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Actually, this sounds like a pretty good regimen, especially if you're using the handmade olive oil soap you talked about above. Jojoba oil, as you probably already know, is one of the oils that has a makeup and properties closest to human sebum, so it's a good choice if you do still want to put an oil on your skin.
(I would still argue that your own sebum is better, as it's being produced by your own body uniquely for you, and thus has a makeup perfectly suited to moisturising and protecting your own skin. So best not to remove it in the first place. But I also don't mean to be too argumentative, so yes again, jojoba oil is an excellent choice if you do still want to use an oil.)
Also, if you're using the same handmade olive oil soap and (diluted) apple cider vinegar on your hair, that's a pretty good regimen too. I sometimes use a little diluted ACV on my hair too, but no soap or shampoo or conditioner. However, I only switched to doing this about five years ago (while I've been water only on my body for much longer). You do need to go through a transition phase, but once you come through that you can get to a really nice place with your hair. (The transition phase is where your body is readjusting its sebum production for your scalp; it has to learn to produce less, because previously it was producing more to compensate for it being regularly stripped away by detergents in shampoo.)
I might take up @Nuttall's kind suggestion to do a fuller post on this topic in the ~health territory. (Thanks to your kind zapping, I see I now have enough sats to do a post there.) I used to comment a lot in reddit's r/nopoo sub (and also set up a small wateronly sub there) but of course, have left reddit behind now.
Actually, this sounds like a pretty good regimen, especially if you're using the handmade olive oil soap you talked about above. Jojoba oil, as you probably already know, is one of the oils that has a makeup and properties closest to human sebum, so it's a good choice if you do still want to put an oil on your skin.
yes - did quite some homework myself:))
So best not to remove it in the first place
I guess I would use only water more often then.
Also, if you're using the same handmade olive oil soap and (diluted) apple cider vinegar on your hair, that's a pretty good regimen too.
Yes, diluted apple cider vinegar! It makes my hair so much softer, and it cleans away the possible soap remaining too:)
You do need to go through a transition phase, but once you come through that, you can get to a really nice place with your hair.
Maybe I should test it this winter, not sure how long the transition phase will last, but isn't it a bit annoying with oily hair or even dandruff 👀
have left reddit behind now.
Good choice! SN is way more fun:) Looking forward to your post ⚡️
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The transition stage is certainly challenging, I'm not going to pretend it isn't. The 'worst' of it lasts for one to two months but it still takes some time after that to properly reset your scalp's sebum production. (But while your hair will definitely be 'oily' during this time, you shouldn't develop any dandruff problems.) The mindframe you need to be in (or what worked for me at least) is that the greater level of sebum on your hair during the transition phase is still good for it, and so your hair is getting something like an extended bath in a very good natural treatment. What also helps greatly is doing a lot of combing of your hair during this time. This works the sebum through your hair (and away from the scalp). I did a lot of combing during my transition. (You'll want to have some nice wooden or metal combs on hand.) Also, using diluted ACV helps during the transition too. Finally, seeing as you're living in Turkiye, you could wear a head scarf over your hair during the transition, to help with any possible feelings of embarrassment about your hair looking 'oily'.
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I did a lot of combing during my transition. (You'll want to have some nice wooden or metal combs on hand.)
do you know which one is the best for hair? I made one with horn before, and I can see how much dead skin or dust it collects!
you could wear a head scarf over your hair during the transition, to help with any possible feelings of embarrassment about your hair looking 'oily'.
oh good hack! I've collected some beautiful head scarves, and I'm getting a feeling that head scarves protect your hair too - Turkish mums always wear them and are so pretty with those beautiful oya. 🤩
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Wow, nice job with the homemade comb, it looks fantastic.
When I was doing all my combing during transition, it led me to ponder on how ancient combs are and how well valued they used to be (beautifully made ones often being found in burial tombs amongst other prized possessions). And now we can purchase such 'treasures' for not very much money (or make one ourselves, with our advanced tools).
I had some good quality metal combs to hand when I went through my transition, so I used those. Metal is very easy to clean, so that's a plus. But many in the nopoo community have a preference for wooden combs, partly for aesthetic reasons I feel. Wood will absorb some of the sebum and can be a bit more effort to clean, but still works well of course. I can't remember anyone talking about horn combs, but I'm sure yours would work well and might also be a bit easier to clean than a wooden one.
And yeah, nopoo made me rethink head scarves too. They're a great physical barrier way of keeping your hair clean (from dust and pollutants and such). I looked up oya (didn't know the word) and yeah wow, it looks beautiful. So you could have a lot of fun there.