How many of you don't wash your hair?

[bykimbo]

Thought I'd give this no shampooing a go after reading this very long thread! Tried it for about 3 days just rinsing with warm water, but it got pretty oily and stringy. My hair is long, about mid-back and fairly thick. I think this experiment may have to wait till fall as we've got company coming over the summer months - don't want to look like a greaseball!

You definitely need to come up with a test schedule that works for you. I have one day a week when I regularly need to look reasonable, as I'm representing the RNLI facing the public and didn't want to embarrass anybody, so I timed my trial to give me a full week before I was due in the shop. That was enough to establish that it was bearable in public. I'm not sure if your "rinsing" is as vigorous as it can be - you want to "wash" your hair just as you would, massaging scalp etc, just without the shampoo. You can use a little conditioner if that helps. Ah g'wan, you know you want to have another go.

[Riverwood]

.....you want to "wash" your hair just as you would, massaging scalp etc, just without the shampoo. You can use a little conditioner if that helps. Ah g'wan, you know you want to have another go.

Well, maybe I'll give it another go after our company leaves next weekend. How long am I going to have wait for all the greasiness to settle down?

[bykimbo]

Well, maybe I'll give it another go after our company leaves next weekend. How long am I going to have wait for all the greasiness to settle down?

Unpredictable since it varies by person, but if you read the thread I think most of us see a real change after a couple of weeks.

[cambsmills]

Come on Riverwood, join us. Day 25 for me, rinsed hair this morning. Still have a little greasiness left, just on the chemical highlights, the uncoloured part of my hair is soft and fluffy. Air dried and is starting to look like it used to when I'd spent 30 mins washing and styling.

I spent those extra 30 mins in the garden this morning, moving my winter-flowering pansy seedlings into pots. Gorgeous it was out there at 7.30.

Like Shezz, I've noticed a difference on my face. Don't seem to need a moisturiser as my face is getting softer. Only ever use a damp flannel to wipe my face, don't wear make up apart from a bit of lippy.

To anyone still wavering, be brave it's worth it.

[pearlygirl555]

Hi Riverwood

My hair is thick also, and the part that stayed greasy looking the longest for me was at the nape of my neck although ultimately, that corrected itself too. I found that by giving my scalp a bit of a massage once my hair was totally dry, that greasy look disappeared. Seems that I worked through the greasy stage pretty fast compared to some on here, but my hair is very coarse and curly; what formerly has worked against me was in my favor this time.

I have noticed the softer skin all over, not just on my face.

I am trying the no-poo thing with mom, the quicker I can get her out of the shower chair and back to bed the better!

[shezz]

Come on Riverwood, join us. Day 25 for me, rinsed hair this morning. Still have a little greasiness left, just on the chemical highlights, the uncoloured part of my hair is soft and fluffy. Air dried and is starting to look like it used to when I'd spent 30 mins washing and styling.

I spent those extra 30 mins in the garden this morning, moving my winter-flowering pansy seedlings into pots. Gorgeous it was out there at 7.30.

Like Shezz, I've noticed a difference on my face. Don't seem to need a moisturiser as my face is getting softer. Only ever use a damp flannel to wipe my face, don't wear make up apart from a bit of lippy.

To anyone still wavering, be brave it's worth it.

ohhh i'm so glad i was'nt imagining it,

i dont wear any makeup at all, did when i was a teenager but soon stopped, I'm no way a natural beauty and to be honest if i put make up on then it would improve my looks 100%, but if peeps cant take me the way i am, then tuff
today i quite like my hair, wearing it down today

[cambsmills]

Shezz, what do you mean by saying you're not a natural beauty? Of course you are, we're all beautiful in our own way.

I too used to wear make up in my teens but that changed when baby no. 1 came along just before my 21st. When I married my 2nd, but definately the best, husband, I had a makeover, hair, face etc. The make up artist said my skin was so good because I didn't wear make-up. When I went for the trial run, hubby-to-be walked straight past me - he didn't recognise me!

[bykimbo]

today i quite like my hair, wearing it down today

Woo hoo! Gold star that girl.

[JerseyDevil]

ohhh i'm so glad i was'nt imagining it,

i dont wear any makeup at all, did when i was a teenager but soon stopped, I'm no way a natural beauty and to be honest if i put make up on then it would improve my looks 100%, but if peeps cant take me the way i am, then tuff
today i quite like my hair, wearing it down today

Even though I constantly stir the pot in this Forum I must say all the women are beautiful here.

[kengillam]

You're just trying to get round them