I want to switch to no poo

**zeldagirl7491** · February 27th, 2010, 01:21 PM

Recently I reduced shampooing to twice a week. But my whole family is very interested in getting all the way to no shampoo ever. So for those of you who are 'no poo' people, what do you do for dandruff control? Or what about odor? (especially in summer time)?

My family and I would really appreciate any information you can provide.

**curlylocks85** · February 27th, 2010, 01:34 PM

Once I went to no shampoo, I stopped having dandruff problems. I am not sure what you mean about an odor, but the conditioner and deep conditioning treatments I use smell really good.

**duckish** · February 27th, 2010, 02:11 PM

The conditioner I use to wash my scalp is Giovanni's Triple Tea Tree, and tea tree's a very good oil for scalp itchies. I really rub it into my scalp and if my dandruff has been bad, I finish up with a good head scratch and let the conditioner sit for a few minutes before rinsing. (I use a different conditioner for my length.)

I've also had most of my itchies go away with regular henna use. My scalp honestly seems to like it better than my hair does!

**Cholera** · February 27th, 2010, 02:14 PM

Are you talking about no-poo as in Conditioner Only, or no-poo as in Water Only? I've been COing for a few days now, and there's no smell that I wouldn't normally have with shampoo (you know, conditioner smell).

**nuxa** · February 27th, 2010, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by Cholera

Are you talking about no-poo as in Conditioner Only, or no-poo as in Water Only?

I was about to ask that! personaly I have been COing (Conditioner Only) for several months with no probles with dandruff nor smell.
Jut to get you started on both methods there are 2 threads that are very usefull on these matters:
For CO wash: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...ght=conditoner

For WO wash: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...ighlight=water

Hope I helped

**bumblebums** · February 27th, 2010, 02:40 PM

I do not use any commercial products on my hair, and I do not have dandruff. When my scalp gets smelly, I wash it.

Depending on what you and your family want to do, there are many many different methods of washing your hair without products. This includes Indian herbs, Western herbs, BS/ACV, and alternative washes such as egg yolk.

**Thinthondiel** · February 27th, 2010, 05:12 PM

I did WO for about 8 months, but it stopped working for me for some reason. But when I started doing WO, my dandruff disappeared (I suspect I just had a dry, flaky scalp, not actually dandruff). And there was no smell apart from maybe a week or so during my transition phase.

**countryhopper** · February 27th, 2010, 08:02 PM

I've no poo/ no products since Nov 1 '09.

I just use dilluted (1 tablespoon baking soda to maybe 1 cup warm water) to scrub my scalp with. I follow up with a tea rinse (many people do a vinegar rinse, but that makes my hair greasy).

I only need to wash twice a week now. If I do WO, I have to do it every other day.

It took my scalp about 2 weeks to get over the greasy transition period. During that time, I used an egg to get rid of the excess waxies/greasies.

I LOVE NO POOOOOO! My hair got much more manegable, and i discovered a bit of wave.

THe key to no poo is to try different things. Everybody does it different ways to suite their specific needs, and all ways are ok. You just need to experiment to see what's right for you.

**zeldagirl7491** · February 28th, 2010, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by Cholera

Are you talking about no-poo as in Conditioner Only, or no-poo as in Water Only? I've been COing for a few days now, and there's no smell that I wouldn't normally have with shampoo (you know, conditioner smell).

Either one. I was interested in both water only and conditioner only.