• Cethin@lemmy.zip
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        1 year ago

        It’s because you’ve been shampooing daily (or however frequently). Shampoo is designed to remove the oil from your hair/scalp, so then your scalp has to compensate (and also you have to add conditioner to put it back).

        The way to switch over to no-poo is to slowly increase the number of days between shampooing until it isn’t an issue anymore. Only shampoo when you need to.

        Also, try washing with conditioner instead of shampoo (co-wash). The oils in the conditioner bind with the oils in your hair so you still remove some of them, but it doesn’t strip it all. I (a man with thick about shoulder length hair) only co-wash once every week or so. I wash with water daily. This is what’s worked for me. You will have an adjustment period though because you’ve been putting your scalp through so much, it has to get used to that not happening.

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    1 year ago

    We also save a ton of time in the shower. But I just spend that extra time crying in the shower because I have no hair.

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    1 year ago

    Maybe they need sunscreen though? I see bald heads in the sun reflecting back at me and wonder how often it gets burnt.

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    1 year ago

    I’m bald. Yesterday I was at the store buying soap and started looking for shampoo for bald people. Couldn’t find anything so figured I’d Google it (I didn’t).

    I don’t know, I still use normal shampoo to wash my head. I have dry skin and figured using normal soap on my scalp would make it worse. All this to say I’m not saving any money.