I just listened to a "Stuff Mom Never Told You" Podcast entitled "How often should I wash my hair?" and I've been inspired. They talked about the "no 'poo" movement where, basically, you just stop shampooing your hair. The argument here is that when we wash our hair, we are stripping it of all of the oils that our scalp naturally produces to clean our hair, so we in turn force it to produce even more than it needs to. So essentially we are making our hair oilier than it needs to be, just by washing it. Also, of course, shampoo and conditioner are expensive and use unnecessary chemicals and plastic bottles that aren't good for the environment. When I just think about our little mini tower of shampoo bottles in the corner of the family shower, it is pretty guilt-inducing. We're only three ladies! Why do we need that much?!
So all of this sounds good to me, and really - it just makes sense. I find that usually our bodies are way better at taking care of themselves then we give them credit for. Usually it seems like we just get in the way more than anything. So I am all for this "no 'poo" movement and am going to embark on it full force. 
Don't you all worry though - I recognize that my hair will take a while to get used to not being shampooed. In the interim, so as to not join the greasy haired ranks of the likes of Professor Snape above, I will use a baking soda and water mixture to wash my hair, and apple cider vinegar to condition it. Yeah, I know - it sounds pretty...... weird. But seriously - listen to the podcast for yourself, or if you don't want to do that, take a looksee at this interesting article.
So while the "No 'Poo" movement may not be for everyone, it seriously intrigues me. I will give periodic updates on my progress so you all can benefit from the knowledge without having to do it yourself. Thus, having washed my hair immediately before listening to this life changing podcast, I head out with a metaphoric clean slate, on my venture to ne'er shampoo again.
* Disturbing side note: in my search for a picture to accompany this post, I googled "Hair" and they suggested that I would be interested in searching for "Kate Gosselein (sp?) hair". Apparently people are trying to emulate her hairstyle. Truly frightening. And saddening. And now you may return to your normal, daily lives.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Experiment Time!
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Haha - love the picture you went with. I was so confused at first but now it makes a ton of sense. Awesome. All I can say is go for it, though I can't join you since I'm a curly-head so I rarely wash my hair as it is. I'm part of what I'll now call the the pro-ditioner movement. Oh conditioner, I can't live without it!
yeah - you can't live without it because the shampoo strips away all of your natural oils so you need conditioner to make up for it. Horrible cycle. So as you can see - I am feeling passionate about this. lol. Slightly less passionate, however, now that my hair is starting to get really oily. lol. I'm at the point now where I'm like, Oh man, what if my hair just turns into a giant dandruff pit? or what if it will feel slightly oily for the rest of my life and I'll never feel clean again?
Yeah, after you told me about his the other night I decided I'd give it a go. I made it two days before I was like, "I can't take it anymore!!!" I think my hair is just too thin. Even my natural balanced amount of oil would be too much. But more power to ya Amy.
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