I read an article about this a while ago, about a woman who doesn't wash her hair on advice from her hairdresser. She said it took about 10 weeks to get 'naturally nice' but now it really doesn't need it. My brother hasn't washed his for years, and doesn't use any products in it. I'm surprised by how nice it feels! I'm not game to try it myself though, my hair goes pretty feral after a few days lol
i remember someone on tv did this, for a documentary or something, and they said it worked and that after a certain period their hair had never been better!
The hairdresser who last cut my hair was telling me that she only ever washes her hair once a month, (or 4-6 weeks, so she said) the other girls were giving her heaps about it but her hair actually looked and felt fantastic!
She did say that it takes a while to "train" your hair to be ok with it.
I don't use any product and haven't since dance concerts many moons ago. Have naturally straight, darkish brown hair and usually only wash it once a week as is. I did colour it (blonde, of course haha) for almost my entire senior schooling but has been its natural colour for ages now. It actually isn't looking bad at the moment, it does feel a little oily though. Hmm maybe I should stick it out, no big events on the calendar as such, do a little experiment... for science...
mine doesnt get washed very often and it takes a while for it to become really unbareable i dont like washing it coz im prone to nits as in i come into contact with school aged kids and then i have them i have freaky hair im not sure not washing helps much though if i could remember i would spray with teatree oil but oh well lol
I have wondered about this as well. I can believe that it rebalances after a while but wondered about people who do a lot of exercise. My hair is feral after exercise and I can't imagine not washing it.
from a daily hairwasher who would probably benefit highly from this (mine is running oil by the night of the day I washed it) I can't imagine the horror both in looks and feeling I'd have to go through to do it.
I was discussing this with my hairdresser recently. Basically she said it's a load of b u l l and pretty unhealthy to leave your hair unwashed for any length of time as you get abuild up of oils and dirt build up on the scalp and can end up with scalp problems because of it. You need to use soap (or a form of cleanser) on your body to keep it clean so why not your hair?
That said I don't use products at all in my hair - just blow dry and if I can be bothered, straighten.
I can't go more than 2 max 3 days without washing. And it's not only my hair that feels yuck, but I get more pimples on my neck and cheeks if my hair goes unwashed from my hair touching it.
Some guys on tv did this once as an experiment. They did close up pics of their scalp before the experiment and then after 6 weeks of not washing it. May I just say the close up pics at the end looked . There was SOOOOO much build up of dirt and dead skin cells it was really shocking! So not washing your hair for that long might be awesome for your hair, but not for your scalp! HTH
i never use anything but water to wash my body(and my body isnt disgusting covered in dirt) and have done the 6 week challenge... i lasted about 14 months with out washing my hair. and now i wash my hair once a fortnight ish
You can use apple cider vinegar and bicarb with a hot rinse.
I think most hairdressers would tell you you have to wash your hair.. its their business and they want you to buy products!
Just water certainly doesn't cut it with my stinky feet or grubby body that's covered in sweat and paint and bubby spew and goodness knows what else at the end of a day. What's wrong with using soap or bodywash anyway.
And my hairdresser is not wanting me to buy her products, she never has ever tried to push anything on me - we were actually discussing how yuck it is for her to have to cut smelly, rarely washed sweaty workers hair when this topic came up.
To be honest, I don't know why anyone would not want to wash their hair anyway -- what's the value of not washing your hair for months and months on end? 14 months, gosh, that's just extreme - what does your hair look and smell like after not being washed for that long - I am truely curious.
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. There was SOOOOO much build up of dirt and dead skin cells it was really shocking! So not washing your hair for that long might be awesome for your hair, but not for your scalp!
HTH
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