I have been washing my hair everyday for most of my life, I am currently using bronner's bar soap. I want to start washing my hair less while it's short so it's not a problem when it's gets longer. Is there any secret to doing this? Or do I just start washing every other day and slowly go longer?
I just wash my hair whenever it gets greasy, which is twice a week atm. I think, if your hair gets greasy eeeveryday, then I'd consider changing shampoos, then wait as long as you can and stand the greasiness for aass loooooong as you can before you wash it again. Maybe increasing a few days every other time or something. If you wash your hair every day out of habbit, then just wait till it gets greasy next time
Bonners has alot of oils in it. I like, and use bonners... not every time tho. Usually if my hair starts feeling TOO dry. Otherwise I like the Kirks pure castile bar soap. But yea, slowly decreasing the time between washings will naturally help your scalp to stop producing as much oils.
If I alternate by washing with bronner's one day and water the next, will that decrease my oil production? Or should I try to go a day or so without getting my hair wet?
I would say, everytime your wash cycle comes around (however long that is) just try to hold out for one more day each time, or of course longer if you feel comfortable doing it. That way you do things gradually until you get it to the length that you want it to be at without your scalp stinking, or your hair getting greasy. It doesn't seem to make much of a difference for me whether I wash with bronners, baking soda, or just water in terms of oil production.
Never dried my hair out, it always softened it if anything. I only use bronner's very rarely, and then more as a conditioner than anything else.
bronner's isn't really residue free. it leaves oily scummy residue. it doesn't have any chemicals so there is no chemical residue, which is nice, but you can find an organic soap that washes off oil better than bronner's. I love nature's gate shampoo ^^ gets super sudsy and leaves the scalp feeling fresh and light.
For everyone that has problems with bronner's and says that its "not" residue free, I would bet that you were using the liquid variety or have very hard water. At school, I use the bar soap and my hair is squeeky clean afterwards. The bars work much better in my opinion.
Well, it's true I've never tried the bar variety, I always found bars to run down too quickly when using them for washing. As for the liquid shampoo, I've used it with many different types of water and the result has been the same each time. Whilst I like bronner's and the company, it doesn't work for me as well as baking soda does.
You should give the bars a try sometime, you might like it. They do run down pretty fast tho but I don't mind, it's not too expensive especially if your not washing that often. I do plan on trying out baking soda sometime soon.
How long should it take for me to notice a difference in my hair? ( If i start washing every other day, instead of everyday.)
a few weeks or months. It's kinda like asking how long's a piece of string. Everyone's hair is different especially if you go natural
no probs, personally I think it's best that you don't wash it every day. I say thay because when/if your dreads get really thick, washing everyday can cause a huge mould problem. You may have greasy as fuck hair for a while but it's worth it to train your scalp to produce less sebum oil.
