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• Hey odalys! Yes, the towels are made from a microfiber. I remember buying one many years ago when they first came out and I thought “this is such a cool idea” – the only bad thing is that, at that time, the towel only came in a super teeney size and…

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• Hi odalys, Yes, apparently the soapnuts have been used for a long time in shampoos in the Indian culture. Maybe this is why Indian women normally have such beautiful hair – they seem to have it in with all the hair secrets. :) Blow drying can damage…

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• Hi all! Sounds like everyone is doing good! Julienne and Katie – It is not completely unusual for you to have no transition yuckies. I have heard many people say they didn’t have any but most people do – yes, it depends on how often you used shampoo…

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• Hi Lucy! The lemon juice might help to remove more oil. Yeah, the soapnuts aren’t removing all my oil either. I tried again today with a stronger solution and even used more and left it in longer and it feels clean but not as clean as I would like i…

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• Hi odalys! How long have you been no poo? I am in my 7th month and I’ll tell you – it doesn’t really stop getting oily completely. You still need to rinse every couple days at least – well, I do at least. I can go for 2 days and than I have to rinse…

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• Hi kundalatia: Yes, you can buy on the net too. They are called Maggie’s Soap Nuts. I have seen them on Ebay too in bulk. Here in USA I think you can just buy them at the store as the Maggie’s Brand or buy online. I haven’t seen them before otherwis…

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• Hey no pooers! I have found a new thingy to no poo my hair with. I think someone had mentioned it towards the beginning of the thread but I didn’t get a chance to look more into it. Anyhow, on another raw board someone tried it and said it worked an…

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• Hi Lucy! Haven’t heard from you in a while – how is your no poo going? :) Castile oil is contained in soaps. It is made from vegetable oil. My theory is – if it suds, it is modified in a lab and therefore not natural and created to clean like a sham…

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• Hi germini8- Glad it worked! Suprising isn’t it? Don’t forget too hair loss can go in cycles so don’t freak out too much about it. Many factors can lead to hair loss – it is normal to lose up to 150 hairs a day and most of us don’t lose anywhere nea…

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• Hi germin8 - The scalp smelling thing is a main worry of most of the people who go no poo and almost everyones stories I have read said it never did! Me included. I don’t think any of the others on this site doing the no poo have had that problem ei…

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• hi gemini8- That is very common thing to happen with people who try to do no poo and than shampoo again. People get worried or frustrated because of all the sebum and than they wash with shampoo and their feels nice and clean but their scalp gets su…

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• nisolu – I got the boar bristle brush online (from Morrocco Method). When the bristles all fall out, I probably won’t buy another one. I’ll get something else. They are too expensive and I would rather have something vegan anyhow. I felt guilty buyi…

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• germin8- Yes, sebum protects hair from getting to dry and brittle and it waterproofs it. Same thing with the sebum that secretes from the sebaceous glands on your skin. A high overproduction of sebum can harden and cause the hair follicle to not be …

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• germin8- The white vinegar works the best for removing excess sebum. Sea Salt works more for general oilyness. The white vinegar should be used only occassionally as it can be drying. Sea Salt is good to use more often because it is not as drying. N…

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• Hi nisolu - Yes, mousse will defeat the purpose – mostly because it is so unnatural that the only way to get it out of your hair will be shampoo. If you keep using it and just do water rinses, eventually you will end up with a big sticky mess of hai…

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• Hi simplyraw - Yes, I am using MSM lotion on my face for some acne scars – The scars are not totally gone or anything but they have greatly smoothed out compared to how they looked before. They were the “ice-pick” scars that you get from cyst acne. …

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• Hi RoxieJolie - So, you never had any oily roots or sebum buildup near the root? Lucky you, I am noticeing mine has gone back to being a bit more oily at the roots lately. could be the fact that it is been humid out and I haven’t been eating very ra…

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• germin8- A sea salt water rinse is just a rinse you make yourself out of water and sea salt – so you are like creating your own ocean water. For example, I make mine with 2 tablespoons of sea salt (I use the Celtic grey) and 2 cups warm water. I let…

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• Hi odalys - If your oilyness is due to sebum buildup, try a diluated white vinegar rinse. Start off with 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to 2 cups of water and leave on for about a minute and rinse out. If it is still oily next time you do it, up the …

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• monark, Have you tried putting in coconut oil or avocado to condition? They impart alot of oil to the hair. Although, I hear that lots of people with curly hair say that the conditioner only method works well for them. I believe that shampoo is wors…

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• Hi Taizy - Keep doing the sea salt rinse (don’t forget to leave it in) – I think your hair will be much more presentable by next Monday. You might want to try uping the salt (maybe do one that is 2 tablespoons to 2 cups of water – leave in 5 minutes…

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• Hi Taizy - Give the avocado a few days to get out of your hair. Of course, since you are the beginning of the no poo (the first couple weeks are the worst) you probably have not only the avocado oil in your hair (I used one about a week ago and it t…

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• Hi deasmiles. That is great you are back on your way to soft hair again! Yes, I was just curious because almost every story I read about people who have done no poo and than for some reason did a shampoo again said their hair was horribly dry and gr…

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• Hi deasmiles! Are you going to start over again? I can understand getting all that in your hair and wanting to wash it though. I couldn’t imagine it would come out just using water. When I went camping a few weeks ago, I kept a hat on – more because…

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• Thanks odalys! I still can’t believe it has been that long! Yes, I seem to still have the grey stuff until up to maybe a few weeks ago. I did a white vinegar rinse and that helped to get alot of the heavy sebum out. They are drying though so I only …

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• Thanks dancharming10! Yes, many of us have been using the sea salt water rinse already or rinsing in the ocean. I can’t use it too often because my hair is dry – which is why water rinsing works out perfect for me. :) I never use regular salt anymor…

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• Hi Kundalalita! I don’t think that girl uses this board. :) I think she colors it because it is grey. It was funny though – she uses coconut oil on her body but than again she was piling on the sunscreen (cheapie chemical ones too – I would at least…

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• Hi Kauaigirl! That is so funny! I feel the same way. I am sure to others my hair looks good but to me – YUCK! Funny how I had an easier time getting a comb through when I first started than I do now! Another girl I went camping with who is also raw …

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• kauaigirl For the dr. bronners soap here is what I understand about soaps and shampoos…. The coconut oil part – Regular Coconut oil (the stuff we eat) does not suds when you put it in your hair and rub it in. More than likely (depending on your wate…

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• Hi kauaigirl! Yeah, I don’t know what it is…maybe us girls have the same hair shedding cycles! I do have my period this week. The increased shedding just seems to have started in the last few days. I get so moody during my periods too (being raw has…

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