Hair Care

I have been cursed/blessed with curly hair. I recently read a book called Curly Girl by a lady who specializes in curly hair at her New York salon. She suggested that the no shampoo (No-Poo) method of hair care is the best for curly hair. Shampoo strips hair of natural sebum, so you have to load on the conditioner which weights it down. Not to mention most shampoos and conditioners are full of nasty chemicals. This stripping and artificial moisturizing either makes your scalp produce too much or too little oil. It also wreaks havoc on curly hair. She suggests a routine scalp scrubbing with conditioner. So I decided to give it a try.

I have not used shampoo in two months. The first two weeks were a little weird while my scalp adjusted, but now my scalp and hair feel, look, and smell clean, my hair is super soft and healthy, and my curl has doubled.

Here's the routine:

No more shampoo! Let your boyfriend use it. Wet your hair thoroughly, then take a little conditioner on your fingertips and massage into your temples, the hair around your face, your part, your crown, basically give your whole scalp a good massage with your fingertips and conditioner. Next put a little more conditioner on your palms and smooth it over the mantel of your hair (the hair that is most exposed) Use your fingers to comb it through. Leave on for a minute or two, then rinse.

Rinse with diluted apple cider vinegar once a week to restore ph and make your hair really soft and shiny.

Make sure you choose a natural conditioner that is free of parabens, sodium laurel sulfate, and other nasty things.