Extremely Dry hair on no-poo

[covertlycrunchy]

I have (had) long (past the bra line) thick straight hair. I've been no-poo for about 2-3 months and my hair has never been worse! I went to a stylist yesterday for a hair cut and wound up having to get 6 inches off, it took almost a 1/2 hour of combing to get through the tangles in my hair (I'd just brushed it before going in). I was really embarrassed but since going no poo my hair has been extremely dry and difficult to manage. Since the salon trip my hair feels *much* smoother and silkier, easy to brush. Scalp somewhat itchy though.
I haven't been putting anything on my hair after or during showers. I was just doing conditioner for awhile but that weighed my hair down a lot and just caused a lot of build up. Shampoo bars also just dried my hair out and left build up that made it difficult to brush.
Anybody else have this problem?

[amber913]

If your scalp likes no-poo, then i'd suggest using a natural conditioner on the length of it (not the scalp). Dr. Bronner's has some. Sounds like you have tangly, dry hair that would benefit from that.

Had you been using ACV, too? My hair is VERY long, i use this, and don't have the dryness (my hair is normal).

[Juvysen]

I use honey on my hair when it's dry. It's apparently a hummectant. I also don't do baking soda anymore, because I found it dried out my ends. Instead, I wash the length with honey (like a tablespoon dissolved in a cup or two of water), then I rinse with a couple teaspoons of vinegar in a 16 oz soda bottle that's filled with water. When I get out of the shower, I put a tiny amount of coconut oil on the ends, but I have curly hair and it makes my curls more defined...

You should also look into protein treatments to see if it's right for your hair....