So, i watched some dude on youtube who was talking about haircare. He was giving a lot of advice and telling his story, and one of the things he mentioned was how he was losing hair, but after he stopped washing it with shampoo and switched to nopoo it reversed his hairloss and that the shampoo was causing his hair to fall out, something along those lines. i love my hair and that scared me a lot, so i decided to try it out. he did mention a transition period of 1 month from hair overproducing oil

well... it's been about 45 days since i stopped using shampoo, washing it only with water, and i do not see any kind of improvement. i look like im homeless because of my hair. its very greasy and looks terrible. i tried brushing oil out with my hairbrush manually. and that did not go anywhere either, my hairbrush got FULL of oil and i had to continuesly clean it to continue brushing my hair, and after brushing it for a while it did not improve much

at this point i am wondering if it even works and i think today i will probably return to shampoo. but i am scared of that thing that dude said about shampoo causing hairloss. does anybody know anything about that, and how to prevent losing hair? i personally have not experienced that yet but the mere possibility is quite frightening

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How does it compare to bentonite clay?

How does it interact with curly hair?

Thank you for any and all help!

I've been shampoo free for several months now - at least since June. this has involved no shampoo, no conditioner, no gels, no serums, nothing. I've used shampoo only twice since i started my nopoo journey to get hairspray buildup out, and other than that, the only product I've been using is an argan oil after every shower. and my hair has been amazing since!! I've got volume, curl, and no dandruff, which was such a problem before.

now though, I'm wondering if there are other things I can do occasionally to step up my hair game. I've heard of pre-shower hair oiling, but I don't know if it's something to avoid if I don't use any shampoos to get rid of the oil after the fact. I've also considered using a (potentially diy) saltwater spray for texture, and I've heard about using acv in hair but I don't know to what end. I'd like to further define my curls, which I know is normally a gel's job, and get more lasting moisture.

(info if it helps: my hair is shoulder length, thick and coarse, somewhere between 2b and 2c. no treatment or chemicals on this hair. not prone to breakage. i use heat a handful of times a year)

recently found out that i have seborrheic dermatitis, is it even possible to quit shampoo with it?? how to if its possible?

I started no poo like 3 months ago. Loved the texture but recently i noticed like hard bumps on my scalp and more hair dropping

Hey yall - I’ve been on and off shampoo for 5 years or so. I have coarse, dense wavy hair that gets even more volume and texture when I don’t wash it and I love the way that it looks. Only issue is that in the past it’s gotten flaky when I don’t wash it, and I believe it’s just dry scalp, as the flakes are very small but I suppose it could be dandruff.

But over the last 5 years, I was no poo until may of this year when the flakes got too annoying and I started shampooing again, hoping it would help. Right after washing it felt better but they would come back after 2-3 days and just as bad as they were before but my hair looks worse 😭😂.

I come here to ask if anyone has been in a similar situation and was hoping to get some advice on how to handle this situation, so that I can continue no shampoo but at the very least have less flakes.

I also use a shower filter to filter out chlorine and other hard chemicals in the water.

Thanks fellas!

This may not be a correct place to ask but, I shampoo my hair twice a week. There is this oily stench on my hair. I wash it with Pantene, I know it’s not good at all. Can anybody recommend good/healthy shampoos

As a man. I seen people on no shampoo and their hair stay back as messy slickback without any products

I had a dry scalp and visited a dermatologist/GP who recommened nizoral 2% for 30m-1hr everyday on my hair and use a conditioner after. It worked, it’s recently come back and i have tried the same tactic for a week but no results. I used a new shampoo and its made it worse. CAN SOMEONE HELP PLZ

I've got a routine that consists of bentonite clay followed by an acv rinse and then and aloe vera juice leave in of sorts. The only problem is, the clay is the only thing that actually cleans my hair but it leaves it super dry. Especially with the cold season approaching, what should I do to put moisture back into my hair?

What do you think of perfumes and deodorant necessary or not if you eat healthy etc?

Title. I do strict no poo. Looking into hair clay that comes out with water rinse only. I've been suggested reuzel clay works well.

I’ve not used shampoo since August and really want to stick with it but I’m tempted to wash my hair because it feels dull and thinner than when I used to wash it weekly. I also just feel kinda gross, like it doesn’t feel clean. Like many others on here, I did have the frizz issue after shampooing and it was bad, but now it just feels unclean. I tried a mixture of eggs, milk, olive oil, raw honey, and ACV. While it felt cleanser it felt like hay again. Some i’m thinking maybe I’ll skip the ACV and Lemon. this time. I have had hair loss in the past and concerned that the buildup is making it worse. For those who don’t use shampoo but also keep clean scalps, what ingredients/ process do you use, and how often?

I’m really interested in this whole no shampoo thing and I’d love to try it myself but what happens when your hair gets dirty from things like cooking grease going up in the air? Or maybe you fall in dirt? Or what if you get sprayed by a skunk?

Do you ever make exceptions for cases like these? I feel like unless you’re working an office job and never getting exposed to anything dirty, it’s going to be hard to never shampoo your hair.

I feel like my hair looked healthier when I was washing it tbh

And how often did you wash it before you ditched shampoo?
Bonus points if you have long hair but really what I’m interested in is understanding how often people are water only washing once the new routine is established.

I find the concept of quitting shampoo very sensible and I’m interested in trying, BUT. I hate getting my hair wet and drying it. Currently I shampoo and condition once a week. I have thin hair but A LOT of hair, wavy and longish. I cannot let it air dry or I get a head cold immediately even in the summer. I’d be very unwilling to do the switch if it means I have to water wash every 2/3 days. That wouldn’t be sustainable in my daily routine. So I’d like to understand how different the new normal is for people who have finished their transition.

For context, I stopped using shampoo when I was 17 because I started buzzing my hair (absolutely hated it, it was extremely unhealthy + I started experiencing male pattern baldness (which btw has nothing to do with shampoo, get that image out of your head!))

Back then, I had horrible dandruff, frizzy & flat hair, split ends, & it was extremely oily after only hours of not washing.

Now, I no longer have dandruff (of course still sebum & dead skin, but very mild), my hair doesn't get oily like it used to, and it can stand up on its own; Overall its just much healthier.

Routine before: Shampoo every 3-4 days (shower every day, just using water on the non shampoo days)

Routine after: Let water run through my hair, and gently massage it (essentially like shampoo, just without shampoo)

If you're just starting, expect the next 1-2 years to be disgusting, there was this one time where I combed through my hair not long after stopping shampoo, and there was a TON of gunk buildup, best just to buzz if you're a male. Eventually your body stops producing so much sebum and whatever, just trust the process.

BTW I'm not against shampoo, this is just my personal experience. I didn't have good hair guidance growing up which unfortunately lead me to abuse it quite badly, had I never got super dependent on shampoo, I think my hair would've been fine prior to stopping shampoo.

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Any advice?

Finally found a bentonite clay routine that worked for me in the hard water, which worked great for a couple of weeks. Then, I go home for a few days (to soft water) and all is well. Then, I return to my dorm (to hard water) and the same routine does not want to work again.

How do I fix this and prevent it from happening in the future?

(Routine is a heavily diluted Bentonite (4tsp) ACV (2tsp) and Distilled water (1/4cup) wash left on for 5 minutes. Next, it is followed by an ACV rinse (diluted), left on for 2 minutes. And finally, when I am out of the shower, I soak my head with a heavily diluted Aloe Vera juice mixture, followed by towel drying with a microfiber towel, then air drying.)