No 'Poo

I have had gray hairs since I was 13-14 and I've been dying my hair since then to cover them up. (I did take a break for a little bit, but I gave that up after a few months because I'm not too fond of the grays at this age. When I'm older, I'll let them show). ANYWAY, I was noticing that the dye fades so damn quickly even though I use a color-shield type shampoo and conditioner. I end up having to re-dye my hair every 2 1/2 - 3 weeks!
I had talked to a friend's wife at a party a few weeks ago and she mentioned she's stopped using shampoo for environmental reasons and it's worked out great for her. I researched some more on this whole "No 'Poo" movement and I've jumped on board. From what I understand, using shampoo and deodorant on a daily basis forces our bodies to create MORE oil and MORE sweat to make up for the stuff getting washed/absorbed away. I will say that this little cat lady WILL NOT be giving up deodorant anytime soon but this whole No Shampoo thing is working out pretty darn well so far. It's day 5 and my hair doesn't feel greasy and it doesn't smell weird or anything like that. It's easier to brush and style AND it dries a lot faster after I'm out of the shower. I can use baking soda when I do feel the need to wash some of the oils away and apple cider vinegar is said to have great clarifying properties...I'll have to try that stuff later this week.
It's funny, the boyfriend goes away on a business trip for the next ten days and swears he's going to come back to me, and my single, huge dreadlock... What a hippie : ). We"ll see what happens with this whole experiment.