My hair still looks great. No greasies whatsoever. Soft, shiny, luscious.
I washed again yesterday with the Terressentials hair wash. This time I washed it twice, the second time leaving it on for an hour. Then I rinsed with diluted apple cider vinegar and lemon juice.
I thought no poo was no washing. It’s not no washing. It’s NO SHAMPOO. Using clay and aloe vera is fine. It doesn’t hurt your hair. Natural acids like ACV and lemon juice also don’t hurt your hair. Contrary to what a lot of stylists say. I read so many warnings of the dangers of lemon juice from stylists online.
Of course, they don’t want you putting lemon juice on your hair at home. Then you wouldn’t need to go to them.
It’s interesting because the people on the No Poo communities online are all about going longer between washings. On the Terressentials website, they say you should wash with the clay every day multiple times for a week.
The No Poo people believe that the longer you go between washings, the more your hair will detox and it will get back to its natural state in time. It seems to me that it is not about WAITING and slowly detoxing but rather it is about getting the gunk out.
So washing repeatedly with clay speeds the process and helps your hair return to normal. This way you don’t have to go through the greasy phase (which can last weeks or months!).
I’m going this morning to get my hair trimmed. Not a lot — just a tiny bit. I want to get some of those damaged ends off.
Hey! Found your blog through Naturalliving comm. We might have differing opinions on vaccinations (I am an obstinate product of two doctors, both of whom I respect greatly), but we have a WHOLE LOT in common as far as desires for a chemical-free diet and body care regimen. I am overwhelmed with the transition right now, so I thought I’d comment on your no ‘poo entry.
D’you think that the detoxifying process of simply not washing, versus the clay stuff, is equally beneficial? I have super dry hair, so I find that a simple scalp massage with just the barest trace of Aubrey’s JAY wash (just as chemical-free as that Terressentials stuff) doesn’t make my hair oily at all. Only have to do it a couple of times a week. Anyways, I was just wondering if you’d weigh in on the equality of clay cleansing versus non-sped-up detox, given the fact that I’m not going through the ‘uber!greasy’ thing that seems to plague so many new no-pooers.
Ramble ramble. I’m done now. Great blog!
~K
Hi!
I think the clay just works to speed up the process. So if you go no poo w/o clay, it will just take longer to get thru the greasies.
Not sure what’s in the Aubrey but I guess that will work (just be sure to check all the ingredients).