Some "Hehe's" and "HoHo's" For Those Who Do It NATURAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Poo 10 week update :)

I just wanted to share my progress with everyone. I am now 10 weeks without shampoo! The first photo was on Oct 1, my first day starting this journey. The photos after, I posted from tonight. I wanted everyone to see the drastic difference, especially in length! Good luck no-pooers!

I have changed my regimen up a bit. At first I was using baking soda and rinsing with apple cider vinegar. I did not depict this part of my journey due to the holidays- being so busy and such, but the dryness was so awful, complete strangers were bringing it to my attention!! Plus, that waxy feeling never seemed to completely go away, and I was passed the typical 6 week detox phase. I knew I had to change, and quick! SO I threw away my baking soda routine and met my new friend, castile soap.

A woman on a No Poo help group on Facebook lead me to an applesauce rinse. It immediately got rid of my waxiness and it has not come back! The waxiness was a result of left-over residue. She told me it would return though, because it's due to my hard water not allowing the castile soap to completely wash out (although it has been 3 weeks and the waxiness has not reappeared :).  I feel like I can confidently state that I've lived through the detox period, as I go a little over a week between washings now. Thank you all for your continued support~

I will continue to update :)

Day 24 No Poo Update!

I feel like it's unnecessary to update every day now. Most days are the same- my hair still isn't to its 'normal' stage. I wash and massage with water every day, and baking soda every 2-3 days. The hair itself is becoming more healthy each day (lots of new growth, body, and natural curl, although my roots still often have that heavy/sticky feeling between washings. I look forward to the end of 6 weeks!

 I also tried something different where I added a few drops of tea tree oil to my baking soda. This zapped my dandruff amazingly. Still not turning back to shampoo, ever!! I believe in this journey 100%. I've almost hit 1 month!

And of course, an updated photo:
I washed with baking soda 2 days ago. Water this morning.

Well hello there, Day 12

Ok, so tonight I knew I was going to be in someone else's very near vicinity. Self conscious, I broke down and finally used Baking Soda on my roots (remember: NOT the length).  Let me tell you it was possibly the greatest decision I've ever made, next to not circumcising my kid. This is the beauty it birthed- pardon the awful pun:

Um, GREAT right?? Again, I do not use any styling products or flat irons, curling irons, rollers, etc. This is completely Wash n' Go. Yeah. I don't give a hoot if BS dulls my color (the lighting is off in this photo, but as far as I can tell, it didn't), it looks and feels awesome. Definitely recommend! I love you, Day 12~

Day #10 Without ANY Shampoo

Hey all! It has officially been 17 days since my hair has seen shampoo! Man, do I feel accomplished. And the main reason? Today, after I jumped in the shower and massaged my head with water, I felt a hint of what is soon to become my normal hair. That's right. Once it dried, it felt pretty damn close to normal, and that's saying a lot. My hair has been fair to severely waxy since this journey, and today there was such lightness and I felt myself running my hands through it out of amazement. Yes, I was amazed that it felt good enough for me to want to touch it- haha.

For those following the journey, it has been 10 days of washing with only water, and one day with an egg, which got my hair super clean, but left it pretty dry. It took a couple of days for the coconut oil and egg to balance each other out. This was the beauty that they reined: (What? I'm proud).

Sorry for the weird look and crooked lenses, my son bent the crud out of them. ;) But if you can look past the spectacle that is my spectacles, you will see that my hair is looking pretty awesome. LOTS of body and wave, which I missed so so much. There is tons of new growth as well.

Big news too: I think I've talked my mother into joining me on the no-poo journey! Like me, she cannot seem to buy a shampoo that doesn't leave her hair feeling like a giant grease pit the very next day. Time to stop spending time, energy, and money on those useless poo's, Ma. Get on board!

No Poo Transitional Tips

If you're new to No Poo like I am, there will be days where you could be self conscious to leave the house because you're afraid you hair looks like doo-doo. I'm here to ease those worries. Let's face it. We're women. We have shit to do; we can't just sit around the house all day ;)

For the light haired goddesses out there, poor a bit of cornstarch in your palm and rub hands together. Slide your fingers through your roots for an awesome result. Bye-bye oils!

If you have dark hair, you're also in luck! Cornstarch makes darker hair look grey and dull, and nobody wants that. For those sexy brunettes out there, use a little cocoa powder. Same result without the grey look!

 

Happy powdering :)

Day #7 No Poo

It has been officially 2 weeks since I washed my hair with shampoo, and 7 days since using only water or natural substances! Wow, what a journey it's been. There were a few days there that were not fun, let me tell you! But thankfully, I pushed through it. Hell, I've squeezed out a kid; I can do anything, right?!

Okay, so here's an update on the hairs.

 

 

 By last night (day #6), it was looking preeeettty raunchy. Not even gonna lie. I decided it was time to experiment with something besides water. The old H20's been doing a pretty hefty job so far, but the oils were totally winning. Thus, I decided that I would try an egg. If you will refer back to the entry listing many No Poo Alternatives, it states to whisk an egg and apply to hair. I nearly effed it big time when I went to reach for the warm water to rinse. Big mistake! Hah, use COOL WATER ONLY! I did the ole rinse, massage, repeat routine. Afterward, it felt squeaky clean. But alas, too clean.

 

That's right. I ended up with a dry haystack on my head. And so I think "Is there no happy medium??" The answer was "Kinda."

Being that it's only two weeks from the start of my shampoo detox, I've got a little ways still to go until my natural oils balance out. To repair the haystack look I was rockin, I applied a little coconut oil to the ends of my hair and rinsed it out. The result was a very nice combination of clean + oily. A combination I can completely deal with. After using the egg, the waxy, heavy feeling is gone- and thank goodness too, because it was really getting to me.

Ta da!



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Not bad, right?

 

One excellent thing happened while I was experiencing the haystack look: It was clear to me that there were tons (and I mean tons) of new lil baby hairs. I looked like I had been electrocuted, but this is very exciting!!! YAY for new growth! Now I kinda wish I had taken a photo if for nothing but the sheer humor in it. Also, My curl seems to be returning nicely, and I could swear I've seen growth in length as well. What do you think? Comments are encouraged!

 

 

And people, if the detoxing process is getting you down, you can always spunk up your look with a messy ponytail. :)

 

Until next time!