About a year ago, I was scrolling through Pinterest when I found this magical little thing called "No-Poo." I was a little thrown off by the name, but upon seeing a photo of hair and reading the description, I discovered that it wasn't quite what I thought it was.
"No-Poo" is a way of cleaning your hair without using any harsh chemicals. Since I have incredibly sensitive skin, and I discovered that cleaning my hair this way would be a whole lot cheaper, I decided to give it a try.
One of the main things that I read was that washing my hair this way would help bring out the natural oils in my hair. At the time I started, I had a pixie cut, but now my hair is longer and curlier—I'd imagine this is a contributing factor as to why it's been so successful for me since curls need a lot of moisture.
Like I mentioned before, my skin is sensitive—to the point where I used to be self-conscious about wearing anything strapless. Seriously; in high school it was pretty bad. It cleared up a bit when I switch to all natural shower washes, but it wasn't perfect. When I switched to "no-poo," it improved even more.
In addition, despite only washing my hair every 7-10 days, it's even stronger and healthier than ever. This past summer was a bit rough—that could be because of the whole sweating because of heat detail or the fact that I tried and failed to dye my hair purple (or both!)—but I actually ended up washing my hair a little more often and it was fine.
If anybody is wondering how I do all of this, here's how:
You'll need a tablespoon, baking soda, apple cider vinegar, a squirt bottle (we literally bought one of those reusable mustard bottles at first), a funnel, measuring cups, and a spray bottle.
It seems like a lot, but it's actually super simple.
For the squirt bottle:
Combine one tablespoon of baking soda with one cup of cold water. Shake it up and squirt some on your fingers. It should be slippery to the touch.
For the spray bottle, combine two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar with a cup of water.
Now when you're in the shower, you use the baking soda first. Squirt some onto your roots only and massage the scalp until it feels slippery. After you rinse that out, you put the apple cider vinegar mixture, spray the ends of your hair, wait 30 seconds and then rinse again.
It's actually super simple. At the beginning, you'll want to wash more often; I was washing my hair every three to four days, but you'll notice that as you go on the time between washes increases.
Bear in mind that it takes a few weeks to tell if it actually works for you. I started over winter break just to ensure that I didn't turn into a greasy mess beforehand because I definitely had a few doubts going in.
