Things You'll Need:
- Baking Soda
- Apple Vinegar
- Measuring Tbs
- 2 glasses/containers
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Step 1
Get our your baking soda, measuring tbs, and glass/container. Measure 1tbs of baking soda and combine this to a full glass/container of water. Stir until there are no lumps. The mixture will be a little cloudy.
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Step 2
Now, get out your apple vinegar, measuring tbs, and glass/container. Measure 1tbs of apple vinegar and combine to a full glass/container of water. Mix well.
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Step 3
In the shower you will start by pouring 1/3 of the baking soda mixture on the crown of your head. Scrub away. Now, pour another 1/3 over the top of your head. Scrub. Pour the remaining mixture on your head. Scrub-scrub all over and onto the ends of your hair. Let it sit for a minute or two, then rinse well. Spend a few minutes to make sure it is completely out. For the first few days your hair will mat to your head. This is much different from regular shampoo, but keep up with it... you will reap the rewards in a few days.
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Step 4
Now onto the vinegar rinse. The apple vinegar smells much better than strait vinegar, but does still smell in its own right. Don't worry, your hair will NOT smell after it dries. It actually smells wonderfully clean! Pour the entire cup slowly all over your head. Scrub away. Rinse out as you scrub. Your hair will tangle up for the first few days, but will become much easier after a couple days. Your hair is adjusting and striping out all the chemicals you have put into it for many years.
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Step 5
Towel dry your hair and brush as normal. Again, your hair will tangle quite a bit for the first few days. Your hair will adjust and you will find that you will have VERY little tangles - as opposed to regular products, your hair will brush easily and look WONDERFUL! Your hair will be shiny, thick, and manageable. I need no products in my hair. Before I started this, I used shampoo, conditioner, gel, and hairspray. I occasionally used hot oil as well. This baking soda wash has stripped my hair of all these chemicals. Please see below for some suggestions.
Comments
ultimatedorito said
on 10/18/2009 I've been using a bar and vinegar rinse for a while now, so my hair should already be chemical and residue free. I don't remember the last time I used shampoo... I still keep it in the tub for emergencies (in case I run out of either bar or vinegar- those things sneak up on me).
Anyway, I decided to try this because my hair was exceptionally dirty one day after working a Haunted Trail where my hair was a big part of my act.
I mixed up the solutions, stepped into the shower, gradually worked the baking soda solution into my hair and scrubbed and rubbed and scrubbed and rubbed. To my concern, it felt VERY oily. Hopefully, I convinced myself that this was just the oil leaving my hair, and if this didn't rinse all of it away, the vinegar rinse surely would. I rinsed it out under the water and then applied the vinegar solution (organic ACV with a touch of lavender oil I had been using f...
soanyway said
on 5/25/2009 Mat to my head? I have butt lenght hair! I will have to try this on my day off, I can't imagine I would want my hair to Mat to my head!
Psalmist4M said
on 5/24/2009 This sounds great. I wonder if it will work with any hair textures. I'll give this a try. Thank you for the great article. 5*s
tracysmith159 said
on 5/23/2009 Interesting uses with baking soda. I didn't know that baking soda could be so useful.
chenderson00 said
on 5/19/2009 Very nice article. I've always used baking soda twice a week for my hair because I use so many products it gets rid of build up and makes my blonde brighter. 5*s