This is what my hair looks like since I've done the No Poo challenge (and this was on a day when it felt kind of greasy):
I'll take it.
So here are some tips for using the No Poo method:
- Try to wean off of washing every day.
- When using the baking soda wash, concentrate on the hairline, especially at the temples. Take your time and rub your scalp in circular motions.
- You don't have to use the vinegar every time you wash your hair if you don't want to.
- If you feel like your hair is getting too greasy, only use the vinegar on the ends of your hair.
- Genevieve from Why Cloth Diaper? gives some tips about using baking soda and vinegar to wash her hair for the past two years.
- Christi has some information about the dangers of chemicals in our shampoos, as well as instructions and tips for the No Poo method on the Nature Moms blog.
- The ladies at Gimme the Good Stuff, who don't always love the most natural products, love the No Poo method.
- Crunchy Betty has a before picture and an after pic, and she even shares a Sorta 'Poo recipe for all of you who think it's just too crunchy to never see lather again in your shower.
- Lisa at Granola Catholic has also blogged about her family's No Poo routines.
My biggest reservation is that while my hair adjusts I will look like a total greaseball. Maybe I will start over Christmas vacation so at least it is only Joe and B that will be subjected to my pizza hair!
ReplyDeleteDo it, Jen! It's not that bad, I promise! :) I've been poo free for two years and honestly, the transition phase wasn't that horirble.
ReplyDeleteI agree though, it's best to find a time when YOU are going to be comfortable. :)
Buy a really cute headband or bandanna that you can wear while your hair adjusts. And it's really not that bad, I promise too!
ReplyDeleteTwist my rubber arm why don't ya!
ReplyDeleteHi there, found my way here by way of Tmuffin.
ReplyDeleteI recently switched to baking soda & vinegar and I love it (so much that I also wrote a how-to post!). You're right, at first, it's pretty hard. I almost gave up and went back to shampoo, but then I just changed the amounts I was using and voila! pretty hair again.
Gaby, I'm re-inspired! I've been off the wagon for a month only because it's such a hassle to mix up the baking soda (okay, "SUCH a hassle" is an overstatement, but you know what I mean). My hair has been awful. Starting tomorrow, I'm back to no-pooing!
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