Second Wash.

Hey All, Happy New Year!

So I've now done my second and third wash 'no poo'. My second wash went better than the first but not by much. I just poured about a tablespoon of baking soda into my hand while I was in the shower, wet it and mushed it into a paste and applied it to my already wet hair and left it on for a minute before rinsing and one tablespoon of vinegar to a cup of water for conditioner. I left my hair to air dry and the result was FRIZZY! frizzy, staticy hair with hardly any natural curl. It was an improvement on the greasy hair but was still not presentable for the opposite reason.

By the next day it looked substantially better though, but still not as good as freshly pooed hair. The day after that it started to look a bit greasy again so I decided to wash it again the next morning.

For my third 'no poo' wash I reduced the amount of baking soda and increased the amount of vinegar to water ratio then, while my hair was still damp, worked a small amount of coconut oil through the ends and mid lengths, avoiding the scalp area before running a brush through it and allowing to air dry.

The result was slightly better than the last wash but still frizzy and limp, and again I had to wait for the second day for it to look semi-good. I think my next wash I will try reducing the amount of baking soda again and trying out different conditioning methods, time to hit google! haha

Fingers crossed the new year will bring me a system that works for myself soon, I dont know how much longer I can deal with crappy hair!

Cherie x

day damn one.

Okay so today it has been three days since my first 'no poo' poo and things have been pretty... greasy.

I used roughly one table spoon BS with one cup of water and the same proportions with the vinegar. It felt very strange not lathering up and the end result was alright but not great. Although my hair looked presentable, it was nowhere near as nice as after a shampoo.

By day two my hair was already greasy and I had to use all my might to resist the urge to wash it again, definitely an up do day. I pulled a boar bristle brush through my hair to attempt to distribute the natural oils (without much luck) and fashioned my hair into cute braided hairstyle to mask the grease.

Which brings me to today where my hair has so much grease in it, you could use it to season a wok, seriously! Well, maybe not that bad but that's how it feels. I dragged a brush through it again this morning and the body looked quite nice because of the braids from yesterday so I chucked on a wide headscarf and my hair actually looks kinda nice despite how gross it feels!

Definitely time for a second wash tomorrow, wish me luck!

Cherie x

The Beginning.

Hello Everyone!

I am just about to embark on my no 'poo experiment for you all to join me on. Today I had my last 'poo. Sort of a monumental moment as I trashed that last shampoo bottle and flipped the beauty industry the bird... well not really, it was just like any other 'poo really.

Now I should explain first, for those who are not familiar with the term no 'poo, I do not mean that I have some sort of fiber deficiency. I mean that I am no longer using shampoo to wash my hair. Instead I will be using baking soda and apple cider vinegar as shampoo and conditoner as infrequently as possible in an attempt to improve my hair health (by not constantly stripping my hair of its natural oils) and save money in the proccess (being a poor student).

Now I'm no expert, and dont know anybody who has tried this personally, but from what I've read on the internet this is what I can expect:

- A transitional period of greasy hair that can last from 3 days to 3 weeks
- Shinier, healthier hair
- Enhanced natural curl
- Less time between washes
- More vibrant hair colour

My hair used to have these beautiful big curls that have recently dropped into crappy slight waves so I'm reaaally hoping going no poo will bring back my curls!

Keep following this blog to watch my progress!

Cherie x