Yea for No Poo! Updated the Honeymoon's over. Update light at the end of the rainbow post 13. - Page 2

[PatienceAndLove]

Originally Posted by ParisApril

Thanks I think I'll give it a try when I wash today (I'm going to have Friday be my wash day now). How often did you wash it with BS/conditioner?

Every other day. Which, now that I look back on it, was too often.
Every 3 days would probably be good.

[ParisApril]

I used 1/8 tsp. baking soda mixed into 1/4 cup conditioner and added some water to it and shook then washed with that. I left it on for a few minutes and scrubbed the scalp like normal. I'm really liking the results. I didn't have any dryness or greasiness, my hair seems fuller and it has some really interesting highlights to it. Red in my dark brown. Interesting indeed.

[PatienceAndLove]

Originally Posted by ParisApril

I used 1/8 tsp. baking soda mixed into 1/4 cup conditioner and added some water to it and shook then washed with that. I left it on for a few minutes and scrubbed the scalp like normal. I'm really liking the results. I didn't have any dryness or greasiness, my hair seems fuller and it has some really interesting highlights to it. Red in my dark brown. Interesting indeed.

I used to do a bit of a ACV/H20 rinse once a week with the BS/Conditioner mix. 1 TBSP to 8+oz H2O

[mkat83]

Just stumbled across this thread.  I've been no poo for right at one year now.  It has been a huge learning process for me, but I am glad I stuck with it.  There is a no poo forum that helped me tremendously:

http://community.livejournal.com/no_poo

It is my go-to site for no poo questions.  There is a GREAT spreadsheet linked on the site somewhere that has an extensive list of herbs and other things and their effect on your hair/scalp.  It is a fabulous resource.  

I started off using the usual BS wash AVC rinse recipe, and it worked really well for a while.  The BS really cleaned my hair well, but I soon realized that it was making my chest break out after showering, and my scalp was angry.  So, I set out to find something else that would get my hair clean and not leave red splotches all over me.  I tried so many things, and many of them failed miserably.

Finally I read about ayurvedic herbs (Indian herbs).  Went to a local Indian grocery store and had to have the guy behind the counter help me find what I was looking for.  I am very obviously not Indian, so I think he knew I was kinda lost.  Anyhow, I bought a box of neem, shikakai, and aritha.  I spend something like $7 or $9 total.  WOW!  And the boxes lasted me a good while.  To my great happiness, they cleaned my hair well!  The neem helps my scalp since I have quite a bit of dandruff/flaking issues.

Another favorite of mine is honey-- seems to really help moisturize my hair.  I also use egg from time to time for shine, but it seems that I end up with a little bit of scrambled egg in my hair no matter how cold I seem to think the water is!

It took me a while to realize I was going through the "transition" period.  I had to wean myself into washing my hair less and less, and the more I would stretch out my washes, over time I noticed I could go longer between washes.  I have long hair and so ponytails are always easy for me if my hair is yucky.  Sometimes I only wash my hair because I think my scalp is getting smelly or my hair is really flaky.  I can now get away with just a vinegar rinse on some days when my hair isn't particularly oily.

Oh, and adding good smelling essential oils to the vinegar rinse is a must for me.  DH hates the smell of vinegar in my hair, so masking it with something nice like lavender is great!  Rosewater in a spray bottle is good, too.