I bike half an hour in the summer in this hot and muggy area and as long as you remember to rinse your pits and change out of your sweaty clothes when you arrive you won't be stinky. It's something I worried about when I started biking, but it really hasn't been an issue at all.

The stinky part comes from those sopping wet clothes you changed out of and had to hang up somewhere. Hopefully not in your office.

For that, we use a mixture of two natural deodorizing compounds:

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I'm a guy with longish hair (curly and shoulder length). I run long distances (50-ish miles a week) and bike commute daily.

I also shampoo only 2 or 3 times a year. No issues for me. I just use very hot water and really rub my scalp in the shower. Started it as a 30-day experiment in 2010 when I had bad dandruff and never looked back.

I have not made the leap to no soap, but my wife and I have stopped using shampoo and conditioner and it has been no problem at all.

My wife is a PE teacher and is quite physically active and it is perfectly fine.

My hair is a mess when I don't use shampoo and conditioner, but I haven't used body soap in years. I've asked friends and co-workers about body odour, including ones that will call me out on my shit. Not a single one of them notices it.

I don't, either - but I do notice it after I've done something athletic, or I haven't showered in 16 hours. I don't think it's because I'm desensitized. A shower and a clean change of clothes fixes that right up.

The no shampoo plan takes some time to kick in - I think it is a couple weeks. Did you try to power through it for a little bit?

As an alternative, there are milder ways to wash your hair, the main thing is to not strip out all the oil from it.

For the the shower with no soap, is it really just water that cleans you off? I'm intrigued.

I did, and I also tried the vinegar + baking soda thing. It was annoying to deal with, didn't look good, and would often tangle into a horiffic mess.

It still does, when I fail to shampoo and conditioner on a daily basis.

Yes, I shower without soap. I guess there's some trickle-down of shampoo, but it's not a major contributor. Hot water and light scrubbing cleans me off. If I am exceptionally dirty, I will use soap, but because I don't work outdoors, that rarely happens.

Obviously, I always wash my hands with soap.

The no-shampoo thing seems to work great when I have short hair. Long hair needs the full package including conditioner, and more often too.

Yep. I run or cycle daily. Be sure to rinse your armpits, etc.