My hair also develops opinions after about 3 weeks... I absolutely love the way you worded that!! ❤️

I am a hairstylist in the US and I attended a zoom product knowledge class yesterday in which the owner of this company brought up the science of why water is actually the enemy for your hair - not shampoo. The PH of your hair is significantly lower than that of water, so even though water is technically at a "neutral" PH level, when it mixes with your hair/oils it alters the PH to a level too high and causes more harm than good to your microbiome. This is why most professional haircare is formulated to be at a lower PH to match your hair and not disrupt anything. You could test the PH level of your water. The higher the number the more alkaline; the lower the number the more acidic. The PH should be balanced somewhere between 3.5 and 5.5 and anything above or below that can cause damage to the hair and scalp. The cuticle of each hair strand will constrict at more acidic levels and appear more smooth and shiny while anything 7+ will cause the cuticle to expand open (think pinecones) and may appear more frizzy. According to this science and studies this brand has done, the less you wash your hair the better hair you'll have - they recommended using a couple of their products that are completely waterless to freshen the hair for as long as possible until you HAVE to wash it again (a tonic spray to keep the scalp clean and hydrated and powder to absorb excess oils) just for reference. Definitely not saying that's the only way, just another point of view and some science.

Hey there Lia, new subscriber here. Love your honesty and real ness. These days l find that minimalism videos seem to be so fake, they more seem to be about perfectionism. But yours are just so down to earth and comforting. Blessings from, Australia.

your advice is always useful 💕 thank you 🥰

I buzzed my hair and keep it short : it is so relieving and freeing each time I cut it. I love the sensation, and wear hoodie or cap when I am too cold. I use natural soap bar (Alep) and change sometimes for a solid poo bar to avoid the reactions of the scalp. I also use sometime few drops of essential oil (tea tree or lavender) and massage my scalp: it is natural, healthy and calming. I also intend to keep my hair very short as I think it has a very good effect on me.

Loved this video. And I completely agree that there sre other things that we can focus on to minimize our footsteps. It’s not necessary to make your self-care more difficult than it needs to be. You already doing so much to better this planet and make your life easier.. I say until there is a better solution it is totally cool and already very progressive to use hair soap as opposed to plastic bottled shampoo.

You are slowly convincing me to cut my long hair, Lia. 🙂

Thank you so much for this video. You are a huge inspiration to me and I appreciate all the information you share. Have a good day.

I really admire you because you can cut all your hair.. You know? You're so beautiful♡

Your haircut is so inspiring, I think that I will definitely try it out. In the past the thing that blocked me trying things like going make up free or braless was « oh I wish I could be the kind of girl who can pull this off» but when I took the decision there was no regret. I guess it is just the same for the buzzcut. All in all it is just hair and feeling great makes anybody look great :-)

I can relate alot with this.. I am zero waste and have tried to go No-poo but always ran into problems with a really greasy scalp. In the end I feel settled with using a shampoo bar since its too much stress to worry about forcing it to be No-poo. Thanks for sharing your journey!

"When my hair starts to have OPINIONS" jajaja! XD Genaaaaau! Meine Haare sind wie deine. 💙

I tried washing with water only for about 6-8 months. My hair was greasy, also. I tried brushing it more, using more apple cider vinegar, massaging my scalp more. The only the good thing with the water only washing...my hair never picked up odors such as cooking odors, cigarette smoke. Water only washing just was not for me, either. Enjoyed the video.

I shaved my head recently because of no poo problems with my hair. I have very similar hair to yours - thin (at least mine is) and SO GREASY!! Could not get no poo to work at all. I haven’t used anything except water and ACV for about 3 weeks and so far am loving it. My hair has only felt greasy once after not washing with anything (even water) for about 4 days. But usually I wash it in hot water only and then rinse with cool bottled water because of the incredibly hard water (I live in a country where you have to buy water gallons anyway). Then occasionally ACV if it feels waxy/I’ve been underwater in the pool. It really is working for me this time so I feel it could work for you with your now short hair. It’s so easy to scrub at your head with short hair over long hair. Basically, our hair types + long hair + no poo = disaster, but our hair types + short hair + no poo = success (in my case anyway)!

Hi Lia, I also have hard water. However I just bought a water distiller and I might try washing my hair with just distilled water.

Ich habe auch eher fettiges Haar und sehr hartes Wasser (14). Selbst bei Benutzung von festem Shampoo (2 Wäschen erforderlich) in Kombi mit Apfelessigspülung hat es erst geklappt, nachdem ich nun Wasser vorher abkoche (weicher mache) und das zum Ausspülen nutze. Wenn ich bei einer Freundin mit weichem Wasser wasche, klappt es auch ohne Spülung und mit einer einzigen Wäsche, es scheint also v.a. das harte Wasser zu sein, das Probleme macht. Nicht selten geht mir dann durch den Kopf, ob das so wirklich noch ein Gewinn für die Umwelt ist bzw. wo eigentlich die Grenze meiner Anstrengungen sein sollte. Spannend, dass Du Dir auch diese Frage gestellt hast. Ich mag mein längeres Haar nicht abschneiden (obwohl es mich oft in den Fingern juckt), da mein Mann es so sehr liebt. Aber sollte uns jemals irgendetwas trennen renne ich gleich zum Friseur 😂

You look so pretty!

I love this, Lia! I hope it works long term💕 On a similar note, I suffer from adult acne and medication wasn't really working. I stopped washing my face with soap in the morning and it looks so much better! I only use the medication and soap at night.

I appreciate your comment that minimalism is about making things simpler not harder. I also tried all sorts of no poo methods and nothing worked. I decided non poo doesn't seem to work as well for fine straight hair like mine. I now use Ethique bar shampoo 'bar minimum' which works for my sensitive scalp. I need to shampoo at least twice a week or my scalp gets itchy. I think stress makes my scalp react so perhaps healthy haircare for me is more about lifestyle than how I wash it :)

I feel the same about the effort it takes to do no poo. I have curly hair and washing it with rye flour and doing a vinegar rinse works well, but using a shampoo bar from a Zero Waste store works just as well and is simply more convenient because I don't have to prepare anything. Now I just kind of switch between them.

I think at your length its more about scalp care than hair care :)

No poo has never worked for me. I've been told that if my water wasn't so hard it would work better, but I also tired of trying so much to make it work. I buzzed my hair again a couple of weeks ago, and love how easy it is to care for now.

With this haircut you remind me so much of actress Tilda Swinton 💚

I'm very lucky to live in a soft water area so perhaps my tips won't work (or you've tried them). My hair is naturally fine and greasy (I used to have to shampoo it every day). I have been using only water for several years now. I began with soap, then realized that it made my hair sticky so gradually used less. I tried using apple cider vinegar too but that made my hair more greasy. Now my routine is to brush my hair each evening with a Mason Pearson bristle brush (second hand). Once a week I brush it out before a shower and then with hottish water I wash it as if I'm using shampoo. I read somewhere that the 'grease' in our hair isn't oil but actually more like wax which can melt. If the water is warm enough then it can more easily redistribute and the excess can come off onto your massaging hands. My hair no longer seems greasy or fine (like it did with shampoo). It has much more body and no longer tickles my face 😂

You appear healthy. Nice one

Ich habe dich vor 2 Wochen 💕 gefunden und ich liebe deine Videos

Calia is a nice Canadian brand that makes natural shampoos and conditioners w out all of the ick. My hair is happy w it.

I haven't used regular shampoo for the past 3-4 years and my hair (long, straight and shoulder lengths) is very happy with either Aleppo Soap, a mix of Bicarbonate of Soda and Lemon Juice, or Rye flour stirred together with water :) People often assume that No Poo means Water only which is not correct. Because it's possible to successfully wash our hair with other products such as listed above in my comment. In regards with the hard water, maybe it's worth thinking about a Britta filter or something similar.

Wtf, what did I miss? When did you cut your hair. Looks great

It is literally genetics. There is nothing we can do about it. People think they can give all sorts of advice, until they deal with what it's like to have very greasy hair they won't understand. I tried for 15 years to go 3 days in between washing my hair, and it never once looked good without dry shampoo. Finally gave in and started washing my hair daily (advice from dermatologist) and it feels great and looks healthy. A 3 minute shower is all it takes to wash head to toe! (And I have very long hair!) Just my opinion 😊

"If the string is to loose it makes no sound, if the string is to tight it snaps... only when the string is in the middle does it bring tuneful harmony. - The Buddha

I trim my hair every week on Sundays in 2mm setting, shampoo it & forget it till next Sunday.

I recommend reading "Clean: the new science of skin" by James Hamblin 😊

Hi, Lia. Have you tried soap nuts shampoo?=) There's so many diys of it on KZfaq, it's so easy, just boil and add essential oil. And you can buy them in any eco store, some sells it without packaging. No chemicals=)

I use 2 teaspoons of baking soda mixed with warm water to rinse over and scrub my scalp. If there are any oils in my hair it has a chemical reaction to make soap and the water washes the oils away. I have shoulder-length hair. For your length I would try 1 teaspoon. Really minimal cost and not much carbon footprint at all!

Thank you for the inspirational video. ❤ I have long hair and oily. I use a bar of soap, but it doesn't work. I'm looking for something else.

I love to shampoo my hair. It smells so good :-)

Tried no poo-method also, but it didn't work for me either. I also tried different shampoo and conditioner bars to be more sustainable. It didn't work. Now I use Pureology for shampoo and conditioner. That works fine. You look so nice in your short hair. 🙂💗🌹

The goal at the moment is to finish all liquid soaps that we have at home and then transition to solid soaps...it surprisingly takes sooo much time to finish a bottle of anything, apparently we're not big soap users, and especially with short hair you don't need a lot of soap anyway. I don't mind using soap but I don't want to use conditioner. So, when my hair gets long enough that I might need a conditioner, I know it's time to cut it. Love your videos!

I get why you can't do water only with the hard water. I have horrible water where I am too and I'm using distilled water only my hair and face. It works amazingly and makes my hair feel so good that I don't even really need other products. I would suggest it but I know you are really dedicated to low waste and probably would never wanna use plastic bottles. This is working well for me now though:) and I did the buzz cut/short hair thing for a few years off and on in order to combat the water. It turns out I miss my hair now and need a change. I know you said you don't wanna do WO but the hard water is definitely what is most likely causing the main issue. It makes your hair so waxy and won't go away no matter what you do. My hair is naturally curly and so the hard water literally ruins and turns my hair texture into a different texture. I think if my hair texture basically stayed the same all the time I would feel differently but I miss my curly and haven't been able to see them in their healthy, true state since I moved to this hard water area.

Have you heard of using chickpea flour to wash your hair? I don't know how it behaves with very greasy hair though. Check the YT videos of Fairyland Cottage where she describes her routine. I have tried it (+ rinsing with apple cider vinegar) a couple of times and it worked well, but my hair is not very greasy anymore (it looks greasy 6-7 days after I washed it). I noticed my hair would get greasy sooner that when using traditional shampoo, but I never used chickpea flour for an extended period to actually know if that happens only while your scalp gets accustomed to the new routine. Right now I am using up my shampoo bar and next I'll be trying the chickpea flour again.

With what number do you shave your head? I really enjoyed watching your routine. Have a nice day.

Hey Lia, hast du sonst mal Roggenmehl ausprobiert? Ich beschäftige mich auch schon seit vielen Jahren mit no poo. Es funktioniert bei mir auch nicht gut, da mein Haar zu fein ist denke ich.. aber wie du schon meintest, ist Seife ja kein zusätzliches Produkt, da man es ja sowieso zum Händewaschen benötigt in der heutigen Zeit! Lieben Gruß :)

Have you tried using just bicarb soda to wash? It's method I used for along time that gave me silky soft and very clean hair and scalp. (I'd just rub around a tsp into your head while in the shower, rub into the scalp and hair well, then rinse off). You can also follow up with vinegar rinse to restore ph balance - I keep a spray bottle with apple cider vinegar and water in my shower, and just spray on my hair, give it a rub and rinse. This method would probably work quite well with hard water. It doesn't work for everyone, but I was really happy with the results, and like that fact that I was using totally natural products. Currently I'm using just water, with a vinegar spray/rinse from time to time, and am happy with it, BUT I do find that I get better results if I blow-dry the hair - if it air dries it looks a bit straggly/chunky. So for me - bicarb means I can air dry and have super silky hair, water wash means less product, but need to blow-dry....

Mud soaks grease up. Try mud like a mud face mask but for the hair.

I couldn't wash only a few times a week 👃🏻, has to be everyday and I wash my hair with a shampoo and conditioner bar from Lush twice a week.

Liebe Lia, bei mir hat "water only" auch nicht funktioniert, ich wasche meine Haare seit einem Jahr gar nicht mehr und bürste nur noch. Dabei achte ich darauf, dass die Bürste immer sauber ist. Ich habe ganz tolle Haare jetzt! Vorher hatte ich auch immer fettige oder schuppige Haare. Also besser gar nicht waschen, man muss es aber am Anfang 8 Wochen aushalten, bis sich die Haare daran gewöhnt haben. Da geben viele, verständlicher Weise, auf. Für mich ist das einfach das allerbeste: Ich bin Reiterin und mein Pferd wird auch nur geputzt. Das Fell sieht immer toll aus und riecht gut, wie bei mir. 😂 Ich liebe diesen Geruch nur nach Haaren und nichts anderem. Mein Mann auch. 😜 LG Andrea

Hi lia l am from India

Love your video :) i think you might find inspiration from fairyland cottage and how she cares for her hair. it is no poo - but not just water (flaxseeds i think, but not 100 sure). It should be rather fine for the environment. Not my Thing, but maybe you would like It. Anyway, just a suggestion. Thanks for great content :)

I have really thick, black girl hair and never use shampoo or conditioner honestly. My hair is never oily or smelly

Maybe hair supposed to be greasy in natural environment?

I've seen in one of your videos that you are not vegan, so I can suggest you try using an egg for washing your hair with, instead of shampoo.

Ich habe leider auch super fettige Haare und muss sogar alle 2- 3 Tage waschen und no poo funktioniert einfach nicht

can you please explaine why are you doing this to yourself?

Since you cut your hair, I have been thinking about why I personally don't find these buzzcuts attractive on anyone. My first association is that very sick people used to have their heads shaved - and there is still that stigma with cancer patients. The second is that societies have frequently shamed members by shaving their heads - including in the WWII (and post-WWII) camps, where people were sent and mistreated through no fault of their own. The last that comes to mind is my experiences with skinheads in the UK in the 1970s/80s who were frequently connected with right wing disturbance and violence and generally otherwise unpleasant. So if others who are double your age (like me!) do not react positively to your new hairstyle, they too may have associations like that which affect how they see you. To me, those are all valid reasons and should not be forgotten, erased or subject to re-education... The trend to shave one's head seems to be something younger women do - of course some older women also have similar motivation to you and enjoy the simplicity of the style. I wonder whether I am alone in seeing the historical aspect in the visual? Or am I simply prejudiced? It's certainly food for thought and has taken me several weeks to actually realise why it bothers me! (may I say I am not just criticising or being negative, I feel it's an interesting topic to talk about!)

please buy some socks, my heart cries when i see you wearing those things that don't even keep you warm anymore. :(