NO POO UPDATE: GOING WATER ONLY? 

Yes it does work, it's been over a year for me. I'm s guy with shoulder length hair. After a week or two your hair will produce the natural amount of grease and it won't look greasy

The first 3 weeks is oily but then amazing. 3 to 6 months to totally transition.

I love this series! When I finished college in the US I spent the summer working for the Forest Service and did no poo sort of on accident. We only bathed in rivers and lakes so I just rinsed my hair in the water and didn't do anything else. Obviously, it didn't matter what I looked like, but when I finished the summer, my hair was amazing. I think going totally no poo will work great for you--we seem to have similar hair texture/wave. The only thing that has kept me from going back to it is the chemicals in our water. I've considered getting a filter for the shower head--do you think you have any issues with buildup from your water? xoxo

Keep it up! Your hair is beautiful. I've been water-only for two years now. I also went no-soap two years ago, so I really only use water when I take my showers and only wash my hair (only with water) when it starts to feel itchy, maybe every four to seven days (although there are days when I need to do it the next day because I didn't massage my scalp well enough or brush my hair), so you should be flexible on that. I produce a lot of oil and my transition period took a good three months. I thought it would never get better. But after about three months it wasn't as bad and I also learned to accept that my hair was a bit different from the "silky smooth" hair that others have because of shampoo. As for the no-soap, that was the easiest transition ever. I just stopped one day and I didn't really notice a difference. I will still use a natural soap for serious things, like gasoline on my hands from pumping gas, but that's rare. It's really nice to see other people doing this. I only know of one other person who does water-only.

Really great video thank you!! I've been doing a lot of research on no poo water only method as I started it last week and I've read that if you have hard water in your shower not only can it cause dry and damaged hair over time but it can cause a build up on the hair which can cause that waxy feeling. (I have hard water in my shower) There's a few ways to get rid of it but one way is by doing an ACV rinse at the end of your shower and do not rinse it out after. Hope this helps any one who may be running into that problem while doing the water only method

I went from low poo dreads to no poo short hair. I seem to have the opposite problem where my hair is frizzy and I need to use coconut oil and sugar (apple "honey") to keep my hair in a reasonable shape. I've always had frizzy hair but I hoped the problem would diminish with the water only washing. I also only use water on my son's hair (18 months) and he needs coconut oil in order not to frizz. The both of us wash our hair twice a week. What I do notice with his hair is that he only needs the extra oil when we preen him but not if he only gets his hair wet.

I think it'll be helpful if I do a Q&A at some point on no poo so leave your questions down below!

The best thing you can do about the oily scalp is really put some elbow grease in and sort of like, massage it in circular motions when you're "washing" it

What I do is brush my hair before I get in the shower, start the shower with hot water and massage my scalp while running my fingers from the roots to the ends, continue my shower and end my shower with cold water while repeating the head massage and finger run through. It's been 3 and a half weeks since I've used shampoo and it's working super well.. I wish I had a wooden brush though! Sometimes I do use a comb to run through my hair while in the shower... bad I know. To moisturize my scalp, I use coconut oil, water and essential oil in a spray bottle and spray it on while I'm continuing my shower and then instead of cold water, I'll finish the shower with warm water while running that coconut oil mixture through to the ends. No oily end result surprisingly.

hey! these are are exactly the same experiences I have its not easy all the time I think. sometimes I'm weak and use the commercial ones but after this I allways can come bag and with enough time it works. thank you so much!

Everything you’ve said is exactly what I am going through ! The question I was personally thinking is it ok to water your hair every day to drag down the oils no shampoo ? (also thanks for the hand method !) I’ve never thought of that

I'm on day 18 and washing every day with lukewarm water and low poo on the 4th day. There has been some improvements but I am still pretty greasy on days 2-3 after low poo. I am torn between continuing this and going to progressively longer intervals OR just doing water only every day. Do you think going water only speeds things up?

To anyone who wishes to do this, it can work, it worked for me, however it does reset if you dye your hair like I do every six weeks. So if you don't dye your hair, and it's anything like mine (because that's all I can speak for) which is neither dry nor oily and needs washing every 3-5 days, it could work for you. It takes 6 weeks to see a difference, though. I couldn't keep it up because of my hair dye.

I've been using baking soda and vinegar for almost 4 months. I really don't want to return using shampoo but what can I do for itching? I want to use water only but I'm not sure because of that itching. Did you experience hair loss during that process? Whenever I put my hand into my head, there is always some hair and that discourages me so much. Thank you for your valuable sharings. Take care😊

I've been going no-poo-water-only for almost 2 months, but low-poo for about a year before that. I live in a tropical country and my hair didn't smell too bad in the first month of no poo. But I went to France for 10 days and somehow my hair smelled weird. I don't know if I was drinking too much onion soup or something but when I got home I had to wash my hair with shampoo because the smell was too yucky! Anyway I'm back to water-only and my scalp seems to be producing less oil (FINALLY!!)! I'm still observing. It varies each day. My hair still feels kinda sticky and heavy nearer the scalp but it's softer. Can't wait for the transition to be over. Good luck to you!

The hair is probably greasy on top more because that is where you used to put the most shampoo. A lot of people put the most shampoo on top and don’t flip it to do the bottom, so the bottom of your head has probably been natural for years while the top is damaged.

I haven't washed my hair in years however I've had very short pixie cut for 18 years. Now I'm growing it out and it's changing a bit so I so baking soda and water massage and then a acv rinse and it's working great

I know them feels! I'm about 5 weeks in right now and my hair is currently doing exactly the same thing as yours. :)

I have straight hair so when it gets greasy it's obvious. I've heard if you go a week without washing your hair and then use this method it won't be as bad. I'm not sure.

Try preening from your middle section to your ends, to give them some love, too. Thank also helps spread the oils and might make your middle section less tacky and waxy. :) Hope this helps

I know plenty of people who do not use shampoo. you need a nylon or plastic bristle brush that mimics a boar bristle brush. your wooden one's bristles are too care apart. when you take a shower, scrub your head and hair just like you were shampooing. do this twice then rinse thoroughly. style as usual. you can do this everyday if you want. the stimulation from the act of shampooing will be enough. your bristle brush with distribute your oils through your hair between washing. and it's ok to use a bit of baking soda mixed with cocoa powder( for your dark hair) to use as a dry shampoo to freshen it up when it starts to look too oily and you can distribute that too through your hair with the nylon bristle brush.

If I have really dry damaged hair could I start my WOM with coating my hair with oils before washing because I'm worried my hair will just get much drier? And also is it possible to do a deep condition with oils and honey before washing only with water?

Does this method make your hair grow faster? I want to try this sooo bad, but I read that the scalp gets stuck with oil and dirt and it doesn't grow. Opinions on this?

Do you still put coconut oil in your ends or is it not recommended/ necessary when going no poo?

Your hair looks awesome considering you were very early in your transition phase at the time! Are you still no poo now? Has anything changed or improved 3yrs on? I’m currently WO with the occasional ACV rinse and into my 4th week, still pretty oily! 😬 x

i have my head shaved and have had it shaved for almost two months now, but i've still been washing my hair with shampoo and conditioner and after watching your no poo videos it made me think and realize "why am i washing my hair? my hair's basically reset, i can do no poo." i do need to do a form of scritching and preening, though. i'll just kind of massage my scalp, i suppose. also, even back when i shaved my head for the first time a couple of years ago, i cleaned my hair with shampoo and conditioner! i feel like that does't make /any/ sense

I'm a month in to no poo and I can see that slowly slowly my scalp is making less sebum. My hair feels healthy but still too greasy if that makes sense. But heading in the right direction and looking forward to a much more logical natural beauty routine!

Really inspiring! Your hair looks really shiny and nice! I always had a problem with frizz and dry hair.. now I know it's also because of all the chemicals I put in my hair. Really going to try no poo.. just need to start again!

I am considering no poo but whenever i watch anyone they say they have oily hair. My hair never gets oily, i try to get it oily before shower for nutrition blablabla but i have get through a week before even seeing a tiny bit oil.. i have extremely dry skin and eczama on hands and feet.. would this help my hair get a bit oilier and moist??? Heeelllpp

After over two years of no 'poo, my experience has been that I need to start washing with water more than once every week or two. The major problem is the build up, of sebum and skin, creating that waxy grey residue in my brush. I'm going to try twice a week for a little while and see how that does to improve the situation. I buzzed all my hair off about a month and a half ago for a few reasons, one of which is to grow out completely virgin hair. At this time, I do not intend to cut my hair ever again. We shall see how long that lasts. I want my long, gorgeous curls back. 😊 Have you tried finishing off your scalp with cool water to calm the scalp response to all the massaging? It really helped slow the oil production for me.

Paused right around 7:30 because you are talking about the "tacky" feeling your hair kind of has. I've actually seen another water only youtuber (don't remember who...this was ages ago) whose hair kinda did the same thing. So she said her hair didn't look "dirty" so much and it just looked more like she'd put hair products in it like anyone would. Also for just water washing yesterday, if I were to have run into you today there's no way I would have known that you hadn't used any kind of soap on your hair in almost 2 weeks. I'm pretty sure the fact that you started as "low poo" has helped your hair transition so hopefully going water only will be smooth sailing for you! Best wishes!

my hair feels really clean underneath at the back too! I've been low poo for a few weeks and went water only after doing a final clarifying wash- my hair was horrible from silicones in my old conditioner. think I need to scritch and preen more though before brushing by the sound of it. I'm trying to leave my hair a week between washes but I'm going to transition to that and at the moment I'm washing with water only every 4 days :-)

I'm currently one year two months low poo. My technique right now is to wash my hair once a month with shampoo. As a result my hair is silky smooth and soft. i am considering switching to baking soda white vinegar rinses instead of shampoo. not sure. good luck

I have been considering trying no-poo but my problem is I do scalp oiling..how would I go about washing the oil out? Acv rises.?

Messed up my hair first used hot water it got very greasy but then I switched to cold water no problem.....

Hi , i am on no poo water only phase , i shaved my head and started only water wash with warm water but after 4th month my hair start falling out like ,if i wash my hair every day 25 to 30 hairs fall out and if i wash after 3 days 80 to 90 hairs fall out , except that little bit greaseness is there but i am ok with that , now i am washing with hot water ,coz when i wash with cold or warn water , oil doesnt go from scalp and itchiness starts and hair fall get boosted with warm water , tell me some tips please , especially about hair fall is that 30 hairs per day or 90 hairs in 3 days falling out is ok ?? If not then please tell me what to do , and i am washing with hot water ,if i wash with warm or cold oil doesnt go and start itching. What to do give me details

❤l loved your video❤What is the rationel behind using a T-shirt instead of a towel?

This is really weird you have the same name as me and I a week ago I cut my hair to about your length and I recently decided to go water only and I only just found your channel now

Did u had any hairfall???

I've been doing low pop and did a acv rinse and my scalp smelled 😕 any tips ideas? also kinda off subject I'm a sahm and am debating whether I should start blogging or even youtubing how do you start out? I actually have a website already but if you have any tips let me know I really just need to sit down and write😨

How to ive tried it nothing happend

My hair is the opposite, feels clean and soft but looks dirty! Water washes helps but I'm now thinking I need to do more scritching and preening! Great video so much info!

Been a couple of months me now and it works totally fine for me I use ACV from time to time:)

I did no poo for eight weeks, but I got dandruff (Never got that before, I used to have oily hair) and I could not handle it. do you have any tips?

Since you use no shampoo and I think you've also mentioned that you don't like to use perfume, do you do anything to make your hair smell nice, like do you put essential oils in or anything? Or do you just leave it as it is?

Thanks for mentioning the gray stuff!!! I thought it was just me!! Did you clean it off the brush? If so how

How do you deal with getting a haircut? Whenever I go to the hairdresser it is totally impossible to avoid them putting product in it, no matter how hard I try, and then I can't get it out with only water. Would love to know what you do.

Last time I tried no poo, after my first month my hair was disgusting so I started shampoo again. But this time I am eating healthier, I dont drink alcohol anymore, and I use extra towels. I have my dabbing dry towels, then I have my soaking up oil towels. And I've started showering in cold water. This time my hair is way better!

This a week I've been going no poo with only water. I love it!

i do water only for 3 months now...the first 2 weeks were hard but not too hard after that my hair came back to normal...the only thing i am concerned about is that althought my hair gets greasy after 4 to 5 days my ends never seem to moistorised enough and i have to oil them every single day with a drop of a coconut oil...i ve dyed them 1 year ago and until now they don't seem to recover and i am dissapointed cause i thought that no poo was gonna help them.

I'm really excited for you, your hair looks beautiful to me! You definitely have some greatly defined body waves, it's AMAZING! Your sebum production will slowly adjust to not produce as much. Have you tried inverting your head when you scritch & preen, or when your washing it in the shower? That's what I do, and I find I get my sebum down to my heads more effectively that way. But my sebum is concentrated at the nape of my neck, so. But try doing it from a bunch of different angles! My hair doesn't feel waxy or tacky to me, but it did at first. I went water only back in April, and it felt a little waxy for a month-ish? Then I tried using honey mixed with water and a couple spices as shampoo/conditioner. But I've went back to water only for about a month now, and my hair just feels soft now, no waxy/tackiness. So that will probably go away for you too. I imagine it's connected to the kinds of fat you eat, and how much. I eat a ketogenic diet, so I eat a lot of fat. If your hair is feeling dehydrated and dry, washing more often will help. It needs to be "watered". Otherwise, once a week is plenty. People with kinky hair need more frequent wwashing to get their sebum production up (their coils absorb a lot more oil than our wavy hair does).

Your hair looks incredible today! It looks shiny and healthy. It takes a while to get used to the change in the texture, doesn't it? LOL! That was the part that seemed most bizarre to me.

I would love to go completely no poo (water only) but after one week of using natural shampoo, my scalp starts itching terribly. Do you know why that is?

Does no poo help with preventing split ends? I don't use heat or style my hair in any way besides a simple braid or french braid once or twice a week. I condition every time I wash my hair- which is twice a week. (That sounds gross to some people, but it doesn't get greasy until day 3-4 so its not worth it to wash it) My hair tends to split so easily somehow and Im trying to find a way to prevent them. :) I recently cut my hair to get rid of some damage, but I don't want that damage again! D: Anyone have experience with split end prevention and no shampoo? Did it help you?

i was served a shampoo ad right at the beginning of your video 🤣

So helpful!! Thank you!!

You remind me so much of Sansa Stark from Game of Thrones. But much prettier ! :) I am trying no poo water only right now. I am on Week 1 on WO.

Loving your videos Ms Madeleine..

Thank you for the lovely update, i really enjoy watching your videos :) I'm doing no poo for 2 months now. Haven't washed my hair in 1.5 weeks and it looks amazing still. I occasionally use a tiny bit of Lush dry shampoo. What I find is that my hair feels a bit waxy for the first two days after washing and after that it feels like I have washed it with shampoo (seems like the remaining oils get soaked up). Also, I use a shit ton of coconut oil at the moment and on a daily basis (maybe it's because of the cold and dry weather). But I feel like my hair totaly absorbs all the oils over night. I also like to massage my scalp with natural peppermint oil once a week. I might have to add that I have really thick hair. So far I enjoy the look and I don't use any styling tools anymore. I was a bit reluctant at first but no poo really gave me the "perfect hair" look almost every day :) yay! Enough of me. Thanks for sharing. Have a good day

I've gone no poo for the past four months, just washing with water and Its been amazing. Initially when I switched my hair did get really oily but after a while the oils balance out and it feels great. Couldn't recommend it more! Btw you look so beautiful in the thumbnail! :)

Wow! Perfect hair

doesnt it smell?

water only is the way 🙌🙌

I haven’t pooped in a week should I be worried? Will the water help me? Thanks

Your hair looks great! I’m doing it but my hair is blonde so it really shows🙄 but I honestly feel great about it. I’ve been doing it for 3 weeks so far. My family keeps making fun of me😂. My mom said “you better not sit next to me on the couch”🤣.

You are very pretty miss.

So no shamPOO? Thought it was no Poo?

is this Katy Perry?

i likewise go to no poo at all

When you read the title it sounds like your not pooing anymore. Also, you should probably explain what it means😂 Loves the vid though

very pretty

lol I thought it's about no poop 💩 I knowwww sorry.

hii your new suscriber

You know, this video is kind of disappointing. You see, I'm a huge coprophobe ("fear" of feces) and I was thinking this video was going to teach me how not to defecate (which is a daily nightmare for me). Okay, to clarify, coprophobia is not the same thing as, say, arachnophobia. That is, I fear it's going to attack me. It's more like a very strong revulsion. The sight, smell, or even just the thought of it makes me physically ill. Having to deal with it (like cleaning up after a dog) is absolutely horrifying. Of course using the toilet is pretty bad, especially non-flush toilets (out house or port-a-potty) I would literally give anything to have some way to eliminate defecation from my life. Changing a baby's diaper is one the hardest things I might have to do. I can do it (sometimes), but it's not easy, especially if it's the really soft kind.

Do you have a single sister? Lmfao

I've been doing doing no poo with just water for a month, My hair is a lot shiny now.