Hi guys! I know there are a number of people here who don't wash their hair with anything other than water... I gave up using conditioner just over a month ago and now I am giving up shampoo - just wondering, in other people's experience, how long does it take for hair to adjust to the lack of chemicals and get lovely and soft and shiny? I haven't used shampoo since last Wednesday (have been rinsing daily with water) and my hair is currently thick and heavy and grosss with all the grease. I'm prepared to stick it out for the long haul, as I know it will be worth it, just wondering how long that is likely to be.
Thanks in advance!
From a very greasy Freedom 

A guy on Sunrise was doing it and he said 6 weeks

I would love to do this but I have dermitis on my skelp (hopeing it will clear with raw) so maybe when it clears up.

Oh I have missed you and I thought of you quite often when I was being bad Hope your well.

Angie

 havent used shampoo for over a year i reckon. less toxins the better. pefurmes, make up etc..just another corporate way to hinder our true natural self from thriving and shining.

after visiting pattaya in thailand a few years ago, every time i see someone wearing makeup i cant help but think of those lovely thai lady boys...lol! is it a he or a she? my mind thinks when i see lipstick n foundation.

and fb on hair, i reckon hydration has a massive role to play. i had only 1 warm shower since dec 05 and my hair has never felt better. hot water just dries us out and thrashes our skin and hair. cold water showers get our skin and hair better than ever. just like the pantene ad..'it wont happen overnight, but it wil happen!"

Great idea Francesca!
It's now been just over a week since I gave up the shampoo and my hair has gotten over the really oily "you could fry chips on that" (according to my Mum!) stage. It is still fairly greasy but not unbearable, plus I'm losing a lot less than I was (suddenly there's nothing in my hair brush!) and it is hardly ever knotty, which is a pleasant side effect I wasn't expecting.
I was going to try the apple cider or green juice but decided to go totally natural and stick to good old water! 

I am now in fourth week of shampooing only once every seven days and i'm enjoying it... however i do condition every day and use product too. maybe i will have to try some of these raw alternatives out...

Hi Freedom,

One of David's cousins is a hairdresser and she said that the number one most important thing in hair care is to rinse, rinse and rinse again to get rid of all the shampoo before moving on to the conditioner, and then rinse mega heaps again to get rid of all the conditioner.

Don't use a hairdryer too hot or for too long either.

I hope that helps you - it solved my really bad split end problem when my hair was long!

Love
May

Hehehe - I properly read the thread after posting.  Always a silly thing to do

x x x

Ok. Today is my second day with no shampoo. It's 8:20am and already I'm longing for a shampoo. How will I go for six weeks?

I'm worried about the smell but I'm going to try the vinegar rinse. Can I put essential oils in that to make my hair smell prettier?

I'm worried about my pillowcases... will there be oil stains in the morning? I'll have to use extra pillow cases.

Luckily I bought myself some hairties last week and they will be getting used that's for sure. I'm very exited about this. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! Thanks Freedom.

xoxoxo