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Prince Harry hasn’t washed his hair for two years? Eeuw! Or is he just cleverer than the rest of us, with the perfect, credit-crunch, no-care hair-care solution?

It sounds revolting, and he’s not the only famous name who’s doing it, judging by recent pictures of Alice Dellal, Alexa Chung and the Geldof girls, who all look like they could do with a good wash and blow-dry. But skipping the shampoo isn’t necessarily such a bad thing.

"Sebum, the oil we secrete to lubricate our hair, is anti-viral and cleansing," says Kensington hair maestro Valentino, who has had phases of not washing his hair for years on end (at the moment, he washes it around once every six weeks).

"When you wash your hair, you upset the natural pH [acid/alkaline balance] of the scalp and that has a knock-on effect on the whole body."

"What you need to do is invigorate the hair follicles by massaging the scalp, then brush the hair to distribute the sebum and rinse it in the shower to remove any dirt."

Ah yes, rinsing. Saying you haven’t washed your hair for two years isn’t saying that it hasn’t seen a drop of water for all that time.

If you can tough out the initial adjustment phase of not using shampoo, your hair will find some sort of equilibrium, but the transition may not be pleasant.

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June 20, 2009