What i find works well is, i am normally taking a bath not a shower. I lie in the water with my hair and use a very fine comb to comb through the hair. It glides through the hair easily with no tangles. I also make vigorous washing movements with my hands. Also, using a bathcloth to “wash” the hair, takes away access oil. Drying the hair naturally in the sun, is also something i am trying to do in order to put back some natural highlights.

The only thing that bothers me is how to get a haircut. I do not want to have my hair washed with shampoo.

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Well, with longer hair, it’s more complicated since the farther the hair gets from the scalp, the less it changes over time. What you need to try to do is get to an equilibrium where the scalp produces enough sebum to spread over all your hair, but doesn’t over-produce. I’d recommend not using shampoo for at least a year or perhaps more to reach this point. Then you can see how things are and take it from there.

It is also worth noting, as others have pointed out, that hot water and cold water have different effects on the scalp, with hot water stimulating oil production (sebum comes off in hot water, so the scalp produces more) while cold water essentially keeps the status quo.

I haven’t used shampoo in months, but I have been using bi-carb soda once a week. Now I’m trying to do water only. I haven’t touched it with anything (not even water) for 3 weeks. It’s icky, but I put it up and it doesn’t bother me.

But eventually I’d like to be able to go back to wearing it out and have a fringe.

Actually I tried both. I found bicarbonate de soude and it is very different than using baking powder (which is bicarb de soude mixed with cream of tartar). I quite enjoyed the baking powder version, but it seems stronger than just bicarb de soude.

I will give the baking soda another try and see how it goes…

My guess: you used baking powder, not baking soda. I’m French too. In little enveloppes, it’s baking power, eg sodium bicarbonate plus tartar cream… you don’t want that acid tartar cream on your head! Go to Chinese supermarkets, they have baking soda. Just ask for plain “bicarbonate de soude”. You can as well as to your pharmarcist.

Best regards.

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