Yay! My hair is not as massively curly as yours (I have no ringlets, I am more wavy bordering on soft s-curls) and I have been dabbling at curly-girl style shampoo free for several months now, and I have to say I am kind of failing. Not hardcore, but kinda. I think, first of all, I still have silicone in my conditioners. Second of all, still using towels to dry my hair. I would think that oils on my hair, since it is not as ringlety as yours would be a bad idea (as the curlier hair is, the more dry it is, I think I read)... anyway, I'm glad you've made it work! I'm trying to make the same thing happen, on my much less curly head.