You might have heard of the 'no-poo' movement sparked by celebrities and bloggers. The claim: Your hair will get prettier, healthier, and thicker by skipping shampoo. "Patients tend to notice shedding most in the shower," Dr. Melissa Piliang says, a dermatologist at the Cleveland Clinic. "So they associate shedding with shampooing."
Dr. Lisa Donofrio, an associate clinical professor of dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine, said: “The thought behind the "no-poo" movement is that by leaving the natural oils on the hair, the hair doesn't need any styling products. If you don't apply any styling products, then there is no need to wash your hair. No products, no need to wash them out." Those using "no-poo" products "aren't really cleaning their scalp," he said. "They're not taking off the environmental impurities."
Dr. Robert Dorin, a board-certified hair transplantation surgeon in New York City, said: “People who don't use detergent shampoo to clean the scalp run the risk of developing fungal and bacterial infections. They also might suffer from irritation of the scalp, flaking and pimple-like lesions.”
There's no scientific evidence, though, that ties hair loss to the number of times you shampoo during the week.
It’s the dirty little secret shampoo companies don’t want you to know—when you wash your hair with one of those nutrient-rich shampoos, most of the nutrients and active ingredients in the product don’t actually end up in your hair, they wind up down the drain… along with all the money you spent on the shampoo.
Why does this happen? Because the shampoo molecules they contain are too large to penetrate the cells of hair and more importantly the tiny hair follicles where our hair actually grows. They sit atop the follicle until we wash them away.
Why is that a problem?
Our hair works basically the same way—if you want to treat your hair right, you need to treat the roots.
It is HOW you use to style your hair or what styling tools that damage the hair, and what chemicals you're adding to the hair, not the shampoo.
There are CHEMICALS everywhere, inside of your home, the air that you breath outside of your home, in the foods we eat, fresh fruits & vegetables, that are supposed to be better for you. If I avoid everything & read everything, I wouldn't be having fun, would I? We can't avoid everything, because it is not likely that can happen.
In Asia, the ONLY thing we used was a bar of soap for our laundry, hair, bodies for 13 years. We still have silky, shiny, soft, smooth healthy hair.
If you don't want shampoo, use soap!
Washing less often, builds the natural oil your hair needs, to get them smoother, shinier, silkier, softer. Man-made products are just temporary, until you wash them again, and at the same time washing off the natural oil your hair NEEDS. Hair products just absorb on your hair if they're dry, like a sponge.
Best advice from Hollywood's well known hairstylist in the 80's once said: "Keep foods in your mouth and hair products on your hair."