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My No-Shampoo Experiment Is Over…And I Still Don’t Want To Use Shampoo

50 days ago, I briefly joined the no-shampoo movement as an experiment. And while I received some dirty looks when I told my friends and family, it was a shockingly clean and grease-free period, which was predetermined to end in the New Year. And so, yesterday I revisited the soapy stuff and, I won’t lie, there were a few things I missed about lathering up–but I don’t think I’ll be making a habit of it. Shampoo and I haven’t broken up completely, but we’re definitely moving toward a “just friends” relationship. More »

Week Four Without Shampoo: Finding A Healthy Way To Get Back On The Wagon

Last month, despite fears of becoming a repulsive grease-ball, I skeptically started on a no-shampoo experiment. Now, I’m more than half-way through (I’m free to use shampoo again when I wash the glitter out of my hair after New Year’s Eve), and planning how I’m going to re-incorporate some form of cleanser other than baking soda into my regimen–not because I haven’t loved the effects of going shampoo-free, but because I kind of miss the feeling of really, really scrubbed-clear hair. But I’m going to be a lot choosier about which one I use, mostly because I know which ingredients I don’t want to put on my hair. More »