No Poo Not SHAMpoo
The shampoo you use everyday is most likely just a normal shampoo. normal shampoos cans ruin your hair. These shampoos contain Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), sodium lauril sulfate or sodium dodecyl sulfate. This dries out your hair. this is the main reason that you need conditioner after you shampoo. This stuff has also been linked to eye damage and even blindness in infants. This is the stuff that makes your shampoo and even your toothpaste foam up. it is also used in industrial products including engine degreasers, floor cleaners, and car wash soaps. Do you really want to put that on your head?
There are a few alternatives out there that are safer then normal shampoo. Wen is a all in one hair treatment designed by celebrity hair stylist Chaz Dean.
No Pooing is a hair care method that seems to have gained a lot of momentum in the last few years from promotion through word of mouth on the Internet. The concept of No Poo began several years ago in response to the fact that common shampoos pretty much destroy hair. Shampoo has not been around very long and while a wonderful concept, really is not ideal for using on a routine basis for any hair type, because it disrupts the scalps ability to regulate oil. The concept of No Poo I'm talking about today is baking soda and vinegar and effectively returns scalp oil production to normal over time.
Please note that almost EVERYONE goes through a stage of extreme oiliness when starting no poo. The worse yours is the more you know you need to get away from shampoo. Unfortunately most with the worst cases just give up and say No Pooing isn't for them. The more oily your hair is the longer it's going to take for your body to readjust and stop overcompensating for the expected use of over drying shampoo.
The main ingredient in the No Pooing method I'm talking about is baking soda. I just keep baking soda in the bathroom in a small water tight container. Then I work it into my hair in the shower.
The purpose of baking soda is to gently remove excess oil from the hair. If you are finding baking soda to not be effective doing so and have hard water trying adding some salt to your baking soda mixture to help this. Some individuals with very soft water don't use baking soda at all, instead do a hot water rinse and then go straight to the vinegar rinse. Just experiment and figure out what works with your hair and water.
There are many ways to use baking soda. I put some baking soda in my hand, wet it and start working it through my hair from the roots up in the shower.
As for what vinegar you use I don't think there is any difference in use from one vinegar to the next, just smell and personal preference. Any kind you want to use will work. The three main kinds used for No Pooing are white vinegar, apple cider vinegar and coconut vinegar. It's really just preference.
After rinsing out the backing soda rinse with the vinegar.
I want to stress that there is no right or wrong way to no poo. Just whatever works for you.
There are a few alternatives out there that are safer then normal shampoo. Wen is a all in one hair treatment designed by celebrity hair stylist Chaz Dean.
No Pooing is a hair care method that seems to have gained a lot of momentum in the last few years from promotion through word of mouth on the Internet. The concept of No Poo began several years ago in response to the fact that common shampoos pretty much destroy hair. Shampoo has not been around very long and while a wonderful concept, really is not ideal for using on a routine basis for any hair type, because it disrupts the scalps ability to regulate oil. The concept of No Poo I'm talking about today is baking soda and vinegar and effectively returns scalp oil production to normal over time.
Please note that almost EVERYONE goes through a stage of extreme oiliness when starting no poo. The worse yours is the more you know you need to get away from shampoo. Unfortunately most with the worst cases just give up and say No Pooing isn't for them. The more oily your hair is the longer it's going to take for your body to readjust and stop overcompensating for the expected use of over drying shampoo.
The main ingredient in the No Pooing method I'm talking about is baking soda. I just keep baking soda in the bathroom in a small water tight container. Then I work it into my hair in the shower.
The purpose of baking soda is to gently remove excess oil from the hair. If you are finding baking soda to not be effective doing so and have hard water trying adding some salt to your baking soda mixture to help this. Some individuals with very soft water don't use baking soda at all, instead do a hot water rinse and then go straight to the vinegar rinse. Just experiment and figure out what works with your hair and water.
There are many ways to use baking soda. I put some baking soda in my hand, wet it and start working it through my hair from the roots up in the shower.
As for what vinegar you use I don't think there is any difference in use from one vinegar to the next, just smell and personal preference. Any kind you want to use will work. The three main kinds used for No Pooing are white vinegar, apple cider vinegar and coconut vinegar. It's really just preference.
After rinsing out the backing soda rinse with the vinegar.
I want to stress that there is no right or wrong way to no poo. Just whatever works for you.
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