Suggestions for a Pooless trial?

My wife might be a great candidate for removing shampoo and detergents from her regimen, except that she says that her head itches 3 days after shampooing.  Are there any recommended alternatives that she might want to try?

Go with baking soda wash 1 part baking soda to 3 parts water. Follow up with 1 part apple cider vinegar to 4 parts water for conditioning. Works great.

Here is an article by Wellness Mama.  She says baking soda is the wrong PH and is abrasive.  The second link is her recipe using  brewed herbal tea or water , apple cider vinegar,  bentonite clay or redmond clay and     essential oil of choice (optional-  Lavender and Rosemary for hair growth)

https://wellnessmama.com/147654/no-poo-problem/


https://wellnessmama.com/9321/detox-your-hair/

Baking soda used as shampoo made my body itch from dryness. I have switched to rye flour. Mix it with just enough water and rub into hair. Rinse a lot but expect flakes of rye for a day. I try to keep them off my skin or i itch.

Whichever you use (baking soda/vinegar being the most common), commit to a month before trying something else. Her hair will go through a transition. Like a little greasy at first before things get balanced out. Without that commitment its almost a guaranteed fail.

wayne fajkus wrote:Whichever you use (baking soda/vinegar being the most common), commit to a month before trying something else. Her hair will go through a transition. Like a little greasy at first before things get balanced out. Without that commitment its almost a guaranteed fail.

That's  the case here....I'm going on more than three years and couldn't be happier.  I generally just rinse with water in the shower and occasionally use baking soda dissolved in hot water (maybe a couple tablespoons to a quart of water) I wet my hair, pour on the mix and scrub with my fingers, then rinse well.  I tried the vinegar rinse early on but didn't like it and found it unnecessary.
Sometimes I use just a little coconut oil rubbed in before my hair is dry, especially winter dry heat time.

denise ra wrote:Baking soda used as shampoo made my body itch from dryness. I have switched to rye flour. Mix it with just enough water and rub into hair. Rinse a lot but expect flakes of rye for a day. I try to keep them off my skin or i itch.

I've never tried baking soda dry as a 'shampoo'...always dissolved in warm water.  

I do use it dry-ish on a luffa as a body scrub sometimes.