    Hasd anyone's donee the no poo hair washing routine? With success

    Pinterest made me try it. <--I say this often.

    I don't know if I did it wrong..like my cookie monster cupcakes..but this was horrid (Baking Soda is not enough). My hair felt tacky and waxy (not in a good way). I ended up after three weeks going to Neutrogena Triple Repair for relief.
  • knitapeace
    knitapeace Posts: 1,013 Member
    I alternate shampooing with conditioner (less active days) and low-sulfate shampoo from Trader Joe's (running days). I started out using the Curly Girl Handbook method and just tweaked it to work for me. I know I'm not "supposed" to use sulfates but when I've been sweating a lot I like to feel like my scalp is getting clean. Occasionally I will skip a day and once in a while I'll just do a water wash, depends on how my scalp feels.

    My hair used to be fairly oily, but I find with this method it's not anymore. I've been doing it for almost 3 years now and I love what it's done for my curls.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    I use conditioner to wash my hair for the most part. I sometimes use a sulfate free shampoo. I wash once a week and use a dry shampoo on off days. It works for my curly hair type.
  • SweeDecadence92
    SweeDecadence92 Posts: 218 Member
    I gradually reduced my usage of shampoo over the course of a few months. Now I can go a week or two just using water or conditioners for greasy/limp hair if i want too! When I do shampoo, generally its with a really mild SLS/paraban/blah blah free type shampoo.

    My hair is really dry though, so greasy hair has never really been an issue for me. Reducing my use of shampoo has been a god send for my hair.
  • Jennisin1
    Jennisin1 Posts: 574 Member
    I have a gorgeous head of thick long locks which I only wash 2-3 times a week. I use a dime size of shampoo which I only lather on the roots and a huge palmful of conditioner.

    I have occassionally done the no shampoo route, but found I had to rinse it more often.
  • navygrrl
    navygrrl Posts: 517 Member
    I've tried it. My hair looked amazing, but my scalp was a mess. :(
  • samanthacesiracollins
    samanthacesiracollins Posts: 3
    I have! I went to the baking soda for washing and apple cider vinegar for conditioning back in March and I have no desire to go back to traditional shampoo.

    I have long naturally curly hair and I have had the worst time finding shampoos/conditioners that work with my hair and don't either A. frizz me out like woah B. make my hair feel too heavy because of the conditioner.

    The first two-three weeks I did baking soda/vinegar wash and condition my hair felt a little weird, texture seemed to change and my color even seemed off but once I got past that I noticed my hair felt soft and not chemically coated and the curls looked better and less out of control.

    I had added coconut oil to my hair routine on humid days in the last month or so. Just coat my hands and then run my fingers through the length of my hair to help control the frizzies.
  • LaserOctopus
    LaserOctopus Posts: 121 Member
    I alternate between baking soda (with or without the ACV rinse) and conditioner-only wash. Usually every other day
    It did take a few weeks to finally get rid of all the gross, sticky, waxy buildup from the silicones and waxes in all of the mid-range and high-end shampoos/conditioners I was using before (which is how they make your hair look great *and* dry it out even more all at the same time, lol), but it was so very very worth it.
    My super-fine, super-thin, naturally wavy hair is soft and healthy and shiny and fuller and I've not had a split end in years. My scalp is significantly less oily (though again, not until a week or so after switching), and I'm no longer dandruffy.
    I think I can call it reasonably successful.
  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    I've successfully avoided putting fecal matter in my hair, if that counts for anything.

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    It works really well if you have very curly hair. I have wavy hair and it doesn't work for me. I don't wash my hair everyday. If you do it, you need to use a conditioner that isn't going to build up too much.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Hasd anyone's donee the no poo hair washing routine? With success

    Pinterest made me try it. <--I say this often.

    I don't know if I did it wrong..like my cookie monster cupcakes..but this was horrid (Baking Soda is not enough). My hair felt tacky and waxy (not in a good way). I ended up after three weeks going to Neutrogena Triple Repair for relief.

    If you ever need help with the cookie monster cupcakes, PM me. We did really cute ones for my 2-year old's birthday.
  • moondazed
    moondazed Posts: 73 Member
    I tired using all sorts of DIY stuff on my hair such as baking soda and apple cider vinegar.. it always left my hair feeling disgusting. I do however only wash my hair about twice a week and that works for me. :)
    also olive oil is a great hair treatment!!
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    I no poo every couple weeks or so. I did it for about 6 moths straight, but then it started to build up in my hair and made it lank ans stringy looking. Now I switch up between my regular shampoo and no poo, and I love what it does for my hair. I still condition with ACV several times a week, it's been great for shine and bounce.
  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    Poo is a Sham anyway
  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
    I never use poo in my hair... save that for the compost pile.
  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
    Poo is a Sham anyway

    A Sham-wow?
  • Derpes
    Derpes Posts: 2,033 Member
    I never use poo in my hair... save that for the compost pile.

    ^Mother nature does her hair.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    i have not washed my hair with shampoo or conditioner in over a year now I think

    I wash my hair with the baking soda/tea tree oil and apple cider vinegar thing once a week
    sometimes im lazy and go a week and a half
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
    I did, and now I am mostly bald.
  • laurajane19901
    laurajane19901 Posts: 112
    I wish I was brave enough to try this...
  • George_Baileys_Ghost
    George_Baileys_Ghost Posts: 1,524 Member
    I would live under the rule of any regime that didn't require the combination hair and poo.
  • casiobarnes
    casiobarnes Posts: 78 Member
    I do however only wash my hair about twice a week and that works for me. :)

    Same! I have fine hair, but a lot of it, just past my shoulders. I wash with shampoo once a week, and use a sulphate-free cleansing cream 3 or 4 days after that, with dry shampoo (when I need it) in between. The transition was a little rough, but now I wouldn't have it any other way - my hair looks better now than ever.
  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
    I just wash 2x a week with a sulfate free shampoo, and use dry shampoo in between if things start to look a little oily.

    The no-poo routine made my long wavy hair look awesome from the ears down, but my scalp felt gross. It just wasn't for me.
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  • George_Baileys_Ghost
    George_Baileys_Ghost Posts: 1,524 Member
    I've never put poo in my hair.... that's disgusting!!!!!

    *hears whispering in her ear*

    oh SHAM-poo!!!! yeah, unless you want all the 5 year old minds to show up, use full words!

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    ETA: Unless you meant that legitimately and weren't making fun of me. If that's the case then...
    vv me
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