r/NoPoo

So after a 3 month long awkward phase of no shampoo for me with straight-slightly wavy hair, (oily hair, dandruff, bad smell, hair breakage) I eventually got past, (hair felt silky smooth in every shower despite only using water, no bad smell, healthy, shiny, soft hair after drying, etc), as of 5 days ago, my hair felt incredibly matted and thick in the shower, with no silky feel, and my hair had a lot of knots, feeling dry, and as if I used to much texture powder(thats the best way I can describe it). This has continued into today, and every shower since, was a similar experience if not worse, and after drying, my hair has had a progressively worse smell and feel, and people are pointing out "dandruff". There are areas of dandruff by my hairline that when scratched, go into little dandruff flakes. No reddness or itchiness. I have no idea what to do as using a harsh shampoo would reset all my progress no? Has anyone else experienced this?

Hey, the last 4 months I tried straight water to wash my hair and my hair was still dirty , it shows in my blow dryer the dirt and gunk . Also I don’t put anything in my hair after I wash it . I then tried apple vinegar, my hair was still dirty then two weeks ago I did relapse and use shampoo and was like ok one last time .. my hair was cleaned but this time I tried just water and my hair was dirty im trying my best to be as natural as possible but it’s just really not working and I’m getting discouraged. Please help .

Best drugstore dry shampoo? Used to love Batiste but it's kind of meh now... very powdery and hair feels oily/heavy. Any suggestions?

I've been doing nopoo since the beginning of July. I finally figured out a routine that works for my hair to look good.

However, I still get a lot of sebum built up by the time I get around to doing that routine. Is it normal for hard water to make it basically impossible to cull the production of sebum to the point where my hair isn't stringy and greasy after only a couple of days?

Hi all, I started "No poo" + no hair styling products about 1 month ago. Previously I shampooed my hair once a week. Now I do an egg yolk honey wash once a week. For 1 day following the yolk wash my hair is phenomenal, but 1 day or 2 after it looks dingy + oily again. Does this go away with time? Is my scalp still adjusting?

Also I noticed my hair was much thicker from before the age of 20 and I remember I didn't shampoo often back then, for the past couple of years it has always been dry oily and sparse, will no shampoo help my hair return to its old form?