Another article: "Don't shampoo daily"

[Christine]

What exactly is a vinegar rinse? What's the purpose?

What exactly is the fascination with sulfate free shampoos now? I admit to just wanting a shampoo that works for my hair, I don't generally read the ingredients. I just ordered some tea tree oil shampoo and conditioner since we're back at school. Super lice are around and this is supposed to help them stay away! Here's hoping!!

Vinegar rinse cuts build up and can leave your hair very shiny.

Sulfates are especially hard on hair that's been treated with any sort of chemical process. If you use a sulfate-free shampoo then your color or treatment generally lasts longer.

 

[pat fan]

Vinegar rinse cuts build up and can leave your hair very shiny.

Sulfates are especially hard on hair that's been treated with any sort of chemical process. If you use a sulfate-free shampoo then your color or treatment generally lasts longer.

Do you use the vinegar rinse in place of conditioner? Or in addition to?

Hm, wonder if the tea tree is sulfate free...does it say "sulfate" in the ingredients?

 

[FairestOfThemAll37]

I wash my hair when I can. I'd love if this was daily. I don't use conditioner ever because it weighs my hair down. I can't imagine using ONLY conditioner. How does that work?! My hair would turn into a greasy mess. So roughly twice to three times a week (even up to four times a week if I'm on vacation or something) I shampoo with clarifying shampoo. No one complains. When I can't shampoo, I put it in a ponytail and put a baseball cap over it. I have never smelled my own scalp. My nose doesn't bend that way. No one has complained. But I get told I look beautiful when I put on actual clothes and makeup and I get asked if I'm "going somewhere" if I put on clothes instead of wearing my p.j pants around, so I don't think anyone is gonna make a deal over my scalp.

You generally stay away from "typical" conditioners when co-washing. The silicones and other ingredients that give your hair "slip" absolutely will build up and make your hair nasty.

There are specifically made cleansing conditioners or cheap cheap (think .99 V05) work well though. They actually contain surfactants that are perfectly capable of cleansing the scalp but don't include the more heavy duty stripping detergents.

 

[js]

You don't wash your own hair, you get it washed and blown out every 10 days? Sweet.

No. Ten days was the most I wver went without washing my hair.

About twice a month, I get my hair washed and blown out and it lasts a week. The other weeks when I dont get it done, I wash myself. For me, it is very worth the cost.

 

[Christine]

Do you use the vinegar rinse in place of conditioner? Or in addition to?

Hm, wonder if the tea tree is sulfate free...does it say "sulfate" in the ingredients?

I don't use the vinegar myself, but I've only heard about it.

Generally, if a shampoo is sulfate free, it will say it on the front of the bottle. They don't overly suds up well, but I do have one that works really great (Alterna Caviar Moisture Shampoo) that behaves just like regular shampoo.

Was the Tea Tree Oil shampoo from Paul Mitchell? If so, it's not sulfate free (I've used it before).

 

[IDoDis]

Do you use the vinegar rinse in place of conditioner? Or in addition to?

Vinegar in place of conditioner. I keep a spray bottle of apple cider vinegar in my shower and use it every third or so time I wash my hair. The one thing I don't like is smelling like a salad after my shower. You can't smell the vinegar once your hair has dried though. Vinegar doesn't condition as well as regular conditioner, but it does surprisingly act like a conditioner. Leave it on your hair 5 min before rinsing. If you have really thick hair, vinegar may not be a good option. I tend to lose more hair in the shower when I condition with vinegar probably because more hair pulls loose vs using a regular conditioner.

 

[pat fan]

Was the Tea Tree Oil shampoo from Paul Mitchell? If so, it's not sulfate free (I've used it before).

It is. I guess staying lice free is worth having the sulfates in it! How was it for you? My hair is pretty thin and fine, I do color it though and use hair products (see the thin/fine description, lol!).

 

[DawnM]

Dry Shampooing, using a cleansing conditioner, or washing with baking soda is still washing your hair. When people say they don't wash their hair I think they go without any kind of wash.

That would be like people saying they never brush their teeth, even if they use baking soda to clean their teeth.

I have done the cleansing conditioner, and I liked it for a while, but I eventually went back to shampoo. I wash every other day because my hair is dry.

Here is an article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...LAY-revealed-ingredients-popular-product.html

Dry shampoo is not good for your hair. You would be better off actually using a shampoo.

 

[Christine]

It is. I guess staying lice free is worth having the sulfates in it! How was it for you? My hair is pretty thin and fine, I do color it though and use hair products (see the thin/fine description, lol!).

I'm not a big fan of Paul Mitchell products. I've tried them all. They aren't bad, but my hair doesn't look great with them. I have fine/thin (short hair) and my hair is finicky about what goes on it. The things that work best:

Alterna Caviar Moisturizing Shampoo
Head and Shoulders Dry Scalp Care (believe it or not, this is pretty volumizing).

 

[pat fan]

I'm not a big fan of Paul Mitchell products. I've tried them all. They aren't bad, but my hair doesn't look great with them. I have fine/thin (short hair) and my hair is finicky about what goes on it.

Hopefully it will work for me. If not, guess I'll try and find another Tea Tree Oil shampoo!

 

[mom-2greatkids]

I shampoo my hair every other day, however I condition it daily. I thought my hairdresser was crazy when she suggested I give it a try, but I don't notice a difference on the "conditioner only" days. It's working well for me.

 

[pryncess527]

I jumped in the shower yesterday and remembered what I had read on this thread. I decided to give it a try and pass on washing my hair. I still scrubbed it really well with water. I skipped the conditioner because I don't use that often. Then I had to get out and put in my normal products and blow dry. No time saved whatsoever. I wasn't really sure what the point was. I already use chemical free shampoo. I exercise almost daily so there is no way it wouldn't get at least a good scrub with water. Since it didn't really serve a purpose for me, I washed it today and will stick to that routine.

FWIW, the point for me was never to save time. It was to make my hair healthier. I read some articles suggesting that commercial shampoos often cause the very problems you buy them to solve, and that your hair oil production will adjust normally over time if given the chance. I decided to try it out, was amazed at how my hair was clean, and over time began to like the results of not using any product. My hair is softer, lighter and less prone to tangling. I do find it has a bit less body, but I have a ton of thick hair, so that did not upset me.

 

[PrincessV]

I can only speak for myself to answer a question I've seen a few times here, but wetting my hair and using conditioner to cleanse instead of shampoo isn't about saving time at all - it's about dong what works best to keep my hair healthy and looking its best! It's just what works for me. My dry, porous curls need TLC and tons of moisture, not stripping away of natural oil, so that's what I give them!

 

[MataHari22]

I can only speak for myself to answer a question I've seen a few times here, but wetting my hair and using conditioner to cleanse instead of shampoo isn't about saving time at all - it's about dong what works best to keep my hair healthy and looking its best! It's just what works for me. My dry, porous curls need TLC and tons of moisture, not stripping away of natural oil, so that's what I give them!

Exactly, that's why I alternate with just conditioner. My scalp and hair are just way too dry if I shampoo every day. It's not about saving time. My hair would be the texture of straw if I shampooed it every day. I also let it just dry naturally on days that I don't have anywhere to go. Save it from the heat of the blow dryer. I don't think anyone has been saying its about saving time.