No Poo?

[Farmfresh]

I was part of the no-poo thread. Currently I am back to poo, however I usually only use it once a week at the most. My hair is doing MUCH better since significantly lessening the shampoo days. Not nearly so "stripped" and much bouncier overall.

I was waiting to empty a bottle of shampoo (which recently happened) and then I am going to try to make a gel out of my homemade olive oil castile soap to use as a shampoo. (If I ever get time to do it. ) I am interested in seeing how that works for us.

By the way I kept track this last time - hubby and I used two regular sized bottles of shampoo in the last 10 months, (!!) even WITH my long hair. We had purchased two different kinds and they basically ran out together.

 

[freemotion]

Ok, I just opened this thread and thought someone had a question about constipation.......

 

[Occamstazer]

Ok, I just opened this thread and thought someone had a question about constipation.......

I have campaigned to try and get people to call it something else, no luck

 

[Beekissed]

Interesting thread....I wonder if that would work for body washing also? No soap? Just a good scrub off? Anyone tried this? It certainly would be a revelation to find out that we didn't need to use soaps after all to keep a clean smelling body. How does your hair smell without using the shampoo?

I don't think the Indians used soaps but bathed frequently in the river, even in winter months.

 

[bibliophile birds]

Ok, I just opened this thread and thought someone had a question about constipation.......

I have campaigned to try and get people to call it something else, no luck

i thought it was a lack of fertilizer...

i wash my hair once a week, maybe. i've stopped using hair products unless i've got somewhere to go and not enough time to let it air dry. my hair is really curly yet thin, so products (especially conditioner) just pulled the curl out and made it completely unmanageable. usually a good thorough rinsing with warm water does the trick.

when i lived "in the field" (aka in tenement camps) i got used to bathing once or twice a week and very rarely using deodorant of any kind. i started to notice that my skin was better and that my natural body odor lessened. i thought it was just that i got used to the funk, but my mother, who has an insanely sensitive nose, has said she notices the difference. bathing daily while not using deodorant seems to stimulate extra-smelly sweat for some reason- just like washing my hair daily made it produce more oil.

so now i'm a tried and true "dirty hippie," as my dad would say. i still clean up to go to town, especially the office, but i don't make it off the farm quite as often these days. and the cows and chickens don't seem to mind...

 

[bibliophile birds]

Interesting thread....I wonder if that would work for body washing also? No soap? Just a good scrub off? Anyone tried this?

in lots of places they rely on the good ole scrub down method. sand is particularly effective. the two main sources of body odor are sweat trapped on the skin and dead skin cells (ok, skin cells don't put off much of an odor, but they definitely help hold the sweat on your skin).

a good scouring with a natural sponge does wonders to keep you smelling (and feeling) fresh.

 

[dragonlaurel]

I still do the normal soap down if I've been working in the yard or other dirty work.
The other days- I only use soap on the areas more likely to get an odor. I still wash my hands with normal soap before doing stuff in the kitchen. Wont take any chances there.

 

[Bubblingbrooks]

Interesting thread....I wonder if that would work for body washing also? No soap? Just a good scrub off? Anyone tried this? It certainly would be a revelation to find out that we didn't need to use soaps after all to keep a clean smelling body. How does your hair smell without using the shampoo?

I don't think the Indians used soaps but bathed frequently in the river, even in winter months.

It works very well, if you eat no processed refined foods.

 

[bibliophile birds]

I still wash my hands with normal soap before doing stuff in the kitchen. Wont take any chances there.

yes, very important.

 

[Beekissed]

I still do the normal soap down if I've been working in the yard or other dirty work.
The other days- I only use soap on the areas more likely to get an odor. I still wash my hands with normal soap before doing stuff in the kitchen. Wont take any chances there.

DL, my granny always called that washing "possible"... When I asked her what that meant, she replied, "I stand at the sink and wash as far down as possible, then I start at my feet and wash as far up as possible....then I wash possible."

I do this also....usually only wash the stinky stuff unless I'm sweaty, dirty and nasty. The older I get the more I battle dry skin.

I'm going to try weaning from soap and see how it goes! You guys are a wealth of info, you know that?