I haven't used shampoo in over a year, my hair has never felt/looked healthier, girls touch it all the time, it does exactly what I want it to.

Very nice thread!

I've always had this feeling there is something wrong with shampoo having wide spectrum of chemicals.

Now it indeed seems that they add all that nasty stuff to force body to produce extra hair grease/make head itch... to force you into using more and more of the shampoo....

And people have lived for millenias without all that crap...

Metropia ( [link to www.imdb.com] ) might not be only pure fantasy after all.

AbyssLady, thanks for bringing this thread back up. Most people are unaware of cleansing with baking soda/cocoanut oil/water & conditioning with vinegar/honey/water mixtures.

About 40-years ago this was suggested by my hair stylist. Yes, a hair stylist. She said it would reduce the tangles, knots and resulting split ends. Another benefit was fewer salon trips to have damaged ends trimmed.

She also explained it's the skin of the scalp that develops the odor, crust, flakes. Not the hair itself. The scalp needs to be massaged & stimulated for proper blood circulation and distribution of natural oils.

I keep my hair around elbow length. It's medium-fine strands, thick, and textured. Also 75-percent white, 25-percent brunette that pulls auburn.

Someone asked about having a shampoo at the stylists. I tell any stylist or shampoo "girl" I washed it that morning & please just rinse it with warm water. Never have had anyone argue or insist on shampooing/conditioning. Been to too many stylists to count all over the world, too.

Another goodie is Aloe Vera Gel. It makes a great styling aide. Mixed with cocoanut oil, it makes a moisturising treatment. Mixed with cocoanut oil, powdered milk, it makes a protein treatment.

Anyone want to share other care tips? Who knows, if it's TEOTWAWKI we may all benefit from learning of alternative personal care.

my wife tried this, she is half black half mexican. Although her hair looked amazing and she had no scalp issues, her hair was dirty as hell. She didnt notice that until she tried to straighten it and how dirty the blow dryer and flat iron got. She tried no washing only rinsing for a few months.

You admit hair is naturally oily, well the dirt will not get out of the oil unless you use soap. Maybe its different because she is blexican and had long hair, but I would recommend a good, safe shampoo at least a few times a month.

also avoid parabens, they contribute to estrogen dominance/imbalances.

I stopped wiping my arse too... those natural smells really get me attention with the ladies :)

its true. If you want nice hair, don't shampoo it. I wash my hair with shampoo about once every 2 months, when I cut it. been doing this for over 5 years and my hair is wonderful

me too, it is a bit itchy though

BUMP!

I have this streetbum hairlook too, it's very trendy, saves money.

Just read this whole thread - didn't know it existed!

My hair has always been limp and feels greasy and dirty within an hour or so of it air drying (I never use a hair dryer).

I'm mostly grey/white at age 40. My paternal grandmother has a full head of white hair by age 19, so it's a genetic thing. I don't care about the hair color - I quite like it.

So - I'm going to try this baking soda/vinegar alternative and see how that goes.

I just called Mom and told her about all this. She asked if and how does the baking soda and apple cider vinegar affect permed hair. Does it strip out the perming solution in any way?

Is your avatar a picture of you? If so, do you use shampoo to rinse the bird shit out of your hair?

Thanks OP for this tread, I started experiment as well today (soda + vinegar).

I started doing this Tuesday.
Tues - did baking soda/water + ACV/water
Weds - did baking soda/water very lightly, just to get rid of surface dirt
Thurs - did baking soda/water + ACV/water

While my hair isn't greasy like normal, there is a funny "heavy film" (don't know what else to call it). Not sure if this will go away or not.

Otherwise - I'm happy thus far.

OH ... does this alternative strip out a perm?? (see my quote above).

bump

I bet you haven't had to buy oil for your car either, you save money on yourself and your car

Buy a WOODEN comb -- or several.

Not laquered, not painted, not that laminated bamboo -- but just plain WOOD.

And some BOAR bristle brushes.

You can find both items on ebay.

The wood and the boar bristles will soak up excess natural oils from your hair.

Then wash the combs and the brushes!!!

Wash them throughly in dawn dish detergent and hot water. Work the tines of the combs through the bristles of the brushes. Then air dry in sunlight outdoors!!!

I keep a half dozen of each, use them morning and night for a day, then move on to the next set of comb and brush for the next day. Then wash them all out at one time.

So easy, so clean, so efficient and natural!!!

This is what our ancestresses did for millenia -- only they did not have the luxury of multiple combs and brushes, and dawn detergent to clean them with.

Nothing but just plain WATER for hair and scalp.

Deep fingertip massage daily, and LOTS of combing + brushing. But it is a pleasure because hair is so smooth, silky, and ZERO tangles!

Hippies are dirty.. cause, they're dirty.

Bumppp

That, and.. that's 10000% NOT a natural hair color!

of course it's not, it's henna

I'm 53 and I don't feel like sporting a full head of white hair just yet

Apple Cider Vinegar will take care of that. Mix half water, Half vinegar in a spray bottle and spray it on and rinse out. Your hair will not smell like vinegar either.

STFU

ummm... what happened to your saying "it's coming back in my natural hair color and not gray"?
You lying now, or then?
I'd say.. both.
Henna doesn't produce a color that red.
Gray hair doesn't hold color well, so Henna won't work.
You're just an old ass lying dirty hippie.

and your an idiot

my new growth I coming in it's natural color (dark auburn)
but I still have lots of grey and white that I cover with henna - this brand and this color - henna DOES cover white/silver

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and btw, I am FAAAAR from being a hippy

Henna is not like regular commercial hair color. It does deeply pigment the hair shaft, but gives a luminous color, not a dye type color. True henna is unique. Not the trendy "henna-type" dyes, which use only a smidgen of actual henna. Pure, real henna is unlike anything else, and is not even to be compared to commerical dyes.

For years I used it to take diswater blonde hair to strawberry blonde. Henna is magnificent!

Now I am quite happy to be a greying dishwater blonde, more white and grey than blonde, but I am quite at home with it.

To each her own! I'm in the same age category with Rev StarGazer, and I'll let in in on a big secret: Once a woman of our generation feels well, comfortable and fit in her own skin... we are as formidable a creature as ever walked the planet!

OK it's me again, as I said I started experiment with soda 2 weeks ago aaaaand... I'm very excited about the results!
1) my hairs already became more strong
2) dandruff just DISAPPEARED (I'm suffering from dandruff from 10 years old)
3) hairs doesn't get dirty/greasy that fast as it was after shampoo - now it's enough to wash with soda just 2-3 times a week!

Thanks OP, many thanks! This is amazing.

Haha! Cheers boss! Truest shiieeet ever. kthxbaiii

I use walnut oil (not much tho) and I've noticed a difference within one week

BERMP!