Draft talk:No Poo

Does this fall into the 'My particular harmless quirk' category rather than 'bad science'? (The exceptions might be 'environments where cleansing is necessary - dust, pollutants and 'unpleasant chemicals in general.') Anna Livia (talk) 09:20, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

I'm not entirely sure... I created the article in part because I want to know which side (and this debate has some seriously vocal people on both sides) if any is right... 2A02:810D:9040:6998:AC56:99B6:4F8E:578D (talk) 18:42, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

It may also depend upon how often the hair gets washed etc.

The distinction would be 'I do this (at least some of the time) as the fewer chemicals the less likelihood of irritating the scalp/I like it' and similar activities (drinking lemon juice in warm water to start the day etc etc) with a vaguely healthful intent - habit/enjoyment/it is freshly prepared as and when needed/possible benefits and the 'Chemical Names Are Bad For You' Brigade. Anna Livia (talk) 12:00, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Kinda pseudoscience, kinda not, it depends on what community

No Poo started in the Black American natural hair community. It is called co-washing and is used to care and maintain kinky hair. Kinky hair is fragile and very dry so, using shampoos can strip the oils and cause breakage. It got bigger as it was promoted in the curly hair community because it worked very well for curly and wavy hair. Unfortunately, as it got popular it has attracted new age woo idea about "chemicals", chakras and whatnot. I got more info if anyone is interested. BlueTowels (talk) 03:13, 30 June 2020 (UTC)