crunchy confession: i have deeply missed my coconut oil masks. being a water-only washer, they were completely out of the question. even though i might not 'need' them because my hair gets conditioned with natural scalp oils, i really missed them. i think it's really soothing to massage oil all over your scalp and have [...]
Tag: low-poo
so you’ve got the flakes…
so you've gone no-poo/low-poo and now you've started seeing some flakes... or maybe the cold weather has dried up your poor scalp. let's check out some ways to keep your scalp moisturized and healthy! causes of dry scalp/flakes/dandruff: dry scalp irritation to ingredients bacteria/fungus on the scalp so what can we do to help our scalps [...]
no-‘poo/low-‘poo for dyed hair
the long awaited post is here! (and the long awaited source list is on its way!) we're finally going to formally address going no-'poo/low-'poo with dyed hair! when i first decided to follow my hippie heart and become a no-'poo-er, i had dyed hair...that had been dyed over dye...over dye. it wasn't a good hair [...]
DIY no-‘poo alternative shampoos & conditioners
as we know, no-'poo can be pretty difficult to master. i did "no-'poo week" in hopes i'd help a lot of people. but there's still one huge thing i wanted to address & publish... for some people, baking soda/acv isn't the route to go. neither is castile soap. but what do you do when those [...]
for my curly no-‘poo-ers (& low-‘poo-ers)
i get asked for advice on how to change up the no-'poo/low-'poo routine for curly girls all the time. since i don't have curly hair myself, i usually redirect those questions to you curly readers (you're awesome, btw!). so for this post, i've tried to gather as much curly knowledge (from YOU & others) as [...]
sweat & no-‘poo
surprise double whammy day for NO-'POO WEEK since i've been asked about this so many times. woohoo! up for round 2 today is how to deal with sweaty head & no-'poo. heavy workouts? hot, humid days? steamy shower/bath? let's see what we can do to stay clean AND no-'poo-- i've ideas into categories based on [...]
low-‘poo options
welcome back to NO-POO WEEK, day 6! sadly, almost done... as we know, no-'poo isn't for everyone. & when it does work, it's not really a "one-size fits all" deal. it's so tricky and different for everyone! so what happens when no-'poo doesn't work? or if you want to get away from the chemicals, but [...]
