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!



                                     annnddd to the side....

                                                        

 

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!