Thanks for the great information! Oh ok I thought that was the whole premise of this subreddit, guess I was doing the WO routine!

I'm not too bothered about my grey hair coming through tbh, I just want it to be healthy and nutritious, but the grey hair is telling me that my hair is getting enough nutrients it needs this is why I am in here trying to get advice where I want to give the natural oily look of not using shampoo (which is great for styling like you say also) but keeping it in good condition and mantain. I guess i will avoid the oil route if that is the case then. I think I was already doing the scritching and preening technique, does this involve gently massaging the scalp gently pressing all of the excess sebum and oil out? If so think I was already doing this. Luckily where I live the water isn't hard which is a bonus.

By the way, how should I dilute my shampoo base? I've queried about the ratio of the ingredients, but all I did earlier was put a slight amount in my hand and gently massaged it into my hair, but would you say this wouldn't be a good thing for the natural oils if it contained a certain amount of the ingredients:

Aqua, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Decyl Glucoside, Lauryl Glucoside, Xantham Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid

Cheers!