Hair washing test

[QuakerBear]

not to be a nitpickie moo but I thought the headscarf was to prevent vanity and promote modesty?!

There is that and many other, often dubious, reasons but I don't think religion should get in the way of the practical nature of head covering. I cover on the allotment, I covered when in the mud as an archaeologist, I cover in the rain and I covered in the dust of the desert. When you are covering though people do look at you differently.

Sometimes I do feel like shouting, "I'm not oppressed, I'm just tidy"

[emmsy]

i live in a hard water area so i use baby shampoo its gentle on my hair and as i have thick dark hair i can get away with it looking normal for about 5 days

[kiery]

You are completely right Feefairy. I was trying to run before I can walk!

Decided to wash hair this evening and already feels like normal. Slowly does it.

[Mydreamlife]

I've been trying the softly softly approach. I used to shampoo and conditioner my fine hair and VERY sensiive scalp. Now down to every other day and alternating between just conditioner and both so cut down a lot. And my hair is no diferent but my scalp is MUCH better! The slow approach is definatly working.

I to have been covering up on the non washing days, simply to reduce the dirt getting in and (because of the wather) theheat getting out!!!

[VSS]

haven't washed my hair for 13 years!

and it is fine - don't expect it to feel like freshly shampooed hair, because it won't. Just rinse in lukewarn water from time to time, when ever it's feeing a bit grubby really.

it is very liberating.

[the.fee.fairy]

That's gorgeous hair!! Really really gorgeous hair!!

I managed to go 6 days without washing mine, but then the itching got too much. I think i should take some of my own advice. I'm going to try to not wash it for a few weeks at a time, so hopfully, i should only be washing it when i dye it!

[Ellendra]

I decided to go conditioner only after I first read this thread. Its been about a week and a half, my hair has a couple of greasier patches, but its not too visible. Nobody's said anything yet.

But, what is there seems to be getting stickier. My comb looks like I've been playing in a chalk mine. Is there something else I should be doing on my road to easy-care hair?

[VSS]

be patient.

[farmerdrea]

VSS, your hair is beautiful! My German grandmother always said a woman's hair is her crowning glory, didn't wash her strawberry blonde locks (which we thought was gross when we were kids), and had a beautiful head of hair as well. She always got mad at me when I cut my hair. Mine's about halfway down my back now, but not fine at all, thick and coarse like a horse tail. But, since I quit washing it last April, it's the healthiest it's ever been. I admit that the first few weeks of itchy head were quite difficult, but I was determined to see it through.

Cheers
Andrea
NZ