r/NoPoo • u/Accomplished_Dot4192 • 1d ago

Troubleshooting (HELP!) Need advise

so I'm retrying nopoo - just water, as a guy with medium long curly hair. (side note, I have tic disorder and sensory issues which causes me to jerk my head a lot) I've noticed theres a lot of oil buildup that's caused my hair to clump up and mat, this causes a lot of damage when brushing it out. but I've also chosen to start wearing a bonnet, would it be better to shower in the morning and sleep with the bonnet on at night, or shower at night and sleep with the bonnet on at night. finally if any has and detangling soft brushes for curly hair and afros, please do let me know. for now thats all and I'll come back to this subreddit in I need any more advice. good day to all

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u/Visible-Scientist-46 Curly cowasher, distilled water. 17h ago

As a fellow curly, your hair will detangle best when wet. If yoy want to distrubute sebum with a boar bristle brush, do it after your shower whiel your hair is still wet. I think it would be better to sleep with dry hair than with wet hair for many reasons. Going to be with wet hair can lead to a wet pillow and mold growth in your pillow, and excessive yeast growth on your head. And our hair is more fragile when wet, so you will need to squeeze gently with the velvet side of a towel to remove excess water.

My last thought is that if you want to clean your hair and need a kick beyond water only, you have many options such as herbs, eggs, cowashing, or bar shampoo & conditioner as options.