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July 16, 2007

Curly Hair Care - No Shampoo

I've gone back and forth on taking care of my naturally curly hair. From using products, to not using products, shampoo to no 'poo, using my homemade soap for shampooing (followed by apple cider vinegar rinse) and on and on. My hair has been untouched by relaxers for over five years now and nothing seems to work forever. Hence the back and forth. Right now I'm on a no-poo regime again. Just felt like time. I found a great forum: Nappturality, with tons of curly hair tips and guides.

I do follow some of the guidelines in the Curly Girl book for no-shampoo washing:

Curly Girl

Right now I'm using Suave (I hate their website) Naturals Conditioner. This conditioner does not have the "-cones" that people refer to in it and is supposed to be good for Nappy no-poo washing. You can see my shampoo version of how I do my hair here. For that method, I use Cantu if I can get my hands on some.

STEP 1: I wet my hair, use a golf ball sized blob of conditioner, rubbing it into my head, massaging my scalp all over.

STEP 2:Rinse well; apply double golf ball size amount to my entire head and COMB THROUGH with a wide-toothed comb (this part is a must for me and has been the lifesaver of my hair for years -- a comb in the shower).

STEP 3:Leave this on for a bit while I shower. Rinse well. *Towel dry (just wrapping towel around hair, gentle squeeze here and there -- NO rubbing).

STEP 4:Air dry*, once again, not letting anyone play with my hair, though it seems to be hard for people to do this.

STEP 5:The second day I pull my hair back in a ponytail. Sometimes, if I had a miracle hair day, I will spritz it with water and leave it down for the 2nd day. But for the most part it is up in a ponytail.

*Normally when I conditioner-wash I will smooth a gumball sized dollop of conditioner on my hair after rinsing, before drying. As of recent I've been applying the gumball sized dollop after drying to see how that works.

You can see my nappy gallery here. You have to register, to view them, but here's a preview:







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