Comments on: Is No Poo Nonsense?

By: Sue M

Sue M — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:38:34 +0000

I’ve been ‘no pooing’ for about 8 months. I have FINE, STRAIGHT, MUDDY BLONDE hair.. which seems to be about the worst for trying this ‘ method’… shows the dirt or grease easily.
I have experimented with various combinations and strengths of the following 10:
water only, sodium bicarb, vinegar, honey, bee pollen, Himalayan salt, coconut oil, olive oil, egg yolk, lemon essential oil.

Now.. I’m almost there. I use vinegar diluted to 5% mixed with lemon essential oil about 15 drops in 500ml water. I’m currently experimenting with adding about 0.5% Himalayan salt solution. I may have to adjust the lemon oil. But basically it seems to be a question of balancing the vinegar strength (too much makes the hair greasy) with the lemon oil which does the cleaning. However this only lasts for 3 days or so before I need to wash this way again (shoulder length hair). So I’d love to find the right balance to go longer.

By: Mels Bells

Mels Bells — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 20:11:24 +0000

I’ve been washing my hair with baking soda and rinsing with apple cider vinegar (both diluted in water) for a month and my hair is amazing now! I’m obsessed with running my fingers through it (couldn’t do THAT so easily with shampoo/conditioner) and it feels cleaner, softer, and thicker than it ever has with shampoo! I definitely recommend trying it out and experimenting with it. I use about 1 T baking soda diluted in a cup of warm water,work it into my scalp, then rinse. Then I dilute a T of ACV in a cup of warm water and pour it over the middle/ends of my hair. Let the ACV sit for a few minutes and then rinse again with water. That’s it! I wash my hair 2-3 times/week.

By: lindygirl1960

lindygirl1960 — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:58:02 +0000

With my wavy/curly hair I still use shampoos, but the ones I use have no sulfates. My styling products do not have silicones. I use Suave and VO5 conditioners to co-wash. I clean my scalp every day. I use shampoo every third day. When I first read about co-washing I thought it sounded gross too, but decided to give it a try anyway. I gave it a month to work or not. That was 2 years ago. My hair doesn’t look or feel greasy. It doesn’t smell bad. Believe me, my husband would tell me if it did!

By: T.

T. — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:09:55 +0000

I’ve been a no poo girl for more than 10 years! I exercise 4-5 days a weeks. In the summer months I can co wash every 3-4 days but in the winter it just isn’t possible to walk around with wet hair. My hair is dense though mid-to fine. It’s coily and crazy dry. Once I stopped using shampoo I could untangle my hair with ease and I stopped having an itchy dry flaky scalp. I just love it. I use to use the more expensive Devachan cleansers when I first went no poo, which work great by the way. But I found that the 99cent VO5 and White Rain conditioners have no “cones” in them and can be enhanced by adding coconut oil and olive for great moisture and slip. My scalp is clean, never smells and my hair loves the heavier non squeeky clean feel that shampooers look for.
I’ll never use shampoo again!

By: jill

jill — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:42:41 +0000

I have done the conditioner version of the no-poo for abut 5 months and i love it. Once every two weeks I take a tablespoon of baking soda and mix it with water and rub it in my hair before rinsing and using the conditioner. it helps cleanse any big build up without being harsh. My hair is healthy and dosen’t smell (why would people think that, you are still cleaning it).

I had dry curly hair and couldn’t figure out why it was so dry. I never used my hair dryer, I straightened it once every few weeks and washed every 3rd day, I even have a filter on my shower to keep out hard water. Since switching my hair has never felt better! I recommend trying it before you knock it.