Homemade Shampoo. How to Go No Poo. To go No Poo is to stop using shampoo. Why would you want to do this? 1. Shampoo is expensive.2. Chemicals* in shampoo can irritate and dry out your scalp and hair.3. Chemicals* in shampoo can be hazardous to your health.4. Your body produces oil to naturally condition your hair and keep it healthy. Using shampoo daily upsets the natural balance and causes you to produce more oil than necessary to compensate. When you stop using shampoo, you will probably experience a transitional period while your body gradually adjusts to produce just enough oil to keep your hair healthy.
. * In this context I'm referring to certain synthetic chemicals which have proven harmful in specific circumstances. Shampoo Free! © Heather AVV, aka "Babs". December 7th, 2004 1/ Why go shampoo free? 2/ What's so bad about shampoo anyway? 3/ How do I go shampoo free? 4/ What do these ingredients do? Why go Shampoo Free? Your hair is a very important part of your body that's often overlooked. What's so bad about shampoo anyway? The oils in your hair come naturally out of your scalp to nourish it. Most shampoos contain mineral oil. If mineral oil doesn't bother you, maybe the other ingredients will.
In its final report on the safety of sodium lauryl sulfate, the Journal of the American College of Toxicology notes that this ingredient has a "degenerative effect on the cell membranes because of its protein denaturing properties. " Carcinogenic nitrosamines can form in the manufacturing of sodium lauryl sulfate or by its inter-reaction with other nitrogen-bearing ingredients within a formulation utilizing this ingredient.
How do I go shampoo free? What do these ingredients do? Help! If you regularly blow-dry, stop!