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Eliise · @kitkat_dota

6th Jun 2019 from TwitLonger

#nopoo


I started my no-poo (as it's been named) transition by just not washing my hair as long as it felt comfortable (~1-2 weeks) and using a boar bristle brush to actually clean it each night. Washing with luke-warm water to get the dust and extra oil out, and rinsing with filtered water to not have the nasty Berlin caulky water in my hair. Soft water is the best (swimming in rivers, lakes, and rain water if you don't live in the city). Keep in mind you need to have a good pH balance for your scalp. This skin is can be quite sensitive to changes.

I would also use black tea washes or apple sauce masks, but only rarely, around once per month to experiment what made my scalp and hair happy.

I think this part took the longest ~2-3 months as my scalp was just happy to breathe again. I tended to wear my hair up and in braids whenever possible, but you should actually let it hang naturally, as you want it to be able to breathe aswell. I've always had problems with dry skin and during this period my scalp was quite itchy, but it got better and better.

First change I noticed was the bleached ends just completely breaking off and splitting. That wasn't too nice.

Second change I noticed was that my nails started getting stronger. Beucase whenever I would run my fingers through my hairs they would pick up the natural oils. My nails have never been stronger, and they've stopped itching because of dry skin.

Thirdly, my skin was getting softer and softer! And it wasn't as dry anymore!! I even went through my teenage years on my face because of how much natural oil was produced, and got a few zits.

The oiliness has now balanced out. I do get oilier days, and my scalp is still dry at times, but it's nowhere as bad as it used to be. And most days it actually feels better than it ever did when shampooing with chemicals.

My hair now feels rather like soft wool than "silk" (like they tell you in the shampoo adverts).

I wash it about every 2-3 weeks with lukewarm water and filtered water, and then brush it with my boar bristle brush. Otherwise, day to day I just comb it with a wide-tooth comb (I recommend a wooden one, if possible).

After the wash my hair has a faint woody/nutty smell, but doesn't smell of anything than skin in it's dry state.

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