I’ve not washed my hair with shampoo since 2019. Just water. Had 2 week transition of waxy coarse hair but then it transformed! I massage my scalp to distribute sebum then brush thoroughly before washing with warm water and finish with cold water rinse. And wash hairbrush weekly! No baking soda / ACV needed 👍🏼
Maryellen Creative - persevere, it’s SO worth it! My hair is long like yours, slight wave. It’s thicker since water only - I notice that when I plait it or put in a pony tail. It grows faster now and no frizzy humidity hair in damp weather. Dries super quick. No static, less tangles. Had people ask what products I use and their face when I say water only is hilarious.
SAME!!! Best switch EVER!! HAHA!! Only water is the way :D I also just made a video about it where i explain how to switch etc maybe it's gonna help other people too :)
Anni, did you do anything for the waxy transition?? It's killing me but I'm trying to tell myself it will get better. I've been almost 2 weeks without a shampoo (and I have only shampoo'd 3 times in the last 1.5 months). I water washed last week and then again yesterday (7 days later). But it feels gross and oily and waxy! Do I just wait it out? It sounds like yours changed, but did you just wait it out or do anything along the way?
When I was a teenager, I went through this crunchy neo-hippie phase where I just plain did not wash my hair......virtually ever......at all. This was years before the No Poo movement; I was just a fan of the 60's and wanted to live like a hippie, LOL. I think I went about 3 years without washing mine at all, and I've got photos that can back up how weirdly fluffy my hair was during that period. Part of me's always wanted to re-visit this idea with a slightly augmented version like this, like with the baking powder/apple cider vinegar rinses just to feel like it is still being cleansed with something (because honestly, in my teens, I just didn't give a crap how I looked, good or bad lol) but never had the guts to do it. Seeing how many people are doing this during quarantine, I'm seriously considering giving this another shot...
I had started water only washing (going from regular liquid shampoo) at the start of quarantine and have already seen great results! I have a few links that may be helpful for you! : ) justprimalthings.com/2014/10/20/the-ultimate-water-only-hair-washing-routine-no-shampoo/ justprimalthings.com/2015/01/04/no-poo-without-looking-oily/
One thing that's been helping me with the "greasy" stage is a boar bristle brush, they help distribute the oil on your scalp. It also give your hair more shin and gets rid of frizz.
I'm actually amazed! I was ready to suffer for 2-4 weeks. But after the first BS/ACV wash (on day 7) my hair is just as clean and nice as usual. Wow! I just want to research a bit to make sure soda and vinegar are safe. And if that's the case then I don't see any reason to use shampoo and conditioner ever again. Update 3 months later. Now I wash my hair once in ~7-10 days, rather than every other day. So happy with no poo😅🔥
I just started this last week and I LOVE it! My boyfriend also doesn’t use shampoo and our hair is never greasy looking at all. His smells a bit unpleasant but he works outside so he’s in the sun half the time. I use a tiny drop of Argan oil in the shower and scritch my hair to help get the smell under control and my hair is sooo soft from not using shampoo and just water
I think we've been conditioned to think the most oil free doll looking hair is what is most beautiful through the industry and commercials. I am noticing I'm finding a slight oily look more and more beautiful and natural looking.
Be mindful not to use baking soda for too long or too often, its PH level is like a 9 of the baking soda and your scalp PH is only 5 ... with long term use it will start to cause damage to your scalp and hair. Hence why it's such a great and effective cleaner for showers and kitchens 🙈 Transition to something a little less harsh like chic pea flour when you can! Hope this is helpful!!
@@hayleylamppost absolutely agree- I've tried both and have to say chickpea flower with a rinse made from freshly squeezed lemon and apple cider vinegar has worked amazingly well for me:). I liked rye flower but I still had to wash my hair every other day (as opposed to once a week with chickpea flower) and flour just kept falling out of my hair after washing. Obviously it's different for other hair types!:)
for years I was dealing with dandruff, sensitive scalp.. YEARS of itchiness. I was forced to buy Head and Shoulders because that worked if I washed every day. I'm a month into No Poo, and I'm loving it. I exfoliate with water only. However it's been a bit waxy lately. Luckily I found your Rye Flour video you posted 3 months ago. I can't wait to see the results.
ok, I love this video because it was literally my same journey. I think I made it to day 9 with no washing before i had to do the BS/ACV, because as you said, I just couldn't stand it, and afterwards it was as if something clicked - and my skin is WAY better without makeup. Great video!
Another hair tip I think you should use... No more terry cloth, aka towels, on your hair. It causes more frizz. Microfiber or even cotton t-shirts will treat it better. 😊
I started doing the no poo with just only water 6 days ago as well. It is totally the perfect time to try this out since we all have to stay inside and quarantined! I hope no poo works also for me, fingers crossed 🤞🏼 I hope my hair will get used to it pretty soon
I once tried no poo and it just didn’t work out for weeks.. but one year ago I started using sulfate free shampoo every 3-4 days and now I’m at nearly 7 days where my hair looks great.. I think it’s a great alternative and I’m going to try no poo again now, i think it will work a lot better now that my scalp is already healthier 😸
I just stumbled upon this video in my quest to learn more about the no-poo method and I just wanna say...I love your personality so much!! You seem so sweet, down-to-earth, and weird in the best way! Hope the method is continuing to work well for ya~
I started going no poo the moment I got stuck in the house for our stay-at-home order. I have been going for about a month and a half. It was terrible and gross for awhile but now it's pretty awesome! I rarely use natural dry shampoo from zero waste store, but I have only done that twice at this point.
SO SO COOL THAT YOU GAVE IT A GO!! I started using only water one year ago and it was the best decision ever! I also just made a video explaining how to switch etc if people need some help with it! :)
I add a small amount of tea tree essential oil to my ACV mix and it helps the straight AVC smell not be so strong or at least not at the forefront of the smell. Your hair looks gorgeous!
This video is super helpful! I am trying to go no poo during isolation. This was a totally impromptu decision and I am noticing the same things as you talked about. Hopefully that means I am on the right track.....fingers crossed. :)
This video gave me this really calm feeling of hope and satisfaction so I'm here watching it for the 2nd day in a row. I'll probably be back tomorrow when my anxiety struck again
Maryellen Creative omg it's actually better than it's been in a long while?? Is it because I started successfully doing no-poo myself? Is it thanks to this video? Is it the weather? My dog? WHO KNOWS 😃
You seem like such a nice person to be around, i was down a no-poo video rabbit hole but this video was by far easiest to watch! thanks for the nice content!
I always washed my hair every 2 days at night. But I HATED the feeling of wet hair. So I just stopped lmao. I now only wash it once every 7-8 days (with hars chemical shampoo). I noticed it has a lot more shine to it! Only needed like 3 to 4 weeks of my hair getting used to it. Today I washed with ACV for the first time instead of shampoo. After showering I added sunflower oil to my hair. I LOVE IT. My curls are back!! Before it was almost completely straight. But now, I'm a curly girl again!! I feel so pretty ❤
I’ve just started my foray into no poo, thank you for explaining all the different experiences of going without shampoo! Very excited to see my results!
Thank you sooo much for this ! I have been struggling to find a video that is really comprehensive without being overwhelming and that shows the whole process from start to end. I'm finally going to try it out starting tomorrow :)
New subscriber here! 🙋🏼 I don't know how you don't have many more, I loved your energy and everything about this video, it was so entertaining to watch! 😂 Great work!
OK here's what happens, if you think about shampoo and soap is a modern thing, for money grabbing companies, when we didn't have industrial societies, we mostly relied on water, water already has healing and washing properties obviously, the reason your hair gets back to normal is cause your natural oils act as your natural shampoo, your hair is dead, it's the skin underneath you need to protect, so yer natural products like apple cider, lavender oil, and coconut oil, all help cause they are natural abd help distribute your oils. So your doing it right, all you need to do is use water and massage.
So happy your no shampoo journey is going well!! I also follow this method but I use acv about once a week. For me at least the acv is all I need to remove the buildup on my hair
this video was so so helpful thank you! your hair looks so good!! i'm a couple weeks into no shampoo and my experience was super similar to yours so far, it helped my curls so much and im definitely sticking with it:)
So one thing I didn't know in the beginning of doing no poo was about hard water. I went eight months with oily waxy looking hair and I thought that it just wasn't going to work for me. I did an applesauce mask and my hair was instantly beautiful and fluffy and clean for the first time. It was definitely really hard to rinse out but it worked. So I have transitioned to using jug water from the store and my hair is doing a lot better but I still wash it with shampoo and conditioner once a month. I find that when I do my hair starts falling out like it used to. I just want to let you all know that I have been doing the no poo thing for almost a year and a half and it has been a rough process for me but I'm still sticking with it. So keep that in mind about the hard water because if you're having problems that could be the issue. If you're afraid of your hair looking too oily during the beginning of the process then I suggest wearing cute bandanas or doing braids for a while. Good luck in your journey and God bless
I've always read that baking soda is harsher on your hair than shampoo is. I've gone back and forth from water only to using shampoo a couple times in the last 6 months just depending on how I'm feeling. Water only with thorough scalp massages daily with a very diluced acv herb rinse seems to keep my scalp in great shape during the transition. i use cheap green tea packets, rosemary, and lavender. I think the rosemary is the only one that really does something other than the acv, but it seems to reeeally help with dandruff. I do about a teaspoon and a half acv to 2 cups of the herb rinse. Massage my scalp all over dry first and try to move the oil down my hair strands with my fingers, then i spray the mixture onto my hands and scalp and rub it in. No drandruff at all whenever i use it daily, which is the biggest issue when i transition over for me- my scalp typically gets pissed off and flaky lol. My hair being oily some days is no biggy, but when my scalp gets irritated I start worrying about extra hair fall.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience!! I recently just shaved my head and I’m going “poo free” as well and I’ve loved it! I’m hoping to never use shampoo again :)
Thank you for this video! First of all, I would just like to say your energy is just so wonderful and exciting, I absolutely love it :) and secondly, thank you for this, I'm in my 2nd week of no poo method, and my hair is now a wee bit waxy which is throwing me off this method. But seeing your video has motivated me to keep on going :)
I can relate to your excitement!!! I tried this too because of quarantine, and also because I had knee surgery so I couldn't really shower. It was pretty yucky for about 3 weeks. I hardly washed it at all though, and I have hard water. But then I saw this method for making a chickpea paste to wash with and am acv/lemon/water to rinse with. I've used that once a week for the last couple weeks. It helped to rinse off all the accumulated detox gunk and oil. Yesterday I realized my hair feels and looks so good! And I don't need to wash it, even after a week! It used to be I couldn't even go a couple days because of how greasy it is. It's awesome!!!
Instead of using baking soda which on the long term is very bad for your hair, u can also use ayurvedic herbs such as shikakai, neem and some herbs to hydrate your hair like aloe vera powder then mix it with hot water and some rose water or add some honey to it and you're good to go
I use neem, shikakai, bhringaraj, hibiscus and aloe vera powder mixed with rose water and honey. And sometimes a acv rinse. Diy masks such as: greek yoghurt, honey, lemon, virgin olive oil and egg. But be aware, each herbs has its own way of use: Shikakai cleanses the hair Neem cleanses the hair and stimulates hairgrowth. Bhringaraj: strength, reduce hairloss and grey hair, preventing damaged dry frizzy hair and makes the hair manageable soft and smooth Hibiscus Aloe vera: calms and hydrates the hair Honey: softening and calming Also some powders are benifficial for cleansing ( shampoo) and others for conditioning the hair. Sometimes after my cleanse and condish i rinse my hair with acv and water. I dry my hair with a cotton shirt and when my hair is still a little moist i add some argan oil to my ends and i let it air dry. I do this routine once in a month to cleanse, the other days i spread my natural oils over my head with a brush and do some scritching and preening. But every skin and hairtype is different, i am doing this method for a couple of years now because of my sensitive skin and i just love it. But before i knew what really worked for me i had to try a lot. Also using eggs is a good one ( not weekly based bc of proteins) There are a lot of ways to a healthy scalp! Good luck on this journey ;)
I tried it for 2 weeks as well and it worked, but I only when I used chic pea flour. -- Thanks for the motivation Maryellen :)1st week just washing with water,2nd week tried ACV/baking soda- really small progress.By the end of second week I tried chic pea flour and ACV rinse. My hair felt actually clean and not even a bit oily.It makes sense, water and oil don´t mix that well together, but adding non-gluten type of flour it mixed well together and it washed all the oil from the hair. Hope this helps to anyone struggling with transition, and would like to skip it ;)
I´ve mixed chicpea flour: water in ratio of 1:1.5, more liquidy texture, so that I could easily spread it across my scalp and hair. I added the mixture on wet hair though. The hardest/longest part is to get all the flour out. :)
I've always been the type to let my hair get greasy due to depression where I wouldnt wash or brush my hair for periods of time. Which my hair always felt super soft when I was in a good period and able to wash and brush my hair because of the oils sitting for the time they had. I have a chronic illness and so for a while now I've been stuck in my house just lazing in bed because not feeling good and hating myself make it really hard to face the world and actually take care of myself. I know it sounds gross, I hate myself for it. But this quarantine I've been trying to make changes and force myself to take care of myself better even on the days I'd rather just not do anything at all. It's been hard but I so want to love myself and my life and feel better about myself. So I've decided to actually try the no poo method. I would use sulfate free, paraben free, silicone free, alcohol free shampoo and conditioner before, because I do care about taking care of myself when possible, but sometimes it's so hard because I cant even look at myself or care enough. I flip flop. It sucks but I want to get out of this cycle and actually try to be a better me. It's the baby steps. I've been officially no poo for about a week. I've also been trying to do things to center myself and keep myself feeling like I am actually accomplishing something. There have been days where I slacked and let my thoughts take hold and the fatigue drain me but I've been making an effort to push past it. It's been really hard but deciding to go no poo has really helped me put other things in my life into perspective. I never thought something like taking care of your hair could make you want to be a better person but for me it has. I know it sounds really weird. I hope I get good results.
there is a very simple explanation as to why your hair was easier to transition. its because shampoos and conditioners have silicones in, they are a film cover that coat your hair and that can only be removed with a clarifiying shampoo or in your case baking soda. it does the same thing. if you just stop shampooing your hair it will only get worse if you havent removed the silicones as some of them cannot be removed just with water. your gorgeous btw. i did the baking soda avc and now i don't need to shampoo. and now i have curls.
Omg i decided to do the same thing once our stay at home order got put into place and am having very similar same results and opinions! (Only difference is that my hair is much more prone to oil) Loved loved loved this video!
Ariel Bellin my hair is also more on the oily side to start with! How long did it take for your hair to normalize with no-poo? Did you follow the same schedule as in the video?
Thank you so much for this video. I watched your second video first. Oops. I've been trying to make this happen for me for a long time. I think with the help of your videos and others and support from online groups I will be able to do it this time!!! Thank you bunches!!
@@MaryellenHacko I've recently learned that I shouldn't do baking soda and avc wash so I'm back to c/o washes until I get my water softener system in. It'll happen though! 💛
I need to try this. So I know you said you’re not wearing makeup and your skin has got so much better. Are you also not wearing any products on your face? Or what face wash or other products are you using?
Here I go writing the same comment again😄. Hope it helps someone 😊 Here's what I been doing with my hair after I've stopped using shampoo. There's this medieval hair combing method in which you simply brush your hair everyday for a long time (by long time I mean at least 30 minutes 😅.🌿 If you have short hair then brushing less than 30 minutes might work just fine for you🌿) . First I divide my hair in two sections. Then starting with one section, comb the hair with a very wide teeth comb. After detangling I take a little bit of coconut oil( because that's what I have. you can use any oil you want) and apply that on the ends of my hair (because that part tends to get dry. 🌿 You can use more than a little bit if it's necessary for your hair 🌿). Next step is to start combing the hair with a comb which has thin gap between each teeth ( is used for getting rid of lice). I just comb my hair from root to tip. Each section of hair for at least 15 minutes(you might have to clean your comb one or two times in between if it gets too dirty). And after I am done with both section of my hair the shine and softness of the hair is unbelievable 😄(🌿 if you are someone who doesn't care about having shiny hair everyday then brushing your hair every two days should be alright. You can try going more days in between brushing your hair using this method. If you are living in a colder climate then you might not have to brush every day. Try to figure out what routine works out for you. Rest of the days just brush your hair how you normally would 🌿). There's no grease of flakes on the hair. It feels and looks like freshly washed hair. I don't use any other products on my hair. Simply use water for washing the hair. But I tend to make a bun every other day while showering because the tips of my hair tends to get dry if I wash them every day. But I make sure to get the roots of my hair wet and just massage them somehow with my fingers under running water 😅. Rest of the days I just wet my hair completely while massaging the roots a little. That's what I've been doing for the past threemonths. And everytime I tell someone that I haven't been using any shampoo,soap or conditioner the surprised look on their face is real😁. By the way, I live in a tropical climate and I have thigh length hair (2a/2b type hair)which is bleached from the mid length to tip. Never had to deal with the greasy feeling neither do I have split ends problem with my bleached hair because of this medieval combing method😊. Never had itching problem. My scalp smells just like my skin ☺️. So give it a try. You can just search medieval hair combing method on RUclips
I'm currently in my 8th week of no poo, and honestly my hair is still oily as fuck. I tried an apple cider vinegar ringe last week though, and it worked sooo well for me. I don't believe the water only method will be it for me. But I hope that I will be able to wash it once a week with the apple cider vinegar without my hair getting oily. I'm looking forward to your next update 😍😍
I had the same challenge! I have thick, oily hair. I had to do a potent baking soda wash on scalp, massage it in for a few minutes, then rinse. Then I did the ACV, and it’s going wonders!
I am using baking soda as shampoo and apple vinegar cider as conditioner already 3 weeks every 3rd day. I love it, no more itchy and flaky scalp, hair is softer and lighter. Once a week i also put for whole day before washing coconut oil. Only thing i dont like is my hair is getting static.
I did this too!!!! I havent used shampoo since march 17th!!!! I used baking soda anf vinegar once. But otherwise jist warm water in the shower and now it drys super soft and dandruff is gone and no more itchy scalp like when i used poo!
I’ve been going since march! Great time to do it, I read using rye four is less harsh than bi carb soda (so therefore it doesnt over dry and then you over oil naturally), thats been working well for me. I do something quite similar to you, my hair was much worse than yours to begin but I i’ll persist!
Thank you for the video, I loved it! I’ve been thinking about trying no poo for a while and now is the perfect time to do it! Today is day 1 for me, hopefully it goes as well as it did for you!!
I’ve been doing it since 2019 (4,5 Months now) and the transitioning stage unfortunately didn’t go away. Only water, massaging and a lot of brushing. I did two rinses so far. I wish the fluffiness - non oily state had come or I hope at least it will come soon but my hair might just not work with this bare method :/ but I’m very confident going out in tied up hair!
Medea Milenkovic do you have hard water? If so I highly suggest getting a shower filter. I use stone stream shower head and aquabliss shower filter. Very important to but from the company so you don’t get fakes. Note that there will be some oilyness but that’s natural. Initially hair volume will go down but it’ll come back and be fuller. Also how are you massaging and for how long. I suggest a good firm massage for 4-5 minutes. Trust me when I say this will work. Me and my gf(I’m a guy) have very different hair types. She’s from China and I’m African and Native American. I have kinky and curly hair she has very straight hair. I do her hair care the same as my own and the results are great. She had alopecia and hair was always frizzy but after switching we both saw incredible hair gain on top of improved texture. Both our hair was dull now it looks like we hit up a salon and barber daily. Also try the inversion method. Another thing to not is unfortunately badly damaged hair may need to be cut away initially. Science behind that is split hair will continue to split unless cut away. However after the hair is healthy and strong you won’t need to trim again because breakage won’t happen. If you want a good shampoo because you feel no poo is just not for you I highly recommend soap berrys. Can’t remember the brand but the ingredients are probably the best you can get from all that I’ve seen which is a ton. Good luck
I wash my hair every 3to 4 days ( basically twice a week) and feel like I'm pushing it already , but I wash my daughters hair once a week and her hair is NEVER greasy , few times I only washed her hair once in two weeks and her hair is consistently good and not greasy . I am very tempted to just do with my hair the same I do with her but I am dreading the transition period.
I haven't read all the comments so sorry if I'm repeating what someone else has said. Look up the damage caused by baking soda/bicarb. Most people have a really good experience for the first few weeks/months then their hair starts breaking off. It's extremely alkaline and our bodies are naturally slightly acidic. The shock to the hair shaft caused long term damage. Once in a while is probably fine but every week is probably gonna cause a lot of damage in the long run
I am doing a no poo method right now that uses rhassoul clay to wash my hair. I found it to be a really interesting idea. Washing my hair with dirt!!! LOL!!! I am also trying to only wash once a week. I started by piling my hair with castor oil though, which was maybe a mistake. The rhassoul clay didn’t wash it all out, so my hair was oily out the gate.
oh man i am so sad that i didn't found this video earlier. i had so much time in quarantine to try it my own - but i saw it too late and now i have to go back to school with out being able to try it :(
I had similar ideas to use the current situation :) So I finally dared to shave my hair to 6 mm (it was as long as yours) at Easter and started washing it with water only. After a couple of says, I also started the 10 days no washing at all thing I had seen in other YT videos and I was really surprised, because I had imagined my scalp to become a lot more disgusting than it actually was. The only thing now is that I've got dandruffs. I've already had problems with that in the past, but could get rid of them using an appropriate shampoo. As this is not an option anymore, I found the BS/ACV method and want to try it now. Hope it helps. I'd love to stay without shampoo forever. It's so liberating :) Thanks for this video, it really helped giving me an insight in how to use these two ingredients.
@@MaryellenHacko Thank you :) I actually like it. Initially it was more for practical reasons, because I always hated brushing my hair and having the loose ones lying around everywhere. Plus I wanted to let go of the expectation that women "have to" have long hair. However, it can get pretty cold. We had a couple of cold days after Easter and my head was freezing. So I'm thinking of keeping it short for the summer and then letting it grow again. I just used baking powder for the first time and can't see any reduction in dandruffs, but I need to be patient of course ;) Unfortunately I didn't have enough ACV to make the rinse.
I stumbled upon your video cause im also doing the no poo method as of now, but omg you totally remind me of Natalia Dyer from Stranger things!! Loved the content, keep it up!
Hello! Please could you update us how this is going? Im keen to try and on day 4/5 at the moment and done one water wash. Are you still doing it/ do you still have good results?
I definitely want to try these rinses but I also wanted to incorporate like all natural solid conditioners and shampoos. How would I go about doing that?
Baking soda will be bad for hair long term due to ph. Massaging scalp is what works best. I massage my scalp daily. I can go like a month without my scalp itching when I massage daily even if I don't shampoo it. I Wash hair with non silicone shampoo but don't use conditioner once every 7 to 10 days now. I always rinse with acv rinse to return ph to normal
Used baking soda/acv exclusively for 2 yrs and my hair ended up looking and feeling damaged like I had bleached it. I only recommend doing this once in a while or for short periods of time.
Yes, it fully recovered after about half a year of store bought shampoo/conditioner use, so no worries to anyone reading this with a similar reaction! I think my results could be on the extreme end as I was also living in a hot/arid climate at the time. Since doing more research, I think it was the long term use of baking soda on the scalp that was the issue. It threw off my hair and skin chemistry for the worse after having great results for the first few months. It gave my fine/medium density/barely wavy hair great volume and a slight curl. Then it became brittle and lifeless. After many years of using whatever was cheap with sulfates and silicones, I’m now happy using sulfate/silicone free products and incorporating some “curly girl method” techniques to bring out my wave and keep my hair healthy and hydrated. I’ll also add that my hair changed when I hit 30, (drier, wavier) so what works for your hair one day may not the next.
If you want natural shampoo effect try black gram lentils soak it overnight and grind it next morning add okra paste after this no need of conditioner as well
My thing with this is that anything that cleans your hair of oils is going to be drying and potentially damaging. There are some good benefits to acv, as it is a good cleanser and can help with scalp conditions, and lower the ph of hair and scalp which I don’t totally understand the science of but is supposedly good. But,,, there are plenty of shampoo products which can do similar things? Maybe the motivation is cost, but using a shampoo without sulfates will be less stripping, and using a conditioner without silicones will eliminate the need for a sulfate shampoo to strip them out. I’ve seen arguments that these shampoos just use other detergents that are also not good for you, but.... apple cider vinegar is also a detergent? And... also made of chemicals, just ones that weren’t specifically chosen as being good for hair? It seems to me like you’re just using something that will work but not maybe as effectively though I wouldn’t know, and then not also giving your hair the added boost that moisturizers in both shampoo and conditioner give you. I have no doubt that this works, but it’s puzzling to me why it’s more attractive than finding a shampoo you like the ingredients of and washing with it less often. There are even products which use apple cider vinegar, like the ones from Shea moisture. Again aside from being trendy I guess it is probably a lot more cost effective? Her hair does look a lot less frizzy, but I would say it’s probably from washing with a cleaning solution less often, rather specifically from the switch to a different one. Idk, I’ve been on a no poo video binge and it seems like people tend to switch for the same reasons that I switched to no sulfate shampoo, sooo I guess if you’re reading this then know that there’s definitely cleaning products for your hair that won’t strip all your natural oils, just like acv and baking soda. Mostly from brands which cater to curly hair. Like I said before it definitely sounds like a good way to save money on product, but using alternative shampoos and conditioners I now only wash with shampoo maybe once a week (twice if hot outside or I’ve been really active), and rinse with just water and then condition if I’ve sweat a lot in between. And I really don’t get oily like I used to, typically by the end of the week I’m a little oily (esp because I use hair oils to take care of my long and curly hair and they build up bc I let them), but I’m only washing with shampoo bc I’m itchy from dead skin and product buildup, not because I’m so oily I have to. To each their own and I definitely don’t doubt that this works, but there’s definitely other alternatives! I think apple cider vinegar and baking soda, even diluted, would be way too harsh and drying on my hair.
I think ma'am you should Indian no poo method besause we actually wash hair once a week. Try amla reetha sikhakai soak them in an iron bowl one plam amla 5 reetha and 8 sikhakai soak for overnight. Then pour the water on scalp the water in which it was soaked wash it. The left tha amla reetha sikhakai grind them use them as mask add more tho the mask.
please explain the baking soda ac rinse. you put the baking soda on your hair and wash it off with only the ac mix? no water? don't you need like 5 liters of the ac mix to rinse? I'm confused.
I hadn't used any shampoo till the day when i told one of my friends from gym that i don't use any shampoo Then he replied "ewww" and suggested me to use some kind of shampoo. Because of his ewwww thing i started using shampoo like 3-3.5 yrs ago and now at this moment I curse him. Believe me this shampoo routine is like a cycle. Stripping natural oils with shampoo>scalp produces more oil in a day or 2> wash again and same goes on. And apart from it i am suffering from scalp itching just after a month of shampooing my scalp. Now it becomes very difficult for me to get out of this shampoo cycle because of my job which is very much socializing
I’ve not washed my hair with shampoo since 2019. Just water. Had 2 week transition of waxy coarse hair but then it transformed! I massage my scalp to distribute sebum then brush thoroughly before washing with warm water and finish with cold water rinse. And wash hairbrush weekly! No baking soda / ACV needed 👍🏼
Maryellen Creative - persevere, it’s SO worth it! My hair is long like yours, slight wave. It’s thicker since water only - I notice that when I plait it or put in a pony tail. It grows faster now and no frizzy humidity hair in damp weather. Dries super quick. No static, less tangles. Had people ask what products I use and their face when I say water only is hilarious.
Jack K I do :-)
How does your hair smell? I am so tempted to give this a go!
SAME!!! Best switch EVER!! HAHA!! Only water is the way :D I also just made a video about it where i explain how to switch etc maybe it's gonna help other people too :)
Anni, did you do anything for the waxy transition?? It's killing me but I'm trying to tell myself it will get better. I've been almost 2 weeks without a shampoo (and I have only shampoo'd 3 times in the last 1.5 months). I water washed last week and then again yesterday (7 days later). But it feels gross and oily and waxy! Do I just wait it out? It sounds like yours changed, but did you just wait it out or do anything along the way?
When I was a teenager, I went through this crunchy neo-hippie phase where I just plain did not wash my hair......virtually ever......at all. This was years before the No Poo movement; I was just a fan of the 60's and wanted to live like a hippie, LOL. I think I went about 3 years without washing mine at all, and I've got photos that can back up how weirdly fluffy my hair was during that period. Part of me's always wanted to re-visit this idea with a slightly augmented version like this, like with the baking powder/apple cider vinegar rinses just to feel like it is still being cleansed with something (because honestly, in my teens, I just didn't give a crap how I looked, good or bad lol) but never had the guts to do it. Seeing how many people are doing this during quarantine, I'm seriously considering giving this another shot...
BeatleBabe you should, now is a good time💖
I had started water only washing (going from regular liquid shampoo) at the start of quarantine and have already seen great results! I have a few links that may be helpful for you! : )
justprimalthings.com/2014/10/20/the-ultimate-water-only-hair-washing-routine-no-shampoo/
justprimalthings.com/2015/01/04/no-poo-without-looking-oily/
I used to watch your videos years ago. XD Didn't expect to see you here.
@@livikittycutie2606 Hahaha well hi! Yup, I'm still around and still posting!
One thing that's been helping me with the "greasy" stage is a boar bristle brush, they help distribute the oil on your scalp. It also give your hair more shin and gets rid of frizz.
I must be the only person who's hair gets so full of static when using boar brush
@@tatjanahabanen6066 At first it's like that
I'm actually amazed! I was ready to suffer for 2-4 weeks. But after the first BS/ACV wash (on day 7) my hair is just as clean and nice as usual. Wow! I just want to research a bit to make sure soda and vinegar are safe. And if that's the case then I don't see any reason to use shampoo and conditioner ever again.
Update 3 months later. Now I wash my hair once in ~7-10 days, rather than every other day. So happy with no poo😅🔥
I just started this last week and I LOVE it! My boyfriend also doesn’t use shampoo and our hair is never greasy looking at all. His smells a bit unpleasant but he works outside so he’s in the sun half the time. I use a tiny drop of Argan oil in the shower and scritch my hair to help get the smell under control and my hair is sooo soft from not using shampoo and just water
Would you advise to use salt with it. I found that it cleans my hair but I'm thinking of just using plain water only.
I think we've been conditioned to think the most oil free doll looking hair is what is most beautiful through the industry and commercials. I am noticing I'm finding a slight oily look more and more beautiful and natural looking.
Be mindful not to use baking soda for too long or too often, its PH level is like a 9 of the baking soda and your scalp PH is only 5 ... with long term use it will start to cause damage to your scalp and hair. Hence why it's such a great and effective cleaner for showers and kitchens 🙈 Transition to something a little less harsh like chic pea flour when you can! Hope this is helpful!!
Chickpea/gram flour works great for me, and I've heard that rye flour is also good - definitely not as drying as baking soda
@@hayleylamppost It early times people used clay.
Chickpea flour is great! I recommend it!
@@hayleylamppost absolutely agree- I've tried both and have to say chickpea flower with a rinse made from freshly squeezed lemon and apple cider vinegar has worked amazingly well for me:). I liked rye flower but I still had to wash my hair every other day (as opposed to once a week with chickpea flower) and flour just kept falling out of my hair after washing. Obviously it's different for other hair types!:)
@@brightphoebesays sounds interesting to try...
I agree its probs the best time to try this, I've been thinking as I dont have to look nice right now hehe
for years I was dealing with dandruff, sensitive scalp.. YEARS of itchiness. I was forced to buy Head and Shoulders because that worked if I washed every day. I'm a month into No Poo, and I'm loving it. I exfoliate with water only. However it's been a bit waxy lately. Luckily I found your Rye Flour video you posted 3 months ago. I can't wait to see the results.
@@MaryellenHacko Will do! Thank you 🙂🙂
ok, I love this video because it was literally my same journey. I think I made it to day 9 with no washing before i had to do the BS/ACV, because as you said, I just couldn't stand it, and afterwards it was as if something clicked - and my skin is WAY better without makeup. Great video!
Another hair tip I think you should use... No more terry cloth, aka towels, on your hair. It causes more frizz. Microfiber or even cotton t-shirts will treat it better. 😊
use shirts before you throw them in the wash good idea
Something else I have found works good like a t-shirt is a towel called a Turkish towel.
I started doing the no poo with just only water 6 days ago as well. It is totally the perfect time to try this out since we all have to stay inside and quarantined! I hope no poo works also for me, fingers crossed 🤞🏼 I hope my hair will get used to it pretty soon
hows it gone?
I once tried no poo and it just didn’t work out for weeks.. but one year ago I started using sulfate free shampoo every 3-4 days and now I’m at nearly 7 days where my hair looks great.. I think it’s a great alternative and I’m going to try no poo again now, i think it will work a lot better now that my scalp is already healthier 😸
I started this 5 days ago and I have naturally fairly oily hair but it actually doesn’t look as bad as I expected, I’m gonna try ACV in a few days!
I started the No Poo water only about 2 weeks ago, and I'm glad I found your channel!
I just stumbled upon this video in my quest to learn more about the no-poo method and I just wanna say...I love your personality so much!! You seem so sweet, down-to-earth, and weird in the best way! Hope the method is continuing to work well for ya~
I started going no poo the moment I got stuck in the house for our stay-at-home order. I have been going for about a month and a half. It was terrible and gross for awhile but now it's pretty awesome! I rarely use natural dry shampoo from zero waste store, but I have only done that twice at this point.
I tried the "no poo method" for about 3 months and it is work with me!☺️
Your face shape is so similar to the actress in Stranger Things
Max? Or Eleven?
Nancy?
Lilac Blue nancy
Oh yeah that’s so true ! Great observation !
SO SO COOL THAT YOU GAVE IT A GO!! I started using only water one year ago and it was the best decision ever! I also just made a video explaining how to switch etc if people need some help with it! :)
I just started to try 'no poo', I'm on my 5th day, this made me feel better and look forward to the results!
I add a small amount of tea tree essential oil to my ACV mix and it helps the straight AVC smell not be so strong or at least not at the forefront of the smell. Your hair looks gorgeous!
This video is super helpful! I am trying to go no poo during isolation. This was a totally impromptu decision and I am noticing the same things as you talked about. Hopefully that means I am on the right track.....fingers crossed. :)
How is it going? I am on day 5 without washing my hair!
This video gave me this really calm feeling of hope and satisfaction so I'm here watching it for the 2nd day in a row. I'll probably be back tomorrow when my anxiety struck again
Maryellen Creative omg it's actually better than it's been in a long while?? Is it because I started successfully doing no-poo myself? Is it thanks to this video? Is it the weather? My dog? WHO KNOWS 😃
You seem like such a nice person to be around, i was down a no-poo video rabbit hole but this video was by far easiest to watch! thanks for the nice content!
I always washed my hair every 2 days at night. But I HATED the feeling of wet hair. So I just stopped lmao. I now only wash it once every 7-8 days (with hars chemical shampoo). I noticed it has a lot more shine to it! Only needed like 3 to 4 weeks of my hair getting used to it.
Today I washed with ACV for the first time instead of shampoo. After showering I added sunflower oil to my hair. I LOVE IT.
My curls are back!! Before it was almost completely straight. But now, I'm a curly girl again!! I feel so pretty ❤
I’ve just started my foray into no poo, thank you for explaining all the different experiences of going without shampoo! Very excited to see my results!
Thank you sooo much for this ! I have been struggling to find a video that is really comprehensive without being overwhelming and that shows the whole process from start to end.
I'm finally going to try it out starting tomorrow :)
Apparently the plasticine feeling comes from hard water reacting to the Sebum and the vinegar cancels out the alkaline nature of the water
New subscriber here! 🙋🏼 I don't know how you don't have many more, I loved your energy and everything about this video, it was so entertaining to watch! 😂 Great work!
I thought the exact same thing when I started ISO! Has worked so well for me :) So pleased!
Im on my 7th day of no poo!! Im so excited to see how much healthier my hair will be!
My hair looks like day 7 for you literally the day after i wash it
OK here's what happens, if you think about shampoo and soap is a modern thing, for money grabbing companies, when we didn't have industrial societies, we mostly relied on water, water already has healing and washing properties obviously, the reason your hair gets back to normal is cause your natural oils act as your natural shampoo, your hair is dead, it's the skin underneath you need to protect, so yer natural products like apple cider, lavender oil, and coconut oil, all help cause they are natural abd help distribute your oils. So your doing it right, all you need to do is use water and massage.
So happy your no shampoo journey is going well!! I also follow this method but I use acv about once a week. For me at least the acv is all I need to remove the buildup on my hair
this video was so so helpful thank you! your hair looks so good!! i'm a couple weeks into no shampoo and my experience was super similar to yours so far, it helped my curls so much and im definitely sticking with it:)
So one thing I didn't know in the beginning of doing no poo was about hard water. I went eight months with oily waxy looking hair and I thought that it just wasn't going to work for me. I did an applesauce mask and my hair was instantly beautiful and fluffy and clean for the first time. It was definitely really hard to rinse out but it worked. So I have transitioned to using jug water from the store and my hair is doing a lot better but I still wash it with shampoo and conditioner once a month. I find that when I do my hair starts falling out like it used to. I just want to let you all know that I have been doing the no poo thing for almost a year and a half and it has been a rough process for me but I'm still sticking with it. So keep that in mind about the hard water because if you're having problems that could be the issue. If you're afraid of your hair looking too oily during the beginning of the process then I suggest wearing cute bandanas or doing braids for a while. Good luck in your journey and God bless
I've always read that baking soda is harsher on your hair than shampoo is. I've gone back and forth from water only to using shampoo a couple times in the last 6 months just depending on how I'm feeling. Water only with thorough scalp massages daily with a very diluced acv herb rinse seems to keep my scalp in great shape during the transition. i use cheap green tea packets, rosemary, and lavender. I think the rosemary is the only one that really does something other than the acv, but it seems to reeeally help with dandruff. I do about a teaspoon and a half acv to 2 cups of the herb rinse. Massage my scalp all over dry first and try to move the oil down my hair strands with my fingers, then i spray the mixture onto my hands and scalp and rub it in. No drandruff at all whenever i use it daily, which is the biggest issue when i transition over for me- my scalp typically gets pissed off and flaky lol. My hair being oily some days is no biggy, but when my scalp gets irritated I start worrying about extra hair fall.
WOWOWOW that’s so good !! Also your hair has grown so much 😱
Thanks so much for sharing your experience!! I recently just shaved my head and I’m going “poo free” as well and I’ve loved it! I’m hoping to never use shampoo again :)
Thank you for this video! First of all, I would just like to say your energy is just so wonderful and exciting, I absolutely love it :) and secondly, thank you for this, I'm in my 2nd week of no poo method, and my hair is now a wee bit waxy which is throwing me off this method. But seeing your video has motivated me to keep on going :)
@@MaryellenHacko thank you :)
I can relate to your excitement!!! I tried this too because of quarantine, and also because I had knee surgery so I couldn't really shower. It was pretty yucky for about 3 weeks. I hardly washed it at all though, and I have hard water. But then I saw this method for making a chickpea paste to wash with and am acv/lemon/water to rinse with. I've used that once a week for the last couple weeks. It helped to rinse off all the accumulated detox gunk and oil. Yesterday I realized my hair feels and looks so good! And I don't need to wash it, even after a week! It used to be I couldn't even go a couple days because of how greasy it is. It's awesome!!!
You're so lovely and this video helped me a lot . I started no poo a week ago , at least now I know what to expect
I definitely trying this!! I've had extremely greasy hair all my life and tried everything except this!! Awesome vid thank you!!
“My head feels like a pimple.” 🤣 Chica, you are so funny!
Instead of using baking soda which on the long term is very bad for your hair, u can also use ayurvedic herbs such as shikakai, neem and some herbs to hydrate your hair like aloe vera powder then mix it with hot water and some rose water or add some honey to it and you're good to go
I use neem, shikakai, bhringaraj, hibiscus and aloe vera powder mixed with rose water and honey.
And sometimes a acv rinse.
Diy masks such as: greek yoghurt, honey, lemon, virgin olive oil and egg.
But be aware, each herbs has its own way of use:
Shikakai cleanses the hair
Neem cleanses the hair and stimulates hairgrowth.
Bhringaraj: strength, reduce hairloss and grey hair, preventing damaged dry frizzy hair and makes the hair manageable soft and smooth
Hibiscus
Aloe vera: calms and hydrates the hair
Honey: softening and calming
Also some powders are benifficial for cleansing ( shampoo) and others for conditioning the hair.
Sometimes after my cleanse and condish i rinse my hair with acv and water. I dry my hair with a cotton shirt and when my hair is still a little moist i add some argan oil to my ends and i let it air dry.
I do this routine once in a month to cleanse, the other days i spread my natural oils over my head with a brush and do some scritching and preening.
But every skin and hairtype is different, i am doing this method for a couple of years now because of my sensitive skin and i just love it. But before i knew what really worked for me i had to try a lot. Also using eggs is a good one ( not weekly based bc of proteins)
There are a lot of ways to a healthy scalp! Good luck on this journey ;)
I tried it for 2 weeks as well and it worked, but I only when I used chic pea flour. -- Thanks for the motivation Maryellen :)1st week just washing with water,2nd week tried ACV/baking soda- really small progress.By the end of second week I tried chic pea flour and ACV rinse. My hair felt actually clean and not even a bit oily.It makes sense, water and oil don´t mix that well together, but adding non-gluten type of flour it mixed well together and it washed all the oil from the hair. Hope this helps to anyone struggling with transition, and would like to skip it ;)
I´ve mixed chicpea flour: water in ratio of 1:1.5, more liquidy texture, so that I could easily spread it across my scalp and hair. I added the mixture on wet hair though. The hardest/longest part is to get all the flour out. :)
I've always been the type to let my hair get greasy due to depression where I wouldnt wash or brush my hair for periods of time. Which my hair always felt super soft when I was in a good period and able to wash and brush my hair because of the oils sitting for the time they had. I have a chronic illness and so for a while now I've been stuck in my house just lazing in bed because not feeling good and hating myself make it really hard to face the world and actually take care of myself. I know it sounds gross, I hate myself for it. But this quarantine I've been trying to make changes and force myself to take care of myself better even on the days I'd rather just not do anything at all. It's been hard but I so want to love myself and my life and feel better about myself. So I've decided to actually try the no poo method. I would use sulfate free, paraben free, silicone free, alcohol free shampoo and conditioner before, because I do care about taking care of myself when possible, but sometimes it's so hard because I cant even look at myself or care enough. I flip flop. It sucks but I want to get out of this cycle and actually try to be a better me. It's the baby steps. I've been officially no poo for about a week. I've also been trying to do things to center myself and keep myself feeling like I am actually accomplishing something. There have been days where I slacked and let my thoughts take hold and the fatigue drain me but I've been making an effort to push past it. It's been really hard but deciding to go no poo has really helped me put other things in my life into perspective. I never thought something like taking care of your hair could make you want to be a better person but for me it has. I know it sounds really weird. I hope I get good results.
there is a very simple explanation as to why your hair was easier to transition. its because shampoos and conditioners have silicones in, they are a film cover that coat your hair and that can only be removed with a clarifiying shampoo or in your case baking soda. it does the same thing. if you just stop shampooing your hair it will only get worse if you havent removed the silicones as some of them cannot be removed just with water. your gorgeous btw. i did the baking soda avc and now i don't need to shampoo. and now i have curls.
Omg i decided to do the same thing once our stay at home order got put into place and am having very similar same results and opinions! (Only difference is that my hair is much more prone to oil)
Loved loved loved this video!
Ariel Bellin my hair is also more on the oily side to start with! How long did it take for your hair to normalize with no-poo? Did you follow the same schedule as in the video?
Thank you so much for this video. I watched your second video first. Oops. I've been trying to make this happen for me for a long time. I think with the help of your videos and others and support from online groups I will be able to do it this time!!! Thank you bunches!!
Thank you 😊!!
@@MaryellenHacko I've recently learned that I shouldn't do baking soda and avc wash so I'm back to c/o washes until I get my water softener system in. It'll happen though! 💛
Use less ACV and your hair won't be sticky at scalp/roots and dry at ends.
(IDK but if I add more ACV it makes my ends super dry)
I need to try this. So I know you said you’re not wearing makeup and your skin has got so much better. Are you also not wearing any products on your face? Or what face wash or other products are you using?
Here I go writing the same comment again😄. Hope it helps someone 😊
Here's what I been doing with my hair after I've stopped using shampoo.
There's this medieval hair combing method in which you simply brush your hair everyday for a long time (by long time I mean at least 30 minutes 😅.🌿 If you have short hair then brushing less than 30 minutes might work just fine for you🌿) . First I divide my hair in two sections. Then starting with one section, comb the hair with a very wide teeth comb. After detangling I take a little bit of coconut oil( because that's what I have. you can use any oil you want) and apply that on the ends of my hair (because that part tends to get dry. 🌿 You can use more than a little bit if it's necessary for your hair 🌿). Next step is to start combing the hair with a comb which has thin gap between each teeth ( is used for getting rid of lice). I just comb my hair from root to tip. Each section of hair for at least 15 minutes(you might have to clean your comb one or two times in between if it gets too dirty). And after I am done with both section of my hair the shine and softness of the hair is unbelievable 😄(🌿 if you are someone who doesn't care about having shiny hair everyday then brushing your hair every two days should be alright. You can try going more days in between brushing your hair using this method. If you are living in a colder climate then you might not have to brush every day. Try to figure out what routine works out for you. Rest of the days just brush your hair how you normally would 🌿). There's no grease of flakes on the hair. It feels and looks like freshly washed hair. I don't use any other products on my hair. Simply use water for washing the hair. But I tend to make a bun every other day while showering because the tips of my hair tends to get dry if I wash them every day. But I make sure to get the roots of my hair wet and just massage them somehow with my fingers under running water 😅. Rest of the days I just wet my hair completely while massaging the roots a little.
That's what I've been doing for the past threemonths. And everytime I tell someone that I haven't been using any shampoo,soap or conditioner the surprised look on their face is real😁. By the way, I live in a tropical climate and I have thigh length hair (2a/2b type hair)which is bleached from the mid length to tip. Never had to deal with the greasy feeling neither do I have split ends problem with my bleached hair because of this medieval combing method😊. Never had itching problem. My scalp smells just like my skin ☺️. So give it a try. You can just search medieval hair combing method on RUclips
Boar brush helps to exfoliate the scalp and transport the oils from roots to the rest of the hair ! You go guys and girls!
I'm currently in my 8th week of no poo, and honestly my hair is still oily as fuck. I tried an apple cider vinegar ringe last week though, and it worked sooo well for me. I don't believe the water only method will be it for me. But I hope that I will be able to wash it once a week with the apple cider vinegar without my hair getting oily.
I'm looking forward to your next update 😍😍
I had the same challenge! I have thick, oily hair. I had to do a potent baking soda wash on scalp, massage it in for a few minutes, then rinse. Then I did the ACV, and it’s going wonders!
I am using baking soda as shampoo and apple vinegar cider as conditioner already 3 weeks every 3rd day. I love it, no more itchy and flaky scalp, hair is softer and lighter. Once a week i also put for whole day before washing coconut oil. Only thing i dont like is my hair is getting static.
I did this too!!!! I havent used shampoo since march 17th!!!! I used baking soda anf vinegar once. But otherwise jist warm water in the shower and now it drys super soft and dandruff is gone and no more itchy scalp like when i used poo!
I’ve been going since march! Great time to do it, I read using rye four is less harsh than bi carb soda (so therefore it doesnt over dry and then you over oil naturally), thats been working well for me. I do something quite similar to you, my hair was much worse than yours to begin but I i’ll persist!
your hair is soo photoshoot-ready!!! it is crazy lustrous. love it.
if you want makeup for special occasions try the flesh thickstick foundation! it looks like skin when used with water sprayed on top, no powder.
Thank you for the video, I loved it! I’ve been thinking about trying no poo for a while and now is the perfect time to do it! Today is day 1 for me, hopefully it goes as well as it did for you!!
I’ve been doing it since 2019 (4,5 Months now) and the transitioning stage unfortunately didn’t go away. Only water, massaging and a lot of brushing. I did two rinses so far. I wish the fluffiness - non oily state had come or I hope at least it will come soon but my hair might just not work with this bare method :/ but I’m very confident going out in tied up hair!
Medea Milenkovic do you have hard water? If so I highly suggest getting a shower filter. I use stone stream shower head and aquabliss shower filter. Very important to but from the company so you don’t get fakes. Note that there will be some oilyness but that’s natural. Initially hair volume will go down but it’ll come back and be fuller. Also how are you massaging and for how long. I suggest a good firm massage for 4-5 minutes. Trust me when I say this will work. Me and my gf(I’m a guy) have very different hair types. She’s from China and I’m African and Native American. I have kinky and curly hair she has very straight hair. I do her hair care the same as my own and the results are great. She had alopecia and hair was always frizzy but after switching we both saw incredible hair gain on top of improved texture. Both our hair was dull now it looks like we hit up a salon and barber daily. Also try the inversion method. Another thing to not is unfortunately badly damaged hair may need to be cut away initially. Science behind that is split hair will continue to split unless cut away. However after the hair is healthy and strong you won’t need to trim again because breakage won’t happen. If you want a good shampoo because you feel no poo is just not for you I highly recommend soap berrys. Can’t remember the brand but the ingredients are probably the best you can get from all that I’ve seen which is a ton. Good luck
I wash my hair every 3to 4 days ( basically twice a week) and feel like I'm pushing it already , but I wash my daughters hair once a week and her hair is NEVER greasy , few times I only washed her hair once in two weeks and her hair is consistently good and not greasy . I am very tempted to just do with my hair the same I do with her but I am dreading the transition period.
Just wanted to say from a fellow Aussie girl, you're super likeable and I'm gonna try this too :)
I haven't read all the comments so sorry if I'm repeating what someone else has said. Look up the damage caused by baking soda/bicarb. Most people have a really good experience for the first few weeks/months then their hair starts breaking off. It's extremely alkaline and our bodies are naturally slightly acidic. The shock to the hair shaft caused long term damage. Once in a while is probably fine but every week is probably gonna cause a lot of damage in the long run
I am doing a no poo method right now that uses rhassoul clay to wash my hair. I found it to be a really interesting idea. Washing my hair with dirt!!! LOL!!! I am also trying to only wash once a week. I started by piling my hair with castor oil though, which was maybe a mistake. The rhassoul clay didn’t wash it all out, so my hair was oily out the gate.
I love how your hair looks, natural curls, looks beachy.. I like it..
I'm doing too, no poo, already a month..
Loved the video! And love your personality ❤️
You’re naturally very beautiful, be careful doing all that baking soda it can wreak havoc on your really nice hair. But do whats best for you
Yes, do share your skin care routine, please. Thank you.
I started my self experiment as well one week ago😅had the same thoughts about isolation
oh man i am so sad that i didn't found this video earlier. i had so much time in quarantine to try it my own - but i saw it too late and now i have to go back to school with out being able to try it :(
I'm doing no poo right now too. Hope it works!
I had similar ideas to use the current situation :)
So I finally dared to shave my hair to 6 mm (it was as long as yours) at Easter and started washing it with water only. After a couple of says, I also started the 10 days no washing at all thing I had seen in other YT videos and I was really surprised, because I had imagined my scalp to become a lot more disgusting than it actually was. The only thing now is that I've got dandruffs. I've already had problems with that in the past, but could get rid of them using an appropriate shampoo. As this is not an option anymore, I found the BS/ACV method and want to try it now. Hope it helps. I'd love to stay without shampoo forever. It's so liberating :)
Thanks for this video, it really helped giving me an insight in how to use these two ingredients.
@@MaryellenHacko Thank you :)
I actually like it. Initially it was more for practical reasons, because I always hated brushing my hair and having the loose ones lying around everywhere. Plus I wanted to let go of the expectation that women "have to" have long hair.
However, it can get pretty cold. We had a couple of cold days after Easter and my head was freezing. So I'm thinking of keeping it short for the summer and then letting it grow again.
I just used baking powder for the first time and can't see any reduction in dandruffs, but I need to be patient of course ;) Unfortunately I didn't have enough ACV to make the rinse.
Hi! I would love to try this! But can I do it also without the apple cider vinegar/baking soda?
I stumbled upon your video cause im also doing the no poo method as of now, but omg you totally remind me of Natalia Dyer from Stranger things!! Loved the content, keep it up!
I'm on day 4! got so inspired watching your video :D
Hello! Please could you update us how this is going? Im keen to try and on day 4/5 at the moment and done one water wash. Are you still doing it/ do you still have good results?
Maryellen Creative oh great news! Thanks
I haven't washed my hair in about a month... But I'm still going to work every day 😅 honestly though it's doing great
I definitely want to try these rinses but I also wanted to incorporate like all natural solid conditioners and shampoos. How would I go about doing that?
You should look into the ACV shampoo/conditioner by WOW. I wash my hair once a week with this. And my hair never gets gross
Hi Maryellen, do you rinse out the baking soda/water after you "wash your hair" ? also do you rinse the ACV/water out or leave it on?
@@MaryellenHacko thank you for your reply, your hair looks so good that you've inspired me to do the same.
Baking soda will be bad for hair long term due to ph. Massaging scalp is what works best. I massage my scalp daily. I can go like a month without my scalp itching when I massage daily even if I don't shampoo it. I Wash hair with non silicone shampoo but don't use conditioner once every 7 to 10 days now. I always rinse with acv rinse to return ph to normal
I saw the title in my recommendations and thought this was gonna be a video about not pooping anymore??
Used baking soda/acv exclusively for 2 yrs and my hair ended up looking and feeling damaged like I had bleached it. I only recommend doing this once in a while or for short periods of time.
Yes, it fully recovered after about half a year of store bought shampoo/conditioner use, so no worries to anyone reading this with a similar reaction! I think my results could be on the extreme end as I was also living in a hot/arid climate at the time. Since doing more research, I think it was the long term use of baking soda on the scalp that was the issue. It threw off my hair and skin chemistry for the worse after having great results for the first few months. It gave my fine/medium density/barely wavy hair great volume and a slight curl. Then it became brittle and lifeless. After many years of using whatever was cheap with sulfates and silicones, I’m now happy using sulfate/silicone free products and incorporating some “curly girl method” techniques to bring out my wave and keep my hair healthy and hydrated. I’ll also add that my hair changed when I hit 30, (drier, wavier) so what works for your hair one day may not the next.
Can you still use conditioner or oils on the ends? To make sure its not too dry
If you want natural shampoo effect try black gram lentils soak it overnight and grind it next morning add okra paste after this no need of conditioner as well
My thing with this is that anything that cleans your hair of oils is going to be drying and potentially damaging. There are some good benefits to acv, as it is a good cleanser and can help with scalp conditions, and lower the ph of hair and scalp which I don’t totally understand the science of but is supposedly good. But,,, there are plenty of shampoo products which can do similar things? Maybe the motivation is cost, but using a shampoo without sulfates will be less stripping, and using a conditioner without silicones will eliminate the need for a sulfate shampoo to strip them out. I’ve seen arguments that these shampoos just use other detergents that are also not good for you, but.... apple cider vinegar is also a detergent? And... also made of chemicals, just ones that weren’t specifically chosen as being good for hair? It seems to me like you’re just using something that will work but not maybe as effectively though I wouldn’t know, and then not also giving your hair the added boost that moisturizers in both shampoo and conditioner give you. I have no doubt that this works, but it’s puzzling to me why it’s more attractive than finding a shampoo you like the ingredients of and washing with it less often. There are even products which use apple cider vinegar, like the ones from Shea moisture. Again aside from being trendy I guess it is probably a lot more cost effective? Her hair does look a lot less frizzy, but I would say it’s probably from washing with a cleaning solution less often, rather specifically from the switch to a different one. Idk, I’ve been on a no poo video binge and it seems like people tend to switch for the same reasons that I switched to no sulfate shampoo, sooo I guess if you’re reading this then know that there’s definitely cleaning products for your hair that won’t strip all your natural oils, just like acv and baking soda. Mostly from brands which cater to curly hair. Like I said before it definitely sounds like a good way to save money on product, but using alternative shampoos and conditioners I now only wash with shampoo maybe once a week (twice if hot outside or I’ve been really active), and rinse with just water and then condition if I’ve sweat a lot in between. And I really don’t get oily like I used to, typically by the end of the week I’m a little oily (esp because I use hair oils to take care of my long and curly hair and they build up bc I let them), but I’m only washing with shampoo bc I’m itchy from dead skin and product buildup, not because I’m so oily I have to. To each their own and I definitely don’t doubt that this works, but there’s definitely other alternatives! I think apple cider vinegar and baking soda, even diluted, would be way too harsh and drying on my hair.
Good for you! And believe me in no known universe does your face require any makeup!
I think ma'am you should Indian no poo method besause we actually wash hair once a week. Try amla reetha sikhakai soak them in an iron bowl one plam amla 5 reetha and 8 sikhakai soak for overnight. Then pour the water on scalp the water in which it was soaked wash it. The left tha amla reetha sikhakai grind them use them as mask add more tho the mask.
I stopped using shampoo a month ago! I got good hair now! I just cold shower
❤❤❤❤❤😍😍😍 loved this video twin
Wow that’s pretty nice results!Do you have fine hair?
@@MaryellenHacko yep makes total sense! I'm a bit jealous. I have fine hair but also not a lot of it 😢
please explain the baking soda ac rinse. you put the baking soda on your hair and wash it off with only the ac mix? no water? don't you need like 5 liters of the ac mix to rinse? I'm confused.
How do you wash your hair with baking soda and ACV? I've been trying no poo for over a month now and only using water and it's still pretty gross 🙄
@@MaryellenHacko love that! Subscribed ❤
I had the opposite problem, dry scalp that made my hair super dry and frizzy and also caused me dandruff. Solved it with no poo + acv rinse
Ahahah love ur energy also I’m kinda semi trying this out rn
Maryellen Creative 🥰💜
I hadn't used any shampoo till the day when i told one of my friends from gym that i don't use any shampoo
Then he replied "ewww" and suggested me to use some kind of shampoo. Because of his ewwww thing i started using shampoo like 3-3.5 yrs ago and now at this moment I curse him.
Believe me this shampoo routine is like a cycle.
Stripping natural oils with shampoo>scalp produces more oil in a day or 2> wash again and same goes on. And apart from it i am suffering from scalp itching just after a month of shampooing my scalp.
Now it becomes very difficult for me to get out of this shampoo cycle because of my job which is very much socializing
It's Day 3 for me. Hair feels great already. Btw, does it help with thinning hair?