I haven't used shampoo since I was maybe 10. No problems to report.
On a risk/reward scale, giving up on shampoo and soap just doesn't seem to cut it. The best I'm going to do is save a few tens of dollars a year, while the worst I'm going to do is have everybody who encounters me react subtly worse to me, perhaps without even knowing why.
I'm willing to pay the cost of the soap just in order to have the peace of mind of knowing that if people do dislike me then at least it's not because I'm filthy.
Do you use any hair products at all like gel or wax?
If you didn't know curly hair tends to become dry towards the ends. This is due to the natural oils not being able to reach the ends because of the curls. I found a few sites advocating shampooing about once every two weeks to let the oils do their thing (along with moisturizing conditioner every day).
That being said my hair is still a mess so I'd love to see if I am "doing it wrong".
I have semi-curly hair as well. Going to give no shampoo at all a shot next.
I do not. I'm guessing that if you use gel or wax you pretty much HAVE to shampoo your hair.
I've never thought about my hair very much, but now that I am thinking about it, the entire industry of shampoo/styling/shampoo seems... profligate at best, and predatory at worst.