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03/25/09

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momentsofabsurdity
03/25/09

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Yeah I have really dry hair so I wash it once a week or so. Usually I condition it more often (LOVE Aussie Protect+Soften) but I wish I could have next-day-hair everyday.
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Maulleigh
03/25/09

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One day, I just wet my hair but forgot to use shampoo. I felt like a greaseball all day. Bleah.
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7states
03/25/09

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" The very suds that signal "clean" to us are murder on curly and African-American hair, and, when used daily, do no favors even to straight locks. "

Why are you assuming there are no African-American readers of Jezebel?
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andonthatnote, JOC
03/25/09

@7states: Sigh. Welcome to American society, hon.
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Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC
03/25/09

@7states: Yea...what the hell is up with that "us" shit? "Us" is more than straight-haired women, Jezebel.
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EKane
03/25/09

@7states: Uh... yeah... and people are up in arms about Oprah and lesbians.

Can we start an uprising too?!
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andonthatnote, JOC
03/25/09

@Ulookinatmyjunk: Diary of a Mad Black Blogger: @EKane:

I'm just praying that the "us" was not Us with a capital U, you know. It's really hard to give the benefit of the doubt sometimes though...
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elitza owns the last Enzo shirt
03/25/09

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This makes me happy, and feels a bit validating, after years of trying to justify not washing my hair daily. I also don't use face wash for the exact same reason.
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hippichx sez PEACE PLEASE
03/25/09

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i am a rare natural blonde with giant curly frizzy hair... i used to spend many many moneys on hair product until i went back to school and was too poor to buy any. now i shampoo my hair once per week, no conditioner, no after shower product.... and the fro is tamed. go figure.
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mbot says Spock yeah!
03/25/09

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For 'poo days:

LUSH solid shampoo bars.

No plastic bottles, and the one I have makes my hair (and bathroom) smell like cinnamon! I love them.
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keep it under cover
03/25/09

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I have a question that I hope you baking-soda-no-pooers can help me with...

Do I have to rinse with apple cider vinegar post baking soda? I really like the way my conditioner smells, and honestly, I've been too lazy to go out and buy the damn vinegar. Can I continue using my regular conditioner, or does that defeat the purpose of washing with baking soda?
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Scout
03/25/09

@keep it under cover: it doesn't defeat the purpose as long as you are only applying it to the ends of your hair, not your scalp.

You can also use lemon juice/water/honey rinse for your scalp and add rosemary essential oil. vinegar ugh

Once a week, give yourself a scalp massage with jojoba oil infused with lavender and rosemary and apply this same oil to the ends of your hair.
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Liz11685
03/25/09

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I wash my hair every other day, and it always looks the best the first day. My biggest problem is tangles, though. If I were to just rinse my hair and not shampoo and condition, my very long hair would be a greasy rat's nest. I don't really think that a 2 bottles of tressemme every 6 months is really creating all that waste, especially as i don't use a lot of other plastics (like I've gone completely cold turkey on facewash) and I don't own or operate a car. I've always gotten nothing but compliments on my hair- no matter how full of product it is.
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par3
03/25/09

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in europe, shampooing once a week is as normal as the 'daily shampoos' from thermasilk on the shelves of grocery stores in the states. there is a belief here that washing your hair often will leave you with no hair at all!
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LadySoprano is a Fat-Fighting Superwoman
03/25/09

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Finally, Robert Pattinson is exonerated!
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LBB
03/25/09

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I go for single days without shampooing every now and then, when I'm too sick to leave my hair wet (I let it air dry overnight) or when I get home too late and just want to go to bed, but the idea of consistently going without just makes me feel icky... it's not just the oil accumulating on the hair, but the pollutants and other grossness that stick TO the oil. *shudder* Same reason why I can never, ever, ever skip a shower -- if I skip a day my skin feels like it can't breathe because of the layer of gunk that accumulates on it.
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AtomicBellyButton
03/25/09

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I still use shampoo after being in the pool, because I want to be sure to get all chlorine out, and that knocks it out of whack for a few days. Otherwise, no shampoo since the end of last summer, and my curls are so soft and shiny.
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thesciencegirl
03/25/09

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I kept reading about this trend on a curly hair website, but it didn't seem attainable to me because I need to use lots of leave-in-conditioner type product to tame my hair, and I have to wash my hair well to get rid of the product build-up. I only wash 1-2x/week though.

My hair pretty much can't get greasy. It only gets greasy when I've straightened it and used oil-based products in it, and refuse to wash it for 7 or 8 days because it takes me 2 hours to straighten and I don't want to waste the effort.
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brendastarlet is on it
03/25/09

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Mother Starlet is one of those people who still gets her hair done once a week. She never mastered the art of a shampoo and blow dry.

She says she can't stand having her hair washed more than once a week because it gets too dry (she bathes daily, however). She still has lots of hair, although it gets kind of squirrel-y on the day before she goes to the beauty parlor.
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