OK, this is where I 'fess up and everyone else goes "Ewww - g-r-o-s-s!" My hair hasn't been washed since mid-December. Yes - 4 months without water, shampoo or conditioner. [The chemical companies would have a fit!] I have EXTREMELY dry skin and hair. If I washed it even a couple of times a week I'd look like Straewlpeter (sp?) i.e. the guy with the haystack 'afro'. What I have been doing is brushing it morning and night (and sometimes in between) with a bronze-bristled brush, and I honestly defy anyone that doesn't know I haven't washed it to tell from the feel of it. It's soft, fairly silky, feels clean, and all the natural oils are doing just f-i-n-e, thank you. Admittedly, this has been under very 'normal' conditions - or as normal as *I* get! :) - and if it got filthy or muddy outside, of course I'd wash it, but right now, I'm seeing just how long I can go under everyday normal conditions.
I figured if it worked for the Victorians, it could possibly work for an older codger like me. Even my hair-dresser is impressed! :)
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Date: 2009-04-23 06:36 pm (UTC)My hair hasn't been washed since mid-December. Yes - 4 months without water, shampoo or conditioner. [The chemical companies would have a fit!]
I have EXTREMELY dry skin and hair. If I washed it even a couple of times a week I'd look like Straewlpeter (sp?) i.e. the guy with the haystack 'afro'. What I have been doing is brushing it morning and night (and sometimes in between) with a bronze-bristled brush, and I honestly defy anyone that doesn't know I haven't washed it to tell from the feel of it. It's soft, fairly silky, feels clean, and all the natural oils are doing just f-i-n-e, thank you.
Admittedly, this has been under very 'normal' conditions - or as normal as *I* get! :) - and if it got filthy or muddy outside, of course I'd wash it, but right now, I'm seeing just how long I can go under everyday normal conditions.
I figured if it worked for the Victorians, it could possibly work for an older codger like me. Even my hair-dresser is impressed! :)