Comments on: How I Cured My Dandruff and Itchy Scalp

By: Karol

Karol — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:58:06 +0000

Thanks Tessa! Give it a shot. It works wonders. :)

By: Tessa

Tessa — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:36:16 +0000

This was an exciting read! I’m all for DIY “beauty” treatments & this is the first time I’ve heard of someone actually putting the no-wash experiment into formal practice. . I’ve never tried it myself, as I used to have waist-length hair, but even then conditioner never got near my scalp. Now you’re making me want to retire the shampoo, too… I have the same kind of hair as you mentioned- oily tendencies with a dry scalp!

Your site is quite intriguing with the breadth of topics you choose to cover! Keeps one interested :)

By: Karol

Karol — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:03:44 +0000

Yeah, already had a receding hairline so I can’t really comment. But interesting links. No actually scientific proof (theories are worthless) but interesting none-the-less.

By: Sundown

Sundown — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:10:30 +0000

There have been some articles on the web suggesting hair loss is connected to excess production of sebum:

http://www.hairlossbuddy.com/7/sebum-bald/

and

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2005/may/03/highereducation.research

My question is, did you have a receding hairline before you stopped using shampoo?? Has anyone else noticed hair loss after an extended trial of ‘no shampoo?’

By: Clean and green! | Small Footprint Big Lifestyle

Clean and green! | Small Footprint Big Lifestyle — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:07:07 +0000

[...] it or not, we don’t use any product at all (see also Karol Gajda’s experiences at his blog. We vigourously massage our scalps under hot water when showering and let our hair towel [...]

By: Karol

Karol — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:08:40 +0000

Hey KirinBir,

As stated in the article I rinse mine every day. But if every other day works for you then there’s no reason to change. There are no hard and fast rules. :)

Cheers,
Karol

By: KirinBir

KirinBir — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:19:17 +0000

Hi Karol and everyone!
A few weeks ago, i started the no-poo method because my hair is fine and oily and i am sick of it looking greasy. I always wear it up because when i leave it down, it can look oily after a few hours after my last shampoo. I can’t touch my hair or wear a headband even for a few minutes or else it looks automatically oily. to I know the more you wash it, the oilier it gets, so i decided to forgo shampoo altogether. For the first 3 weeks, i did the Baking Soda/ Apple Cider Vinegar cleansing, but my hair got oily really quickly… sometimes more quickly than with shampoo. It also smelled a bit. So, a few days ago, i started the water-only method (and wood comb). Before, my hair was “thin-oily”, now it’s “thick-oily”, which looks much much better. I can even “poof” it up in order to hide the oily look. My boyfriend says it looks fine and doesn’t smell at all. So far, so good!
I’ve been cleaning with water-only every other day. How often do you guys do it? Should i be rinsing it every day instead?
I really hope i can get to a point where my hair looks fresh when i wake up in the morning.
=)

By: Karol

Karol — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:03:46 +0000

Hey Dallas,

Awesome that you’re keeping it up. Interesting that you still have flaky scalp. I hope it fixes itself the longer you keep it up.

Cheers!
Karol

By: Karol

Karol — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:02:00 +0000

Hey Tabatha,

Thanks for the flat iron update. :)

I don’t go into pools (I have sensitive baby skin), but I would probably use shampoo to wash out those chemicals as well. :)

Karol

By: Dallas

Dallas — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:25:45 +0000

Hey Karol,

I’m at 2 months no shampoo and loving it. I don’t ever see myself going back. But I still have flaky scalp and was wondering if you knew if that would taper off and eventually disappear. I’ve always had dandruff, even when using T-gel, though it seemed to be better with that, and now it’s not necessarily worse than it was, but it’s not better either. Just curious as to your input.

Thanks again,

Dallas