Why I haven't washed my hair in 5 yearsWe publish an extra video every month over at https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharrisThis video is sponsored by BetterHel...
The thrust of the video is that it appears that due to stripping the oils off our hair and scalp so frequently with shampoo, we actually create a situation where we need to use it more often to maintain a non-greasy head. Where as not using shampoo and just washing hair with water seems to eventually make the greasiness stabilize to the point where you don’t really need shampoo.
Personally, I tried it and found the claim to be true. I still used conditioner, but found that ceasing using shampoo didn’t result in bad smelling or greasy hair, and in fact, my hair was probably the ‘healthiest’ or nicest looking it’d ever been.
I think there are some people who naturally have overactive oil production, and for them, shampooing is necessary, but it doesn’t appear to be a universal need.
Hot water alone deals with sweaty hair surprisingly well. For dirt or smoke or some other icky external thing in your hair, that’s where you would want to use some sort of soap/shampoo to get that out.
Also, I want to mention I still use bar soap everywhere else, just not in the hair.
We’ve used shampoo before. We know it’s not a lie. The effects are immediately apparent.
The thrust of the video is that it appears that due to stripping the oils off our hair and scalp so frequently with shampoo, we actually create a situation where we need to use it more often to maintain a non-greasy head. Where as not using shampoo and just washing hair with water seems to eventually make the greasiness stabilize to the point where you don’t really need shampoo.
Personally, I tried it and found the claim to be true. I still used conditioner, but found that ceasing using shampoo didn’t result in bad smelling or greasy hair, and in fact, my hair was probably the ‘healthiest’ or nicest looking it’d ever been.
I think there are some people who naturally have overactive oil production, and for them, shampooing is necessary, but it doesn’t appear to be a universal need.
Thanks for the rundown. What about when you’ve been sweating a lot, or when you have dirt or campfire smoke in your hair?
Hot water alone deals with sweaty hair surprisingly well. For dirt or smoke or some other icky external thing in your hair, that’s where you would want to use some sort of soap/shampoo to get that out.
Also, I want to mention I still use bar soap everywhere else, just not in the hair.