Natural
January 20th, 2009, 02:20 PM
Though I've just ordered more shampoo bars, I am contemplating trying WO. I briefly flirted with no-poo, but ended up just minimizing my washes to twice a week for maybe a month. Between washes I rinsed with warm water daily, which may have been too frequent, but I found that my hair, though slightly greasy-seeming by wash-day, was not terribly so, probably because I had already started going every other day and was using shampoo bars. At the time, my hair was about 4.5-5" long, and I realized that the transition might be more difficult with shorter hair since there is effectively no place to adequately spread the sebum.
As I consider trying this again, I wonder what the best day-to-day treatment of short hair might be to make the transition more smooth and less ucky (though that might not be entirely possible). At present, my longest hair, on top, is 3.5", and I do not use styling products of any kind (I've always hated them). Two possibilities come to mind.
Having short hair and moving to WO will be a more difficult transition, (not enough hair length to spread the sebum) but a hat can be worn should an O/O period occur.
Having short hair will be an easier transition in the long run.I went back to washing daily, but the last week or so I've switched to every other day. If I start this now, or maybe after a month of stretching my washes out, is a daily WO rinse recommended, or might it be better not to rinse between wash-days? Do WO rinses actually make the hair seem more oily?
Thoughts/comments/experience is much appreciated.
As I consider trying this again, I wonder what the best day-to-day treatment of short hair might be to make the transition more smooth and less ucky (though that might not be entirely possible). At present, my longest hair, on top, is 3.5", and I do not use styling products of any kind (I've always hated them). Two possibilities come to mind.
Having short hair and moving to WO will be a more difficult transition, (not enough hair length to spread the sebum) but a hat can be worn should an O/O period occur.
Having short hair will be an easier transition in the long run.I went back to washing daily, but the last week or so I've switched to every other day. If I start this now, or maybe after a month of stretching my washes out, is a daily WO rinse recommended, or might it be better not to rinse between wash-days? Do WO rinses actually make the hair seem more oily?
Thoughts/comments/experience is much appreciated.