Special Kitty...from what I have read, WO can take a couple of months to adjust to. Some people adapt more quickly than that, but I think it's something you have to be committed to longterm.
It's a very brave thing and I would think it'd be excellent for overall health in the long run, so you would have to weigh up the pros and cons I guess :)
If it's any consolation, my hair would be doing exactly what yours is right now!
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My hair is also a bit sticky, and dull and heavy of course (as it always, asp when oily). It's not looking fresh/clean at all. In fact shampooing less is godd for hair, esp long ones, coz they need some rest, and nurturing from oils. So I'd WO today and see if it works. If it doesn't then usual S&C tomorrow.
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Oooooh, I'm two days into WO and my hair feels and looks awful. Very sticky, dull, and heavy. I'm using my fingers a lot as LadyFrog suggests, but it doesn't seem to help. The other thing I noticed is that my hair took forever to dry. I'm wondering if it will turn around at all. Anyway, I'm going to try to finish out the week with WO, but I may give in and do an ACV rinse. Maybe it is one of those things that takes the hair and scalp a few weeks to adjust to?
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Yesterday I WOed. Instead of being heavy and smooth it was lighter, and I was really missing its sleek look.. but today it's back to its original again . In fact the hair at the roots isn't as heavy as it'd have been (if I hadn't WOed) and so it's not looking too much oily & flattened either. The advantage of WOing is that u won't feel the need of S, and it's looking fine. So I'd better keep it like this and let the natural oils do its magic! Best of luck
Hi Carie
By piecy hair I mean when the strands separate, giving a slightly
clumpy appearance. Sorry for any misunderstanding. Some of the long
term WOers say that their ends got a little dry as no sebum was
reaching them so most of them oiled them but no one has reported the
actual body of the hair becoming dry. I doubt that it would become a
problem but I've never thought about that aspect of it!
I don't rinse my hair between proper washes either
I have been WOing once a week although I think that I might wash it twice this week, depending on how it looks.
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I've been reading this message board, and all of yourp progress have encouraged me to shampoo less frequently. My mother shampoos once a week and me twice. I let my scalp get sebumy and distribute the sebum with my fingers down the length. The 'natural oil' works great for my hair. I was thinking of cleaning my hair today, but now I've decided to do with WO.
To tell the truth, in-between shampooing, I don't even water wash my hair. Coz I feel it makes my hair sticky. Perhaps this is bcoz of the weaher and air pollution in here. But most of my friends have long hair and they use WO regularly, and their hair is great! So I was thinking of trying WO too.()
My hair is now just below BSL, and it requires so much patience! And I'm afraid that as my hair grows longer it will be tougher. Detangling it each time I wash and fingercombing is so much time consuming.. I don't know if I'll be able to give so much time to my hair.. I have the toughmost exam in front of me. So any advice to save time in this field will really b appreciated.
Thanx LadyFrog for posting your progress so nicely, and others for your opinions.
[btw, LadyFrog, as u said, due to WO your scalp produces less oil, and u wash your hair regularly, - the doesn't this wash away the little sebum on your hair and make it dry? And I wonder what is 'piecy' or 'non-piecy' hair?]
...Lets see what happens to My hair.. Hopepully I'll b reporting my progress regularly. Hear from u soon! Bye.
It's just getting to be summer here (hot and humid) and I will not be trying WO any time soon ( ) but I wish you well in your endeavor, LadyFrog. Sounds like it's going well, so far!
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I am ready to try WO! I am going to run today, and this evening will wash with water. I'll try to go all week with just water and check in to let you know how it's going. Thanks for the info on your progress, LadyFrog! It is encouraging....
No, I'm just using water. Is that what you mean LHD? Suers- I was
always taught that they wore bonnets to protect their skin as pale skin
was considered very important. I suppose you live and learn
Also, isn't it true that they hardly ever washed, seeing as there
wasn't exactly central heating or running water! They just wore perfume
to cover it up.
I washed my hair last night (with water of course!) and it seems very
clean. I even wore it down and it looked fine. I'm just waiting for the
nasty bit to come along. Where is it! It's trying to lull me in to a
false sense of security...
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I've been watching people's progress on here and another long hair site.since my hair is shaved and going to be covered most of the time,I thought I'd give it a go.
Are any of you using any kind of special rinse in place of S&C? Plus I go natural on my body as well,have for years.Guess I didnt realize that was weird.My skin is just too sensitive for even natural soap.Sounds gross,but I feel just as clean as when I washed my skin raw.I saw it mentioned on the other long hair forum.
Well I was working in this historical house. We learned that women 200 years ago maybe washed their hair once a month on average. They sometimes oiled and perfumed it, and thought that brushing and combing it was really important. They tried not to expose their hair to too much sunlight either. They wore bonnets outside and cloth bonnets inside and at night.
Just checking in...my hair looks fine. A little bit piecy/sebumy at the
top but not as bad as it was with CO. Have been preening/massaging
daily. The ends of my hair feel fine but I don't think I've ever had
particularly dry ends. This is day...6 but if you count from the day I
last washed with anything but water it's another week so I've been
WOing for aprox. 13 days. I'm going to wash it tonight as I've been
running.
28.02.06 34 inches
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I think the sweat issue is OK with WO-because you're not cleansing the
scalp as such, you can rinse as often as you like and I know some
people on the thread have coped with swimming as well.
So far I have discovered that my fingers are my friends. My hair tends
to get piecy rather than separated when I need a wash but a good
fingercomb and it looks fine again. I am supposed to be going to my
cousins wedding in a fortnight so if my hair is manky I will shampoo it
for that but after that i will be hopping firmly back on the band
wagon. I hope I won't have to shampoo it.
28.02.06 34 inches
Photos Lifes a grave. Dig it.
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I wanted to try WO...but I'm afraid that is one of those things I will
never be able to do. Why? Because I have VERY hard water where I live.
Going to stick with CO.
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I am closely watching a journal of one "guineapig" who is trying WO....I am living vicariously through her hair!! hehehe I am not ready to try WO yet as I'm still experimenting with CO, but I am still VERY interested in this washing method. Ladyfrog...please post your progress
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Hi LadyFrog and HFO - I think I'd like to try this as well. I have had mixed results with CO and herbal rinses. I will start at the close of this week - maybe over the weekend for my first water-only wash. Does that long thread address the sweat issue from exercising? That's my only major concern.....
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. In fact the hair at the roots isn't as heavy as it'd have been (if I hadn't WOed) and so it's not looking too much oily & flattened either. The advantage of WOing is that u won't feel the need of S, and it's looking fine. So I'd better keep it like this and let the natural oils do its magic! Best of luck 
By piecy hair I mean when the strands separate, giving a slightly
clumpy appearance. Sorry for any misunderstanding. Some of the long
term WOers say that their ends got a little dry as no sebum was
reaching them so most of them oiled them but no one has reported the
actual body of the hair becoming dry. I doubt that it would become a
problem but I've never thought about that aspect of it!
)
Detangling it each time I wash and fingercombing is so much time consuming.. I don't know if I'll be able to give so much time to my hair.. I have the toughmost exam in front of me. So any advice to save time in this field will really b appreciated. 
) but I wish you well in your endeavor, LadyFrog. Sounds like it's going well, so far! 
