You know how sometimes people who are afraid of heights decide they are going to go sky-diving to get over it? Over Memorial Day weekend, I decided I wasn't going to wash my hair.
I have this thing about washing my hair ever day. I'm so self-conscious if I don't wash it every day. I think it itches and is visibly greasy. So from the Friday morning before Labor Day to the Tuesday morning after, I decided I wasn't going to wash my hair. Here's what happened.
Friday, the usual.
Saturday, got up to help Aspiring Maven move. I DIY dry-shampooed my hair by using cornstarch from my pantry to soak up some of the perceived greasies. Which was dumb because I was just going to help moved boxes out of one house and into another, but I felt a little better about it. Cornstarch Pro: It works, Cornstarch Con: I imagine that it bring out the white in my graying hair. Post-move, I was hot and sweaty, I came home and showered but didn't get my hair wet. I cornstarched again. Not bad but maybe my hair smelled a little like I hadn't washed it. Not dirty hippie stinky, just not Suave Coconutty. And you had to stick your nose in my hair to be able to tell.
Sunday, I cornstarched my hair again and used a bit of baking soda to absorb the unwashed scent. That worked, too. I spent most of the day painting the kitchen wall. So again, I didn't have to look presentable and I was doing actual move-about, you-may-sweat work. By the end of the day, I dug out some old cheap off-brand dry shampoo, just to take the edge off. Con: Again with the white hair.
Monday, I woke up with beautiful, bouncy, full-of-body, Pantene commercial hair. However, by mid-day my hair started to hurt. Have you even gotten your hair done or just worn it up for a very long time and your roots felt like they were angry at you for making them stay in such an unnatural position for so long? Just me? Well, that's how my hair felt by Monday afternoon. So I washed my hair with vinegar. I had never tried vinegar before and it was really weird-amazing. It worked really well and my hair felt pretty soft without using conditioner.
Since then, I've mostly gone back to my old daily-shampoo ways. Except the day I mowed the lawn and washed my hair in the evening and then didn't wash it in the morning and WENT TO WORK! That was a big step for me. And once I just used the vinegar again.
