Helmets and Long hair

[antimony]

When my hair was long I'd only shampoo my scalp. Some shampoo would get onto the rest of my hair when I rinsed it, obviously, but not enough to strip it.

Oh, yes, I do this. Shampoo just at the scalp, conditioner everywhere else, and I just used up the last of my old stock of shampoo bought on sale, so except for dandruff shampoo everything is SLS-free. And I can just rinse-and-condition a lot of the time after a ride, but it still dries it out a bit. I really, really hate the smell of vinegar, so I'm not willing to go to vinegar instead of shampoo, which would probably be the next step.

[Judith_39]

Another advocate for the low bun here, it doesn't get in the way of my helmet, and I also wear a bandana which helps to hold everything in place. My hair is waist-length and curly, and if I don't tie it back like this it ends up in one big tangled mess!

I also only shampoo the scalp once a week (when you rinse it washes the ends anyway), otherwise I just rinse with water to get the sweat out, then apply conditioner, but only from the shoulders down.