(actually written 1-22-11)
Ok, so I read about people that were giving up shampoo and conditioner because it's not healthy for your scalp (or the environment) and switching to a baking soda wash and ACV rinse. Well, I decided to give it a try since it's more natural and cheaper (and you only have to wash about every 5 days). I read that it takes your scalp around 4-6 weeks to adjust since shampoos actually strip your scalp of needed oils which in turn teaches your scalp to overproduce oil to compensate. This means you will go through a stage of super oily hair (gross I know) until your scalp is able to balance itself, but after that I read that you will have the softest hair ever..sooooo...I'm gonna give it a try. I'll keep you posted. Here's the 'recipe' if you wanna give it a try as well
mix 2 teaspoons of baking soda with 6-8 oz of warm water. Wet hair then pour baking soda onto scalp. Leave for up to a minute then rinse. Follow with 1 tsp apple cider vinegar mixed with warm water. Pour over hair. You can supposedly pre-mix the soda water but not the ACV water...not sure why though.
Ok, so I read about people that were giving up shampoo and conditioner because it's not healthy for your scalp (or the environment) and switching to a baking soda wash and ACV rinse. Well, I decided to give it a try since it's more natural and cheaper (and you only have to wash about every 5 days). I read that it takes your scalp around 4-6 weeks to adjust since shampoos actually strip your scalp of needed oils which in turn teaches your scalp to overproduce oil to compensate. This means you will go through a stage of super oily hair (gross I know) until your scalp is able to balance itself, but after that I read that you will have the softest hair ever..sooooo...I'm gonna give it a try. I'll keep you posted. Here's the 'recipe' if you wanna give it a try as well
mix 2 teaspoons of baking soda with 6-8 oz of warm water. Wet hair then pour baking soda onto scalp. Leave for up to a minute then rinse. Follow with 1 tsp apple cider vinegar mixed with warm water. Pour over hair. You can supposedly pre-mix the soda water but not the ACV water...not sure why though.
think you have a great start to your blog!! It'll be neat and fun to see how you get your house together an in a frugal way! welcome to blog land! (CL&H group member)
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