DH's no 'pooing....

[Mammyofonlyone]

DH has decided to try the no 'poo approach to hair care. Someone at work has told him it is 'meant to make your hair hold its stills better' or some such.
However, he has never been particularly fussed about his hair - we are not really a typically 'trend' driven family - and he has a standard men's style short crop. I should add he does have lovely thick healthy (albeit a bit grey now!) hair.
Obviously it up to him what he does with his hair but my issue is thus: in under one week his pillow case has gone from white to a gross yellowy brown! He has a special pillow to support his neck for which I have more than one cover but I'm not convinced Ill get them anywhere close to being white again when I wash them.
Apparently he is continuing to apply his styling product everyday - surely there is no need and eventually he'll end up with more wax than hair if he applies it every day and never washes it out?!?
I get the virtues of no poo in general but surely his is more aimed at people with longer hair where the condition is more evident?????
AIBU to want him to just wash his hair as he used to everyday??

Yeah, I’m pretty sure no poo also means no product, or at least no synthetic gloop that won’t naturally work itself out as you brush/preen.

Ick @ the pillow.

no 'Poo' doesn't mean no cleaning your hair. When I do a no shampoo session I use bicarb soda in my conditioner. It cleans very well.

I know you didn’t make the term up OP but to whoever did, is it really a big effort to write/type/say the word sham!?

Yes if he’s continuing to use wax etc it’s gross. My DH hasn’t used shampoo in about a year now and his hair looks and smells great. He doesn’t put any products in it though.

sorry Hit post too quick.

Wet hair. Lather up with conditioner. scrub well, then rinse out. Repeat.
Some people never use Shampoo. An simply clean their hair with Conditioner

Oh, poo means sham poo?

I haven't used shampoo for a few years now - but I wash my hair everyday!! How has he got this so wrong?? I'd refuse to wash his pillowcase, and there is no way I'd sleep in the same bed as him!

No poo doesn’t mean no cleaning!

Some people only wash their hair in plain water. The hair does adjust eventually.

Mission hahaha very good point

Everyone else, thank you, I'm pleased it's not just me. He often makes out I'm neurotic about things like this - 'why does it really matter? Who ever comes into our room to check our pillows?'
I'm coming more from the 'err, it doesn't matter it's rank' school of thought

No poo doesn’t mean no cleaning!

Who ever comes into our room to check our pillows?

Er, you do! Are you not a person?

Surely I’m not the only one reading this and wondering why on Earth refusing to have a shit is going to make his hair look better? Anyone?

Who ever comes into our room to check our pillows?

Simple response here - if he buggers up matching pillowcase and duvet sets - he'll be buying the replacements.

Slightly disappointed this thread isn't about the usual MN neurotic shit in appropriate toilets at preordained times arrangements though.

I was confused too, I thought his bowels will be in state!

My hair gets washed once a week with conditioner only. After washing it gets ONE lot of products in and they last until the next wash. He can't apply stuff every day without doing something, especially wax! You'll never get wax out without shampoo and it will have daily dirt just sticking to it.

@ipswichwitch Nope you're not alone - I'm still not sure either tbh

The OP used an apostrophe correctly to replace the missing letters.

If you have curly hair you're advised not to use shampoo. I use only
Conditioner to wash my hair and it looks better than ever

There was a very interesting discussion on Radio 4 re this. A leading trichologist said that going without washing hair this was not a good idea due to bacteria thriving on the scalp.

She also blew out of the water the myth that washing your hair every day was bad for it. She said that everybody's hair structure is different and yes, some people should wash their hair everyday as the grease spreads easily and starts to smell but other people due to type and density of hair could just be washed once a week and it would be fine.....

What does “hold its stills better” mean?

Oh styles? What styles does your DH go for then? 😂

I wash my hair every day in plain water, haven't used shampoo/conditioner for over a year.

My pillow isn't yellow though - he should be washing the product out otherwise his hair will be getting more & more layers on it & just get ickier....

This is like the lady in the Daily mail who tried 'no poo' but kept applying various products and dry shampoos every day, and wondered why she ended up with a matted itchy mess...

Having said this, I've found no poo with bicarb doesn't work in hard water areas, but in soft water it's fantastic. I'm in hard water now, but thanks to a few years of no poo in soft water I only need to wash my hair every 3 or 4 days (previously it was greasy by evening)

I no poo as I follow the curly girl method.

I still wet and condition my hair daily. I use my conditioner like a shampoo.