5 Litres a Day - Water Challenge Day 2

So, I didn't keep quite on track of writing about my 5 Litres a Day water challenge as I would have liked.

Water to wash hair with

People may recall from the post that I wrote for day one, that there was absolutely no way that I could make 1.5 litres of water stretch to wash my body AND hair, so I decided that I would take it in turns and wash my hair one day, shower the next.

So, on day two, I washed my hair by putting my allocated 1.5 litres into my bucket and bending my head over the bath. As you can imagine - this really isn't a very comfortable way to wash your hair at all, especially without the use of a showerhead. It was even easier to shower and wash my hair when I used a bucket and scoop in India because I had way more water to work with.



I had to use 1.5 litres of water to wet my hair, wash it and then condition it so it was a pretty hard task as the more shampoo and conditioner you put onto your hair - the more water it is going to take to get it out. Regardless of this, I managed to complete the task without using anymore water than I had to, and my hair felt better than it had done in months! It felt really smooth and in better condition that when I usually shower and use more water and product.

Personal Hygiene

I did not manage to take many photos mainly just because I forgot - but I also washed my clothes that I'd been wearing that day in 1 litre of water and had no trouble with the amount of water I had to use for drinking and cooking with.

I did manage to be a bit more resourceful with the amount that I used for hygiene after learning from day one (details in Day One post), and ended up having around 100ml left at the end of the day. This might not seem like very much, but it felt like an achievement for me.






Although I haven't went into as much detail for Day Two, here are some tips that I have thought of to use less water when washing your hair:

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- Use less product. It is common sense to not use too much product as it can make your hair oily, but you also then use more water than what is actually needed. So, only use as much product as your hair needs.

- Use a two in one product so that you can use less water due to not having to wash the shampoo out and then apply the conditioner.

- Don't wash your hair everyday unless it's needed. On days that I do not need to wash hair, my showers can last under 4 minutes.

- Turn off the shower head whilst washing your hair, especially if you tend to leave your shampoo/conditioner on for a few minutes.



My posts for the remaining days shall be coming soon - I apologise for not writing them alongside doing the actual challenge.

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