"No Pooing" Methodby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 12 Aug 2008 04:55 AM
Lately, the "no pooing" method has been hitting me left and right. I've been getting e-mails and phone calls about this phenomena, and a few of my friends are going to try it. I have to admit that when I first saw the name of the method, "no pooing," I thought to myself that this must be going somewhere in the frugal hall of fame for extreme frugality. How does someone not "poo?" But the more I learned about it, the more it didn't seem so crazy. I'm not ready to try this today, but perhaps I will give it a shot in the winter, when I can hide away from the public if necessary. So what is the "no pooing" method? Basically you forego washing your hair. Some advocates refuse any form of hair cleaning other than rinsing, while others use natural or chemical-free products. Believers say that this method saves money, keeps plastic out of the landfill, keeps toxins away from your body and improves your hair. There are a couple of approaches to going "no poo." The first is to rinse your hair every day with the hottest water you can stand, but use nothing else to clean it. Another method is to use baking soda as a scrub through your hair and then rinse it with diluted vinegar. Make sure to dilute it well, or you may smell like fish and chips. Most people using this method only "wash" with it once or twice a week. Supposedly, since shampoo strips the oils from your hair, your scalp responds by stepping up oil production. When you stop shampooing, your body adjusts, leaving you with bouncy, non-oily hair. Many people in favor of the "no pooing" method says that it works especially well with curly hair that tends to be dry and frizzy. There is no doubt that you will save some money. Anytime you use less of a product or use none at all, you save. Baking soda and vinegar, if you chose to use them, are relatively inexpensive. The important thing is to rinse in very hot water. If you tend to take cooler showers to save money, you might increase your cost a bit there. I would be interested in chatting with anyone who has either tried "no pooing" or is interested in doing so. What do you think? Click here for more articles by Mary Ann Romans. Related Articles Would You Use A Sawdust Toilet? Hall of Frugal Fame: The $1,000 Brownie How Far Will You Go to Be Frugal? (1) How Far Will You Go to Be Frugal? (2) Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments  Valorie Delp (49340) 12 Aug 2008 05:24 AMI can't imagine doing this with the pollution the way it is here. Not to mention the fact that I'm wondering how effective baking soda is at getting out the inevitible yuckiness that ends up in my hair from having sticky fingered twins. jonesx6 (1606) 12 Aug 2008 05:29 AMI have a dear sweet friend who only washes her once a week or so. In the winter time they shower about once a week also. Her hair always looks nice. Personally for me I wouldn't do it. ;o) I need my shower once a day. There is just something about that hot water hitting you on a cold winter morning. Laura  Libby Pelham (12866) 12 Aug 2008 07:10 AMI've read that model Jerry Hall did that to keep her hair looking nice, but personally, I cannot image! Mine hasn't been shampooed in two days now and it is about to kill me!  Dale Harcombe |
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