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Anyone ever tried giving up shampoo???

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GogoTheSmall · 28/06/2007 13:04

Since dd was born 15 weeks ago I suppose you could say I've gone a bit fallow. So yesterday I was sitting on the sofa in my own mung so to speak, with dd, and realised I hadn't washed my hair for a week.

It looked like it too!

But then I thought, well I'm probably not too far from the tipping point where my hair will start self-cleaning.

I looked it up on the infoweb and apparently there's a Mexican technique whereby you just rinse your hair with water, nothing else, and when it's wet you brush it 100 times each side with a flannel. This distributes the hair's natural oil away from the root and down the length IYSWIM.

So I'm going to give it a go. I may as well, I'm not exactly dressing up much at the moment. And my showers will be quicker which is a useful thing ATM. Hopefully I won't smell so bad that dd and dh won't want to come near.

Anyone else tried going without shampoo / conditioner?

OP posts:
ShowOfHands · 29/06/2007 16:07

You realised you hadn't washed your hair for a week? I never wash my hair more than once a week, usually every 10 days.

I am realising today how abnormal I am.

My hair btw does not smell, is never greasy and always looks shiny and lovely.

grouchyoscar · 29/06/2007 16:17

Didn't wash my hair for over 8 months, it looked lush and healthy

Then

DS got headlice and gave them to me

So I had to get the lotion and it had to be washed out

Now if I brush it, my hair goes HUGE. I wash and condition twice a week now as if I don't it goes mega greasy

Wish I could give up the sunsilk

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