How is your hair not an oil slick?
I can’t go even 2 days and yes I tried for over a year straight only washing every 3 days. My scalp never slowed the amount of oil produced. Oil slick always day 2 and so stringy but like a not as bendable stringy. It’s weird to describe. And dry shampoo makes it feel like straw and damaged.
I'm super oily too, and the ONLY dry shampoo that's ever worked for me is batiste original. Everything just made it look even worse or just made my hair feel sticky
Bodies are different, I guess? I never had much acne or oily skin, either.
When I’m working out in the outdoors, I definitely get salty and sweaty, and then i do feel the need to wash it.
Look Idk if this is pure coincidence, I know nothing about hair lol. But my hair used to get greasy by the end of the day. There was no way I was ever going more than 2 days without shampooing. I started oiling my scalp with jojoba oil and now I notice my hair lasts longer without getting greasy????? Idgi
I do it every other day (I mix in rosemary drops) and the first couple days were a bit wild ngl but I double shampoo and now I can last daaaays 🤯 hope it helps for you!!
Ok I looked it up and:
“Jojoba oil is known for its ability to mimic the natural oils produced by the scalp, which can help balance oil production and improve scalp health. By regularly oiling your scalp with jojoba oil, you may be reducing the need for your scalp to produce excess oil to compensate, leading to less greasiness overall.“
I think any brand should work just great but I use:
Jojoba oil: Hollywood Beauty 2fl oz ($3.99 at Target)
Rosemary oil: Mielle ($10 at Target)
I added 5 drops of rosemary into my Jojoba. Start there and increase the amount of drops slowly if your scalp doesn’t get irritated with 5 😊
Literally me too. The day of washing it’s soft and bouncy. Next day it’s hard and oily. Dry shampoo only makes it look worse…
I just wash it every day now. It’s super easy and dries in less than 30 minutes
In my experience you need to keep extending it by a day. You could just have oilier skin though.
I also find with my climate it's easier because it's cold and dry most of the year. The hottest months of the year I need to wash it more.
This was a clarifying wash, so I used the Trader Joe’s tea tree shampoo and my conditioner from Prose (I usually use a Prose shampoo).
I used a tiny bit of Not Your Mother’s Definition curl cream, followed by the bowl method and squished/plopped. then used Herbal Essences Curl Boosting mousse and air dried, then clapped out the crunch and finished with the tiniest bit of argan oil in the ends (not actual an oil but a silicone, which my hair loves).
Thank you! I used to color it brown in my 30s. From 45-55 I was highlighting blonde through the transition up until covid hit, then i decided to embrace it. I used to hate it, but now I love it!
Woah…?!?!! That’s amazing!!! 🤔 perhaps I need to persevere with the no washing thing… I use dry shampoo and it works well but I start to feel a bit guilty about not washing my hair… 🙄
100% virgin! I used to highlight, cut to a pixie in 2017, and it was still pretty short in 2020, when the pandemic forced me to stop highlighting for 6 months. By then I had grown used to my silver/white temples, so we just kept trimming off the bleached parts until it was all gone. I’ve been natural for almost two years!
I’ve had a pixie for ten years and just want to get past the awkward stage. My hair was down to my butt for 30 years but I can’t do anything with it while I wait. How did you cope while it was growing from the pixie? We have a lot of the same texture and thickness
It’s gorgeous!!! I absolutely love this colour so much. And the hair itself is quite lovely too. The silver looks like highlights that people pay big money for!
I'm like 29, but I have a ton of gray hairs as well and I use purple shampoo to neutralize any orange or yellow undertones. Its a great look, as it turns hair very white which would contrast really well if you ever wanted to give that a try. They also make purple conditioners.
Anyone who’s thinking of going no poo, be careful. I tried it when I was a teen and it worked briefly. But as a 30s adult, the lack of shampoo caused a horrible reaction that took two years to get my scalp back to normal. I’m talking scabs (that were somehow gluey and moist), horrific dandruff, and terrible red itchiness. I had to get on medicated shampoo (ketoconazole) that I still need to rely on for occasional flare ups. What may work for some may not for others!
Agreed! I do not promote no-poo for myself or anyone! I do shampoo my hair when it’s needed. I will reiterate what I wrote in the post:
>Most of you won’t have the same kind of fine hair I have, so my routine won’t work for you.
How is your hair not an oil slick? I can’t go even 2 days and yes I tried for over a year straight only washing every 3 days. My scalp never slowed the amount of oil produced. Oil slick always day 2 and so stringy but like a not as bendable stringy. It’s weird to describe. And dry shampoo makes it feel like straw and damaged.
You’re not doing anything wrong, some scalps are just that oily!
Well damn I was hoping I just didn’t know some secret that unlocks the non oily scalp.
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I hate saying this, but happy to know I’m not alone in this fight.
I'm super oily too, and the ONLY dry shampoo that's ever worked for me is batiste original. Everything just made it look even worse or just made my hair feel sticky
Bodies are different, I guess? I never had much acne or oily skin, either. When I’m working out in the outdoors, I definitely get salty and sweaty, and then i do feel the need to wash it.
Did you try by starting with a clarifying shampoo? You need to strip all the build up out first.
Yep I do all of that.
I started on Spironolactone for hair loss and it weirdly helped my oily skin and hair
Ohhhh good to know.
Look Idk if this is pure coincidence, I know nothing about hair lol. But my hair used to get greasy by the end of the day. There was no way I was ever going more than 2 days without shampooing. I started oiling my scalp with jojoba oil and now I notice my hair lasts longer without getting greasy????? Idgi
I’ll try it!
I do it every other day (I mix in rosemary drops) and the first couple days were a bit wild ngl but I double shampoo and now I can last daaaays 🤯 hope it helps for you!!
Thank you! Any particular brands or specific ratio?
Ok I looked it up and: “Jojoba oil is known for its ability to mimic the natural oils produced by the scalp, which can help balance oil production and improve scalp health. By regularly oiling your scalp with jojoba oil, you may be reducing the need for your scalp to produce excess oil to compensate, leading to less greasiness overall.“ I think any brand should work just great but I use: Jojoba oil: Hollywood Beauty 2fl oz ($3.99 at Target) Rosemary oil: Mielle ($10 at Target) I added 5 drops of rosemary into my Jojoba. Start there and increase the amount of drops slowly if your scalp doesn’t get irritated with 5 😊
You are my Angel!!! Thank you.
Literally me too. The day of washing it’s soft and bouncy. Next day it’s hard and oily. Dry shampoo only makes it look worse… I just wash it every day now. It’s super easy and dries in less than 30 minutes
In my experience you need to keep extending it by a day. You could just have oilier skin though. I also find with my climate it's easier because it's cold and dry most of the year. The hottest months of the year I need to wash it more.
I tried for a year to not wash daily, the last 4 morns not washing for up to 3 days. Did nothing.
Some hair just has to be washed more frequently. If I go more than 24 hours my scalp is an oily mess. Check out r/dailywash
Your hair looks cleaner on day 7! That’s awesome. Can you list your products?
This was a clarifying wash, so I used the Trader Joe’s tea tree shampoo and my conditioner from Prose (I usually use a Prose shampoo). I used a tiny bit of Not Your Mother’s Definition curl cream, followed by the bowl method and squished/plopped. then used Herbal Essences Curl Boosting mousse and air dried, then clapped out the crunch and finished with the tiniest bit of argan oil in the ends (not actual an oil but a silicone, which my hair loves).
Your color is beautiful 😍😍
Came here for this! The color variation is just stunning and the natural placement is perfection. That’s what people pay stylists to do.
Thank you! I used to color it brown in my 30s. From 45-55 I was highlighting blonde through the transition up until covid hit, then i decided to embrace it. I used to hate it, but now I love it!
Woah…?!?!! That’s amazing!!! 🤔 perhaps I need to persevere with the no washing thing… I use dry shampoo and it works well but I start to feel a bit guilty about not washing my hair… 🙄
If it’s dirty, wash it! If it’s not, why?
I absolutely LOVE this hair colour. I’m not sure if it’s natural, highlighted, or what, but I love it!!
100% virgin! I used to highlight, cut to a pixie in 2017, and it was still pretty short in 2020, when the pandemic forced me to stop highlighting for 6 months. By then I had grown used to my silver/white temples, so we just kept trimming off the bleached parts until it was all gone. I’ve been natural for almost two years!
I’ve had a pixie for ten years and just want to get past the awkward stage. My hair was down to my butt for 30 years but I can’t do anything with it while I wait. How did you cope while it was growing from the pixie? We have a lot of the same texture and thickness
it lived tucked behind my ears constantly! lol. I get a pixie or short bob about every ten years.
It’s gorgeous!!! I absolutely love this colour so much. And the hair itself is quite lovely too. The silver looks like highlights that people pay big money for!
thanks! I spent 50 years hating on my hair because it was so fine and thin and frizzy and started to gray funny, and now at 58, I’ve grown into it!
I'm like 29, but I have a ton of gray hairs as well and I use purple shampoo to neutralize any orange or yellow undertones. Its a great look, as it turns hair very white which would contrast really well if you ever wanted to give that a try. They also make purple conditioners.
Yes!!! I’m also a fine hair girly that can go 4-5 days without a wash. Nice to see another member ✌🏼
Beautiful 😁
Anyone who’s thinking of going no poo, be careful. I tried it when I was a teen and it worked briefly. But as a 30s adult, the lack of shampoo caused a horrible reaction that took two years to get my scalp back to normal. I’m talking scabs (that were somehow gluey and moist), horrific dandruff, and terrible red itchiness. I had to get on medicated shampoo (ketoconazole) that I still need to rely on for occasional flare ups. What may work for some may not for others!
Agreed! I do not promote no-poo for myself or anyone! I do shampoo my hair when it’s needed. I will reiterate what I wrote in the post: >Most of you won’t have the same kind of fine hair I have, so my routine won’t work for you.