Coconut oil helped with build-up/residue on the brush
I've been washing with natural products for ver two years so far -- clay hairwashes most of the time. The promblem I have always had with my no poo was residue on the brush -- dark oily, greyish oily -- even after the wash.
And now, on 'the water only' route -- I have been washing my hair (big wash) once a week -- it was hard: most of the week the hair was oily. Water only in between the 'big' washes didn't help, neither did fruit juice or vegetable juice masks -- this only helped until the end of the day.
The results are healthier hair, less hair loss, fewer split ends.
The longest I could go without touching hair with water was 4 days (it was after 6 weeks, I think) -- hair was volumous, good-looking. Then -- 2 days on the 3d you'd better do sth to look nice.
Perhaps some things depend on the season. Now summer warmth is coming.
As for the residue on the brush -- I wanted to share this joy -- maybe someone else needs this. On the 27th of April I put old refined cocnut oil on my slightly wetted hair and kept it on for 1,5 hours -- then washed it with black clay with a bit of tea tre essential oil. And there was no residue/gunk on the brush for 2 days! Hurray!
My hair is long, thick, and strong, brown.
Now I've decided to wash my hair on the 4th or 5th day (then, when/if possibly -- I'll add a day longer etc.) -- trying to stick to this, I'll continue with my haircare experiments.
And now, on 'the water only' route -- I have been washing my hair (big wash) once a week -- it was hard: most of the week the hair was oily. Water only in between the 'big' washes didn't help, neither did fruit juice or vegetable juice masks -- this only helped until the end of the day.
The results are healthier hair, less hair loss, fewer split ends.
The longest I could go without touching hair with water was 4 days (it was after 6 weeks, I think) -- hair was volumous, good-looking. Then -- 2 days on the 3d you'd better do sth to look nice.
Perhaps some things depend on the season. Now summer warmth is coming.
As for the residue on the brush -- I wanted to share this joy -- maybe someone else needs this. On the 27th of April I put old refined cocnut oil on my slightly wetted hair and kept it on for 1,5 hours -- then washed it with black clay with a bit of tea tre essential oil. And there was no residue/gunk on the brush for 2 days! Hurray!
My hair is long, thick, and strong, brown.
Now I've decided to wash my hair on the 4th or 5th day (then, when/if possibly -- I'll add a day longer etc.) -- trying to stick to this, I'll continue with my haircare experiments.