Raw vegan hasn’t shampooed in 6 years, loves ‘gorgeous’ hair, laughs off haters

New York Post ^ | February 16, 2022 | Hannah Sparks

[nickcarraway]

TikTok hair influencer Laura Ashley may be one of the no ’poo trend’s best successes — and all it took was going six years without using shampoo or conditioner.

Ashley, 27, claims her hair went from “pin straight” to curled and sweeping, thanks to ditching traditional cleansers and adopting a raw, vegan diet.

“My thing is, if I can’t pronounce it or I don’t know what it is, I’m going to try and stay away from it,” she told South West News Service of the chemical-laden fine print shown on most store-bought shampoos. The California thrift shop owner said she wasn’t convinced that humans actually need to wash their hair.

[campaignPete R-CT]

Reminds me that I have to do laundry. Very behind.

That’s probably why I rarely wear socks 🧦

[Gaffer]

I remember them hippie girls back in 68 when I was 18. She looks just like them. Nasty.

[Mr Rogers]

"Mere soap is unlikely to get the oils (that harbor the smell) out of the hair"

Well...my bar of hand soap works.

"Normally, oil and water don't mix, so they separate into two different layers. Soap breaks up the oil into smaller drops, which can mix with the water. It works because soap is made up of molecules with two very different ends. One end of soap molecules love water - they are hydrophilic. The other end of soap molecues hate water - they are hydrophobic.

Hydrophobic ends of soap molecule all attach to the oil. Hydrophilic ends stick out into the water. This causes a drop of oil to form. These drops of oil are suspended in the water. This is how soap cleans your hands - it causes drops of grease and dirt to be pulled off your hands and suspended in water. These drops are washed away when you rinse your hands."

http://www.planet-science.com/categories/under-11s/chemistry-chaos/2011/06/soap---how-does-it-get-things-clean.aspx

[minnesota_bound]

I have watched a youtube channel called Linus Tech Tips and a few of the nerds there do not look like they wash their hair including Linus who is the owner. Greasy looking hair and beards.

Linus Tech Tips
https://www.youtube.com/user/LinusTechTips/videos

[KosmicKitty]

I don’t think she combs it either. Looks pretty nasty to me.

[TheElectionWasStolen]

That looks soooo nasty!

[Albion Wilde]

My guess is that, if you are indeed a man, your hair is short and does not require a lot of styling, as would a woman’s hair. So a build up of fats would actually help you comb it into place. But longer hair on women would soon become very dull and greasy if she used soap to clean it.

[Rebelbase]

Shampoo is soap.

[Mr Rogers]

Soap does NOT build up fats! Please read up on what soap is. It REMOVES fats and oils. Got oil on your hands? Do you use soap or shampoo to remove it?

BOTH will work. I generally prefer shampoo because it rinses easier, but a bar of soap will clean hair. It does not leave it "greasy".

"Soap is fairly unique in that it can dissolve in both non-polar and polar solvents. Soap contains both polar and non-polar properties, thanks to its formula. The alkaline that went into the soap leaves the soap with a polar head, and the electric charge of this head means that it is “hydrophilic.” A hydrophilic substance loves water and will eagerly bond with it. In this case, the polar head of the soap molecule matches with the hydrogen atoms of water, which have positive charges. Soap’s other component, a fatty-acid tail, is comprised of hydrogen and carbon atoms. Much like the oils which water leaves behind the tail of soap is hydrophobic, and this means soap can adhere to grease and oils.

These dual-properties allow the molecules in soap to bond with oil and water. Soap can bond to the oil molecules and then pull them away from a surface as it is carried off by water. The soap molecules will pry oil molecules off of surfaces and suspend them within water, which can now wash them away.

Soap also has another function. Soap can decrease the surface tension of water, which allows water molecules to bond easier with a surface, sticking to what needs to be cleaned rather than simply running off of it...."

https://sciencetrends.com/science-behind-soap-works-make-clean/

[PghBaldy]

[Albion Wilde]

I use detergent to get grease off my hands, out of fabrics, or off the kitchen surfaces. Shampoo is a detergent. Soap is not.

[Mr Rogers]

You can wash your hands in detergent, but it is kind of weird.

[Albion Wilde]

Not if you have been cooking with butter or meat grease, it’s not. Or with certain types of paint.

[Mr Rogers]

Have you ever actually TRIED soap? Because it actually works removing butter or meat grease. Paint? I find “paint remover” works best, although water soluble paint can be removed with WATER if done soon enough.

Yes, soap works fine against oily stuff. If you’ve never tried it, I suggest Kirk’s Soap. Ivory isn’t bad either.

[Albion Wilde]

Shampoo is soap.

Shampoo is a detergent.

[Albion Wilde]

You can wash your hands in detergent, but it is kind of weird.

Not to put too fine a point on it, but you realize that dishwashing liquid is a detergent with grease-dissolvers, right? So washing greasy or grimy hands with a small squirt of Dawn is not weird. It's effective.

[StAnDeliver]

"Comment #1 Removed by Moderator"

Why stop there? No one needs this shit on this website.

[Albion Wilde]

What are you, a salesman for Kirk’s? I’ve been an artist who uses many types of paints and solvents, and I have been keeping house for a family for 60 years. Of course I have tried soap and any number of other cleaning products on any number of substances. You are all about theory, I am about practice and experience.