My sister started this "no poo" method about a month ago. I have been waiting to try myself but wanted to see how she did with it first. Her hair looks great (now that she's mostly through her transition period) and she's loving it. Me being the skeptic that I am...I decided to try it on my daughter first and see how that goes. She's 10 with long straight blonde hair. I did the no poo wash on her for the first time on April 15th. Everyday I kept checking to see if it was dirty, if it smelled bad, was it tangled or dry. Believe it or not we lasted until yesterday, April 27th, before we no poo'd it again. I cannot believe it!!!!!!!!!!! Now with children, I am going to assume that because their hair isn't as abused as adult hair usually is and that we rarely use product in her hair that they won't experience the transition that I may. Also thinking back, I have never used anything but all natural chemical free shampoo's and conditioners on her hair so that may be a factor as well. Either way...almost 2 weeks without requiring a wash!! WOW!!!!
After going through the method again last night, her hair was incredibly soft and shiny. Amazing. SOLD!!!!!!! Today was the day for me to no poo my own hair. I will share with you my journey on how often I require to wash and what I use etc. How my hair reacts and will post pics in approx. 3 weeks.
My hair is very fine, thin and straight. Let the fun begin and we'll see how this goes!
Okay, so for those of you that don't know what a NO POO method is...(guess I should've explained this first), it's washing your hair with a mixture of baking soda and water as your shampoo and then a mixture of apple cider vinegar and water as your conditioner. I have read up on different sites as to how much of each to mix and what other people have done and it seems to vary depending on their hair types etc. I have started with 1 TBSP of baking soda in 1 cup of water. (make sure your water is warm) Wash this into your hair as you would shampoo. Massage it in to the scalp and then rinse. After that, in goes the mixture of 1 TBSP of Apple Cider Vinegar in 1 cup of water. I put most of this into my ends and then some up on my head. As with conditioner, let this sit for a few minutes before rinsing it out. Now before you panic...this will STINK!!!! But it's all good. After rinsing it out the smell is gone!
Remember that my hair is fine and thin so if you try this and you find your hair to be really dry after..add more apple cider vinegar next time. Most people on these sites say between 1 and 2 TBSP's. This is also my day 1 so I may have to adjust as well. Just letting you know what I did today and we'll go from there.
What a great way to keep chemicals out of your hair/skin/scalp etc and will be cheaper in the long run not having to buy shampoo's and conditioners anymore! They say that eventually you should only have to wash 2 to 3 times a month. This is because your grease production will relax as you are no longer stripping it away with every shampoo. Oh...before I forget, invest in a Boar Bristle Brush. Brush your hair daily with this as it will help to evenly distribute any natural oils throughout your hair. This keeps it healthy, shiny and moisturized!!
I would love to hear from anyone that has done this as well and for anyone that wants to join me on this journey! Wish me luck and stay tuned!!!!!!!!
In love and health,
Tamara
