All About the "No Shampoo" Movement for Modern Men (MUST READ)

[Tvo3]

will try.

[RichB0i]

[OTG]

Haven't used shampoos since middle school, realized all that then. Have aesthetic hair. User soap to wash hair after haircut, that's it.

[ManWithCurls]

Yeah, good and bad bacteria that latch on to our bodies from the surroundings. If you don't wash your hair properly, bacteria/germs/etc are going to multiply, especially since your hair is moist from all the sebum.

With the no-poo method you set the frequency of shampoo, from 1 on/1 off to never shampooing again. The point is to not shampoo everyday. If you have substantiated claims to prove that disease is avoided by shampooing everyday, I welcome it. Until then, I am merely giving information to those guys who show interest in this different approach to hair grooming.

That simple.

[CrazySlasher]

Sure bronas. The pic on my avatar is me after a night out involving booze, partying until 8 AM and two american girls back in my hotel when I was staying in Madrid for a week.

This is my hair in a less rusty state.

My hair is about the same length as yours and I don't think I could go more than a few days without cleaning it. After two, I literally wake up in the middle of the night scratching my scalp.

[bustermac]

I just use coffee grounds instead of shampoo. The gritty characteristic of it helps to clean the hairs more thoroughly. It also wakes you up!













(not srs, you dirty hippies not using shampoo or washing your jeans disgust me)

[ManWithCurls]

My hair is about the same length as yours and I don't think I could go more than a few days without cleaning it. After two, I literally wake up in the middle of the night scratching my scalp.

I had the same happening when I did my 30 day no shampoo experiment. The itching subsided after a few days though. Itching is common in the first days as the scalp adjusts the sebum secretion. Likewise, it is imperative to make sure the scalp sebum doesn't get stuck on the scalp and you manually help it spread through the hair shaft all the way to the tip when you are wetting the hair in the shower.

[joelz54_99]

[trappi53]

Damn I heard so many people talk about this and it actually makes sense and I could see why this might work.

My problem is that if my hair is a bit longer (after like 2 weeks of getting a haircut) it tends to get very curly, especially at the front and unless I use gel I look like a complete idiot.
My hair also gets very very oily after 2 days of not washing it. And since my hair is very thick, it can't really breath and I get dandruff all the time, itches like **** and sometimes I scratch it so much it gets scared..

From what I read about this method, it should fix the oily problem but what the hell do I do to my hair so I don't have that cowlick in the front without using a product?

[madeinoregon]

nice writeup brah, i have curly hair like yours and i've had it as long as yours before. i ruined it by shampooing tho. now i only "co-wash" and leave the conditioner in my hair 3x a week. hair looks so much better...

just wonderin, is acv better than conditioner for our type of hair?

[datderebjjguy]

My hair gets way too greasy and looks like **** if I dont wash my hair. all the power to ya though.

[ManWithCurls]

Damn I heard so many people talk about this and it actually makes sense and I could see why this might work.

My problem is that if my hair is a bit longer (after like 2 weeks of getting a haircut) it tends to get very curly, especially at the front and unless I use gel I look like a complete idiot.
My hair also gets very very oily after 2 days of not washing it. And since my hair is very thick, it can't really breath and I get dandruff all the time, itches like **** and sometimes I scratch it so much it gets scared..

From what I read about this method, it should fix the oily problem but what the hell do I do to my hair so I don't have that cowlick in the front without using a product?

Leave-in conditioner bro.

The no-poo method is really about experimenting with frequency. You may benefit from simply skipping shampoo every 3rd day where as others benefit from once a week (e.g me). The longer the hair, however, the less frequently you should shampoo.

How long is your hair?

[SoreKnees]

I haven't used shampoo since hearing about this on the misc about 6 months ago, and literally the only benefit I get out of this is not having to buy shampoo. I still have dandruff and my hair doesn't feel any different.

[ManWithCurls]

nice writeup brah, i have curly hair like yours and i've had it as long as yours before. i ruined it by shampooing tho. now i only "co-wash" and leave the conditioner in my hair 3x a week. hair looks so much better...

just wonderin, is acv better than conditioner for our type of hair?

Yep, if I shampoo my curly hair at this length everyday it becomes a nightmare. I use conditioner as shampoo instead although I find that going solo and hitting the shampoo 1x week works good to avoid frizzy curls. Still playing around with what is the optimal routine though.

About the ACV, man, I like it but it is too inconvenient for me to do. I look at hair grooming and hair care as applied to us modern men, not to women who obsess about their hair and spend 200 bucks on it every week. I think ACV is a darn good alternative but conditioner washing is more convenient, at least for us men who just want to have a good mane.

Check out my blog as I talk about these things and it has an emphasis on curly/very coily hair (the hardest of hair types to manage).

[Liangtastic]

I have a question:

Would you use shampoo if you train UFC and have had your head on mats and sh*t? Doesn't seem like hot water would be enough.

[Irishpandah]

. The longer the hair, however, the less frequently you should shampoo.

How long is your hair?

so with a brush cut we should shampoo more?
very short hair here and use shampoo maybe once every 3 months

[godsangina2]

This guy doesn't use shampoo:

[ManWithCurls]

I haven't used shampoo since hearing about this on the misc about 6 months ago, and literally the only benefit I get out of this is not having to buy shampoo. I still have dandruff and my hair doesn't feel any different.

Dude, ditching the shampoo isn't just about "ditching the shampoo". It is imperative to know how to groom your hair if you don't use shampoo. Re-read my first post as I talk about this.

Moreover, no-poo is NOT for everyone. It tends to benefit the most those with the curliest of hair (coily, kinky, afro type). I designed a useful hair type guide for men with wavy/curly/kinky hair, check it out to know what hair type you have as knowing your hair type is of use to grooming your hair. If you don't have any of these hair types, then your hair is straight:

http://www.manlycurls.com/2011/06/cu...n-types-guide/

There are other hair typing guides but I designed mine with a male consideration as well as convenience (my site is oriented primarily to men, not women).

[ManWithCurls]

This guy doesn't use shampoo:

That's a guy?

[ManWithCurls]

I have a question:

Would you use shampoo if you train UFC and have had your head on mats and sh*t? Doesn't seem like hot water would be enough.

Good question and one which is not addressed by conventional no-poo dogma.

I recommend you to shampoo your hair when your head hits the mat, but water down the shampoo. The trick with using shampoo is using the least needed and avoiding lather on the hair itself. Put the shampoo on the scalp and don't rub it too much so that the shampoo is only on your scalp. Allow some lather to go on the hair but don't cover your whole hair in lather (white helmet effect).

I always shampoo my hair when my head touches a mat cos it's ****ing gross.

[PwnDealer]

didnt read the huge bulk of text, but i can attest that not using shampoo is actually really pretty nice.

i actually stopped using shampoo or soap (except for my junk).

Spent about 3x as long "scrubbing" my scalp like if there was shampoo in it, then 1.5x as long washing my body with a cloth or sponge thing... then at the end turn the water to cold and wash my hair for about half as long as i normally would...


hair looked way better, less frizzy, natural oils made it look as if i used a light amount of pomade. it was shiny and nice. Skin looked better too.

I normally have dandruff and dry itchy skin in the winter, and have allergies to soaps. Using no soaps at all (once per month), i felt way better. Didnt smell at all (told my gf if i started to to say something, i wouldnt take offense).

i think i increased the amount i showered a little bit, just to be safe, but i saw no negatives, only positives to doing this. (SRS)

This.
But i think OP exaggerates the benefits a little bit, or maybe i've been on no-poo for so long i dont even notice the benefits, my hair is just normal, its not worse or better than your average dude.
Whenever i use shampoo now my hair just feels dry and itchy as fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu (100% srs)

Why people think not washing your hair with shampoo makes you a disgusting hobo is beyond me, strong sheep.

[eltwentyone]

I do it once a week, shampoo and conditioner, works for me, the shampoo I used is anti-residue helpful for wax

[PowerLevel9001]

I agree with you OP and I'd like to put forth another hygiene-related scam.

Wiping your bottom after pooping is just a Zionist conspiracy. Yes, that's right. The use of toilet paper first arose in the 1950's, just as Israel was formed (coincidence? no, it isn't.). Jews, needing money to finance their fledgling nation, decided to use their ownership of the paper industry as leverage, and floated the myth through the American media (which they also own. coincidence? once again, no.) that if you wiped using your hands and not with toilet paper, then you were a "*******". Obviously nobody wanted to be labeled this, so they bought toilet paper in droves, and the myth has been perpetuated ever since.

WAKE UP SHEEPLE

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[SwimToTheMoon]

I use shampoo twice a week, but I clean my hair carefully with water every other day, gives it a nice shiny look srs, too much shampoo ****s your hair up badly.

[ManWithCurls]

so with a brush cut we should shampoo more?
very short hair here and use shampoo maybe once every 3 months

It is not that you SHOULD shampoo more if you have short hair but, rather, that you can get away with shampooing more frequently than longer hair and not screw up your hair. The main issue that scalp sebum has is travelling through the hair shaft to the tip thus, with short hair, sebum has a very short distance to travel whereas with long hair it is the opposite. To give you an example, if I shampoo my hair (long curly hair) it takes about 4-5 days for my hair to look moisturized if I don't use an external aid such as a moisturizing product. Natural moisture is caused by a properly sebum coated hair shaft and when I had short hair, it'd take me just 1 day to have my hair moisturized without any moisturizing hair products.

Even with short hair, I always recommend guys to try to use as less shampoo as frequently possible. 1 day on/1 day off or 2 days on/1 day off works great for men with hair up to 6 inches of extended length.

[DamnMaserati]

Here's what I did. I did a week of shampoo once every couple Of days. Down from everyday. Then I got a buzz cut, and haven't looked back. In the 8 months since I have only had shampoo in my hair when I was getting it cut. Use conditioner once a month, or if I've had gel in it the previous day and it feels greasy.

Hair feels so much healthier, easier to style. Way easier. Used to take 10 minutes to comb my hair some days. Now 30 seconds, if that.

[MikeSeven]

I dont use shampoo and i use paste for styling, i dont get white specs, just gotta wash it out good.

[srirachasauce1]

answer my pm brah

[ManWithCurls]

This.
But i think OP exaggerates the benefits a little bit, or maybe i've been on no-poo for so long i dont even notice the benefits, my hair is just normal, its not worse or better than your average dude.
Whenever i use shampoo now my hair just feels dry and itchy as fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu (100% srs)

Why people think not washing your hair with shampoo makes you a disgusting hobo is beyond me, strong sheep.

Completely agree but take into account that the no-poo approach is 99% used by women who have long hair. I have long hair and the difference between using shampoo everyday to using it infrequently is night and day. If you have short hair (think 1 inch length), you will hardly notice a difference in hair looks but then there is the benefit of avoiding all those funky named ingredients on shampoos (although I agree that the whole natural/organic movement has been blown out to hilarious proportions).

[IsaacEK]

I have wavy/thick Scandanavian hair. The last 6 months I've stopped shampooing every day. I usually do it once or twice a week now. Hair looks great, nice and soft, not frizzy. Get quite a few compliments from girls and guys (no homer).