When did you last wash your hair?

[millerjane]

I'm doing the no poo thing and my hair is incredibly soft right now.

I have long, thick hair which is often complimented but I got into terrible habits of overstyling.

I wash no more frequently than weekly. Last done on Tuesday and previous to that a week past Sunday. I have been weekly washing for years now and dropped conditioner in February. Switched to shampoo bar in June. My hair was in great condition without the conditioner and I couldn't understand why I was even using it. When I started the shampoo bar, my hair was squeeky - I can't remember how old I was the last time I got squeeky clean hair! The flyaway nature has also returned. I guess this is due to not having the weight of coatings on the hair. My hair is very fine, soft and poker straight. I rinse with plain water when in the shower on non wash days. I live in a very soft water area.

This morning, I had an old acquaintance coming over and I was worried about looking slobby as although it wasn’t especially dirty, it just looked a mess (short hair halfway through growing out and it had been half up, half down and was sticking out at weird angles!). On reflection shouldn’t have bothered as I’ve since been in the sea and it’s all salty now!

I tried no poo once and lasted about a week before my hair was so greasy and smelly, how do you get past this stage?

@LioneIRichTea

I tried no poo once and lasted about a week before my hair was so greasy and smelly, how do you get past this stage?

Make sure you're really massaging it into your scalp; the rubbing is what does the cleaning and you need to do it for a few minutes, it is hard work. And try different conditioners, super cheap ones often work really well. But it might be that your hair just doesn't like it. Maybe low poo is better for you.