Comments on: DIY HAIR CUTS & NO SHAMPOO

By: More posts about hair?! – TheOrganicSister

More posts about hair?! – TheOrganicSister — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:03:51 +0000

[...] reading on Path To Freedom’s blog about their Justin’s experiment of using no shampoo, my Justin decided to give this a try. He’s shampooed exactly once since [...]

By: Anais

Anais — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:40:48 +0000

@mama lieveheersbeestje: A warm welcome to you! Thank you so much for sharing, I loved reading your comment and how your family is dealing with the over washed/hygenic generation. That's neat that you still have house doctors - sounds you have a good one at that. When you tell folks you shower/bath once or twice a week they look at you like you are crazy - well, maybe it's them that are! Anyhow, thanks for commenting. Stay tuned for more health and beauty posts in the future. All the best to you and your family

By: mama lieveheersbeestje

mama lieveheersbeestje — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:41:44 +0000

Hi! I just LOOOVVVEEE your beautiful site about your homestead and I wished that we could do this at our small rented house too. We are trying...
I am allergic and when I use chemicals on my skin and in my food, so I stopped using everything three years ago. No shampoo, no deodorant, no creams, no soap, no eyeshadow or mascara, nothing... The only thing left was coconutoil, kohl for my eyes and toothpaste (still have not find a good substitute for this) and water!
I seem to look healthy and smell good, although when people tell me this and I tell them my secret, they think I am dirty and weird... We shower (pa, ma, four kids) two times a week, and wash ourselves very good with water each morning. Some boys need soap for their knees and feet and of cource their hands, and therefor I use natural soap.
My housedoctor (yes we have them overhere in the Netherlands!) advised me to shower or bath the children only ones or twice a week with some oil. That's it. They are very healthy, look beautiful and are very intelligent and social, so that was a very good advice!
Still, these beauty-and-hygenic things are a big taboe overhere and that is why you never hear about it...
Thank you for publishing about natural beaty, you sure all look very healty and beautiful to me!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:57:04 +0000

I was introduced to the diluted vinegar/water rinse to my washed hair, when I was 9 years old.
an aunt was visiting and rinsed my hair that way, in the bathroom sink.
I went to school that morning and the kids all commented on how beautiful and shiny my hair was.
it left an impression on me and now, in my 60's, I'm getting
the same comments..it seems to bring out a sparkle, in whitening hair...I love it.
and trimming my own hair, by lifting it up, trimming the ends, to take the weight off the sides mostly.
it lays back, with just running my fingers through freshly washed and rinsed hair. it dries natural and there is so much less damage...
makes it much easier to live with long hair, minus headaches from the weight.
(long hair in summer is better, to be able to roll it up in a 'granny bun',...or braids, so it's off the neck, being much cooler than having short hair and miserable...)
gardening is then much more fun...
someone else will need to support the hair salons......

By: AROUND THE URBAN HOMESTEAD | Little Homestead in the City

AROUND THE URBAN HOMESTEAD | Little Homestead in the City — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:00:55 +0000

[...] spiffy and some in home barbering services. I believe I did a post a few years about about our hair cutting ventures. We gals cut the guys and us gals cut each [...]

By: Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings

Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:28:24 +0000

I cut my hubby's and the boys' hair and trim mine and the girls'. It really saves a lot of money.

By: WHAT TO DO WITH THOSE LOCKS | Little Homestead in the City

WHAT TO DO WITH THOSE LOCKS | Little Homestead in the City — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:58:47 +0000

[...] Since we cut our hair at home (and have been for the last 20 plus years) we normally just put our hair in the compost bins. Why? Because hair contains 30 times more nitrogen than manure! [...]

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:19:03 +0000

OUr family has not paid for a hair cut in over 10 years. My MIL is a beautician but works on the farm. SO she gives hair cuts to all of us at no charge!!

By: dianna

dianna — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:41:09 +0000

hi - i am a water only hair washer. to do this method you do have to brush your hair very well every day. the way i do it is to rinse my hair and scrub my scalp very good with warm water first and then finish with cold.
it has worked very well for me.
if i want some scent to my hair i spray it afterwards with a water and herbal oil mixture like patchouli or lavender.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:16:54 +0000

Since your post last year, I have been doing the dilute baking soda wash and a/c vinegar rinse most of the time, with shampoo only about 6-7 times. I have been told my hair looks amazingly healthy, and my sweetie likes the way I smell.