The term “no poo” means “No Shampoo“.
That is not using any commercial detergent based shampoos at all while cleaning your hair.
Why do you need to avoid shampoos?
Many commercial detergent shampoos contain the chemicals sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and/or sodium laureth sulfate( SLES) which over cleanses your hair and leaves curly hair looking frizzy or curlless. Besides this, the silicone contained in the shampoo may make your hair brittle and the hair will not grow fast as the hair tips are damaged. As silicone will make your hair shiny, you may not notice the damage caused. Some types of silicones rinse out with water and will not damage your hair.
The non-soluble silicones are the trouble makers. No poo is a method to avoid these problems.
No poo does not mean that you are not cleaning your hair. If you are Caucasian or Asian, you may wash your hair every day as usual. African or similar ethnic hair typed persons can use conditioner only methods as they have drier and curlier hair. They could choose no poo method also. If you have wavy or curly hair and regular to really oily scalps, no-poo or low-poo are suitable methods for you.
The steps you can follow are:
Use baking soda and simple shampoo for a few weeks and get rid of all the accumulated silicones from your hair.
Get a neat hair cut so as to get rid of all the split ends.
Buy a quality light hair conditioner without any silicones in it. Use this light conditioner after cleansing your scalp and hair with baking soda. Get a thicker hair conditioner for moisturizing the hair tips. An Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) rinse would improve your hair curls a lot.
You can experiment by adding things like oils, brown sugar, honey etc. on to your cleansing solution and see how it works on your hair. Never add all of these products at once. These can make your curls look soft and shiny. It will take a little bit of time before you start seeing the benefits.
After you figure out the right no poo hair cleansing product for your hair, you will see the benefit of this method on your hair. As your hair looks great naturally now, you will end up using a lot less of other hair products like hair spray, hair gel etc.
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It was great reading your hair shampoo tips. I have a question, I am a 22 year old woman, my hair is sticky and greasy and I am losing hair at an alarming rate. I also have dandruff. I had undergone certain treatment but it hasn’t helped. How can I keep my hair oil-free and non-sticky? I have been using an anti-dandruff oil-free shampoo for long.
If you have been using the same shampoo for long, then switch to another brand since the shampoo you are using might not be suiting your hair. Always buy a smaller pack first to see whether it suits you. Your hairloss may be due to dandruff. So keep your scalp clean at all times. Drink plenty of water. Oil your hair with coconut oil and then apply the juice of lemon. Follow it with turban therapy. Do this once a week. If you have dry itchy scalp then read this entry here http://www.easygrooming.com/dry-itchy-scalp.htm
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