A woman who stopped using shampoo and conditioner for more than a year has claimed her hair is the healthiest it has ever been.

Kayleigh Conway, from Bedfordshire, has instead been washing her locks in other 'natural' alternatives - such eggs and baking soda - and settled on using clay and vinegar, which she says has made her tresses thicker and less greasy.

The 28-year-old, who writes a 'back to basics' lifestyle blog called Blue Jeans White Tee, now washes her hair every four days in the products, which she says has saved her money.

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Keyleigh now doesn't use shampoo and conditioner when washing her hair and feels it's become shinier and has more volume

Kayleigh Conway, from Bedfordshire, stopped using shampoo and conditioner a year ago, pictured when she would wash her hair regularly and use straighteners every day

Kayleigh said as well as not splashing out as much on salon-quality shampoo and conditioner, using natural products also means that her hair - which used to be greasy and require straightening every morning - doesn't need to be styled.

Kayleigh told FEMAIL: 'My hair is actually the healthiest it’s ever been. It’s shinier, seems to grow faster and has a lot more volume.

'It's now so easy to manage that I just get up, brush my hair and go.'

Kayleigh, who works in marketing, decided to stop using shampoo and conditioner in March 2015 after hearing about the 'no 'poo' movement, where people stop using the products for money-saving and environmental reasons.

She said: 'I first heard about “no ‘poo” after coming across an article by another no ‘poo blogger, and in the same evening I looked up some more articles and just decided to go for it.

'I just thought to myself “I wonder if this is actually true, I could do it and see if it really works – why not?”

Kayleigh, pictured when she used shampoo and conditioner, would straighten her hair every morning and would get up at 6.30am three times a week to wash and style it

Kayleigh struggled at first with greasy hair after she stopped using shampoo and conditioner a year ago and was left with lank and wet-looking hair - pictured

Eight weeks in to using no shampoo, Kayleigh said she had got through the worst of it and her hair's appearance had improved

There was nothing wrong with Kayleigh's hair before she gave up shampoo and conditioner 'except having to use straighteners to tame the dried out ends and having to use dry shampoo the day after shampooing' and she would wash it every four days.

After researching why not using the products can leave your hair looking better, Kayleigh decided to opt for some natural options to try such as vinegar, to condition, and baking soda, to clean the hair.

But the results were greasy to begin with and her fiance, Graeme Thomas, 28, was confused as to why she was doing it.

Kayleigh said: 'I’m not going to lie, it was pretty minging. As my hair was “detoxing” the chemicals from shampoo and conditioner it went beyond greasy and went quite waxy and stringy – even ponytails couldn’t save it.'

Kayleigh experimented with coconut milk and aloe vera jelly but again was left with greasy hair that just wouldn't dry.

Kayleigh, pictured six months ago with fiance Graeme Thomas, got to grips with her hair and started using clay and vinegar to clean it

Kayleigh, pictured four months ago getting ready for the races, found her hair has improved since she stopped suing shampoo and is easier to style

She was even putting cornflour into her hair to dry and stop the grease and tried using egg in her hair.

Kayleigh eventually worked out the best method was to use vinegar to condition her hair first, then Rhassoul clay, which is often an ingredient in face masks, to clean her scalp of sebum, which causes greasy hair.

She said: 'I was trying different ingredients to try and scrub the gunk out including oatmeal and rye flour, but as soon as I started using the Rhassoul clay about seven weeks in everything fell into place.

'I probably could have got through the detox phase quicker if I had done some Rhassoul clay masks from the start.'

Kayleigh now washes her hair around every four days, mixing the clay, which costs £12.99 and vinegar, at £1.70 for 350ml, together.

This lasts around three months, previously Kayleigh would spend £15 each on salon-quality shampoo and conditioner which would last three months.

She said: 'I towel dry my hair, comb any tangles out and let it air dry, and if I have a special occasion I might straighten the ends, so now styling takes up about five minutes of my time if that.'

Kayleigh said: 'Now I can feel what my hair feels like – it’s thicker and just as shiny as before, and without all the silicones coating my strands I can now do whatever I want with my freshly-washed hair'

Kayleigh, pictured last week with fiance Graeme, has found her hair even grows faster since she stopped using shampoo and conditioner

Kayleigh still washes her hair every four days but spends less time on styling and has documented the changes on her blog.

Previously she would straighten her hair every morning to tame the 'poofiness' but now she says she doesn't need to and has only used straighteners around five times since starting, usually just brushing her hair in the morning.

Kayleigh said: 'Now I can feel what my hair feels like – it’s thicker and just as shiny as before, and without all the silicones coating my strands I can now do whatever I want with my freshly-washed hair.

'All of this has allowed me to push my alarm further and further back in the morning, meaning I’m getting a full night’s sleep most nights and feeling 10 times better for it.'

Previously she would get up at 6.30am two or three times a week to wash and then style her hair in the morning.

And she plans to carry on her new routine.

She said: 'I really love it, this whole experience has taught me to love my hair in its natural state.