tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942522681264332044.post9050584699021789366..comments2023-03-30T10:05:13.911+01:00Comments on Living the simple life I want: ShampooMoonwaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018956740090192993noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942522681264332044.post-86735864193035046982013-10-06T13:04:15.365+01:002013-10-06T13:04:15.365+01:00Moonwaves, like you I have really thick, naturally...Moonwaves, like you I have really thick, naturally curly hair. Due to the thickness, I've never in my life washed it more than once a week. It just takes an eternity to dry (due to thickness and length) and I just do not have 45 minutes each morning to wash and dry it. So I'm really interested to see how this would go...I think my hair would transition well. If it gets too frizzy I usually use a straightener - that might be the only problem as I'm not sure what would happen applying heat to traces of vinegar. I will try and see!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942522681264332044.post-19550683266969446292013-04-24T21:01:01.431+01:002013-04-24T21:01:01.431+01:00i've been trying to go no poo since February t...i've been trying to go no poo since February this year and like you I have thick curly hair. I'm using baking soda and the vinegar rinse and definitely concur on the topic of smell. I rinse it out really well and don't smell anything, nor does my boyfriend. <br /><br />My hair hasn't really settled yet, I think it's still adjusting to not having shampoo. sometimes the ends are really "moisturised" and sometimes they're quite parched looking. I have been getting the itchy scalp too, but have found the solution to that to be combing in the soda and then later again combing in the vinegar rinse. I have had to start washing my hair twice a week instead of once, but that's ok.<br /><br /> I was chuckling to myself reading about how you feel when you go to the hairdresser as I have yet to experience this! I think my hair is around the same as it was when using shampoo and i don't plan on going back to shampoo any time soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942522681264332044.post-72662879905608598732013-04-23T22:00:02.602+01:002013-04-23T22:00:02.602+01:00I have very dark hair that stubbornly refuses to h...I have very dark hair that stubbornly refuses to hold any colour other than its own. I did try once with a freebie kit I got from somewhere or other (one of the big brand name ones). I left it in for longer than I was supposed to and still ended up with almost no noticeable change (except for the permanent red streak that now adorned the bathroom wall) and even that small amount was gone within a few weeks. I haven't ever bothered again. Given the price of getting it done professionally I always thought it I really wanted a change, I could buy a good wig instead and then be able to switch colours as often as I liked without having to wait. And in the meantime I've come to the conclusion anyway that I've put enough hours of worry and stress and just plain old living into the white hair I do have (and there's quite a bit of it now) that I'm not going to pay to cover it up!<br /><br />I've heard that colour actually lasts longer if you don't use shampoo, though, so it might be ideal for you. You could always try to do baby steps by only using shampoo every second day and maybe just rinsing with water on the other days. I'd heard about it years before I ever got around to doing it but honestly, it is worth it. :-)Moonwaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018956740090192993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942522681264332044.post-11082530400777176882013-04-23T03:30:14.574+01:002013-04-23T03:30:14.574+01:00No I have never tried it. This one is hard for me ...No I have never tried it. This one is hard for me to consider. I am a wash the hair everyday girl. Wash the face then the hair is the first thing I do every morning. I guess its not really all that different if I did that every day with vinegar instead of shampoo but I just can not imagine my hair would feel the same. My hair is the absolute opposite of yours. It is fine, limp, and stick straight. Currently it is chin length. I would love to grow it out long but every time I try I never get past the shoulders and I end up chopping it off. I guess it should be baby steps anyway. If I was going to go through the process of no poo maybe I should actually stop coloring it first. I can for sure tell you I am not ready to commit to that just yet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com