i did no-poo (water only) for like 2 or 3 months with below shoulder length hair and it was a mistake. i could only tie it up because if i tried to wear it down i couldn't manage it at all, i don't even use styling products ever, just let water dry. i think numero uno fuckup was your supposed to use a boar bristle brush to evenly distribute the oils every day because your scalp is accumulating oil and it helps to moisten the hair. i think people say don't use coconut oil on the tips, don't remember why, remember it almost being more time intensive than washing every 3-4 days with natural ingredients shampoo which i didn't really have any initial problems with. i think ppl that get it to work out are the ppl with 3000+ posts on forums abt having long hair, i could be wrong though. most ppl i encounter who have tried some variation don't find success, but i guess with a hair mentor it could work out?
i think my BBB was too cheap or hard so there were def strand of hair shorter than they were supposed to be even with a layered hair cut (i'm a guy), idk if other ppl could tell but it bothered me enough to partly convince me to shave it all off.
i really dig sukin cosmetic prodcuts, i just realised its an australian brand, probably can find the ingredients thought, it smells...booomb. probly pricy
and low cost organic products sounds like an oxymoron to me
ye you reminded me kon it always comes back to diet/lifestyle i swear, cut out gluten (bread/pasta/grains etc) ppl say sourdough bread is easier for the carbohydrates to metabolise?
lots of balanced and fresh whole food, fruit/veg/smoothies/exercise and maintaining that for a few weeks or so
probably being happy helps too, but its all interconnected.
i miss my long hair but, i think it would suck in the tropics anyway so maybe serendipitous, interesting process aswell