No Defecation: All you need to know about

Can you really stop washing your hair?

In theory yes, in practice it is more complicated. So, before completely shampooing the shampoos , we start by spacing them, to achieve, ideally, the rhythm of a shampoo every 15 days . The transition is so smooth to adopt after a few weeks, the true no poo. The pure and hard whose purpose is clear: detoxify hair and scalp of all the active and harmful ingredients contained in our everyday products. A study conducted by the consumer association UFC Que Choisir published in February 2016, shows that 185 common cosmetic products (including shampoos) contain endocrine disruptors as well as toxic and allergenic substances. Not terrible for the beauty of our hair certainly, but especially for health . Adopting no poo , a technique derived from the cosmetic slow , allows to break the addiction of our hair to the shampoo and other hair products that excite the sebaceous glands of our scalp, which necessarily, asks for more. The proof: the more you wash your hair often, the more they tend to re-grease quickly.

The alternatives to the no poo pure and hard

Fatty and dirty hair , bad smells, hair difficult to comb ... the reasons why the true no poo is difficult to tame are numerous. Fortunately, there are a few alternatives to zero shampoo:
- One can choose to replace its shampoo by a conditioner without sulphate and silicone. Softer and less aggressive to the scalp.
- The bravest ones can make their own washing paste based on baking soda and water. It is then worked on the head and ends with a rinse with cider vinegar.
- Another tip: we can alternate every other week, baking soda shampoo and solid shampoo with natural formulation (to be found in organic shop).
- Finally, one can also opt for the option rinse with clear water .

No poo and sebum cure: what differences?

As the name suggests, sebum cure is not practiced in the long term. Its leitmotiv: to overcome the fat by the fat. It is forbidden any shampoo for a month to regulate sebaceous secretions (sebum) and so expect a less greasy hair, healthier, more beautiful and stronger. It does particular wonders on hair that re-grease very quickly. We tie her hair in the daytime and in the evening, we take care to brush for several minutes the whole of her hair in all directions: from top to bottom, from bottom to top, on the sides ... The goal: to stop the sticky appearance. And if it is difficult to keep up the rhythm, a little floral water of geranium or true lavender can be deposited in mist, after brushing, to camouflage the odors.

Thanks to Julien Kaibeck, founder of the association Slow Cosmétique and author of "Adoptez la Slow Cosmétique" and "Slow Cosmétique, the visual guide", published by Leduc.s.