tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post7084517244527255138..comments2024-02-14T02:31:57.678-08:00Comments on Life Less Plastic: The No Shampoo Revolution: No 'Poo UpdateJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11704564414066998644noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-76347956560636832772011-07-19T06:07:48.743-07:002011-07-19T06:07:48.743-07:00I just started this too! If anyone's going fro...I just started this too! If anyone's going from day one or that early stage, I'd love to bounce ideas and results :)<br /><br />http://healthylocks.blogspot.com/Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10534222310475988787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-14623609139741476742011-07-19T06:06:57.500-07:002011-07-19T06:06:57.500-07:00I just started yesterday! I also set up a blog :) ...I just started yesterday! I also set up a blog :) So if anyone's starting now I'd love to bounce thoughts and results off you!<br /><br />http://healthylocks.blogspot.com/Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10534222310475988787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-5684739395619046452011-06-05T18:57:51.655-07:002011-06-05T18:57:51.655-07:00Hi I tried rinsing my hair with 1thsp of lime juic...Hi I tried rinsing my hair with 1thsp of lime juice mix with water and the effects are great my hair is shinny clean and soft. may be vinegar is a bit to harsh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-25987890977480256612011-04-11T05:50:18.776-07:002011-04-11T05:50:18.776-07:00Hi,
I am planing to go no 'poo in two weeks t...Hi, <br />I am planing to go no 'poo in two weeks time; I have booked some time of work to go through the 'transition period'.<br /><br />In preparation for about the last month or so I have been trying conditioner only some days and I have also been letting my hair dry naturally. However I notice that my scalp has begun to smell and I am getting a little worried. Will this stop once I 'fully commit' and finish transitioning? Or is a bit of a smelly scalp common? <br /><br />Unfortunately it is making me hesitant about being a no 'pooer :(<br /><br />Any advice please as this is something I really want to do!Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-15758732461840394372011-02-28T15:23:44.614-08:002011-02-28T15:23:44.614-08:00Earth Spirit Shampoos (organicformulations.ca)are ...Earth Spirit Shampoos (organicformulations.ca)are great and non toxic (for real, non toxic, no green washing). I applaud you for going th e no 'poo route! the dolphins and other sea creatures do too!Jo Earthhttp://joEarth.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-21870212904313867562010-12-14T18:14:51.009-08:002010-12-14T18:14:51.009-08:00Nice to read all these great tips. My grandmother ...Nice to read all these great tips. My grandmother said during the postwar times they used Sunlight soap and rainwater. Or vinegar when rainwater wasn't available. <br /><br />As for the face, I love to mix olive oil, a few drops of glycerin and some almond or emu oil (sorry vegetarians). I use it at night. In the morning my skin is so soft and glowing, I don't want to upset the ph balance of my face by washing it, so I just put on makeup and go! <br /><br />As for removing makeup, I have also found that a warm flannel and olive oil soap can remove makeup. Plain olive oil and a cotton pad removes mascara. <br /><br />And don't forget, 1T of oats dissolved in 5T of water make a paste that is the ultimate face mask - Oats are alkaline (like soap and baking soda) and as such they clean really well. The bonus is that the silica in the oats leave your skin naturally soft!!Jessienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-5742137763153625232010-11-23T13:35:26.480-08:002010-11-23T13:35:26.480-08:00i have been no pooing for two weeks now and my hai...i have been no pooing for two weeks now and my hair looks really yuck, but thanks for all the feed back and i will carry on. works great for my boys. they dont have long hair. its nice to know that they are not sitting and soaking up a bunch of chemicals. the one good thing that i have noticed about my hair is that i seem to lose less of it. with normal or even natural shampoo i would usually lose a handful of hair evertime i would wash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-88829243777028812602010-08-12T00:40:44.020-07:002010-08-12T00:40:44.020-07:00I've now been shampoo & conditioner free f...I've now been shampoo & conditioner free for 2.5 wks & already the improvement in my hair I amazing. Every 4 to 5 days I've been puttin fresh lemon juice on my scalp to soak up excess oil but already that seems to be subsiding. I've always had frizzy unmanagable hair where as no it's shiny & frizz free! Best decision I've made in a while for sure. <br />Also to the girl who asked about skin care: I have to wear makeup for work but I've discovered u can avoid damaging ur skin too much by removing it with a hot wet face cloth & rose hip oil. (which is also really gd at minimizing scarification)<br />for dry skin u can't go wrong with organic apricot kernal oil (great in winter) and organic sesame oil works as a natural low SPF sunscreen in summer. <br />I have also got all my friends who continue to wash & heat treat their hair to use organic almond oil as an intensive moisturizer. Even the ones who usually laugh at my n my "hippy" ways have agreed that it's the best thing they've ever put in their hair :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-91320727112944836302010-08-08T02:22:32.267-07:002010-08-08T02:22:32.267-07:00you need to be persistent. stop changing your tech...you need to be persistent. stop changing your technique and maybe your hair will get used to it. it takes at least 3 months for your head to get accustomed to the method.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065628262952904832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-47018238389647636812010-04-26T09:20:08.056-07:002010-04-26T09:20:08.056-07:00I have not been using shampoo for about 5 months n...I have not been using shampoo for about 5 months now, and i miss wearing my hair down. I went no shampoo because I didn’t like the waste shampoo produced, I did not want to be dependent on shampoo again, and my hair has always had a lot of breakage, which i thought the extra oils would fix. For the first two or three months I used baking soda and apple cider vinegar. My hair was different, but it looked fine. I did have some really greasy days, and taught myself how to French braid. Then, i realized that instead of being dependent on shampoo, I was simply dependent on another thing, my apple cider vinegar and baking soda. My boyfriend had started no shampoo a little bit before this time and didn’t use anything and h is hair looks great! So, I tried nothing on my hair. Yuck! I looked gross, but I kept on going because I thought it would just be a stage. After a while, and no real change, i tried different things: longer between washes, tea tree oil, jojoba oil, lemon juice etc. now, as I sit here today, I am faced with oily flat roots, and crazy, fluffy, damaged ends. I’m really sad because I miss wearing my hair down, and I don’t want to go back to shampoo, but it looks like my hair just wasn’t meant for this. What should i do? any suggestions?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225530356274617707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-6591011515161321162010-02-26T04:52:52.686-08:002010-02-26T04:52:52.686-08:00Hi,
Ethical Consumer magazine is covering shampoo...Hi,<br /><br />Ethical Consumer magazine is covering shampoo and no-poo in the next issue. If you've got a story you'd like to share with us, please post to our forum <br /><br />http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/Forums/tabid/61/aff/7/aft/8/afv/topic/Default.aspx~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~https://www.blogger.com/profile/15322893408471086341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-41953203870931450082010-01-26T20:00:10.506-08:002010-01-26T20:00:10.506-08:00I worked with a guy for 10 years who played this h...I worked with a guy for 10 years who played this hippie crap, he smelled awful and had no one, then he died. <br /><br />I bet you buy into all this whacko enviromentalist crap don't you? I do not want to destroy the Earth, but I think you are over the top with this nasty crap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-18181617768029675412010-01-15T10:35:12.598-08:002010-01-15T10:35:12.598-08:00I stopped using anything at all on my hair over 10...I stopped using anything at all on my hair over 10 years ago. Since then I have used only olive oil soap on my body and nothing on my hair apart from water sometimes in the shower or swimming pool (my local pool is UV treated so not much chlorine so I just shower in plain water to get rid of it). Can't even remember what it was like to have to do anything to my hair apart from brush it occasionally! I've never bothered with any of the baking-soda and vinegar alternatives, and to be honest, I haven't ever wanted to - the whole point was to let my hair and skin get on with it and its worked. The only time I ever used a product on my hair was a few years ago when I picked up some little passengers (I'm a teacher so headlice are one of the perks...) and I used a conditioner (not shampoo) and combing to get rid of them - it took a few weeks to recover from inhaling the stench of the conditioner and for my hair to get back to normal.<br /><br />Great to know there are others out there getting shot of the cosmetic addiction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-19398226707442133752009-09-19T16:07:41.257-07:002009-09-19T16:07:41.257-07:00I started no poo 3 weeks ago, it's going great...I started no poo 3 weeks ago, it's going great so far but I have some weird things happening; when I shower I loose tons of hair after shampooing, my ends feel super dry, and I have a huge clump of hair around my neck that just knots up and now looks like 1 big dreadlock.... Will this pass when my hair gets used to no chemicals?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-1467156308207510452009-08-17T21:34:01.028-07:002009-08-17T21:34:01.028-07:00for those that are getting oilier scalp, cut back ...for those that are getting oilier scalp, cut back on the vinegar amount. I have the same hair and I use bs then vinegar on the dry parts only, not my scalp, then rinse. Dont use more than about a tablespoon per cup for vinegar and dont get onto scalp. Leave bs in for about five min if oily scalp, leave vinegar (same ratio) in for five to ten then rinse. I have to buy distilled water or boil and filter mine to use for my hair as the hard water here in horrible and only works against me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-3084615105502911232009-06-16T10:42:19.726-07:002009-06-16T10:42:19.726-07:00Thanks for your tips, you can also see this articl...Thanks for your tips, you can also see this article giving some <a href="http://in.88db.com/bangalore/html/images/lifestyle/Never-Let-Her-Dye.html" rel="nofollow">Natural Hair Care</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695280662880057004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-36125222406671936562009-06-12T21:05:35.248-07:002009-06-12T21:05:35.248-07:00Aunt Jessie,
I have found the exact same thing t...Aunt Jessie, <br /><br />I have found the exact same thing to happen with me! So far, no poo has worked really well everywhere but at the back of the crown of my head. I can't quite understand why the baking soda would help so much everywhere else and not seem to help in that area. Any suggestions? I just keep hoping that it will even itself out eventually. . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-39305861682087228252009-05-19T17:22:45.870-07:002009-05-19T17:22:45.870-07:00I've been no 'poo for 3 1/2 weeks now, aft...I've been no 'poo for 3 1/2 weeks now, after reading this blog and others! My hair has always been thick and healthy, but my scalp was really dry, flaky, and itchy. For these past weeks I've been using baking soda, honey, & AC vinegar to wash my hair whenever I feel like it needs it, usually every 4-5 days. On the other days I just rinse it with water or water and a little bit of conditioner. I don't usually use any styling products. My hair looks about the same as it did before, but maybe with a little more body, but after I wash it the back of my crown feels greasy. Maybe I'm using too much vinegar, or washing it too often? I'm not sure. Either way, I'm sticking with this, because my scalp feels soooo much better! I can wear black anytime I want to without worrying about scratching my head and having my shirt get flaky. My fiance decided to try giving up shampoo too. So far (also 3.5 weeks) he's been doing just fine with only rinsing with water and scrubbing his head with a washcloth. Who needs 'poo?!Aunt Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15296877052078425238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-10902308773514221602009-05-01T21:43:00.000-07:002009-05-01T21:43:00.000-07:00This all sounds very interesting.. I was wonder, t...This all sounds very interesting.. I was wonder, though, since I use product in my hair-gel,paste & sometimes hairspray, can I still go "no poo?" Would there be a problem w/build-up?Mel1964https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531913128127179929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-318570892371323672009-04-25T14:00:00.000-07:002009-04-25T14:00:00.000-07:00for people who swim in chlorine, wetting your hair...for people who swim in chlorine, wetting your hair down and then rubbing in about 1 Tbsp of vinegar should take care of the chlorine. I also mist my skin with vinegar and then wash it off the chlorine is off my skin too! Yeah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-75932703086505460052009-04-25T10:23:00.000-07:002009-04-25T10:23:00.000-07:00I have gray hair and our water has some metals in ...I have gray hair and our water has some metals in it which make my hair turn yellowish. How can I join the no 'poo revolution and not end up with yellow hair? right now I have to use a purple shampoo to tone the yellow down.Kelly from SCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-13687588111229277892009-03-20T09:21:00.000-07:002009-03-20T09:21:00.000-07:00Additionally, NPR did a piece on shampooing hair -...Additionally, NPR did a piece on shampooing hair - it might be a good point of reference for those who are nervous about going shampoo-less.<BR/>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102062969&ps=cprsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954161139122640793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-21246445979504279772009-03-20T09:19:00.000-07:002009-03-20T09:19:00.000-07:00DON'T give up on the less or no shampoo use!!! I ...DON'T give up on the less or no shampoo use!!! I have found a book "Curly Girl" by Lorainne Massey that advocates NOT using shampoo for healthier shinier stronger hair. Mostly the book talks about the care of curly hair, but it also talks about healthy hair. Please read the book (it's rather short) for full details, but she advocates scrubbing the scalp with the pads of your fingers and not using any product. You may spend a little longer scrubbing but you WILL get that squeaky clean feeling. I have tried this and have been successful, but got self conscious about how flat my curly and usually RATHER full and frizzy hair was looking. I compromised to only using a good conditioner. I use about 25% of what I would normally use when using shampoo. I scrub/massage very well and I get VERY surprised looks when I tell people that I have not used shampoo for about 3 years.<BR/><BR/>DON'T give up. Going shampooless is possible. It may take an adjustment period, but you can do it!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954161139122640793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-36393764746042276602008-11-21T13:01:00.000-08:002008-11-21T13:01:00.000-08:00A few years ago, I talked with my grandfather, who...A few years ago, I talked with my grandfather, who lived from his birth to his twenty years in mountains far away from civilization. I asked him how did they wash their hair, without any shampoo or soap. He replied, that they used common salt for everything, like cleaning their teeth, their clothes, washing their hair.. <BR/>After reading this article and trying baking soda for a week, I remembered what my already dead grandpa said to me. "We used salt". So I tried salt, and this is the right thing to me. I melt some salt in water, and then rub it into hair, than flush with water and it is done. My hair is more stronger and shiny than with baking soda. And it is much cheaper. I recommend using common salt instead of baking soda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766882701166934144.post-29302313057264490302008-09-24T14:05:00.000-07:002008-09-24T14:05:00.000-07:00I've recently gone poo-free and now love my hair. ...I've recently gone poo-free and now love my hair. I use three or four tablespoons of bicarb to about two cups of hot water, but my hair is long and thick and I like to have plenty to work through. I put the vinegar and water mix through my hair before I rinse out the bicarb because the slight sizzle and tingle feels really energizing and refreshing. Then I rinse it all out together. My hair has always been very greasy and my ends damaged easily but things seems to be pretty equalized now and it's more shiny than it's ever been, even with all the gray coming in. If I've had a sweaty day or have been gardening or whatever, it does no harm to wash it whenever it feels like it needs it, unlike washing it "extra days" with shampoo. At first I felt I needed to wash it every three days or so but now that it's equalized, if I'm not doing anything to get it extra dirty it only needs it at most twice a week. <BR/><BR/>Someone mentioned bicarb coming in plastic jars. I don't know where they are from but around here it only comes in paper boxes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com