Oh and my first thought was just what Janet said and it made me laugh too!

I don't wash my face anymore either, Hil, at least not with soap. I sometimes use a gentle exfoliating paste that I made from a recipe, or else I just use oil with a warm washcloth (which is maybe what you do). That did wonders for my face too!

I did this for a while, although I did go back to shampoo -- not really sure why, TBPH, since the co-wash worked pretty well for me!

I don't color my hair but it is wavy/curly and prone to greasiness. Avoiding silicone and related ingredients (basically anything ending with -cone) has helped the greasiness a lot, even when I'm still using shampoo.

I tried it a few years ago. I think Queen Mum started a thread about it. I tried it for a month or two, the results were OK but not actually better. (I don't color my hair.) I missed the clean feeling and smell. Since I work in a restaurant, my hair and clothes and skin can easily get the smell of deep fryer oil and grilling 100 burgers so I decided co-washing wasn't for me. Now I wash my hair every other day or even every day if it needs it. I rotate between Nexuus, Aveda and Bed Head products -- shampoo and conditioner.

I hadn't heard that term before, co-washing. Like Janet I thought it was couples washing each other's hair. Maybe to save water? We are in a draught here in California after all.

Pastrygirl thank you for the recommendation and links.

LOLing at Janet's interpretation. Too funny!

Yep, I've been doing this too, and I'm a former greaseball who used to have to wash every single day. I started out with the no-poo method, scrubbing my scalp with backing soda. That worked for the greasies, but my hair started looking really, really dry (and I didn't want to use any conditioner or product on it). Going back to shampoo, I started stretching the days between washes to two, then three, then four days. I couldn't believe that my scalp actually ceased to produce oil at its former rate!

Then I bought a jar or ASIAM co-wash and started trying that every few days. It worked really well but the directions say you might need to wash with a sulfate free shampoo once a week or so if you have product buildup that needs to be removed. Now I'm using ASIAM co-wash once a week and Johnson's Baby Shampoo once a week (three or four days later). If my hair is stinky or I go swimming I use the co-wash more often. Next on my list is to replace any products I'm using with SLS or silicones with a healthier alternative. So far, my hair has never looked better, or been more manageable!

Clearly Claire, What is ASIAM?...

Ive been following this thread with interest. I'm dubious if it would work for me since I work out everyday and have super fine super long hair which get unbearably greasy fast.

I've been doing this for over a year. I became very sensitive to any kind of sulphur additive and could not find anything really sulphur free except conditioner. I use it about every other day. Eventually I did find Bert's Bees baby shampoo and now use it a couple of times a month, but it feels harsh. It probably won't be replaced when it runs out. My hair is fine and oily.

I am definitely going to give it a try!

It seems so strange to me that a conditioner should clean. What then is a conditioner?

I wasn't sure what your thread was about either
This is interesting to me, and I might try it for my mid-week wash. Thanks!

I've been doing this for a couple of years. Only shampoo a couple of times a month. It gets water washed every day as my hair is so strong I couldn't walk out of the house without getting rid of the pillowhead. I originally used conditioner every day, but now only do that approx every 3rd day. My hair became very wiry when it went grey, but my hairdresser says it has softened a lot, essentially improved the texture so much she can't believe its the same hair - she now tells lots of clients to try this.

Well rachylou, since you asked, I believe conditioner is a product designed to counteract the bad thing that the shampoo did. Shampoo is the product created to make you need conditioner. And selling you two products is of course more profitable than one. I have similar conspiracy theories around soap and moisturizer