Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Mix with water and rub/pour on your scalp.If you have hard water, though, you need to use a filter or use distilled water. When I was using our hard LA water, my hair was unbelievablly greasy. Hard water requires detergent. On Feb 16, 2008 7:54 PM, Christy <mngcircus@...> wrote: > just use a tiny bit -- a tsp or less.When you say a tsp, do you mean mix it with water or do you sprinkleit on wet hair? I'm new to no poo. Thanks! Christy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 I started with no poo this summer and it has been a breeze for me. I used to have to wash my hair everyday or it'd be greasy. I did have a small adjustment period where my hair just kinda looked blah but that maybe lasted 2 weeks? Now I "no poo" my hair maybe once a week. I have a little bowl and spoon I keep in the bathroom. Mix baking soda with just enough water to make it a wet paste consistency. Then I add a bit of honey, maybe 10%? I actually forget what this does.....maybe helps with moisture? or frizz control? Whatever it does, my hair looks great and healthy in my opinion....so I'll take it! I also put a tiny bit of tea tree oil in the mix. Then I rinse with a standard 10% cider vinegar/water solution.I should note that I do have a chlorine filter on my shower head. _,___ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Yes, I really need to get a filter -- I *hate* dumping cold distilled water on my head!!!But I think we are going to get a whole house system so I'm waiting... I am still researching the right one to get. On Feb 16, 2008 8:10 PM, Applegate <message4meg@...> wrote: I should note that I do have a chlorine filter on my shower head. _,___ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 PS You are so lucky that it has been so easy for you. It's getting better for me but I still have to " wash " every day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Cornstarch works really well in between washings. I've also been using cornstarch for deodorant -- it works amazingly well. (I was using Tom's of Maine deodorant but then read the label and saw that propelyne glycol was the number one ingredient). Also try using less vinegar -- just a tsp or TBS in a few cups of water. I don't use vinegar with every wash -- just maybe once a week or so.I think it also depends on how damaged your hair is (coloring, or not, etc) and whether you have oily hair. People with dry or normal hair will have an easier time with this I think. You can also use coconut oil or jojoba oil on your ends if they are dry.Also one thing that really helps is using a boar bristle brush or other natural bristle brush (NOT plastic!!!). This helps to distriube the oils throughout the hair -- making the roots less greasy and making the ends less dry. This is why our grandmothers brushed their hair 100 strokes per day!Ann Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 I probably wet my hair in the shower once in between washings but I don't put anything in it. But it really doesn't get greasy in between washings anymore. I'm quite amazed considering how greasy my hair used to get after one day on conventional shampoo. I think our water here in Colorado Springs is on the hard side, but not terribly hard. I have a chlorine filter. For my hair I use the cheapest acv and honey in the largest container I can find! I've also read that you can use coconut oil as a deodorant! Not sure how this works, I've never tried it. I can't imagine it'd be good in the hot sweaty months though. Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 - does a chlorine filter actually do the trick on hard water? In other words, is the chlorine what makes it " hard " ? On Feb 17, 2008 11:01 AM, Applegate <message4meg@...> wrote: I probably wet my hair in the shower once in between washings but I don't put anything in it. But it really doesn't get greasy in between washings anymore. I'm quite amazed considering how greasy my hair used to get after one day on conventional shampoo. I think our water here in Colorado Springs is on the hard side, but not terribly hard. I have a chlorine filter. For my hair I use the cheapest acv and honey in the largest container I can find! I've also read that you can use coconut oil as a deodorant! Not sure how this works, I've never tried it. I can't imagine it'd be good in the hot sweaty months though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Dr. C-McB is big on reducing toxins in the environment. She recommends using natural cleaners and personal care products. What is the point of detoxing when we continue to take in more toxins? Shampoo (SHAM+POO) has a lot of gross toxins in it -- almost EVERY brand (even the " natural " ones). You absorb a lot of toxins through the pores in your skin (they say, a lot more than even ingesting foods and liquids). Also it has detergents and stuff that strips your hair of natural oils. So your hair actually gets greasier and requires even more shampoo more frequently to keep it clean. Dirty trick, eh? (hence, the name SHAM+POO) To learn more about going no poo -- check out the Live Journal no poo community:http://community.livejournal.com/no_poo/Ann MariePS: My hubs thinks I'm cuckoo for cocoa puffs for doing this. He keeps asking " Why don't you just wash your hair? " Hahaha! On Feb 17, 2008 11:00 AM, gagehs <hypostatic1@...> wrote: -Can you explain the no poo thing to me:)The last few weeks I have been try to wash my hair with egg yolks (Ihave long hair) and vinager. My husband said I stunk of vinager, soyou are to delute it? It is getting expensive since I need two yolks at a time. I want to stop buying shampoo so please tell me yourrecipes and how to do it with long hair.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Here's more on toxins in personal care products and ones that are " pdeudo-organic " :http://www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/chicagotrib051004.cfm http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2003-09-04/news_story2.phphttp://www.terressentials.com/truthaboutparabens.html Here's a handy chart you can use when reading labels (I was totally shocked when I started reading all the labels on the personal care products at Whole Foods):http://www.terressentials.com/ingredientguide.html Ann Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Oh, I don't know. I don't think so though, I think it's an element thing but I didn't think chlorine was responsible. Yet another thing to research, eh!? Re: [ ] Re: OT: shampoo - does a chlorine filter actually do the trick on hard water? In other words, is the chlorine what makes it "hard"? On Feb 17, 2008 11:01 AM, Applegate <message4meg> wrote: I probably wet my hair in the shower once in between washings but I don't put anything in it. But it really doesn't get greasy in between washings anymore. I'm quite amazed considering how greasy my hair used to get after one day on conventional shampoo. I think our water here in Colorado Springs is on the hard side, but not terribly hard. I have a chlorine filter. For my hair I use the cheapest acv and honey in the largest container I can find! I've also read that you can use coconut oil as a deodorant! Not sure how this works, I've never tried it. I can't imagine it'd be good in the hot sweaty months though. Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Wow! That is quite different from the way I learned it. I found there is quite a bit of info on this over at MDC. And there as well you'll find quite a variety in routines. I've never tried that little of BS. I might try it just to see what happens. I do like the idea of just squirting it on. My thicker version of no-poo is quite time consuming to apply. I basically part my hair in sections and massage it in my scalp section by section. But it works._ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 From what I have read on the Live Journal No Poo, different things work for different people. However, Chrissie's method seems to work for lots of folks.I tried baking soda but I found that my hair still looked greasy and it also made it flaky. But this is when I first started so I'm not sure -- I should try it again now that I'm using filtered water (I was using the hard water before). I really like the bentonite clay though -- it really makes my hair feel clean.I also can't use too much vinegar or it does look greasy.Ann Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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