No poo, no conditioner or conditioner 1st? What works for you?

[kmini]

Morning

Just wondering which combination works for you, why it works for your hair type and if a particular shampoo/conditioner combination works better?

I've tried no conditioner and conditioner first and now back at shampoo and conditioning. Wondering why the alternatives works for others?

So here's mine:
Shampoo then condition
Hair type: dry and prone to frizz
Product: Johnson baby shampoo (think this helps a bit) and organix conditioner (not sure helps but less dry than no conditioner at all).

No conditioner for me. I’m 40 now and over the last few years my hair seems to have become some much oilier. It’s still quite thick but by the second day looks terrible.

I've got thick, coarse, frizzy hair and cannot go without conditioner. I wouldn't be able to get a brush through it if I didn't use it.

My hair is naturally curly so I use Cantu clarifying shampoo and conditioner which is specifically for curly hair. The upside is, I only have to wash it every 3 (sometimes 4) days.

Fine hair prone to look flat and lifeless.

I condition first then shampoo.

Best tip I've ever had off MN

Fine hair here too @funnyinjury - but conditioning first didn't make a difference at all apart from ends being a bit drier. Maybe my hair isnt fine enough!

Thin and fine. I always shampoo because I use dry shampoo between washes and sometimes I'll use a conditioner bar to reset the ph and other times use a conditioner creme when it needs a bit more or some colour tint/toner.

It's really stopped the static-ey limpness for me, just nice and soft now.
I can only use a few types though, anything too thick and gloopy and it goes to shit!

My daughter has ringlet type curls, conditioner first, detangle then shampoo followed by more intensive conditioner and more detangling. Only once a week.

Dry bleached ends here. So olaplex once a week for as long as possible prewash, shampoo and conditioner on the ends afterwards.

Depends on the products I’m using. The edge of our bath looks like Boots the Chemist! My hair has always been very fine & tends to be greasy. With menopause, it’s getting even thinner. My hair is home dyed. The best products at the moment are from Avon, called something like Ultra Shine. I shampoo then leave the conditioner in for a minute. I use a volumising mousse & my hair’s looking pretty good apart from really needing a trim. The mousse is I think called 2Be

I’ve just tried the nopoo thing - I figured being in isolation and practicing social distancing, if it got really rank I’d not be offending anyone.

I think I got to about week 5 or 6 and gave in. My hair is very long, thick and coarse and tends to be dry. My hair was OK, probably no different to normal, but my scalp itched unbearably, despite a thorough brushing everyday.

So I’ve gone back to my usual routine washing my hair every couple of weeks (unless I’ve been to the gym a lot) and brushing thoroughly in-between.

I wash it with a solid shampoo, only washing my scalp and just rinsing through the rest of my hair. I have tried all kinds of conditioners, but now I’m using raspberry oil just rubbed through while my hair is damp.

Tough dry hair here.

Fairly rich conditioner first, then anti dandruff shampoo (😳), then finish with a leave in conditioner/serum oil.

No styling products, straighteners or hairdryers.

My hair feels like hair, not weird straw.

Curly hair - curly girl method for me so no shampoo and lots of conditioner

Dd2 is very curly and is no poo, works really well her hair is so healthy and shiny. Never greasy

I have curly hair and various skin allergies so have gone through trial and error with this. My scalp gets very sore with the no poo method. I've found that an experienced hair dresser who is good at cutting curly hair is the first essential. I now ignore the no this and no that's. I use frizz ease shampoo and conditioner. When it builds up I use Head and Shoulders in between. I use a pantene cream to stop frizz. It works. I'm late 40s and have finally got the right combination!

@Catrescue1971 I eventually found a hairdresser then a few months later she went off on mat leave and we're back to sq 1 😭

That's interesting CatsRescue - I'm trying to go Curly Girl but no poo really seems to be making me sore too. I just shampoo, condition then leave-in condition too usually....

I follow the curly girl method and don’t use shampoo at all. Strictly conditioner only. If your hair is dry and prone to frizz I highly recommend ditching shampoo and just using a sulphate free conditioner. It’ll improve the condition of your hair massively.

We had a bit of trial and error finding the right products at first and dd used to get an itchy scalp. Not actually sure if it was definitely a product issue or a tradition period now though. Never any issues anymore though

I don't wash my hair (except for the day I'm visiting the salon). I just rub some coconut oil through it each day. I have no shampoo or conditioner in the house.

Straight (1c) hair that is long and gets very dry at the ends.

I'm trialling a Cantu co-wash, followed by a Shea Moisture mask, followed by squalene applied while damp.

Mixed results: my hair is softer and less brittle, but it's also getting greasy really quickly. Might switch on to lighter products as I think the ones I'm using are mainly for African hair.

Both cantu and Shea moisture are very heavy and better suited to more course tight curls

Thanks, midnight. I shall buy something lighter next.

The garnier almond crush is very good for dd who has very curly but fine hair. It does have coconut which doesn't suit everyone though but it's often on offer for £2 and smells lovely so worth a try

For those of you who don't use shampoo at all, how do you clean your hair/get rid of grease?

I wash my hair once, maybe twice a week, have done so for about 10 years, it took a lot of will power at the start to not wash it when it started to look greasy, but less washing definitely makes a difference.
When I do wash, I use no sulphate/silicone shampoo and conditioner, whatever I can find that smells nice.