Shampoo-Free Tea: Result!
July 13th, 2009 |I know, I know, I said you would get results after about a week, but there is a good reason why it has taken me so long to tell you how the whole shampoo-free thing is going!
It is called, I MADE A COMIC ABOUT IT.
Shampoo-Free Tea
Enjoy! This documents the process from start to end of the first day of shampoo-freeness. Click the image to read the comic!
It has been nearly three weeks and I have got to say, I do not feel like my hair is dirty, and I don’t miss shampoo at all! In fact, I am happy to report that when I went down to my grandmother’s house for the weekend, I brought down all my silicone-rich conditioners and all but one bottle of sulfate shampoo. I kept one bottle of shampoo in case I have an awful hair emergency. But other than that, my haircare regimen now consists of silicone-free conditioner, water, and castor oil or vegetable glycerin (I like to alternate what I put in my hair).
It was slightly greasy at about the two week mark, but other than that, all the warnings that it would make my hair look worse before it looked better? Lies! It has looked great from the first day on. I mean, I still have some bad hair days, but my hair is softer, shinier, and healthier overall. The softness is amazing– you can really tell that there are no products in my hair.
When it got greasy, I massaged my scalp with baking soda and then poured vinegar in– a recommendation I got from Destiny and several other sources. I was hoping it would make my head into a kiddie science project volcano, but it did not. Woe! It made my scalp feel a little dry for a few days, though, so I’m not sure if I will do that again.
But generally, I am very pleased with the results and I would happily recommend this alternative to icky chemicals to anyone and everyone– my mom picked it up already.
I think the oil and/or glycerin would be too heavy for my hair (classic-length 2c), but I looooooooove the no-shampoo thing. Which conditioner are you using (apologies if you already said in another post)? Thanks!
PS – have you heard from the Tesla Science Center people about how the fundraising is going?
Thanks, Maureen!
I am using Suave Naturals Coconut and something from Freeman as my conditioner wash conditioners, mainly because they are cheap and I can pile them on. I like to alternate products; I find it prevents build-up. I am conditioner washing every third or fourth day. Then I am using J/A/S/O/N’s biotin conditioner and a tea tree oil conditioner from a brand I don’t recall as leave ins.
I have not heard anything from the Tesla people in like a month or so! I will check in with them!