BS question and water filter
Current situation: Tried no poo, water too hard. Until my birthday and the shower filter comes, I've been using Whole Foods poo and conditioner every other day (well, in this heat, anyway). Still...
View Articlegrey buildup
I've been going no poo for about 3 months now. I have very long curly, moderately thick hair. I used to wash it very rarely with shampoo but i had to use tons of products to keep it hydrated and under...
View ArticleAlmost a month, and I wanna keep on goin'...
I just spent an hour reading through tags, there is so much information on here! Unfortunately, I'm not sure how much is applicable to me and my hair so I thought I would post some of my questions to...
View ArticleIt worked for a while...
Question:I have been using a natural shampoo (JASON brand) with 1T ACV and 1.5 - 2 cups water as "conditioner." For a while it worked great. I originally tried the "normal" ratio BS/ACV (1T to ~2...
View ArticleSharing some success
Hi all! Never posted here before but I've been reading for advice throughout my no 'poo experiment, and I thought I'd share something lovely I just found. It's not exactly using nothing, but I figured...
View ArticleNewbie here with a few questions. :)
I'm quite new to no 'poo, but so far I'm impressed. My hair has far more shine than it ever did with shampoo, has less breakage and nearly non-existant frizz. Split ends, while still present, look...
View Article2.5 weeks in
Hello all,I've spent a lot of time perusing this community and love it. I haven't come across my exact questions from someone with my hair type, so I figured I'd ask them myself. :) I more or less just...
View ArticleWax on, Wax off
I'm still fairy new to no 'poo, I just got started on Sept. 19th, 2011. It had been working very nicely but I've noticed that my hair now is kind of waxy in texture at the crown. This isn't...
View ArticleA No Poo Newbie Trying to Transition from Co-Washing
Hi!I am trying to transition to No Poo from Co-washing, and I'm having trouble with waxy buildup in my hair. I read through various posts about this problem, and I didn't find any solutions that...
View ArticleNo poo has ended my frizzies
This icon shows how my hair looked before going no poo. As you can see, it was quite frizzy and could barely hold a shape. It would have a bit of curl or wave, but mostly if my hair was still wet.About...
View ArticleVery stubborn waxy buildup
Hi everyone! I'm new to no-'poo and I've been shampoo-free for about a week and a half.My hair is shoulder-length, wavy, fine but thick, and really, really dry. My scalp is dry too. In my shampoo days,...
View ArticleNo-Poo Newbie
Hi, everyone! I am really new to this whole no 'poo thing. In fact, I just started this past Saturday. My hair would be classified as 2b, I believe. It is wavy and has a normal thickness, but is a...
View Articlepotential build up and hair growth
Hi everyone!I've been no poo for about 2 months now and I'm doing really well so far. I'm still experimenting; I gave up BS and ACV instantly and I was successful with egg washes. Strangely my hair...
View ArticleHelp!
Hi all, long time lurker here.I've been no poo for almost a year now. I started when I developed a bad case of dandruff during one of my pregnancies. My doc told me just to use medicated dandruff...
View ArticleWater Only Success Story
I haven't even looked at LJ for months, but after having gone no-poo for a couple years now, and WO for at least a year, I feel I owe the community a report on how it's gone. I found the info in this...
View ArticleFirst time no 'poo
I'd been thinking about doing this for a while, but to be honest I'd seen some comments that scared me. "Detox period" didn't bode well, and whenever I see that on any kind of alternative hygiene, I...
View ArticleAt my breaking point! I know you can help, dear no-poo community!
Just about to finish my third week of my first try at no-poo and I feel like giving up. I had beautiful, shiny, soft, manageable hair before and now it's been reduced to a waxy, frizzy, dried-out mess....
View ArticleAustin, Texas summer
So, I think it has been four months since I started going no-poo. For a long time, things were very good. But then the summer hit, and now I am washing my hair every three days if I can even manage...
View ArticleSUCCESS STORY - 9 months of no-poo
hey everyone, I wanted to share what I have been doing with my hair since I first found this community in December 2012. I wanted to stop using surfactants (like sulfates) and petroleum products and...
View ArticleAlternates to BS?
Hi No Poo,Y'all are such a great community that I got off my butt and logged into LJ after three years just to make this post. I've been a BS/ACV No Poo'er for about 4 months now, starting back in...
View Article'No poo', water only, training hair -- questions
I've been 'no-poo' for over two years: I mostly used clay as a cleanser (the cheapest and most convenient and fastest way), and sometimes wheat-rye bread mixture. This is briefly. Story and...
View ArticleCoconut oil helped with build-up/residue on the brush
I've been washing with natural products for ver two years so far -- clay hairwashes most of the time. The promblem I have always had with my no poo was residue on the brush -- dark oily, greyish oily...
View ArticleNo poo help?
Hi, I've been no poo for about 2 weeks now, and I really struggled not to give up today. Basically, I've been using baking soda and apple cider vinegar to wash my hair and I got that horrible waxy...
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My Understanding, 2nd Edition
This is my second edition of “My Understanding”, which is basically an expository essay I’ve written describing the basic ideas, science, terms, and ingredients involved with no poo. Most of this...
View ArticleACVR, Conditioner afterwards?
Hello everyone, I have some questions about the no poo method, ACVR, the use of any conditioner afterwards, if anyone feels like their hair is dry/ frizzy after using ACV with no BS and what oils if...
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