can hair clean itself if you don't wash it?

[Blinky]

Just wondering...not planning on doing it or anything but was just discussing it with a colleague this morning!

[China Doll]

If you don't clean your hair for a certain amount of time then hair will naturally clean itself.

The smell however would be terrible.

[ummmm1]

Yes but it takes quite a while. I had a friend who done this after watching something on telly. It goes through loads of horrible stages. Greasy, smelly etc. The end result was lovely glossy hair.......I wouldn't do it though!

[makemesmile]

I don't know about 'clean itself' but apparantly, after approx 6 weeks, hair does balance itself i.e. oils etc. I've been told that it'll look great, good body/shine etc. But the getting to 6 weeks without washing must be hell!

[ummmm1]

Oh yea..and you can't use swimming pools because the chlorine strips the natural oils and puts you back to square one!

[Blinky]

Thanks everyone! It seems a lot more effort to not wash your hair then it does to wash it!

[mandimoo]

my ex bf didnt wash his hair for a good 3 years, and the only time it smelled was after a visit to the pub or a smokey atmosphere, remedied by rinsing with water thoroughly. other than that it did not smell.