Water Washing

While scrolling about a few weeks ago on some natural hair care blogs, I saw a comment that gave me pause - Water Washing. Huh? What is water washing? Isn't that just rinsing? :p

Well, I decided to do a quick search on the concept of Water Washing and why anyone would or should do it. There's actually a website fully dedicated to it - Water Only Hair Washing. Yes, WOHW is an acronym, one that I had never seen before (Can there be a hair care dictionary already?)

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The basic premise of Water Washing is to allow your scalp to produce sebum for protecting and moisturizing your scalp and hair strands. The method is start off with a clarifying shampoo, and then follow a regimen of rinsing and massaging your hair daily for a few weeks or so. The daily massaging and light scratching of the scalp is supposed to loosen up the sebum on your scalp, and you can distribute the natural oils from there onto your hair strands with your fingers.

There is allowance for clarifying the hair every other month (or even longer), but it's suggested that you use only natural shampoos.

The main thing that gives me interest in this method of natural hair care is that you don't need any products at all! So it's definitely pocket-friendly. You still of course need to detangle your hair often (weekly I think).

The lady who started this method says she has been doing it for over a year and is very happy with her results.

WOHW Instagram

I saw some others here, here and here who tried the method with varying results. Do I think I can try it? Maybe. Do you think you would?

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25 comments

Tonka12 February 2016 at 15:29
Never heard of this method sounds very interesting.

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Chidiebere12 February 2016 at 17:48
Hmmm... *pensive thinking*
Tomi O12 February 2016 at 21:57
Hmmmm.... No, oil after? Just water spraying? Someone's hair that is always dry nko?
Unknown13 February 2016 at 04:26
Really strange method. I probably will try this to know the outcome x
KinkChic13 February 2016 at 07:47
Hmmm... I have heard of it before and tried for just two days before it flopped. Its a no no for my low po hair
Unknown13 February 2016 at 08:45
I actually came across this last year. I am actually certain I will not try this. Sounds kind of stressful and am slowing becoming a lazy natural.
I will also love to hear from those who have tried it or are willing to try it.
African Naturalistas13 February 2016 at 16:07
No I wouldn't. My sebaceous glands are too overactive for this type of fad.
Unknown14 February 2016 at 07:36
I've come across this. I even tried it once but it was too stressful because you have to massage and scritch, yes scritch your hair daily to effectively distribute sebum down the hair strands.
Chidiebere14 February 2016 at 11:29
Wow @kinkchic a fellow low-po.. since you have tried it , i wont even bother..
Unknown18 February 2016 at 05:46
Did this once. It actually helped melt all my tangles (I didn't detangle before starting). Asides that, I don't feel too comfortable washing with just water. Because of all the oils I use daily to seal, my hair gets dusty quick and water alone isn't enough for me to get the dirt out.
Unknown18 February 2016 at 05:47
My wash day is every Saturday, without fail because of that dust issue. So really, its not for me.
Bee of Glamlushhair19 February 2016 at 12:27
Sounds interesting but I use far too many products to limit myself to water washing only. Kudos to those who have made it work for them.
Hadassah Agbaps21 February 2016 at 08:44
Sounds a lot like MHM without the products. Personally, I don't think water alone is sufficient as the only ingredient for maintaining moisture in my highly porous hair. Also to water wash, I would need products that can easily be rinsed off with water and since most contain oils, water isn't enough to cleanse my hair.

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