Howdy!
It has been over 6 months since I let go of my conventional hair care products and turned to the "no-poo" way.
It is time I report back on how my hair has changed and update you on how I adjusted my recipe.
I wish I had a way to let you feel the difference in my hair. I have always struggled with frizzy hair and I would be forced to use hair serums after every wash. Ever since switching to my own recipes for hair care it is like I have new hair. My hair has never been healthier, felt softer, or been this shiny. The best thing is, I no longer have frizz!! I used to wash every 2-3 days and now only need to wash every 5-7 days, Granted, we are barely entering summer so we shall see how this goes. The only thing that is a minor struggle are my bleached ends. I have had bleached hair on and off since I was 15... only taking a break when I needed to be professional here or there. You can imagine how hard that is on my naturally pitch black strands. The bleached ends have needed to get trimmed monthly because they feel frazzled. I imagine I could figure a recipe for deep conditioning but, the truth it, I am coming to one of those "off" times where I need to be professional in a few weeks and figured I may as well slowly trim the green away to start adjusting to "normal".
I have no had any issues with styling my hair. I am accustomed to wet sets for retro curls some days and flat ironing others. None of this had been thrown off by no-poo hair care.
Do remember! When you first start your no-poo journey the road will not be easy. Your scalp is used to (insert your age here) years of constantly stripping your natural oils. When you stop using "regular" shampoo you will experience oily hair for a few weeks-to-months. Everyone's experience is a bit different but once you get passed that awful stage, you will find your glorious strands that have been buried under conventional hair products your whole life.
Here is how I care for and style my hair now:
SHAMPOO
You can find my original post and recipe by
clicking here.
Updated Shampoo Recipe:
2/3 cup Castile soap (I use Dr. Bronner's)
3 tbsp baking soda
1/3 cup water
What changed?
- I no longer add essential oils to my shampoo. Why? I feel like it was a bit pointless and a waste of precious oils. I use them so often in so many other things during my daily routines and decided I would rather not wash some down the drain. I am getting clean just fine between the baking soda and Castile soap... plus, the Castile soap already has essential oils included in it.
- I adjusted the amount of water added. Adjust this to your liking. Less water makes for thicker consistency but more water makes it more sudsy and helps stretch each batch.
I love using a plastic picnic ketchup bottle since the recipe makes for thinner-than-we-are-used-to shampoo. I feel like it helps control the flow and squeeze it directly to my head instead of into my hands.
CONDITONER
To condition my hair I always rinse with equal parts apple cider vinegar and water.
I use a plastic picnic mustard bottle to control the flow and pour directly on my head instead into my hand. After I have the apple cider vinegar on my hair I use a wide tooth comb to make sure I comb it through every strand then rinse thoroughly.
FRIZZ SERUM
I hardly ever need to use serum on my hair now...
hardly ever! However when I do, I turn to sweet almond oil alone or with a few drops of "Joy" EO from Young Living added in. (I have some hair that is abused by bleach and needs some extra love sometimes.)
HAIRSPRAY
My secret sugar water! Find my post and recipe suggestion by
clicking here.
XOXOX
Lily Bean
