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I used to make the same mixture but my hair still felt somewhat cakey/not very free-flowing closer to the scalp. Maybe I just had to use more since it looks like you use more than I did. Aside from that, what about people with active lifestyles? I go to the gym 4x/week and tried to skip a few showers' worth of shampoo and only putting jojoba oil closer to the ends but my hair just ended up weighed down with oiliness (moderately curly, thin-ish, a lot of hair [mix of caucasian/asian genetics]). Also if I'm using the dry shampoo method with cocoa powder, I can only imagine the sweat dripping out from my scalp being tinted brown and that would not be ideal at all. I'd like to move towards natural but am unsure of what I should be doing with my hair.
I have shoulder length hair and about three months ago I started your practice of caring for my hair by separating strands by hand, brushing 100 strokes a night, and washing only once a week. It made a world of difference to my hair but I was surprised that it taught me the meaning of “self care”. I began valuing myself which, at 71 years old, was a foreign concept. Thank you for this revelation.
It’s never too late! I have hip length hair that I’ve always taken good care of. After having my 4th baby I’ve been doing my hair in such a rush and have ruined the ends from ripping through it as quickly as I can. I think I’ll need to cut a good 20cm off
I am glad that you haven't given up on learning new things or to better yourself and how you care for yourself at your age. I see a lot of older people, my parents and in-laws especially have almost given up on things as they got older.... and they're not even in their 70s yet!
Oh, I thought you weren't going to use any product, but you just used the equivalent of dry shampoo. Makes more sense now. I thought you were gonna somehow clean the hair with combs.
When I was a hairdresser, we learned to comb hair from the bottom, and work your way up as you detangle it fully. The point to always be able to gently comb out the tangles all the way through to the top of the hair, instead of creating knots in the middle of the hair that keep getting bigger as you work your way down. 😊
I never realized that not everyone combed their hair from the bottom up. I've had long hair most of my life and always did this. I'll be 54 in a few weeks and have done this for at least 40 years. It's so much better for the hair, especially for kids who have long, thick hair.
Yes. That's why you detangle FIRST, though, because the point here of combing from top to bottom is to pull scalp oils down to ends. You CAN gently move knots down gradually until they release at the bottom, though, which is why combing like this works.
@@stiaininbeglan3844 Yeah, I think the point they were making is that when she started detangling, instead of using the widest comb from the tips up, then the next smallest from the tips up, etc until it could easily be combed straight from root to tip, she actually started from the middle and used her "flick out" technique, to keep pushing the tangle down, which could actually make it worse. It would be better for her to restart just below the tangle and work back up. When in doubt, pull out, and start back over from the tips. She might just not have as much experience with this, she's just started on her own hair journey and might not be familiar with handling different lengths and textures. My best friend is Dutch, with hair down past her butt, and never learned how to take care of it properly, so I help her brush it. It's like having a full size Barbie. She had short hair until her 20s when she started growing it out, and had to learn how to brush longer hair, how to do a ponytail, and finally, how to braid. We make jokes all the time about hiw she never would've survived in old3n days without a handmaid because she gets frustrated so fast and only brushes out like half her hair instead of doing the full length root to tip to spread some of that oil to her dry ends. Now she mostly keeps it in a braid just to save detangling.
This is exactly what I was thinking. As a curly-haired person, I have no choice but to start from the bottom and work up. It’s good practice for all hair types though.
My Grandmother taught me how to detangle my hair by combing from the bottom up. I used it for my girls when they were little. This is a great way to get out tangles without hurting the scalp because that can painful. Thanks Grandma 😊
It's relaxing even to watch. Maybe there's something to the ASMR craze? I feel like if I really focus I can feel my own scalp tingling. I like it, haha
Absolutely. I still do this once a week with a soft brush…100strokes as did my mother and my grandmother and my great grand mother. My long straight hair is still very healthy. I’m 83. Soft Bristle Brushes are more gentle. Hair power has not been widely used in over 100 years. Small combs were considered lice combs. We never used them. Wash once a week.
I was born in the 1940. So I grew up with these techniques. When we had our monthly period we were not allowed to bath or shower so naturally we didn't clean our hair either and my mom would give us a dry shampoo and let us take a bed bath which was really just cleaning private parts. Good grief I'm so glad those days are behind me. The world today has gotten to far away from what is healthy for us. I have hair just like yours and so does most of my family and I have been following you for awhile now. If I told my granddaughters 15 of them what I know about hair care they wouldn't listen to me they would think I lost my mind so I have been forwarding your videos to them instead. ❤. Thanks for taking me back so many years and reminding me of what I learned from my mom ❤ RIP Mom
@@nicolemaldonado6591probably had a wash basin bath instead of a shower with a drain. In other words, blood would mingle with the water they were bathing in.
As a hairstylist i often talk to people about hairwashing and what can make it feel greasy earlier than needed!! I know this is historical and I love it, but if your SIL or anyone with her type of problems wanted to adress it in a more modern way I would recommend the following: Stop air drying - it leads to greasy scalp and brittle split ends - by blow drying the hair to at least 80% the hair is wet for a shorter amount of time ( wet hair is the most sensitive) and it will lift the hair away from the scalp so that the bacteria and oils won’t start working onto the individual hair strands too fast… It is absolutely fine doing this with cool or medium heat, and even add leave in conditioner or heat protection to the ends! Hair powder/dry shampoo is also a great tool to lengthen the time between washes - the biggest tip here is to use it preventative! - by putting on powders at night before bed, even on end of wash day… that way the powders can do their work and soak up oils during the night, and then get brushed out the next morning.. These two tips can work wonders to start working towards going longer between washes!
Do you have any advice for people with wavy/curly hair? I can't blow dry my hair or it gets extremely poofy, same with brushing it when it's dry, meaning dry shampoo and powders are out of the question.
@Audifan8595 Don't you section your curly hair and hold the ends to straighten it? It's the only way I can get straight hair. Been doing it since 1972, and haven't had my bushy, curly hair in all these years. I then wrap it around my head for sleep. Straight hair in the morning. On rainy days, my Garnier Leave-in conditioner with Argan oil, keeps the hair tame. No more hair that looks like a tumbleweed.
@@mt.shasta6097 I don't want to straighten my hair, I love my curls. I'm asking for advice how to keep the scalp clean when blow drying and brushing aren't options, because I don't want to disrupt my curls.
The "air drying causes split ends" myth pisses me off... No it doesnt! If anything, hot blow drying is much worse for that :/ sure there are protective products for it, but i dont believe that no heat is worse than heat for your hair :/ The only times when i notice split ends occur for myself are when I havent had a trim in a long time, or if it gets long and I wash it too often, or if hair gets fried. I mean it might be depending on your hair texture, I have straight / slightly wavy hair
I do the same - it takes me about 2 minutes to detangle, and less than 5 minutes to powder the hair (just with cornstarch), and do a final brush-through with a boar bristle brush. I can't believe how long this video is...
@@isabellefischer5145 If you're doing it every day with minimal oilage it probably goes pretty quickly. She said numerous times she dumped a ton of coconut & olive oil on the hair before hand, and it's harder to get out. Plus she's talking through it. Just watch at 1.5x like I do, it's really not that long considering the information being shared.
Hi! My Name is Seema. I am from India 🇮🇳. I hav very long and thick hair. I wash my hair once a week only with mild shampoo. And apply pure coconut oil before hair wash. In my country we have very beautiful and long hair ❤
We need to apply after wash too but modern day Indians might not be doing that. Many apply lots of oil before hair wash as it will act as a natural conditioner without stripping off all oils and not make hair extra dry and Sarah after using chemical or natural shampoos. Hair remains much softer compared to when you don’t condition with oil before hair wash
@Arvindchaudhary860 my best friend's mom did a whole wash day set up with us girls when we had a sleepover in first grade! It was so much fun and we had different chai and samosas and fun little snacks! I STILL tell her at least twice a year how cool and thoughtful it was. I can't imagine the time it took for her to set up an entire sleepover, to let us experience how they take care of their hair, and some favorite comfort foods, for 10 little girls 🤣🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
@@nicolewhite5039 The whole purpose of hair oiling pre-wash is for deep-conditioning, so we skip using a modern conditioner. Usually, the coconut oil is gently warmed before applying because the heat somehow does wonders. Most people don't wash their hair right away after oiling and allow it to "sit" for 1-2 hours (or even overnight) so that its benefits are fully optimized. After shampooing, hair should come out looking glossy and healthy. If one's hair tends to look a little dry in the days that follow, they tend to apply just a little coconut oil (like 1/2 tsp or so) and spread it along the hair length and ends to give it moisture.
I’ve been using this dyi dry shampoo & brushing method for years now. I have dark brunette oily roots/ dry ends/ finer/ wavy hair. I was just experimenting w different methods to keep my hair healthy & balance it out & came to this technique here. So cool to realize it’s actually a whole, historical thing! I use arrow root powder or corn starch, cocoa, & instead of EOs, I add a lil cinnamon & clove bc I always have that on hand, the additional brown coloring, & I like those smells. It really does degrease your hair & add so much volume. Great video & demonstration.
@@Irenioskamoska That's my concern, too -- I would need a darker powder and all of those seem risky from the standpoint of keeping fabrics clean. I don't think this particular technique is for me. 🤷♀️
Eddetta is a pretty name! This was an interesting video too. As a beautician I would highly recommend that your model trim her hair a few inches. The extra shine on the ends is because her ends are very damaged and this is why it re-tangles constantly. The rest of her hair looks healthy.😊
From watching you and changing my practices my hair grew from collar bone shoulder to mid lower back some of it is tipping to my waist now (without leaning my head back ).. this is the first time in my 73 years having hair that grew like this. The wooden brush changed everything The two oils jajoba and bergamot are my oils finger combing washing maybe every 6 weeks also braiding and allowing the hair to "rest" and prevent movement and tangling at night an amazing difference! also realizing I have multi racial hair helped me understand that trying to fit my hair for years into the advertized or popular methods frustrated me for most of my young years . I am on a journey to grow it to my waist at my age!
You can buy dry shampoo everywhere, in the hair care section of Walmart or wherever. It works like a bottle of hairspray, you shake it up, spray it on your roots, and comb it through. I like the ones with added hairspray since I have fine straggly gollum hair. It really does work like a dream. Only use it somewhere well ventilated though, nobody needs talc in their lungs, but seeing how you’ll be on the open road that oughtn’t be a problem for you!
Any School of cosmetology can do it for you, for a low price since they'll be students under direction. Even dry shampooing! You can totally grab it at the Walmart and do it for yourself but sometimes it's nice to let somebody else play with your hair and relax!
Another lady trucker here! I like Batiste dry shampoo and a Wet Brush brand brush that has both nylon and boar bristles. Trust me on this - my hair is THREE FEET long.
After watching this a month or so ago, I started washing my hair once per week instead of every 2nd day, I powder it with cacao & cornflour. Yesterday my partner commented out of the blue that my hair was looking so nice and thick. I love the illusion of thickness but I'm starting to think it is actually thickening up. I'm so grateful for this tip, and here's one for you...castor oil rubbed into the site of a cramp will stop it instantly...10 years experience on that.
Madsaging magnesium oil/spray into the skin works for muscle cramps/charlie horses. Never tried the topical for period cramps, but the supplement tablets work for that and tension headaches too.
My mom was a hairdresser in the early 60's. She had a client that hair to her waist and would come in for a fresh Beehive style every Saturday morning. Client didn't wash during the week, just powder the roots, hairspray and wrap it up at night! So the hairpins had to be removed and the teased hair had to combed out. Then washed and washed, conditioned, roller set, dried, and put back in a Beehive. The client was charged $3.00! She would tip mom a $1.00, and set her appointment for the next week, always with my mom, she had the best backcomb in Northern New Jersey! 😅❤
I've lessened how often I wash. Normal to dry hair. Brush for a while every day. Wash and condition about every 2 to 3 weeks. Air dry. Planning to get a boars brush to help more.
@@l-9037That's an awesome story! My grandmother lived in Ithaca NY back then. She too had hair down to her waist. Every Saturday she would pack up and go to the hair dresser for a beehive and weekly cleaning. When she moved to WA in the 60s she couldn't find another hairdresser like the one in NY and started keeping her hair in a bun and wearing wigs. When she passed, she still had long beautiful hair, very few people had ever seen it. She brushed it 100 times at night after my grandfather would go to bed. It's a very special memory for me, thank you for sharing!
As a stylist I would advise a person to cut the ends about 1 1/2” if their hair was as difficult to untangle as this young ladies hair. It would make a big difference in combing it out.
And the way she was finger detangling it was causing more knots. A soft bristle brush from the bottom up would work better than a comb. Damaged hair doesn’t exactly like combs going through it. The way she was doing it was making it worse. I was cringing a lot when she was handling the hair. Not to mention it would take about 3+ hours to complete. This is close to a half hour video, and she cut out a lot of the process too, just for that tiny section. She seems super sweet, but doesn’t understand processed hair.
As a person with this type of hair, when my ends tangle like this, I know I'm past due to get a couple inches off the bottom. I have noticed that the less often I wash my hair, the less often I need to. Which is actually really good for my hair. I wash every one to two weeks at theis point.
Agreed. I had to cut off all my hair at the ends that was damaged from chemicals and heat. My hair is significantly shorter now, butttt it’s not breaking AT ALL. It’s thick, glossy and so strong. I don’t know if I’ll ever use color it again since I now see the difference going back to virgin hair.
Interesting video. I have hip length 2a hair and only wash it 3-4 times a year, so have experience using combs and brushes to clean one’s hair. Excessive handling / combing fragile ends will cause more damage. ACV is acidic and although it smoothes the cuticle, it’s not great for the hair’s pH. A sign of how damaged hair ends are is if they dry quickly after washing. Also when hair is dry and you press the ends between your fingers, if you can hear a crispy noise, they’re damaged. The only fix for those ends is a trim! Caring for long hair - avoid colouring it and using heat to style. Wear hair in protective (bun) or retentive (plait) styles. Add a light mist of water to the ends before applying any oils, that way the oil seals the moisture into the hair. An oil that isn’t too greasy is jojoba, it’s similar to hair’s natural sebum. If you pre-oil hair it can be washed out with any conditioner - no shampoo needed. I make a DIY hair balm applied to the ends from babassu oil, shea butter and rosemary essential oil. Leaves hair silky soft and smells amazing. Tools - I rate the TEK comb and wooden paddle brush. I also use a Headjog wet brush (dry) for gentle detangling starting at the bottom working up - much less shed hair than using a Tangle Teezer. Then I finish with a 7-row Denman brush for sebum distribution. My hair hated the boar bristle brush, it looked greasy and left it static-y. Hair combing should start with large tines working down to smaller. I first finger detangle from scalp, helps with sebum distribution, then switch to tools.
Thank you so much for this! As someone else with 2a/2b curls I was wondering myself how something like this would work for me... some stuff that works for straight hair can fry my hair, and other stuff that focuses on curly hair is better for a different curl pattern than mine, so it's hard sometimes getting a comparison.
I have literally been scouring the internet and trying all the things for my oily hair with limited success. And then I stumbled on this video, and got the simplest, most natural, historical solution to my problems. Where has this information been my whole life!? (especially in high school, could have really used this knowledge in high school...>.
I honestly went the "comb from scalp to ends" every day and night. I combed enough to distribute the oils from scalp to ends, which is kinda similar to the "100 times a day" I realized after that the time I would have to wash my hair kept getting pushed further and further. I usually wash hair when my head feels itchy which used to be a daily basis. When I started the combing day and night to distribute oils method, I noticed I didn't have to wash my hair every day but every other day Then every few days, then every week, and then every other week, until we got to every month... to every other month. At first it was just to test the old "comb 100 times" I did it day and night. And honestly as long as I did it day and night and washed my hair when it became uncomfortable/itchy... My hair never looked greasy or smelled like anything... (partner, friends and family to confirm, cuz ya never know if you just got used to ur own smell lol) I tend to go all in for the sake of testing methods out so I thought it was suuuuuper cool how I didn't need to use ANY products in between showers. I stick to washing my hair every month now (past 2 years) and my hair has gotten SIGNIFICANTLY stronger and thicker with a natural sheen. Definitely feels so much healthier to the touch so that's super neat. I just like to do coconut milk masks once in a while for my hair.... just because no reason lol. I just feel like it deserves something different and nourishing once in a while 🤣 like once or twice a year. But yeah, didn't need the powder... just uhhh... combed morning and before bed. I DO braid my hair before bed though. Just so it doesn't go all over the place and cause breakage. But people have been doing silk bonnets and I might add that to my hair are routine for super silky undamaged hair lol
I find bonnets to be annoying, but since I switched to silk/satin pillowcases (at least for the one pillow my head is on) I’ve had a lot less breakage and frizzies
At almost 60 years old, I have NEVER used a hairbrush on my hair, I have always used my fingers to comb or a wide toothcomb occasionally, when long, mid-length, or short. I wash my hair once every 7 -10 days and have never had an issue with grease at the roots. Watching this method confirms many of my ideas regarding hair and styling, preferring my hair to be "dirty" and coated in products for a few days, before styling "big" for an occasion, it all makes perfect sense.
Yeah... Mothers would do this for their daughters and vice versa.... And when women would gather together for laundry or chores, while waiting for the clothes to dry or whatever, they'd help each other out while chatting.
If you can stand it, you can stop shampooing your hair for a few weeks and it will eventually stop producing large amounts of sebum to replace everything you are washing off. You need your brushes and combs . Still wash it but use water. You can add a teaspoon of bicrabonate of soda to the water to keep it odour free and it will allow your scalp to recover. I did mine over the lockdown and now I can wash it once a month (no shampoo or pong). This is why old films often had people saying oh I cant come out im washing my hair..because it was more of an event especially if there was no drying machine. Humans were not evolved to strip their scalp of hair oil and the hair oil is there to keep your hair and scalp healthy. Course dont tell that to the shampoo industry.
I've been sloooowly doing this. I used to have to wash my hair daily, but it dried it out so badly! Not to mention the amount of shampoo, conditioner, and leave in conditioners I had to use because my hair is all of the way down to just past my butt. Now I wash once a week, sometimes a little less. I'm planning to make my own soap soon with my milk from my dairy sheep. I may try this method with the combing and dry shampoo, but it does seem very time consuming and time is something I have in very short supply.
Interesting! I never knew there was a real origin to the phrase "Washing my hair" -- I always thought it was just a plain snarky response for turning down an invitation 😂 Over the years I have found progressively better shampoos and conditioners to the point where now I am finally using a shampoo bar (hibar) and my hair is so fluffy! My eventual goal is to wash it even less frequently than my current 2-4 days but I'm still working out how to keep my curls looking fresh.
This is misinformed and dangerous advice which can lead to scalp infections. Skin is not self-cleaning, even your scalp. The skin has no mechanism by which to sense the amount of oil distributed. Therefore, it cannot be "trained". Some people produce more oil and some produce less. Some have thick hair, some have fine. Some have curly hair, some have straight. This is simply genetics. Your scalp does not know whether it is oily or not. However it is important not to let bacteria or fungus build up on the scalp, as that can cause infections. Indigenous peoples understood this and have been using natural compounds to CLEAN their skin forever.
@@futurefruit8281there are other ways to clean hair other than with shampoo. And it’s way better for your hair to shampoo less! Our natural oils on our hair and skin are there to protect and nourish so constantly stripping it with harsh soaps/shampoos is very harmful.
Regarding frequent washing - I tend toward yeast overgrowth on my scalp and noticed excess hair fall when I was washing my hair less. Washing every 2-3 days has drastically reduced my hair shedding! I wish I saw this mentioned more often bc it was SO difficult and uncomfortable to try to extend wash days by allowing oil to accumulate.
I’m half black with mostly 4a hair. I HAVE to was weekly to keep my hair soft and my scalp from itching. I sweat from the head though so it gets dirty fast.
My hairdresser told me that if you have a scalp prone to irritation, doing dry combing like this too often will just irritate your scalp more because the powder builds up on the scalp. That said, more hair will fall out the less you wash because hair naturally sheds. My hairdresser suggested I not go more than two to three days without washing.
I didnt think I'd watch the entire video. But, I watched the entire video! You are very educational, elegant, and relaxing to listen to. I never even knew this world of hair care existed! Thank you for teaching me this! I SO hope this becomes a trend. 🤞
I'm finding there's a definite difference in the level of care/attention needed with any natural hair care approach, compared to shampoo from the shop. We live in times where we're always in a hurry AND we have to look, smell, feel 'perfect' all the time. I started my new hair care 18 months ago, using a boar bristle brush, shikakai once a week and hair oils when i feel like it. I tend to get a buildup of grit if i don't oil and scalp massage and brush properly. I love it but it's quite a different mindset, taking care of myself this way, and it's easy to let it slip, forget...
I'm 76 today, but when I was in high school, I used powder in my shoulder length dark brown hair. My hair was always greasy and our Mom didn't let us wash our hair every couple of days. I didn't know this would ever be a "thing". I felt ashamed to have to do this to my greasy hair before going to school. I only had baby powder and my hair always had light spots all over. My Mm would have "killed me" if she knew I was doing it, but girls would always stare at my greasy hair and snicker. WOW! This is so cool! At 76 I "found" your channel, and you use corn starch and even the cocoa powder to make it not white! My problem NOW is I lost 195 pounds and I'm thinning so badly! I just trimmed the edges and it's shoulder length, what there is of it. A UA-cam person said to put Rosemary essentials on the tips of my boar hair bristle brush and do the ends first and then the scalp. Is this good? Also, when you do the dry thing, doesn't the scalp need to be cleaned though? An instructor when I was an Avon lady for 11 years, told us that the hair is dead, and when we wash to just focus on cleaning the scalp, and the hair will get washed with the product and water we're using. That you're really washing your scalp and the dead hair gets washed in the process. Do you have any videos helping any of these issues? I'm a new sub as of today. I alsowould like a cleaner for my face but no soap. I haven't used soap on my face since I was 35. Hardly have any wrinkles for it. Bless you!
My mom is 75- she and her sisters had a weekly 'hair washing night.' They bathed, though, with my mom being so lucky as to share my grandmother's bathwater. Ick. Different times now- from 'it's required practice' to 'trendy self-care techniques' 😅
Its very interesting how Caucasian hair is so different from african hair and the different techniques used to care for the different types, dry detangling one while wet detangling another, very interesting 🙂
Yes, years ago when I began my first teaching job in kindergarten, my little girls hair would get messed up, or their ponytails, pigtails, braids etc. would need some attention. I marveled at how easily my little black girls hair was to braid. I told a fellow black teacher friend this, she said " I know, white hair slides and you have to start all over."😂 My little black girls loved feeling my hair, and marveled at the difference. Moved on up to second, third, sixth, seventh and eighth, now retired. I miss those days of fixing my little ones hair, got to where I could do it while walking past teaching a math lesson and never miss a beat.❤
Took me some months to move away from washing my hair daily, but after the itchy stage was over, what an incredible difference it has made on my processed hair. I have finally been able to grow long hair, and I only comb my hair once a day. I do have a salon bought dry shampoo if ever needed, but it creates a lot of static, so im not keen on it. My hair has never been so healthy. I actually dread wash hair days now and come out of shower with the dreaded " looks like squirrels live in my hair" as my husband likes to tease me. 3 years ago, I couldn't dream going over 24 hrs without washing my hair now just pinch of corn starch on my bangs, and im ready to go. My updo days stay in place now, which is an added bonus. I hope this video helps women like me who have oily hair near the root like i use to suffer, given time and patiences like any other bad habit you can do this and save your hair and so much time each day!
I've been using ACV instead of conditioner and my hair and scalp love it. And I use baking soda and water to clean scalp (not hair) I'm 60 years old and just now getting gray hairs. To add, I love my natural bristle brush. I wish I had done this many years ago. I always had gobs of hair in the drain after every shampoo. Since I stopped using store bought shampoo, no hair in drain. No itchy scalp too. I highly recommend a no store bought shampoo or conditioner regimen.
I really enjoy your hair care videos. I have been doing the minimal washings (every 2 or 3 weeks), finger detangling, clay washes, jojoba oil, silk night cap and now and then when needed I use the boar bristle brush to dry cleanse. It’s been working so nicely for my own hair that I have started adopting these methods for my poodles hair also! Natural hair care for dogs haha! Thank you for making and sharing these videos 👍
Thank you for sharing Katherine! I have the same type of hair as your sister-in-law. For years, I've also been using the same hair powder "recipe" for my hair(using cornstarch + cocoa powder plus I add activated charcoal for a darker shade) and it definitely prolongs the time between washes. I wash my hair once a week and have to start using the hair powder by day 2-3😅 That's how fine it is but the powder works wonders!
@@Witchy-Wonderland No I've never had that issue or heard of it. I use organic Dutch processed cocoa powder with no additives or sweeteners. And the percentage of cornstarch/arrowroot powder is much higher. It's probably a 4:1 ratio of cornstarch to cocoa powder
Would love to see something like this for curly hair... Dry comb/brushing could never work for me, and my ringlets aren't even tight coils. I've got Shirley Temple hair naturally, and feel I have to use tons of conditioner and oils to keep my hair healthy and unmatted. This technique is soooo nice for straight hair/maybe loose waves, but I'll have to look around more for old-time care of curly hair.
There's also the fact that if you have tighter curls (I have 3C & have been as tight as 3D or loose 3B depending on haircut & hormones), it's Curly Care 101 to NOT brush dry hair if you don't want to start splitting your hair shafts.
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Same here, I have 3B curly hair. When I used to brush it with a brush or comb, it was a frizzy, fluffy mess. These techniques seem to be for straight hair or wavy hair at most. I haven't used shampoo in years, though.
I started using a boar bristle brush to clean my long hair. I do the finger detangling, then progressively smaller wooden combs. I then brush with the boar bristle brush. I then clean the brush with a plastic comb. The gunk that comes out is amazing. I first thought I must be a bit yukky myself until I saw another woman using the same technique and having exactly the same gunk. There is no doubt that my hair is getting cleaner using this method. No chemical shampoo would be able to get rid of this.
@@blueseptember2174 I am no expert, but a couple of points. Are you detailing your hair very thoroughly before using the boar bristle brush? and are you being gentle when you brush? Just a thought.
Careful with ACV on hair. Even diluted it can really dry your hair out. You can also use Arrowroot powder as a dry shampoo/hair powder. Very cool video! I bet that was super relaxing! ☺️🩵✨
She said it was mixed with water. She has other videos going over how she uses ACV. Since she's been doing it a while, I think she has the ratio figured out. :) Great tip about arrowroot powder -- I avoid all corn products and was wondering if arrowroot could be used as a substitute. Definitely going to try it!
Yes to arrowroot for more "authenticity" for older methods as corn starch would not have been available since it's a "new world" product. Great suggestion 😊
The lady combing the hair doesn't have to worry about oily hair, because it's naturally curly. I tried for over a year during the pandemic not washing my hair for weeks at a time. It never stopped producing a ton of oil. I've used baby powder since the 80's. Even using powder I still can't go a week. The oil keeps coming and it's a cake of powder and oil on my hair. No matter how much combing or how fine the bristle brush is. Also when using the powder, not washing, add in any products used, my head would get soars in it, because of the oil, sweat, and powder build up on my scalp. The only reason they didn't wash their hair more often back in olden days was because they didn't have running water, modern shampoos (my mamaw made her own bar soap). Plus they didn't have hair dryers, or well heated homes. Imagine washing your hair and being able to see your breath in front of your face. Not a smart idea. My papaw was born 1897. My mamaw 1907. When I was a teen in the 80's I said "mamaw, do you miss the old days?" She immediately said,, "no, it was too hard." So with all my rambling and the fact that I'm in menopause ( hot flashes and night sweats, combined with oily hair, and the fact that my head gets soars when not washed and all that build up is on it ; I will continue to wash my hair every day or every other day. I will continue to dream about waking up with naturally curly, or at least a lot of natural body in my hair, because that kind of white hair doesn't have to deal with the oil, and the smell it gives off. Their hair naturally stays cleaner longer.
Yes, I am curious about the hair oil that is being developed by this woman, as I know her hair was much more kinky than curly before reducing washing and adding combing. If she could have a woman of African or Island descent on and do her hair. Though my hair is like Edita’s, it would be a very interesting video
Housekeeping and home eco manuals are great to look into for this kind of info : a British one from the 1830s or 1840s written by the headmaster of boarding school highly condemns the trend young girls or her school begin follow where they gather around a sink every once in awhile to *dun dun dun* wash their hair , so it appears that as far as a middle aged man was concerned it was possible to take care of hair without ever having it touch water or soap Another one, a Belgian from the turn of the 20th century (apparently got a reprint as late as 1919) advises to cleanse hair with Panama wood and highly warns against the use of fine tooth combs to distribute the oil because it is too abrasive for the scalp, having no hot water this winter i used a lice comb amongst other things to clean my hair and although it worked wonders, it left me with a lot of broken off roots (could be other things i didn't do well, i wasn't moisturizing as much as i do with running water) but now i use much softer brushes oil and moisturise the heck out of my hair and wash once to twice a week and it's back to normal, linen caps at night really do help in keeping the hair cleaner much longer (the 1830 one advised using strips of linen to wipe off sebum each morning i believe, could be another one)
It's actually easier on curly hair bc curly hair is so thirsty for moisture that it does very well without regular washing. Mine doesn't even need the dry shampoo. I brush through the oils and distribute them through my hair, even using additional hair oils at the ends. My hair is long and healthy. I don't use any additional products or heat, just gentle brushing from the scalp, and some hair oil.
@@bodyofhope Even if my *curls* are thirsty, my scalp most certainly isn't hurting for moisture. If I didn't wash at least weekly, my scalp *itches* & the ends are the only part of my hair that looks any good. I have 3C type curls. And brushing dry hair is Curly Care 101 Don't Do.
In 9th grade, I had gym class first thing in the morning, and dry shampoo and deodorants/body sprays were my life because our gym teacher never gave us enough time to shower. So to avoid looking like a sweaty grease ball, I would towel off my sweat, use dry shampoo and a comb, and then finish off with deoderant and body spray. Once, my dad couldn't afford dry shampoo, so I made my own kinda like yours in this video. It always made my hair look lighter and fluffier.
Hello there! I am enjoying your videos! Specially because it remìnds me of all the household and female care routines of the turn of the century - I'm talking about the 1900s not 2000s. She taught all the girls recipes, hacks,tricks and plain old wisdoms passed down to her by her mom, grandmother, as well as all the females living in my grandmother's childhood home. And while she is not with us anymore, she is an almost daily voice in my mind that answers a question I or my daughters have had. To see you replicate what I saw in my grandmother's household always brings a nostalgic smile to my face. Thank you.
I feel like I needed that "it's ok to pull the comb out and not go all the way to the ends" reminder, even though I've seen so many women with wonderful long hair do that, I've still always been "told" not to. I also have to acknowledge that I don't spend enough time combing/brushing my hair anymore, since I have so much less hair than ever before, it detangles too fast, and I've just been like "Welp, guess I'm done". I'm going to be spending more time on it from now on. :)
I have always had very long hair. You can comb it all the way through, but not until you have combed out the ends first and you have already removed the tangles there. You have to start at the bottom and work your way up just a little bit at a time.
Hey - regarding brushing one's hair. You said you "flick it" until the knots "move down to the ends" but that's not what you want to do. Think of a knot like a braid - you don't start at the top when taking apart a braid. if you do that, the lower part of the braid will get tighter, making it more difficult to take apart. ALWAYS brush/comb hair starting at the bottom/ends and work your way up to the roots, detangling along the way. Once you have all the knots/tangles out, you can then brush down the length of the strand, moving the oils down the hair. A stylist taught me that when I was a kid.
I looooove using historical ways of treating simple issues especially cosmetic and telling people about them. It feels like time traveling & it also helps you out or something else nice
Thank you both for this wonderful video. Dear Katherine, I have been learning so much from you. You passion for historical hair care paired with your calm and patience voice is clearly your gift from God that you are sharing so generously. Bless you!
Interesting, I stopped washing my hair over 2 years ago every day with shampoo products. It started out with just shampooing once a week then every 2nd week, then only once a month. I sweat a lot from my head all the time that was my number one reason for washing every day. I noticed I only needed to rinse my hair in water no product if any kind and that removed the sweat and salts from my hair but left the natural body oils intact. Once my hair dried naturally I would just brush my hair and then tie it up. This as you said drew the natural oils from my scalp and top of the hair down to the ends. Since doing this I stopped getting split ends from hair braking at the point of the knots. I noticed your SIL’s hair was badly split on the ends and they can never be fixed, all you can do is to trim them off to the point where the splits in the hair stop. Your hair naturally does fall out as the hair folic goes dormant for a few weeks before starting to grow a new strand of hair. I find they come out in the shower due to the warm water so I finger comb my hair in the shower which also has the benefit of the warm water helping to soften the bodies own oils and gets hand worked into my hair. I switched to a all natural organic shampoo and conditioner that I use once a month on my hair again it helps to wash away every thing but the natural oils the shampoo is oil based so it does not foam up like commercial shampoos do. I like the wooden combs over plastic as they tend to not make my hair static and fly away, plus it’s something my Gran told me as a child, natural is always better over manmade products. I stopped using soap in the shower but relied on a cloth to remove dirt and sweat with the water. Since doing this my skin stopped being so oily now and I no-longer have dry skin anymore. Soap is good on clothing but not good on skin as it strips the body of its natural oils. The only clothing that smells are those made out of polyester and manmade fibers. All of my natural fiber clothes never smell sweaty even on my days of excessive sweating, but those item of clothing that’s a mixture of natural and polyester do smell sweaty and has to be washed with soap every time. All my other items of clothing only need to be washed in warm water and rinsed if not grubby with dirt. Society in the past 20-30 years have become obsessed with cleaning everything to the point of total sterile due to what they can smell not realising that the smell is only in the manmade products only. Stop wearing clothes made of polyester in any amounts and you will stop having smelly washing to deal with.
As someone with limited mobility (lung disease) which makes the stairs difficult (my shower is upstairs) I use corn starch/cocoa powder on my hair. I don’t do it that way though - I shake some into the roots of my hair all over the scalp and let it sit for like 10 minutes and then with my fingers I work it through the scalp and down the hair shaft. Then I use a brush and then a comb to comb out the powder and my hair is fresh.
The video is both engaging and educational. I appreciate the way in which the dialogue presents opportunities for learning and the thoroughness with which you cover each section. I look forward to viewing more of your videos. Well done!
Well Goodness Gracious, I've been doing this exact technique (as in, down to the corn starch & cocoa powder mixture applied with a brush (okay, mine is smaller.. ;P )) for probably a good couple of years now without knowing it was a certified historical hair wash method... :) The two biggest perks about it for me: 1- it allows me to go weeks in between washes (typically about 3), and 2- the tint from the cocoa helps my whites to blend in with the rest of my still dark blond/light brown hair. I wouldn't be without it now... :)
Thank you I’m a black female with kinky coily hair medium length this video is very informative. I think I wash my hair too often I’m going to stretch my wash days💕💕💕
I've never had the hair powder method work on my super oily fine hair, but this works like magic! The gentle application of powder and the super fine comb were key! Thank you so much for this informative video!
I have tried this over the last year. My hair was so greasy and limp. I actually broke out in pimples all over my scalp and started losing hair in big clumps. After the 3rd day my scalp is actually painful tender and itchy. Even with the hair powder. I just started washing daily with a clarifying ACV rinse and it’s finally starting to calm down and grow back in. It seems like a good idea on the surface to try this but it definitely doesn’t work for everyone. I don’t have the right type of hair/scalp to do this.
Once your scalp gets use to it, that will calm down! The oil will get worse before it gets better! For me, it took a couple months! But you have to get the grease out of your hair somehow! I I used a squirt bottle and put water, acv, and a little bit of shampoo. I kept using less and less shampoo over time. The also acv helped to clean the hair and get rid of grease. I also "washed" my hair (and scalp) with conditioner after I used the squirt bottle mixture. Once my scalp quit freaking out, it produced so much less oil and my hair quit getting so greasy! Now, I do not need any shampoo at all and I wash my hair and scalp with only conditioner. You do need something to help get grease, sweat, everyday dirt out of the hair, and I find that conditioner works just fine! I used to have to wash my hair every single day with shampoo. I would wash my hair in the morning and it would already be getting greasy by the end of the day. Now, I can usually go days without washing (depending on the weather and what I am doing outside) and when I do wash, it is only with conditioner. I never have greasy hair anymore!!! It is worth trying again! 😊
@@tracylowe9570 nope. Went to the doctor. Not alopecia. Not hormonal. It’s been growing back steadily once I started using soap again and using a clarifying AVC rinse. No more pain. No more breakouts. Essentially I had scalp acne because my scalp wasn’t getting clean enough. I went almost a year and at the end right before I went to the dr I was almost bald in spots. I’ve had a MARKED improvement with frequent washing and clarifying rinses. No more painful tender scalp and no more hair loss. Some people just need to use soap and wash more.
@@sarahmarie2911I tried what you’re describing for a little more than a year because everyone was saying it was so much better for your hair and shampoo/conditioner was getting so expensive. It just got worse and worse and worse. I thought it was maybe menopausal or alopecia and went to the dr. Nope. They said I had extreme scalp irritation and acne from a fungal infection because I wasn’t using shampoo to wash. I started washing daily again and my hair is growing back so well. It’s so soft and shiny and silky. My scalp no longer itches or feels tender. I just have acne prone skin on my head that needs soap
@@ccl6192 I am so sorry that it didn't work for you! Now that I never have any gunk or buildup or sores on my scalp anymore, I guess that I just want everyone to try it! Lol
Kind of misleading. At 00:18 you say using no products only combs and brushes, then proceed to add various oils, water and apple cider vinegar spray, and a hair powder/home-made dry shampoo. These are technically 'products'. If it was only combs and brushes you would not have added anything to her hair but the combing and brushing.
I have chronic pain and washing my hair feels like I’m scalping myself. Brushing hurts, too, but to a MUCH lesser degree. I’ll definitely be trying this, thank you!
Wonderful video and very interesting. I am going to be 77 years old in July, but was a hairdresser years ago. This is the first video I have seen of yours. I don't know if you have done a facial, but it would be wonderful to see with the skin care products. Thank you for the historical haircare video. I truly loved it!
Regular flour/starch works pretty much same. I'm from Europe, and corn starch isn't all that common here even today, so I use wheat starch (or occasionally potato starch, obviously not medieval) instead, and it works just fine. Wheat flour also worked, but not as well, in my experience. The cocoa is, as far as I'm aware, just so dark hair doesn't end up looking too ashy. I tried it with and without, and with it hardly making a difference, I'm no longer bothering to add any cocoa. So my guess is, that wheat starch/flour is what was used in medieval Europe.
I actually researched this because my hair was falling out during a time when my Lupus was flaring very badly. They sometimes used oatmeal flour, or wheat, milled VERY finely, then brushed it out. It took most of the day because after applying they needed to let it stay for hours, wrapped in cloth, while it absorbed the oils on the scalp & hair close to it. Most girls & women had long hair so it took HOURS to brush out. Which is why it was done only once a month or so. Plus flour of any type wasn't exactly surplus for anyone but the miller or the upper class.
Nanny Pauline’s Orris Root Airing Powder for the Hair (Dry Shampoo) 2 quart glass canning jar 3.5 c. Orris Root Powder 3 c. Cornstarch 3-9 drops Rosemary EO 3-9 drops Lavender EO 3-9 drops Honey EO (I used Honey Absolute, I hope it's the same) 9 dried rose petals or 9 little pieces of silk about the size of rose petals. 1. Put 1 c. of Orris Root powder in the jar 2. Put 2 c. of the cornstarch in the jar 3. Close and roll a bit to mix. Do not shake. 4. Put 1-3 drops of EO on a rose petal or silk swatch and drop in the jar after the oil is well absorbed. Roll the jar a bit (don't shake). Do this with each drop of EO. Roll in between additions. 5. Put the rest of the Of the powders in and roll again. 6. Place the powder in a cool cupboard for 3 weeks, Roll jar every couple of days. It takes a while for the oils to integrate with the powders. 7. Store in an airtight canning jar or in a wax paper bag inside a tin-in a cool dry place. I also need to stress--don't open the jar after you roll it, you'll get a cloud of powder. If you shake the jar, just don't open it for quite a while. How to Use the Airing Powder: 1. Put some of the powder into a fairly free flowing salt shaker. You can keep it in the shaker if the shaker has an airtight lid. (I used a glass spice jar that has a shaker and screw on lid) 2. Cut some cheesecloth into squares that are slightly larger than your boar bristle brush. Remove all the old hairs from your brush and use a clean brush if possible. 3. Starting on top of head, sprinkle powder as close to scalp as possible. I part every 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Pay special attention get it to the scalp. 1 tablespoons of powder is enough, try not to use more than 2 Tbl. 4. Lift hair gently with fingers next to scalp. The idea is to create a little friction. You can shift your hair around, lifting and letting the powders move a bit at the scalp if you like. Sometimes I flip my head forward, side and back a few times. 5. After 20 minutes (or longer) begin to brush carefully with BBB. It is important to brush thoroughly with a clean BBB first, without the cheesecloth. This lets the oils polish your hair. 6. After completely brushing once, start putting cheesecloth over brush. (Get the hair out of the brush and press a single layer of cheesecloth into the brush a bit. It helps to collect the powder and rub it against your hair.) 6. If necessary, repeat the whole procedure. (I’ve never done an immediate repeat, but it’s in the original recipe this way.) 7. Your hair will be fluffy and smell wonderful. I do find that no matter what, I seem to use nearly 1½ Tbl. I put some in an empty spice jar that has a shaker and a cover for application. You could make a 1/3 recipe quite easily.
I'm totally going to try this now. I've been wanting to stretch my hair washing to once a month, but I couldn't get there, even using natural products when washing. *THANK YOU!* ♥
18:53 speak for yourself. 😂 My husband asked if I just took a shower. Nope, just greasy. I have fine, thin, straight hair. Two days and I look wet. I’ve gone many days without showering if I’m not planning on leaving the house. Skipping days does nothing with bringing down the grease. I’ve tried dry shampoos and my hair looks greasy AND super staticky. Like a ball of static with a grease head underneath it. I’m definitely willing to try this technique, but I’m not feeling super confident it would work. I love the idea of it!
It takes more than a few days for the oil to stop over-producing. I've got baby fine hair - fine enough that when up in a ponytail, the circumference of all my hair together at the band is about 1". Not diameter, circumference. I decided to wash once a week to begin with, allowing it to be greasy (but brushing it daily, morning and night) and then extended it to two weeks. Then I hit a depressive episode and that gave me a month or two without washing it at all and barely even remembering to brush it. It was after that that it really started being easier to stretch the washings out. I now wash my hair once every month or two. I don't do the powdering thing - my hair just gets too static. But you can use something like a cotton or linen cloth (or an old pair of knickers the elastic has gone on, I won't tell anyone) to remove any excess oils from the top which don't get distributed through the lengths by brushing alone. But I only find I need to do that if I forget to brush my hair for a few days after the wash day. Its the brushing that does it really. And I don't use a comb as my hair hates them, also hates the boar bristle brushes. I used to have a wooden handled brush with metal pins (with rounded ends) that was fantastic, but I now have a bamboo brush with bamboo bristles. I do wish the bristles were thinner and more plentiful though as I have tons of hairs, just so fine that you can barely feel a single strand. But it does the job ok.
It takes time for your body to get used to it. I started with every other day for several weeks, then moved to every 3 days, then 4 days and so on. I got to the point of being able to go a week or two, but it definitely took several months to get there.
This was very educational! Thank you! I recently started getting away from all the shampoo and conditioner- it was DRYING out my hair yall! My scalp has been so much healthier since washing my hair less.
Combing all the way to the ends with each stroke will really help with the fly away, dry tips. I start with a wide tooth comb and progress to smaller and smaller tools until (here is the funny part) I use a tick comb at the very end of my session. You will be amazed at what it takes out of your hair including split ends. I have been doing this for decades but I love the idea of using a make up brush to apply the baking powder (that is what I use). Decades ago I remember Marcia Brady on the Brady Bunch talk about combing her hair with 100 strokes... the problem is that she used a plastic comb which will not pull the natural oils to the tips. Silly Goose.
I learned to rinse with apple cider vinegar when I was washing my hair with bar soap, like castile soap. It leaves your hair squeaky and uncombable, but if you rinse with diluted ACV, the comb goes right through. The only real problem with it is that it leaves the glycerin portion of the soap and that can build up and make your hair look oily. On the other hand, it moisturizes the scalp really well. I think a combination of that and combing might work to make hair manageable and clean.
I wash my hair with bar soap that we make and we also have a homemade mix in the bath in an amber glass jar with a pump the following mixture: Diluted bar soap (shaved down and then add hot water to it so it will turn liquid), then we add jajoba oil, (2-3 teaspoons or so), some ACV and rosemary essential oil. You may have to tinker with it to get the consistency that you like. Basically, I wash my hair every 3 days, use 1-2 pumps of the blend directly on my scalp and then rinse out my hair. We make body butters with shea and castor oil, etc. (watch HumbleBee and Me if you'd like to learn) and add that to my tips. I brush it out and let it air dry if it's nice weather.
Wet brush is amazing at not causing breakage and will glide through the hair easily without getting stuck. Highly recommend t and it’s also much quicker!
Lovely video thanks for sharing! I have thick very long hair and I do wash my hair about every 4th day. I work on construction in outside heat of a 102 or more during summer and I sweat all day so I really crave to wash my hair to wash out all the sweat! In between washes I rub in Sandalwood powder. It feels and smells amazing
I admire how much this does and it may be what the whole complexion needed since long hair tends to rely on conditioner and that can feel monotonous for anyone.
Let's just say a word about how much TIME this technique takes :D I could've washed my hair 3 times for the time it took to comb clean just a small section of hers. Really, I don't get what's the point of trying to avoid washing your hair. The scalp collects sweat, grease, dust, mites and what not just as any other part of the body. I love having my scalp and hair washed once in 2-3 days just to feel clean and to avoid itchiness. I'm combing it with a round brush for less than a minute and if the ends are damaged - I just cut them. Having running water at home or anywhere I wouldn't even bother to do all that dry combing. All the combs, brushes and powder used also take more space in luggage while travelling than just a foldable brush and a little bottle of shampoo. So this technique is not for me, the only scenario I see myself using it is while being stranded in a desert - and I would have more important things to think about in this case, like surviving :D BTW, I'm using a simple mixture of blue clay and finely powdered coffee as a facial scrub for years - maybe once a month. So I'm not about "Just buy a freaking product from the store" - simply this procedure is taking too much time and effort for getting a half-decent result (since the scalp itself isn't cleaned at all). Water is life - use it, you wont melt :D
If it gets wet the powder plus oil plus water does get a bit doughy. But as long as you keep it dry it is fine. And then just make sure you have time to thoroughly rinse once you do a water wash. I've made that mistake before, but even then it self corrected in a day or two of combing. Sure wasn't going to wear it down that day though!
May I also suggest getting a satin sleep bonnet, especially if you wear a CPAP? Whether you use this technique or not, it protects your hair while you sleep, reduces crunchy split ends, and redistributes natural hair oils.
I concur that the less you shampoo your hair the less you need to. I now shampoo mine once every 3-4 weeks followed by a home made vinegar rinse and my hair is very healthy. When it starts to look a little greasy and my scalp a little itchy is when I know to shampoo it. I’m very fortunate that my hair holds its style with minimum fuss, basically just a comb through, and no extra product.
I was a hairstylist for over 40 yrs. For the last 5 yrs I have been using this method. Seriously, I have literally shampooed my hair once in 5 yrs & it's absolutely LOVELY!!!! I will never shampoo my hair again.
I think I'd comb my hair while hanging my head down, rub the powder all over my scalp, then comb it out. Totally agree with limiting exposure to the chemicals in the products and the tap water.
I wash my hair once every 4-6 months. I have been doing this since right after high school (I'm 40 now!) No one believes me. :P It never smells, it feels amazing, it gets HUGE volume, and it's no longer greasy. I struggled with the cycle of washing and then immediate flat, greasy hair by end of the day. I was sick of it... especially with how I crave (require) Dolly Parton/Twisted Sister style volume in order to exist. TO FEEL ALIVE. If I go somewhere that my hair can absorb smell, like Korean BBQ or if there are cig. smokers around, I'll blow dry it on cool, add a more scented dry shampoo, some essential oils to the ends, and rose water to freshen. My hair is GD beautiful
It's great to see your methods on another model. If you have any other willing friends or of your family (or your SIL could return!) that would be great. Thank you so much for the video!
I have terrible psoriasis on my scalp, so I swapped to washing my hair once a week, sometimes every two weeks, and my hair gets way less oily now! My hair has also been growing way faster since I started doing this a few years ago. I do use a wooden comb and a boar bristle brush just because I wanted options that would last longer, but thanks to this I now know about it helping distribute the oils. Huzzah for accidentally getting it correct! 🎉
@@Chelleme I have a few. 3 tbsp Cognac or Brandy and 1 or 2 egg yolks depending on hair length. Beat vigorously. Wash and rinse with tepid water so you don't denature(cook) the proteins in the eggs. If your hair is dry use 3 tbsp cognac, 2 tbsp honey 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 or 2 egg yolks. See how your hair feels and use conditioner if you feel you need some. Try using less though.
@@Chelleme another is 1 egg-I only use the yolk 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 teaspoon lemon juice or cognac 1 tablespoon mild shampoo (preferably unscented and sulfate-free) 1/2 cup water
I don't even know how this video was suggested to me but it was and I'm so thankful. I've been using the correct tools without the technique. It makes a difference, I believe. Thank you for taking the time to create this video. [Additionally, I instantly purchased from your friends site and I am so stinking excited to try it. Thank you for the suggestion!]
My hair is long and my scalp is oily. I wash my hair as needed but I don't use shampoo every time. I just gently massage my scalp in the shower and then conditioner. I brush with a wooden or boar bristle brush at night to brush the sebum to the tips. It's been about 3 years. My hair dresser says my hair and scalp look great.
As a kid, before I ever heard of dry shampoo (and it was very uncommon), I used a little corn starch in my hair and it worked great! Much more cost effective than dry shampoo, too!
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I used to make the same mixture but my hair still felt somewhat cakey/not very free-flowing closer to the scalp. Maybe I just had to use more since it looks like you use more than I did. Aside from that, what about people with active lifestyles? I go to the gym 4x/week and tried to skip a few showers' worth of shampoo and only putting jojoba oil closer to the ends but my hair just ended up weighed down with oiliness (moderately curly, thin-ish, a lot of hair [mix of caucasian/asian genetics]). Also if I'm using the dry shampoo method with cocoa powder, I can only imagine the sweat dripping out from my scalp being tinted brown and that would not be ideal at all. I'd like to move towards natural but am unsure of what I should be doing with my hair.
Thanks for sharing this video. That combing is soo soothing and relaxing to watch. Nice comb too.
My theory is that you are high af while giving this demonstration. 🪷
Was wondering where to get brushes
I have shoulder length hair and about three months ago I started your practice of caring for my hair by separating strands by hand, brushing 100 strokes a night, and washing only once a week. It made a world of difference to my hair but I was surprised that it taught me the meaning of “self care”. I began valuing myself which, at 71 years old, was a foreign concept. Thank you for this revelation.
It’s never too late! I have hip length hair that I’ve always taken good care of. After having my 4th baby I’ve been doing my hair in such a rush and have ruined the ends from ripping through it as quickly as I can. I think I’ll need to cut a good 20cm off
This is so beautiful ❤ Thank you for sharing🤗
I am glad that you haven't given up on learning new things or to better yourself and how you care for yourself at your age. I see a lot of older people, my parents and in-laws especially have almost given up on things as they got older.... and they're not even in their 70s yet!
@@ChanieRose Oh my, that’s a tragedy. 😩
I only wash my hair once a week also. My hair looks it’s best about day 4.
Oh, I thought you weren't going to use any product, but you just used the equivalent of dry shampoo. Makes more sense now. I thought you were gonna somehow clean the hair with combs.
Me too. This could have been summarized into a short video.
A bit misleading in my opinion too
She said in the first statement “using brushes and *very little product*.”Not sure what’s misleading about that.
She actually said NO product in her very first statement, hence people feeling very misled.
@@homeslice873she stated little to no product ❤
When I was a hairdresser, we learned to comb hair from the bottom, and work your way up as you detangle it fully. The point to always be able to gently comb out the tangles all the way through to the top of the hair, instead of creating knots in the middle of the hair that keep getting bigger as you work your way down. 😊
I never realized that not everyone combed their hair from the bottom up. I've had long hair most of my life and always did this. I'll be 54 in a few weeks and have done this for at least 40 years. It's so much better for the hair, especially for kids who have long, thick hair.
Yes. That's why you detangle FIRST, though, because the point here of combing from top to bottom is to pull scalp oils down to ends. You CAN gently move knots down gradually until they release at the bottom, though, which is why combing like this works.
@@stiaininbeglan3844 Yeah, I think the point they were making is that when she started detangling, instead of using the widest comb from the tips up, then the next smallest from the tips up, etc until it could easily be combed straight from root to tip, she actually started from the middle and used her "flick out" technique, to keep pushing the tangle down, which could actually make it worse.
It would be better for her to restart just below the tangle and work back up. When in doubt, pull out, and start back over from the tips.
She might just not have as much experience with this, she's just started on her own hair journey and might not be familiar with handling different lengths and textures.
My best friend is Dutch, with hair down past her butt, and never learned how to take care of it properly, so I help her brush it. It's like having a full size Barbie. She had short hair until her 20s when she started growing it out, and had to learn how to brush longer hair, how to do a ponytail, and finally, how to braid.
We make jokes all the time about hiw she never would've survived in old3n days without a handmaid because she gets frustrated so fast and only brushes out like half her hair instead of doing the full length root to tip to spread some of that oil to her dry ends. Now she mostly keeps it in a braid just to save detangling.
This is exactly what I was thinking. As a curly-haired person, I have no choice but to start from the bottom and work up. It’s good practice for all hair types though.
My Grandmother taught me how to detangle my hair by combing from the bottom up. I used it for my girls when they were little. This is a great way to get out tangles without hurting the scalp because that can painful. Thanks Grandma 😊
I’d be asleep within 10 minutes- having my hair brushed is sooooo relaxing ☺️
I know right! I wish there was a service just for hair brushing.
10? I'd be out by 2 😅
for me it hurts sooo badly
Right!! Editta looks so relaxed lol
It's relaxing even to watch. Maybe there's something to the ASMR craze? I feel like if I really focus I can feel my own scalp tingling. I like it, haha
This is why Women combed/brushed their hair each night for 100 strokes
I’ve seen a video where someone who does content on old-fashioned ideas proved this technique to be ruinous to hair. Not a good thing to do.
@@BuddhaBeanie😮 really? I always wondered this
Absolutely. I still do this once a week with a soft brush…100strokes as did my mother and my grandmother and my great grand mother. My long straight hair is still very healthy. I’m 83. Soft Bristle Brushes are more gentle. Hair power has not been widely used in over 100 years. Small combs were considered lice combs. We never used them. Wash once a week.
@@BuddhaBeanie probably not if you have healthy hair and use the right kind of brush
I wonder what you’d do if you had curly hair tho
I was born in the 1940. So I grew up with these techniques. When we had our monthly period we were not allowed to bath or shower so naturally we didn't clean our hair either and my mom would give us a dry shampoo and let us take a bed bath which was really just cleaning private parts. Good grief I'm so glad those days are behind me. The world today has gotten to far away from what is healthy for us. I have hair just like yours and so does most of my family and I have been following you for awhile now. If I told my granddaughters 15 of them what I know about hair care they wouldn't listen to me they would think I lost my mind so I have been forwarding your videos to them instead. ❤. Thanks for taking me back so many years and reminding me of what I learned from my mom ❤ RIP Mom
Wouldn’t you be 104 by now? A bit old to be typing on youtube. Not that you couldn’t. Just not likely
@@marley7659she’s 84! Not 104. 😅She said born in 1940. Not 1904.
Why couldn't you bathe on tour period? Genuinely curious!
Ok, neither of you can do math.
@@nicolemaldonado6591probably had a wash basin bath instead of a shower with a drain. In other words, blood would mingle with the water they were bathing in.
As a hairstylist i often talk to people about hairwashing and what can make it feel greasy earlier than needed!!
I know this is historical and I love it, but if your SIL or anyone with her type of problems wanted to adress it in a more modern way I would recommend the following:
Stop air drying - it leads to greasy scalp and brittle split ends - by blow drying the hair to at least 80% the hair is wet for a shorter amount of time ( wet hair is the most sensitive) and it will lift the hair away from the scalp so that the bacteria and oils won’t start working onto the individual hair strands too fast…
It is absolutely fine doing this with cool or medium heat, and even add leave in conditioner or heat protection to the ends!
Hair powder/dry shampoo is also a great tool to lengthen the time between washes - the biggest tip here is to use it preventative! - by putting on powders at night before bed, even on end of wash day… that way the powders can do their work and soak up oils during the night, and then get brushed out the next morning..
These two tips can work wonders to start working towards going longer between washes!
Do you have any advice for people with wavy/curly hair? I can't blow dry my hair or it gets extremely poofy, same with brushing it when it's dry, meaning dry shampoo and powders are out of the question.
@Audifan8595 Don't you section your curly hair and hold the ends to straighten it? It's the only way I can get straight hair. Been doing it since 1972, and haven't had my bushy, curly hair in all these years. I then wrap it around my head for sleep. Straight hair in the morning. On rainy days, my Garnier Leave-in conditioner with Argan oil, keeps the hair tame. No more hair that looks like a tumbleweed.
@@mt.shasta6097 I don't want to straighten my hair, I love my curls. I'm asking for advice how to keep the scalp clean when blow drying and brushing aren't options, because I don't want to disrupt my curls.
The "air drying causes split ends" myth pisses me off... No it doesnt! If anything, hot blow drying is much worse for that :/ sure there are protective products for it, but i dont believe that no heat is worse than heat for your hair :/
The only times when i notice split ends occur for myself are when I havent had a trim in a long time, or if it gets long and I wash it too often, or if hair gets fried.
I mean it might be depending on your hair texture, I have straight / slightly wavy hair
L@@blobbita
And this is why I need a lady’s maid.
I do the same - it takes me about 2 minutes to detangle, and less than 5 minutes to powder the hair (just with cornstarch), and do a final brush-through with a boar bristle brush. I can't believe how long this video is...
@@isabellefischer5145 If you're doing it every day with minimal oilage it probably goes pretty quickly. She said numerous times she dumped a ton of coconut & olive oil on the hair before hand, and it's harder to get out. Plus she's talking through it. Just watch at 1.5x like I do, it's really not that long considering the information being shared.
@@isabellefischer5145 This is a tutorial video, it's going to be informative, detailed, and lengthy.
It’s true.
Twopence a week, and jam every other day 🐑
Hi! My Name is Seema. I am from India 🇮🇳. I hav very long and thick hair. I wash my hair once a week only with mild shampoo. And apply pure coconut oil before hair wash. In my country we have very beautiful and long hair ❤
Why do you put the oil in before washing and not after please
We need to apply after wash too but modern day Indians might not be doing that. Many apply lots of oil before hair wash as it will act as a natural conditioner without stripping off all oils and not make hair extra dry and Sarah after using chemical or natural shampoos. Hair remains much softer compared to when you don’t condition with oil before hair wash
@Arvindchaudhary860 my best friend's mom did a whole wash day set up with us girls when we had a sleepover in first grade! It was so much fun and we had different chai and samosas and fun little snacks!
I STILL tell her at least twice a year how cool and thoughtful it was.
I can't imagine the time it took for her to set up an entire sleepover, to let us experience how they take care of their hair, and some favorite comfort foods, for 10 little girls 🤣🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
@@B.Harper7 ❤️
@@nicolewhite5039 The whole purpose of hair oiling pre-wash is for deep-conditioning, so we skip using a modern conditioner. Usually, the coconut oil is gently warmed before applying because the heat somehow does wonders. Most people don't wash their hair right away after oiling and allow it to "sit" for 1-2 hours (or even overnight) so that its benefits are fully optimized. After shampooing, hair should come out looking glossy and healthy. If one's hair tends to look a little dry in the days that follow, they tend to apply just a little coconut oil (like 1/2 tsp or so) and spread it along the hair length and ends to give it moisture.
I’ve been using this dyi dry shampoo & brushing method for years now. I have dark brunette oily roots/ dry ends/ finer/ wavy hair. I was just experimenting w different methods to keep my hair healthy & balance it out & came to this technique here. So cool to realize it’s actually a whole, historical thing! I use arrow root powder or corn starch, cocoa, & instead of EOs, I add a lil cinnamon & clove bc I always have that on hand, the additional brown coloring, & I like those smells. It really does degrease your hair & add so much volume. Great video & demonstration.
My concern when using cocoa or cinnamon is to go around tainting cloth, and everything I touch
@@Irenioskamoska
That's my concern, too -- I would need a darker powder and all of those seem risky from the standpoint of keeping fabrics clean. I don't think this particular technique is for me. 🤷♀️
Idk why but this seems like the opposite of cleaning lol
What brands of arrow root or corn starch do you use? Thanks so much, in advance.
@@afriendlyfaceinthecrowd whatever your preference is and what’s available is fine
Eddetta is a pretty name! This was an interesting video too. As a beautician I would highly recommend that your model trim her hair a few inches. The extra shine on the ends is because her ends are very damaged and this is why it re-tangles constantly. The rest of her hair looks healthy.😊
Since she's Polish, I reckon it's actually spelt Edyta :) Just fyi.
Or Edita 😊
@@mandarinadreux9572 Edita is pronounced Edeeta in Polish though
Since I'm English, I just see that name as "editor". 😂
@@sunnie734 The name's English cognate is "Edith."
From watching you and changing my practices my hair grew from collar bone shoulder to mid lower back some of it is tipping to my waist now (without leaning my head back ).. this is the first time in my 73 years having hair that grew like this. The wooden brush changed everything The two oils jajoba and bergamot are my oils finger combing washing maybe every 6 weeks also braiding and allowing the hair to "rest" and prevent movement and tangling at night an amazing difference! also realizing I have multi racial hair helped me understand that trying to fit my hair for years into the advertized or popular methods frustrated me for most of my young years . I am on a journey to grow it to my waist
at my age!
I'm a truck driver and I need this in my life 😂
You can buy dry shampoo everywhere, in the hair care section of Walmart or wherever. It works like a bottle of hairspray, you shake it up, spray it on your roots, and comb it through. I like the ones with added hairspray since I have fine straggly gollum hair. It really does work like a dream. Only use it somewhere well ventilated though, nobody needs talc in their lungs, but seeing how you’ll be on the open road that oughtn’t be a problem for you!
You can also use baby powder, which these days is scented cornstarch.
Any School of cosmetology can do it for you, for a low price since they'll be students under direction. Even dry shampooing! You can totally grab it at the Walmart and do it for yourself but sometimes it's nice to let somebody else play with your hair and relax!
Another lady trucker here! I like Batiste dry shampoo and a Wet Brush brand brush that has both nylon and boar bristles. Trust me on this - my hair is THREE FEET long.
@IndyTheTruckCat thanks! I buzzed mine off but it's growing out now and it's driving me nuts lol. Any advice helps
After watching this a month or so ago, I started washing my hair once per week instead of every 2nd day, I powder it with cacao & cornflour. Yesterday my partner commented out of the blue that my hair was looking so nice and thick.
I love the illusion of thickness but I'm starting to think it is actually thickening up.
I'm so grateful for this tip, and here's one for you...castor oil rubbed into the site of a cramp will stop it instantly...10 years experience on that.
A muscle cramp or a menstrual cramp?
Muscle cramp, I think the castor oil softens the muscle, but try it for menstrual cramp, it might work.
Madsaging magnesium oil/spray into the skin works for muscle cramps/charlie horses. Never tried the topical for period cramps, but the supplement tablets work for that and tension headaches too.
After a few month of historical hair are you’ll also notice your hair is healthier and less damaged, and less often greasy ❤
Edyta has the most striking blue (grey?) eyes! Like a summer thunderstorm. Thanks for being our beautiful model, Edyta!
Your comment made me happy!
Back in the 60’s I remember we use to use talcum powder. We use to only wash our hair about once every 2 weeks, sometimes once a month.
My mom was a hairdresser in the early 60's. She had a client that hair to her waist and would come in for a fresh Beehive style every Saturday morning. Client didn't wash during the week, just powder the roots, hairspray and wrap it up at night! So the hairpins had to be removed and the teased hair had to combed out. Then washed and washed, conditioned, roller set, dried, and put back in a Beehive. The client was charged $3.00! She would tip mom a $1.00, and set her appointment for the next week, always with my mom, she had the best backcomb in Northern New Jersey! 😅❤
Sounds like my mum-in-law 😄
I've lessened how often I wash. Normal to dry hair. Brush for a while every day. Wash and condition about every 2 to 3 weeks. Air dry. Planning to get a boars brush to help more.
@@l-9037That's an awesome story! My grandmother lived in Ithaca NY back then. She too had hair down to her waist. Every Saturday she would pack up and go to the hair dresser for a beehive and weekly cleaning. When she moved to WA in the 60s she couldn't find another hairdresser like the one in NY and started keeping her hair in a bun and wearing wigs. When she passed, she still had long beautiful hair, very few people had ever seen it. She brushed it 100 times at night after my grandfather would go to bed. It's a very special memory for me, thank you for sharing!
@@mamasquatch thank you for sharing also! I wish we could have seen them during that era!
As a stylist I would advise a person to cut the ends about 1 1/2” if their hair was as difficult to untangle as this young ladies hair. It would make a big difference in combing it out.
Im sure you are being very polite. lol. There is so much that could be done for this hair. Drug store products are so damaging.
As an ex-hair stylist I came looking for this comment. A trim on the ends would help this detangle much easier!
And the way she was finger detangling it was causing more knots. A soft bristle brush from the bottom up would work better than a comb. Damaged hair doesn’t exactly like combs going through it. The way she was doing it was making it worse. I was cringing a lot when she was handling the hair. Not to mention it would take about 3+ hours to complete. This is close to a half hour video, and she cut out a lot of the process too, just for that tiny section. She seems super sweet, but doesn’t understand processed hair.
As a person with this type of hair, when my ends tangle like this, I know I'm past due to get a couple inches off the bottom. I have noticed that the less often I wash my hair, the less often I need to. Which is actually really good for my hair. I wash every one to two weeks at theis point.
Agreed. I had to cut off all my hair at the ends that was damaged from chemicals and heat. My hair is significantly shorter now, butttt it’s not breaking AT ALL. It’s thick, glossy and so strong. I don’t know if I’ll ever use color it again since I now see the difference going back to virgin hair.
Interesting video. I have hip length 2a hair and only wash it 3-4 times a year, so have experience using combs and brushes to clean one’s hair. Excessive handling / combing fragile ends will cause more damage. ACV is acidic and although it smoothes the cuticle, it’s not great for the hair’s pH. A sign of how damaged hair ends are is if they dry quickly after washing. Also when hair is dry and you press the ends between your fingers, if you can hear a crispy noise, they’re damaged. The only fix for those ends is a trim!
Caring for long hair - avoid colouring it and using heat to style. Wear hair in protective (bun) or retentive (plait) styles. Add a light mist of water to the ends before applying any oils, that way the oil seals the moisture into the hair. An oil that isn’t too greasy is jojoba, it’s similar to hair’s natural sebum. If you pre-oil hair it can be washed out with any conditioner - no shampoo needed. I make a DIY hair balm applied to the ends from babassu oil, shea butter and rosemary essential oil. Leaves hair silky soft and smells amazing.
Tools - I rate the TEK comb and wooden paddle brush. I also use a Headjog wet brush (dry) for gentle detangling starting at the bottom working up - much less shed hair than using a Tangle Teezer. Then I finish with a 7-row Denman brush for sebum distribution. My hair hated the boar bristle brush, it looked greasy and left it static-y. Hair combing should start with large tines working down to smaller. I first finger detangle from scalp, helps with sebum distribution, then switch to tools.
Thank you so much for this! As someone else with 2a/2b curls I was wondering myself how something like this would work for me... some stuff that works for straight hair can fry my hair, and other stuff that focuses on curly hair is better for a different curl pattern than mine, so it's hard sometimes getting a comparison.
I have literally been scouring the internet and trying all the things for my oily hair with limited success. And then I stumbled on this video, and got the simplest, most natural, historical solution to my problems. Where has this information been my whole life!? (especially in high school, could have really used this knowledge in high school...>.
I honestly went the "comb from scalp to ends" every day and night. I combed enough to distribute the oils from scalp to ends, which is kinda similar to the "100 times a day"
I realized after that the time I would have to wash my hair kept getting pushed further and further. I usually wash hair when my head feels itchy which used to be a daily basis.
When I started the combing day and night to distribute oils method, I noticed I didn't have to wash my hair every day but every other day
Then every few days, then every week, and then every other week, until we got to every month... to every other month.
At first it was just to test the old "comb 100 times" I did it day and night.
And honestly as long as I did it day and night and washed my hair when it became uncomfortable/itchy...
My hair never looked greasy or smelled like anything... (partner, friends and family to confirm, cuz ya never know if you just got used to ur own smell lol)
I tend to go all in for the sake of testing methods out so I thought it was suuuuuper cool how I didn't need to use ANY products in between showers.
I stick to washing my hair every month now (past 2 years) and my hair has gotten SIGNIFICANTLY stronger and thicker with a natural sheen.
Definitely feels so much healthier to the touch so that's super neat.
I just like to do coconut milk masks once in a while for my hair.... just because no reason lol. I just feel like it deserves something different and nourishing once in a while 🤣 like once or twice a year.
But yeah, didn't need the powder... just uhhh... combed morning and before bed.
I DO braid my hair before bed though. Just so it doesn't go all over the place and cause breakage.
But people have been doing silk bonnets and I might add that to my hair are routine for super silky undamaged hair lol
Is yours curly?
Do you use a wide or fine tooth comb?
I find bonnets to be annoying, but since I switched to silk/satin pillowcases (at least for the one pillow my head is on) I’ve had a lot less breakage and frizzies
At almost 60 years old, I have NEVER used a hairbrush on my hair, I have always used my fingers to comb or a wide toothcomb occasionally, when long, mid-length, or short. I wash my hair once every 7 -10 days and have never had an issue with grease at the roots. Watching this method confirms many of my ideas regarding hair and styling, preferring my hair to be "dirty" and coated in products for a few days, before styling "big" for an occasion, it all makes perfect sense.
Tell me you don't have curly hair without telling me you don't have curly hair
Seeing this has highlighted why they needed a maid/assistant/servant to get a good job done! If only we had that luxury haha!
Great video 👍🫶
Yes, a lady's maid would definitely be appreciated over here, ha!
People used to live near other women and would do this with their friend or sister or mother instead of watch Netflix.
It makes it easier, but you can do this yourself very easily and it doesn't take all that more time than it does to brush your hair these days.
I was getting sleepy just watching and imagining my hair being combed and brushed with that relaxing voice talking to me. Zzzzz
Yeah... Mothers would do this for their daughters and vice versa.... And when women would gather together for laundry or chores, while waiting for the clothes to dry or whatever, they'd help each other out while chatting.
I dont know who is filming but i find it so cute when she smiles at the camera. ❤
I was thinking that too. Has to be her husband there behind the camera. That look is adorable.
hubby :)
She has the cutest face 😊
If you can stand it, you can stop shampooing your hair for a few weeks and it will eventually stop producing large amounts of sebum to replace everything you are washing off. You need your brushes and combs . Still wash it but use water. You can add a teaspoon of bicrabonate of soda to the water to keep it odour free and it will allow your scalp to recover. I did mine over the lockdown and now I can wash it once a month (no shampoo or pong). This is why old films often had people saying oh I cant come out im washing my hair..because it was more of an event especially if there was no drying machine. Humans were not evolved to strip their scalp of hair oil and the hair oil is there to keep your hair and scalp healthy. Course dont tell that to the shampoo industry.
I quit shampoo 10 years ago...I love my hair. M.y scalp doesn't itch anymore and my hair is very healthy
I've been sloooowly doing this. I used to have to wash my hair daily, but it dried it out so badly! Not to mention the amount of shampoo, conditioner, and leave in conditioners I had to use because my hair is all of the way down to just past my butt. Now I wash once a week, sometimes a little less. I'm planning to make my own soap soon with my milk from my dairy sheep. I may try this method with the combing and dry shampoo, but it does seem very time consuming and time is something I have in very short supply.
Interesting! I never knew there was a real origin to the phrase "Washing my hair" -- I always thought it was just a plain snarky response for turning down an invitation 😂
Over the years I have found progressively better shampoos and conditioners to the point where now I am finally using a shampoo bar (hibar) and my hair is so fluffy! My eventual goal is to wash it even less frequently than my current 2-4 days but I'm still working out how to keep my curls looking fresh.
This is misinformed and dangerous advice which can lead to scalp infections. Skin is not self-cleaning, even your scalp. The skin has no mechanism by which to sense the amount of oil distributed. Therefore, it cannot be "trained". Some people produce more oil and some produce less. Some have thick hair, some have fine. Some have curly hair, some have straight. This is simply genetics. Your scalp does not know whether it is oily or not. However it is important not to let bacteria or fungus build up on the scalp, as that can cause infections. Indigenous peoples understood this and have been using natural compounds to CLEAN their skin forever.
@@futurefruit8281there are other ways to clean hair other than with shampoo. And it’s way better for your hair to shampoo less! Our natural oils on our hair and skin are there to protect and nourish so constantly stripping it with harsh soaps/shampoos is very harmful.
Regarding frequent washing - I tend toward yeast overgrowth on my scalp and noticed excess hair fall when I was washing my hair less. Washing every 2-3 days has drastically reduced my hair shedding! I wish I saw this mentioned more often bc it was SO difficult and uncomfortable to try to extend wash days by allowing oil to accumulate.
Yes, in some situations more frequent washing can definitely be helpful.
You can use tea tree products. Yeast is afraid of tea tree.
Try Tea tree oil, coal tar, or pine tar shampoos
I’m half black with mostly 4a hair. I HAVE to was weekly to keep my hair soft and my scalp from itching. I sweat from the head though so it gets dirty fast.
My hairdresser told me that if you have a scalp prone to irritation, doing dry combing like this too often will just irritate your scalp more because the powder builds up on the scalp. That said, more hair will fall out the less you wash because hair naturally sheds. My hairdresser suggested I not go more than two to three days without washing.
I didnt think I'd watch the entire video. But, I watched the entire video! You are very educational, elegant, and relaxing to listen to. I never even knew this world of hair care existed! Thank you for teaching me this! I SO hope this becomes a trend. 🤞
I'm finding there's a definite difference in the level of care/attention needed with any natural hair care approach, compared to shampoo from the shop. We live in times where we're always in a hurry AND we have to look, smell, feel 'perfect' all the time.
I started my new hair care 18 months ago, using a boar bristle brush, shikakai once a week and hair oils when i feel like it. I tend to get a buildup of grit if i don't oil and scalp massage and brush properly. I love it but it's quite a different mindset, taking care of myself this way, and it's easy to let it slip, forget...
Agreed!
Her combing technique is making me 🫣😒🤦🏾♀️🤣 start at the very end and work your way up!!!!🙏🏾
I'm 76 today, but when I was in high school, I used powder in my shoulder length dark brown hair. My hair was always greasy and our Mom didn't let us wash our hair every couple of days. I didn't know this would ever be a "thing". I felt ashamed to have to do this to my greasy hair before going to school. I only had baby powder and my hair always had light spots all over. My Mm would have "killed me" if she knew I was doing it, but girls would always stare at my greasy hair and snicker. WOW! This is so cool! At 76 I "found" your channel, and you use corn starch and even the cocoa powder to make it not white!
My problem NOW is I lost 195 pounds and I'm thinning so badly! I just trimmed the edges and it's shoulder length, what there is of it.
A UA-cam person said to put Rosemary essentials on the tips of my boar hair bristle brush and do the ends first and then the scalp. Is this good?
Also, when you do the dry thing, doesn't the scalp need to be cleaned though? An instructor when I was an Avon lady for 11 years, told us that the hair is dead, and when we wash to just focus on cleaning the scalp, and the hair will get washed with the product and water we're using. That you're really washing your scalp and the dead hair gets washed in the process.
Do you have any videos helping any of these issues? I'm a new sub as of today.
I alsowould like a cleaner for my face but no soap. I haven't used soap on my face since I was 35. Hardly have any wrinkles for it. Bless you!
My mom is 75- she and her sisters had a weekly 'hair washing night.' They bathed, though, with my mom being so lucky as to share my grandmother's bathwater. Ick. Different times now- from 'it's required practice' to 'trendy self-care techniques' 😅
Its very interesting how Caucasian hair is so different from african hair and the different techniques used to care for the different types, dry detangling one while wet detangling another, very interesting 🙂
Yes, years ago when I began my first teaching job in kindergarten, my little girls hair would get messed up, or their ponytails, pigtails, braids etc. would need some attention. I marveled at how easily my little black girls hair was to braid. I told a fellow black teacher friend this, she said " I know, white hair slides and you have to start all over."😂 My little black girls loved feeling my hair, and marveled at the difference. Moved on up to second, third, sixth, seventh and eighth, now retired. I miss those days of fixing my little ones hair, got to where I could do it while walking past teaching a math lesson and never miss a beat.❤
Took me some months to move away from washing my hair daily, but after the itchy stage was over, what an incredible difference it has made on my processed hair. I have finally been able to grow long hair, and I only comb my hair once a day. I do have a salon bought dry shampoo if ever needed, but it creates a lot of static, so im not keen on it. My hair has never been so healthy. I actually dread wash hair days now and come out of shower with the dreaded " looks like squirrels live in my hair" as my husband likes to tease me. 3 years ago, I couldn't dream going over 24 hrs without washing my hair now just pinch of corn starch on my bangs, and im ready to go. My updo days stay in place now, which is an added bonus. I hope this video helps women like me who have oily hair near the root like i use to suffer, given time and patiences like any other bad habit you can do this and save your hair and so much time each day!
I'm just scared on developing pimples around my scalp😭
I've been using ACV instead of conditioner and my hair and scalp love it. And I use baking soda and water to clean scalp (not hair) I'm 60 years old and just now getting gray hairs.
To add, I love my natural bristle brush. I wish I had done this many years ago. I always had gobs of hair in the drain after every shampoo. Since I stopped using store bought shampoo, no hair in drain. No itchy scalp too. I highly recommend a no store bought shampoo or conditioner regimen.
I really enjoy your hair care videos. I have been doing the minimal washings (every 2 or 3 weeks), finger detangling, clay washes, jojoba oil, silk night cap and now and then when needed I use the boar bristle brush to dry cleanse.
It’s been working so nicely for my own hair that I have started adopting these methods for my poodles hair also! Natural hair care for dogs haha!
Thank you for making and sharing these videos 👍
That' great to hear, thanks for your comment!
gross. stinky hair
Thank you for sharing Katherine! I have the same type of hair as your sister-in-law. For years, I've also been using the same hair powder "recipe" for my hair(using cornstarch + cocoa powder plus I add activated charcoal for a darker shade) and it definitely prolongs the time between washes. I wash my hair once a week and have to start using the hair powder by day 2-3😅 That's how fine it is but the powder works wonders!
That's great to hear Jessica!
The cocoa doesn’t mess up the ph or add any sugars that shouldn’t be there?
Like another commenter said, problems with yeast.. I feel like that’d go hand & hand?
@@Witchy-Wonderland No I've never had that issue or heard of it. I use organic Dutch processed cocoa powder with no additives or sweeteners. And the percentage of cornstarch/arrowroot powder is much higher. It's probably a 4:1 ratio of cornstarch to cocoa powder
Does the charcoal transfer unto your clothes/pillowcase? And where do you get the charcoal from? Would you have a product your recommend?
Would love to see something like this for curly hair... Dry comb/brushing could never work for me, and my ringlets aren't even tight coils. I've got Shirley Temple hair naturally, and feel I have to use tons of conditioner and oils to keep my hair healthy and unmatted. This technique is soooo nice for straight hair/maybe loose waves, but I'll have to look around more for old-time care of curly hair.
There's also the fact that if you have tighter curls (I have 3C & have been as tight as 3D or loose 3B depending on haircut & hormones), it's Curly Care 101 to NOT brush dry hair if you don't want to start splitting your hair shafts.
Same here, I have 3B curly hair. When I used to brush it with a brush or comb, it was a frizzy, fluffy mess. These techniques seem to be for straight hair or wavy hair at most. I haven't used shampoo in years, though.
If you don’t use shampoo, then what do you use? No judging, just very curious and interested!
I can imagine having a household with lots of siblings and relatives that would make a hair partner an amazing asset
I started using a boar bristle brush to clean my long hair. I do the finger detangling, then progressively smaller wooden combs. I then brush with the boar bristle brush. I then clean the brush with a plastic comb. The gunk that comes out is amazing. I first thought I must be a bit yukky myself until I saw another woman using the same technique and having exactly the same gunk. There is no doubt that my hair is getting cleaner using this method. No chemical shampoo would be able to get rid of this.
Same here, natural bristles are the key to this method i think, works for me, my curly hair is more manageable and shinier
Which boars brush do you use?
Boar bristles created mid splits for me😢
@@blueseptember2174 I am no expert, but a couple of points. Are you detailing your hair very thoroughly before using the boar bristle brush? and are you being gentle when you brush? Just a thought.
@kerryhorwitz4093 yes I was but I think my strands are just too delicate and thin. I have thick volume but thin strands.
Careful with ACV on hair. Even diluted it can really dry your hair out. You can also use Arrowroot powder as a dry shampoo/hair powder.
Very cool video! I bet that was super relaxing! ☺️🩵✨
She said it was mixed with water. She has other videos going over how she uses ACV. Since she's been doing it a while, I think she has the ratio figured out. :) Great tip about arrowroot powder -- I avoid all corn products and was wondering if arrowroot could be used as a substitute. Definitely going to try it!
@@angelbear_og Any very fine starch will work
Yes to arrowroot for more "authenticity" for older methods as corn starch would not have been available since it's a "new world" product. Great suggestion 😊
For *really* oily hair like mine, using diluted ACV on a semi-regular basis helps control the oil better. Will have to try arrowroot powder though.
My mom taught me this when I don’t have time to wash my hair, but as we have light blonde hair we use flour instead !
The lady combing the hair doesn't have to worry about oily hair, because it's naturally curly. I tried for over a year during the pandemic not washing my hair for weeks at a time. It never stopped producing a ton of oil. I've used baby powder since the 80's. Even using powder I still can't go a week. The oil keeps coming and it's a cake of powder and oil on my hair. No matter how much combing or how fine the bristle brush is. Also when using the powder, not washing, add in any products used, my head would get soars in it, because of the oil, sweat, and powder build up on my scalp. The only reason they didn't wash their hair more often back in olden days was because they didn't have running water, modern shampoos (my mamaw made her own bar soap). Plus they didn't have hair dryers, or well heated homes. Imagine washing your hair and being able to see your breath in front of your face. Not a smart idea. My papaw was born 1897. My mamaw 1907. When I was a teen in the 80's I said "mamaw, do you miss the old days?" She immediately said,, "no, it was too hard." So with all my rambling and the fact that I'm in menopause ( hot flashes and night sweats, combined with oily hair, and the fact that my head gets soars when not washed and all that build up is on it ; I will continue to wash my hair every day or every other day. I will continue to dream about waking up with naturally curly, or at least a lot of natural body in my hair, because that kind of white hair doesn't have to deal with the oil, and the smell it gives off. Their hair naturally stays cleaner longer.
Yes, I am curious about the hair oil that is being developed by this woman, as I know her hair was much more kinky than curly before reducing washing and adding combing. If she could have a woman of African or Island descent on and do her hair. Though my hair is like Edita’s, it would be a very interesting video
baby powder is toxic ad full of heavy metals. I'd go the natural route and try her stuff
Housekeeping and home eco manuals are great to look into for this kind of info : a British one from the 1830s or 1840s written by the headmaster of boarding school highly condemns the trend young girls or her school begin follow where they gather around a sink every once in awhile to *dun dun dun* wash their hair , so it appears that as far as a middle aged man was concerned it was possible to take care of hair without ever having it touch water or soap
Another one, a Belgian from the turn of the 20th century (apparently got a reprint as late as 1919) advises to cleanse hair with Panama wood and highly warns against the use of fine tooth combs to distribute the oil because it is too abrasive for the scalp, having no hot water this winter i used a lice comb amongst other things to clean my hair and although it worked wonders, it left me with a lot of broken off roots (could be other things i didn't do well, i wasn't moisturizing as much as i do with running water) but now i use much softer brushes oil and moisturise the heck out of my hair and wash once to twice a week and it's back to normal, linen caps at night really do help in keeping the hair cleaner much longer (the 1830 one advised using strips of linen to wipe off sebum each morning i believe, could be another one)
Would love to see you do this on a model with curly hair! This would help with curly hair dryness and breakage.! Great Video!
It's actually easier on curly hair bc curly hair is so thirsty for moisture that it does very well without regular washing.
Mine doesn't even need the dry shampoo. I brush through the oils and distribute them through my hair, even using additional hair oils at the ends. My hair is long and healthy. I don't use any additional products or heat, just gentle brushing from the scalp, and some hair oil.
@@bodyofhope not for my girl, she has fine oily hair, it's wavy/curly but always looks like she never washes her hair
@@bodyofhope Even if my *curls* are thirsty, my scalp most certainly isn't hurting for moisture. If I didn't wash at least weekly, my scalp *itches* & the ends are the only part of my hair that looks any good. I have 3C type curls. And brushing dry hair is Curly Care 101 Don't Do.
@@VAwitchhow did you find out your type of curls? I’ve seen several ppl here mention 3c curls- where did u learn that? Curious! Thanks 😊
Tried this on old flat ironed afro-textured hair and it worked wonderfully!! Thank you for sharing this method. Love your videos!
In 9th grade, I had gym class first thing in the morning, and dry shampoo and deodorants/body sprays were my life because our gym teacher never gave us enough time to shower. So to avoid looking like a sweaty grease ball, I would towel off my sweat, use dry shampoo and a comb, and then finish off with deoderant and body spray. Once, my dad couldn't afford dry shampoo, so I made my own kinda like yours in this video. It always made my hair look lighter and fluffier.
Hello there! I am enjoying your videos! Specially because it remìnds me of all the household and female care routines of the turn of the century - I'm talking about the 1900s not 2000s. She taught all the girls recipes, hacks,tricks and plain old wisdoms passed down to her by her mom, grandmother, as well as all the females living in my grandmother's childhood home. And while she is not with us anymore, she is an almost daily voice in my mind that answers a question I or my daughters have had. To see you replicate what I saw in my grandmother's household always brings a nostalgic smile to my face. Thank you.
I feel like I needed that "it's ok to pull the comb out and not go all the way to the ends" reminder, even though I've seen so many women with wonderful long hair do that, I've still always been "told" not to. I also have to acknowledge that I don't spend enough time combing/brushing my hair anymore, since I have so much less hair than ever before, it detangles too fast, and I've just been like "Welp, guess I'm done". I'm going to be spending more time on it from now on. :)
I have always had very long hair. You can comb it all the way through, but not until you have combed out the ends first and you have already removed the tangles there. You have to start at the bottom and work your way up just a little bit at a time.
Wow that color looks amazing on her. You made her hair go with her skin tone. BEAUTIFUL!
Hey - regarding brushing one's hair. You said you "flick it" until the knots "move down to the ends" but that's not what you want to do. Think of a knot like a braid - you don't start at the top when taking apart a braid. if you do that, the lower part of the braid will get tighter, making it more difficult to take apart. ALWAYS brush/comb hair starting at the bottom/ends and work your way up to the roots, detangling along the way. Once you have all the knots/tangles out, you can then brush down the length of the strand, moving the oils down the hair. A stylist taught me that when I was a kid.
I looooove using historical ways of treating simple issues especially cosmetic and telling people about them. It feels like time traveling & it also helps you out or something else nice
LOVE Tek! That wooden bristle brush is part of my daily routine. I adore it for how I can use it on my scalp without it scratching my scalp.
Thank you both for this wonderful video. Dear Katherine, I have been learning so much from you. You passion for historical hair care paired with your calm and patience voice is clearly your gift from God that you are sharing so generously. Bless you!
Her hair had such a beautiful sheen and color in the end
Interesting, I stopped washing my hair over 2 years ago every day with shampoo products. It started out with just shampooing once a week then every 2nd week, then only once a month. I sweat a lot from my head all the time that was my number one reason for washing every day. I noticed I only needed to rinse my hair in water no product if any kind and that removed the sweat and salts from my hair but left the natural body oils intact. Once my hair dried naturally I would just brush my hair and then tie it up. This as you said drew the natural oils from my scalp and top of the hair down to the ends. Since doing this I stopped getting split ends from hair braking at the point of the knots.
I noticed your SIL’s hair was badly split on the ends and they can never be fixed, all you can do is to trim them off to the point where the splits in the hair stop. Your hair naturally does fall out as the hair folic goes dormant for a few weeks before starting to grow a new strand of hair. I find they come out in the shower due to the warm water so I finger comb my hair in the shower which also has the benefit of the warm water helping to soften the bodies own oils and gets hand worked into my hair.
I switched to a all natural organic shampoo and conditioner that I use once a month on my hair again it helps to wash away every thing but the natural oils the shampoo is oil based so it does not foam up like commercial shampoos do.
I like the wooden combs over plastic as they tend to not make my hair static and fly away, plus it’s something my Gran told me as a child, natural is always better over manmade products. I stopped using soap in the shower but relied on a cloth to remove dirt and sweat with the water. Since doing this my skin stopped being so oily now and I no-longer have dry skin anymore. Soap is good on clothing but not good on skin as it strips the body of its natural oils.
The only clothing that smells are those made out of polyester and manmade fibers. All of my natural fiber clothes never smell sweaty even on my days of excessive sweating, but those item of clothing that’s a mixture of natural and polyester do smell sweaty and has to be washed with soap every time. All my other items of clothing only need to be washed in warm water and rinsed if not grubby with dirt.
Society in the past 20-30 years have become obsessed with cleaning everything to the point of total sterile due to what they can smell not realising that the smell is only in the manmade products only.
Stop wearing clothes made of polyester in any amounts and you will stop having smelly washing to deal with.
And I hate polyester clothing it is awful.
As someone with limited mobility (lung disease) which makes the stairs difficult (my shower is upstairs) I use corn starch/cocoa powder on my hair. I don’t do it that way though - I shake some into the roots of my hair all over the scalp and let it sit for like 10 minutes and then with my fingers I work it through the scalp and down the hair shaft. Then I use a brush and then a comb to comb out the powder and my hair is fresh.
Nice idea ,, I have severe back problems ,, thanks for your idea !!!!
@@phyllisalderson6247 it definitely works. I do sponge baths and I do that for shampoo and it really helps.
I get too much on my scalp if I just shake the dry shampoo on, using a big fluffy makeup powder brush wash a gamechanger for me
Bless your heart. I threw out my back coloring my hair. I understand the struggle.
The video is both engaging and educational. I appreciate the way in which the dialogue presents opportunities for learning and the thoroughness with which you cover each section. I look forward to viewing more of your videos. Well done!
Well Goodness Gracious, I've been doing this exact technique (as in, down to the corn starch & cocoa powder mixture applied with a brush (okay, mine is smaller.. ;P )) for probably a good couple of years now without knowing it was a certified historical hair wash method... :)
The two biggest perks about it for me: 1- it allows me to go weeks in between washes (typically about 3), and 2- the tint from the cocoa helps my whites to blend in with the rest of my still dark blond/light brown hair. I wouldn't be without it now... :)
Thank you I’m a black female with kinky coily hair medium length this video is very informative. I think I wash my hair too often I’m going to stretch my wash days💕💕💕
This video was self care for me 🌸Your sister is so sweet
I've never had the hair powder method work on my super oily fine hair, but this works like magic! The gentle application of powder and the super fine comb were key! Thank you so much for this informative video!
I have tried this over the last year. My hair was so greasy and limp. I actually broke out in pimples all over my scalp and started losing hair in big clumps. After the 3rd day my scalp is actually painful tender and itchy. Even with the hair powder. I just started washing daily with a clarifying ACV rinse and it’s finally starting to calm down and grow back in. It seems like a good idea on the surface to try this but it definitely doesn’t work for everyone. I don’t have the right type of hair/scalp to do this.
Once your scalp gets use to it, that will calm down! The oil will get worse before it gets better! For me, it took a couple months! But you have to get the grease out of your hair somehow! I I used a squirt bottle and put water, acv, and a little bit of shampoo. I kept using less and less shampoo over time. The also acv helped to clean the hair and get rid of grease. I also "washed" my hair (and scalp) with conditioner after I used the squirt bottle mixture. Once my scalp quit freaking out, it produced so much less oil and my hair quit getting so greasy! Now, I do not need any shampoo at all and I wash my hair and scalp with only conditioner. You do need something to help get grease, sweat, everyday dirt out of the hair, and I find that conditioner works just fine! I used to have to wash my hair every single day with shampoo. I would wash my hair in the morning and it would already be getting greasy by the end of the day. Now, I can usually go days without washing (depending on the weather and what I am doing outside) and when I do wash, it is only with conditioner. I never have greasy hair anymore!!! It is worth trying again! 😊
You are describing symptoms of adrogenetic alopecia to a T. This exactly what happened to me before a shed. I haven’t used shampoo for 10 years.
@@tracylowe9570 nope. Went to the doctor. Not alopecia. Not hormonal. It’s been growing back steadily once I started using soap again and using a clarifying AVC rinse. No more pain. No more breakouts. Essentially I had scalp acne because my scalp wasn’t getting clean enough. I went almost a year and at the end right before I went to the dr I was almost bald in spots. I’ve had a MARKED improvement with frequent washing and clarifying rinses. No more painful tender scalp and no more hair loss. Some people just need to use soap and wash more.
@@sarahmarie2911I tried what you’re describing for a little more than a year because everyone was saying it was so much better for your hair and shampoo/conditioner was getting so expensive. It just got worse and worse and worse. I thought it was maybe menopausal or alopecia and went to the dr. Nope. They said I had extreme scalp irritation and acne from a fungal infection because I wasn’t using shampoo to wash. I started washing daily again and my hair is growing back so well. It’s so soft and shiny and silky. My scalp no longer itches or feels tender. I just have acne prone skin on my head that needs soap
@@ccl6192 I am so sorry that it didn't work for you! Now that I never have any gunk or buildup or sores on my scalp anymore, I guess that I just want everyone to try it! Lol
Kind of misleading. At 00:18 you say using no products only combs and brushes, then proceed to add various oils, water and apple cider vinegar spray, and a hair powder/home-made dry shampoo. These are technically 'products'. If it was only combs and brushes you would not have added anything to her hair but the combing and brushing.
That was cool to see how much it lightened up that side!
I have chronic pain and washing my hair feels like I’m scalping myself. Brushing hurts, too, but to a MUCH lesser degree. I’ll definitely be trying this, thank you!
Wonderful video and very interesting. I am going to be 77 years old in July, but was a hairdresser years ago. This is the first video I have seen of yours. I don't know if you have done a facial, but it would be wonderful to see with the skin care products.
Thank you for the historical haircare video. I truly loved it!
I'm so curious what specific powder was used in medieval times, since corn and cacao weren't in Europe until after the expeditions to South America
Thats what I was wondering toi
Regular flour/starch works pretty much same. I'm from Europe, and corn starch isn't all that common here even today, so I use wheat starch (or occasionally potato starch, obviously not medieval) instead, and it works just fine. Wheat flour also worked, but not as well, in my experience. The cocoa is, as far as I'm aware, just so dark hair doesn't end up looking too ashy. I tried it with and without, and with it hardly making a difference, I'm no longer bothering to add any cocoa.
So my guess is, that wheat starch/flour is what was used in medieval Europe.
I actually researched this because my hair was falling out during a time when my Lupus was flaring very badly.
They sometimes used oatmeal flour, or wheat, milled VERY finely, then brushed it out. It took most of the day because after applying they needed to let it stay for hours, wrapped in cloth, while it absorbed the oils on the scalp & hair close to it. Most girls & women had long hair so it took HOURS to brush out. Which is why it was done only once a month or so. Plus flour of any type wasn't exactly surplus for anyone but the miller or the upper class.
Nanny Pauline’s Orris Root Airing Powder for the Hair
(Dry Shampoo)
2 quart glass canning jar
3.5 c. Orris Root Powder
3 c. Cornstarch
3-9 drops Rosemary EO
3-9 drops Lavender EO
3-9 drops Honey EO (I used Honey Absolute, I hope it's the same)
9 dried rose petals or 9 little pieces of silk about the size of rose petals.
1. Put 1 c. of Orris Root powder in the jar
2. Put 2 c. of the cornstarch in the jar
3. Close and roll a bit to mix. Do not shake.
4. Put 1-3 drops of EO on a rose petal or silk swatch and drop in the jar after the oil is well absorbed. Roll the jar a bit (don't shake). Do this with each drop of EO. Roll in between additions.
5. Put the rest of the Of the powders in and roll again.
6. Place the powder in a cool cupboard for 3 weeks, Roll jar every couple of days. It takes a while for the oils to integrate with the powders.
7. Store in an airtight canning jar or in a wax paper bag inside a tin-in a cool dry place.
I also need to stress--don't open the jar after you roll it, you'll get a cloud of powder. If you shake the jar, just don't open it for quite a while.
How to Use the Airing Powder:
1. Put some of the powder into a fairly free flowing salt shaker. You can keep it in the shaker if the shaker has an airtight lid. (I used a glass spice jar that has a shaker and screw on lid)
2. Cut some cheesecloth into squares that are slightly larger than your boar bristle brush. Remove all the old hairs from your brush and use a clean brush if possible.
3. Starting on top of head, sprinkle powder as close to scalp as possible. I part every 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Pay special attention get it to the scalp. 1 tablespoons of powder is enough, try not to use more than 2 Tbl.
4. Lift hair gently with fingers next to scalp. The idea is to create a little friction. You can shift your hair around, lifting and letting the powders move a bit at the scalp if you like. Sometimes I flip my head forward, side and back a few times.
5. After 20 minutes (or longer) begin to brush carefully with BBB. It is important to brush thoroughly with a clean BBB first, without the cheesecloth. This lets the oils polish your hair.
6. After completely brushing once, start putting cheesecloth over brush.
(Get the hair out of the brush and press a single layer of cheesecloth into the brush a bit. It helps to collect the powder and rub it against your hair.)
6. If necessary, repeat the whole procedure. (I’ve never done an immediate repeat, but it’s in the original recipe this way.)
7. Your hair will be fluffy and smell wonderful.
I do find that no matter what, I seem to use nearly 1½ Tbl. I put some in an empty spice jar that has a shaker and a cover for application.
You could make a 1/3 recipe quite easily.
@@nicoleroth3127 @iluminameluna that's very interesting! Thanks for the info
Such a great video! So interesting! Now I know why in the movies at portrays women brushing their hair for hours
I'm totally going to try this now. I've been wanting to stretch my hair washing to once a month, but I couldn't get there, even using natural products when washing. *THANK YOU!* ♥
18:53 speak for yourself. 😂 My husband asked if I just took a shower. Nope, just greasy.
I have fine, thin, straight hair. Two days and I look wet.
I’ve gone many days without showering if I’m not planning on leaving the house. Skipping days does nothing with bringing down the grease.
I’ve tried dry shampoos and my hair looks greasy AND super staticky. Like a ball of static with a grease head underneath it.
I’m definitely willing to try this technique, but I’m not feeling super confident it would work.
I love the idea of it!
It takes more than a few days for the oil to stop over-producing. I've got baby fine hair - fine enough that when up in a ponytail, the circumference of all my hair together at the band is about 1". Not diameter, circumference. I decided to wash once a week to begin with, allowing it to be greasy (but brushing it daily, morning and night) and then extended it to two weeks. Then I hit a depressive episode and that gave me a month or two without washing it at all and barely even remembering to brush it. It was after that that it really started being easier to stretch the washings out.
I now wash my hair once every month or two. I don't do the powdering thing - my hair just gets too static. But you can use something like a cotton or linen cloth (or an old pair of knickers the elastic has gone on, I won't tell anyone) to remove any excess oils from the top which don't get distributed through the lengths by brushing alone. But I only find I need to do that if I forget to brush my hair for a few days after the wash day. Its the brushing that does it really. And I don't use a comb as my hair hates them, also hates the boar bristle brushes. I used to have a wooden handled brush with metal pins (with rounded ends) that was fantastic, but I now have a bamboo brush with bamboo bristles. I do wish the bristles were thinner and more plentiful though as I have tons of hairs, just so fine that you can barely feel a single strand. But it does the job ok.
It takes time for your body to get used to it. I started with every other day for several weeks, then moved to every 3 days, then 4 days and so on. I got to the point of being able to go a week or two, but it definitely took several months to get there.
This was very educational! Thank you! I recently started getting away from all the shampoo and conditioner- it was DRYING out my hair yall! My scalp has been so much healthier since washing my hair less.
Combing all the way to the ends with each stroke will really help with the fly away, dry tips. I start with a wide tooth comb and progress to smaller and smaller tools until (here is the funny part) I use a tick comb at the very end of my session. You will be amazed at what it takes out of your hair including split ends. I have been doing this for decades but I love the idea of using a make up brush to apply the baking powder (that is what I use). Decades ago I remember Marcia Brady on the Brady Bunch talk about combing her hair with 100 strokes... the problem is that she used a plastic comb which will not pull the natural oils to the tips. Silly Goose.
I would love to see a trichologist reviewing this video and giving all their insights :)
You ALWAYS start at the bottom and work up when combing. Detangling by hand IS a must
I learned to rinse with apple cider vinegar when I was washing my hair with bar soap, like castile soap. It leaves your hair squeaky and uncombable, but if you rinse with diluted ACV, the comb goes right through. The only real problem with it is that it leaves the glycerin portion of the soap and that can build up and make your hair look oily. On the other hand, it moisturizes the scalp really well. I think a combination of that and combing might work to make hair manageable and clean.
I wash my hair with bar soap that we make and we also have a homemade mix in the bath in an amber glass jar with a pump the following mixture: Diluted bar soap (shaved down and then add hot water to it so it will turn liquid), then we add jajoba oil, (2-3 teaspoons or so), some ACV and rosemary essential oil. You may have to tinker with it to get the consistency that you like.
Basically, I wash my hair every 3 days, use 1-2 pumps of the blend directly on my scalp and then rinse out my hair. We make body butters with shea and castor oil, etc. (watch HumbleBee and Me if you'd like to learn) and add that to my tips. I brush it out and let it air dry if it's nice weather.
Wet brush is amazing at not causing breakage and will glide through the hair easily without getting stuck. Highly recommend t and it’s also much quicker!
Lovely video thanks for sharing! I have thick very long hair and I do wash my hair about every 4th day. I work on construction in outside heat of a 102 or more during summer and I sweat all day so I really crave to wash my hair to wash out all the sweat! In between washes I rub in Sandalwood powder. It feels and smells amazing
Oh my gosh I would be falling asleep being pampered. Having my hair brushed is a calming sleep tonic.
Something i would love to know how you would deal with dandruff?
Thank for this video! Wow, wondered how they did it back then. What an amazing when of connection and socializing amongst women as well.
What a great sister-in-law!
I admire how much this does and it may be what the whole complexion needed since long hair tends to rely on conditioner and that can feel monotonous for anyone.
Let's just say a word about how much TIME this technique takes :D I could've washed my hair 3 times for the time it took to comb clean just a small section of hers. Really, I don't get what's the point of trying to avoid washing your hair. The scalp collects sweat, grease, dust, mites and what not just as any other part of the body. I love having my scalp and hair washed once in 2-3 days just to feel clean and to avoid itchiness. I'm combing it with a round brush for less than a minute and if the ends are damaged - I just cut them. Having running water at home or anywhere I wouldn't even bother to do all that dry combing. All the combs, brushes and powder used also take more space in luggage while travelling than just a foldable brush and a little bottle of shampoo. So this technique is not for me, the only scenario I see myself using it is while being stranded in a desert - and I would have more important things to think about in this case, like surviving :D
BTW, I'm using a simple mixture of blue clay and finely powdered coffee as a facial scrub for years - maybe once a month. So I'm not about "Just buy a freaking product from the store" - simply this procedure is taking too much time and effort for getting a half-decent result (since the scalp itself isn't cleaned at all). Water is life - use it, you wont melt :D
Great video, thank you. I think this is the first one I've ever watched where a few good-natured folks are laughing. What a lovely thing!
I'm fascinated that the powder doesn't become a paste.
If it gets wet the powder plus oil plus water does get a bit doughy. But as long as you keep it dry it is fine. And then just make sure you have time to thoroughly rinse once you do a water wash. I've made that mistake before, but even then it self corrected in a day or two of combing. Sure wasn't going to wear it down that day though!
it can definitely get pasty on the scalp.
May I also suggest getting a satin sleep bonnet, especially if you wear a CPAP? Whether you use this technique or not, it protects your hair while you sleep, reduces crunchy split ends, and redistributes natural hair oils.
I concur that the less you shampoo your hair the less you need to. I now shampoo mine once every 3-4 weeks followed by a home made vinegar rinse and my hair is very healthy. When it starts to look a little greasy and my scalp a little itchy is when I know to shampoo it. I’m very fortunate that my hair holds its style with minimum fuss, basically just a comb through, and no extra product.
I was a hairstylist for over 40 yrs. For the last 5 yrs I have been using this method. Seriously, I have literally shampooed my hair once in 5 yrs & it's absolutely LOVELY!!!! I will never shampoo my hair again.
I think I'd comb my hair while hanging my head down, rub the powder all over my scalp, then comb it out. Totally agree with limiting exposure to the chemicals in the products and the tap water.
i love this method, i've been using this powder for a year now, it's a life saver 😃
Seems like something I can do in the mornings instead of washing my head. Gonna try, thank you!
I wash my hair once every 4-6 months.
I have been doing this since right after high school (I'm 40 now!)
No one believes me. :P
It never smells, it feels amazing, it gets HUGE volume, and it's no longer greasy.
I struggled with the cycle of washing and then immediate flat, greasy hair by end of the day.
I was sick of it... especially with how I crave (require) Dolly Parton/Twisted Sister style volume in order to exist. TO FEEL ALIVE.
If I go somewhere that my hair can absorb smell, like Korean BBQ or if there are cig. smokers around, I'll blow dry it on cool, add a more scented dry shampoo, some essential oils to the ends, and rose water to freshen.
My hair is GD beautiful
Love these long videos that share the whole process of hair-making with people, absolutely AMAZING!! 💗👍✨
It's great to see your methods on another model. If you have any other willing friends or of your family (or your SIL could return!) that would be great. Thank you so much for the video!
I have terrible psoriasis on my scalp, so I swapped to washing my hair once a week, sometimes every two weeks, and my hair gets way less oily now! My hair has also been growing way faster since I started doing this a few years ago. I do use a wooden comb and a boar bristle brush just because I wanted options that would last longer, but thanks to this I now know about it helping distribute the oils. Huzzah for accidentally getting it correct! 🎉
I love the cognac and egg shampoo used by Princess Sisi of Vienna to wash her hair. It took me quite a while to find the right recipe.
But what about smelling like an egg?
Would you mind sharing the recipe? Thanks!
@@Chelleme I have a few. 3 tbsp Cognac or Brandy and 1 or 2 egg yolks depending on hair length. Beat vigorously. Wash and rinse with tepid water so you don't denature(cook) the proteins in the eggs. If your hair is dry use 3 tbsp cognac, 2 tbsp honey 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 or 2 egg yolks. See how your hair feels and use conditioner if you feel you need some. Try using less though.
@@Chelleme another is
1 egg-I only use the yolk
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice or cognac
1 tablespoon mild shampoo (preferably unscented and sulfate-free)
1/2 cup water
@@Irenioskamoska I just use the yolk not the white and with cool water. You can add an essential oil you like. Recipes below
I agree i wouldve fallen asleep. Ive listened to this video several times. So calming and informative. Thank you
Talcum powder was used on actual hair and wigs for centuries to clean and preserve hair
I don't even know how this video was suggested to me but it was and I'm so thankful. I've been using the correct tools without the technique. It makes a difference, I believe. Thank you for taking the time to create this video.
[Additionally, I instantly purchased from your friends site and I am so stinking excited to try it. Thank you for the suggestion!]
My hair is long and my scalp is oily. I wash my hair as needed but I don't use shampoo every time. I just gently massage my scalp in the shower and then conditioner. I brush with a wooden or boar bristle brush at night to brush the sebum to the tips. It's been about 3 years. My hair dresser says my hair and scalp look great.
As a kid, before I ever heard of dry shampoo (and it was very uncommon), I used a little corn starch in my hair and it worked great! Much more cost effective than dry shampoo, too!
Many dry shampoo formulations are essentially corn starch plus tint plus perfume