As you might know, I've been super experimental with hygiene over the past few years. I've learned a lot!
Hair: I stopped washing it nearly 4 years ago, and tried a lot of different alternatives - baking soda, olive oil, eggs, rye flour, hot water. By this point my solution is:
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rinsing my hair once every 1-4 weeks, and putting rye flour into the roots every 2-3 weeks. The rye flour soaks up the grease, and gets pulled out when brushing or when rinsing.
I didn't use shampoo for over a year at a time, but nowadays use a small amount every ~2 months.
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how often do you bathe/shower? do you use a more natural body scrub/soap?
i use baking soda and acv once a week for hair. however, it does not seem to work as well now that i dont have the long luscious hair and keep it short.
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I shower about once every 3-4 weeks. This sounds terrible but I promise I am mostly not stinky, as confirmed by people around me who love telling me when I'm stinky
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There is a crazy cult of cleanliness in this country (and this century). People, let it go.
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I've done the rye flour and loved it. What did/do you use for a rinse/conditioner
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Having short hair, I just don't wash it at all. Rinse in the shower, but that's it. Greasiness just kind of goes away.