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Post by rebeccad on Mar 4, 2017 20:25:25 GMT -8
After that my scalp gets maddingly itchy. I usually just wash with water or a dot of Dr Bronners. Yeah, I've found that a daily rinsing really helps keep the itchies at bay. Nonetheless, by day 7 I usually am envying my bald husband his ability to just wash his face all the way up over the top. I'm glad I'm okay with wearing braids all the time, though I love a chance to ditch the hats. I wear my hair braided most of the time, at home as well as on the trail (usually only 1 braid at home, though, and I like 2 braids to keep from interfering with my backpack). I'd almost forgotten how hard it is to dry anything in the PNW. California and CO have spoiled me.
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Post by Piper on Jun 19, 2017 16:03:31 GMT -8
Take a dip/dunk in every body of natural water you can, and work it through with fingers - lakes, creeks, rivers.......put it up into a ponytail and forget until next body of water (or restaurant bathroom ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) . Two to three weeks every summer and no problems (oh, and forget mirrors, who needs them). My favorite was the dip/"fling"ponytail in the Animus River about a week before their big spill.
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Post by riversong on Jun 27, 2017 3:11:32 GMT -8
I usually give my hair a Backcounty Wash (no shampoo) every couple of days. Shampoo is not necessary. I braid or do ponytails and wear a visor - voila!
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Post by riversong on Jun 27, 2017 3:16:40 GMT -8
Sometimes I heat water up for my "spa" and fill a water bottle topped with holes in cap for a "shower." Normally tho, just go icy cold in the stream. It's invigorating! ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by rebeccad on Jun 28, 2017 21:06:53 GMT -8
I usually give my hair a Backcounty Wash (no shampoo) every couple of days. Shampoo is not necessary. Yeah, I can get on a good while with no shampoo when I'm dipping in the lake every day. But somewhere along the line a bit of conditioner might be nice; by the 7th morning it can be hard to get a comb through the hair.
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Post by riversong on Jun 29, 2017 2:29:50 GMT -8
I usually give my hair a Backcounty Wash (no shampoo) every couple of days. Shampoo is not necessary. Yeah, I can get on a good while with no shampoo when I'm dipping in the lake every day. But somewhere along the line a bit of conditioner might be nice; by the 7th morning it can be hard to get a comb through the hair. Indeed. I'm getting ready to spend 2 weeks out and I'm carrying 1/4 oz leave-in conditioner because it only takes a few drops on the ends. Didn't spring for shampoo tho...I haven't really need it in the past and soap might work if all else fails. My "shower head," body scrubber, conditioner and soap shavings only came in at 0.5 oz, so more than worth it to me!
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Post by amydiercon on Jul 3, 2017 23:53:44 GMT -8
I have long hair, so I usually wash it every day at home. When I'm hiking, I wear a hat, 3 days is my limit for not washing my hair, and then I will find a place (a river or lake or a hotel) to wash it.
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Post by rebeccad on Jul 4, 2017 10:43:08 GMT -8
I have long hair, so I usually wash it every day at home. I had to laugh, since I think I wrote that I have long hair, so I only wash it every 2-3 days at home! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) It takes too long to dry, so I don't like to wash it so often.
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Post by amydiercon on Jul 4, 2017 21:42:02 GMT -8
My hair is easily to become oily, I can't bear it. Sometimes I want to cut my hair short, but I'm not suitable for short hair, so I need to wash it every day at home.
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Post by riversong on Jul 10, 2017 6:24:30 GMT -8
Cutting my hair much shorter (just above shoulders) and taking weight out if it with lots of razored layering helped immensely! Easy peasy and nothing to tangle.
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Post by rebeccad on Jul 10, 2017 13:10:53 GMT -8
Cutting my hair much shorter (just above shoulders) and taking weight out if it with lots of razored layering helped immensely! Easy peasy and nothing to tangle. Oh, you tempt me! I have worn my hair long for the last 43 years, but I'm thinking about it...
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Post by riversong on Jul 10, 2017 14:04:27 GMT -8
[/quote]Oh, you tempt me! I have worn my hair long for the last 43 years, but I'm thinking about it...[/quote]
Maybe it's time for a change?!
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Post by rebeccad on Jul 10, 2017 20:07:24 GMT -8
Maybe it's time for a change?! I dunno. Might need to think about it for another decade or two :D
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Post by hikerchick395 on Jul 20, 2017 8:36:16 GMT -8
I had waist length hair ten years ago and cut off 13 inches for Locks of Love. I have worn bangs for more than thirty years...at first to hide a wrinkle from a scar, then maintained as shade. It is baby fine, so really wasn't much volume...need a lot more to make a wig! After I cut my hair, it started falling out(hormones?) and it has been just about mid back in length. So I still make a little skinny braid, but my hair does not comply with the confines of the braid, or even a hat, and the hairs that get loose are subject to tangling. (I hate it getting in front of my camera lens or up my nose.) It is also absolutely straight and the only hair with a curl or a wave is the ever increasing grey ones. So...I do carry shampoo and conditioner, if I am out long enough to bring the solar shower. And, always, a wide tooth comb.
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Post by crashpyrette on Sept 11, 2017 10:29:32 GMT -8
I have really thick and curly hair that frizzes up like no one's business. I don't really worry so much about how it looks compared to comfort on the trail. I usually wear a buff or a hat to keep the escaped curlies from tickling me. I try to wash my hair about every 2 to 3 days at home depending on the amount of product I use to style my hair over those few days. This usually translates into about 3 or usually 4 days in the boonies before I start to get uncomfortable. So far the recommendations of just dunking your hair if you can every few days is the norm for me. I usually use a body wash sheet on my scalp and rinse it out just to get rid of the itchy feeling and use a travel serum to brush out all of the tangles and braid it back up. When washing I usually just focus on my scalp and let the soap drip through the rest while I'm rinsing to cut down tangles. I'm sure most of you know what I'm talking about when I say body wash sheets but just in case.. www.rei.com/product/785914/sea-to-summit-pocket-body-washBut seriously if anyone has a better trick for haircare on long trips out on the boonies, let me know!
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