Inspired by a recent thread. I’ve seen a bunch of people advocating for no shampoo lately, and I want to get to the bottom of this.
Anti-shampoo people, show yourselves, I want answers. Should we all stop doing shampoo? Is it a thing for everyone or only certain hair types? Is it superior to good shampoo + good conditioner? Do you need to do literally anything with it if you’re doing no shampoo or just let it go wild? This whole thing flies in the face of everything I think I know about hair and I want ANSWERS dammit 😤
I used to use shampoo daily and I had pretty bad dandruff. I used all of the dandruff shampoos that are sold over the counter, and they only made it worse. I started using my partner’s fancy shampoo (who has long hair), the expensive sulfate-free kind, and it helped a lot, but not as much as not washing it with shampoo daily. My hair is currently shoulder length, and I only shampoo and condition every few weeks (if it feels especially bad or it absorbs strong smells, like campfire smoke). Just hot water is enough most of the time, although my job isn’t dirty and I don’t smoke anymore.
