Comments on: Quick, Natural, Head-to-Toe Clean

By: Jori

Jori — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:32:49 +0000

A friend of mine was told by her hairdresser to use baby powder in between shampoos to help her hair. Her hair is very fine and needs the natural oils. Every night she sprinkles some into her hair and brushes it out. The powder works like dry shampoos you can buy for camping and its cheaper. She still showers though.

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:19:09 +0000

well, you were right!
thanks for the tip
i scrubbed really hard and my hair came out looking great.
hoorah!

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:13:50 +0000

thanks for the trouble shooting
I felt like I scrubbed pretty good today- but next time I wash I will do a super scrub so there are LOTS of bubbles.
how much of the water/vinegar mix do you usually use to rinse out?
I used about 3/4 cup.
think that is enough? and should i let it sit for a while before rinsing out??
thanks again for your speedy reply!!

By: Ivory Soap

Ivory Soap — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:18:13 +0000

The problem could be happening in a few places, but let me go for the most common. Unlike detergent (shampoo), soap doesn’t clean just by passing through. If you don’t get the suds down to the scalp, the scalp ain’t gonna be clean. If you don’t scrub over your ears, same thing. You should be able to work up a REALLY GOOD lather all over your head. Better than shampoo. It will be a ’shaving cream’ level lather. And when you rinse, keep rinsing until you get the SQUEAK. It feels SQUEAKY CLEAN. And you think, I’ll never get a brush through this. But it’s just the pH. The cider vinegar corrects the pH, and breaks down any soap residue so you can again get your fingers through it without yanking yourself bald.

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:51:59 +0000

Hi there
I am trying out the soap and vinegar shampoo (and am very excited about it!)
I have done it three times now, but my hair seems quite greasy when in dries.
I am not sure if my hair is just getting used to the new routine, or if I am not using enough apple cider vinegar to get all the soap out, or if the soap i am using is just clinging to my hair more than normal….
any suggestions?

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By: Nicki

Nicki — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:40:06 +0000

@Anni – I know this is about 6 months later, but I have heard about a leave-in conditioner you can make. Basically, just put a small amount of any conditioner you use in a squirt bottle and dilute with water. Squirt on as usual. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’m planning to.

By: Tasterspoon

Tasterspoon — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:14:01 +0000

So I’ve gotten on board this wagon and wanted to comment that I don’t think the vinegar HAS to be apple cider, correct? I was looking at my local warehouse store (Smart n Final) and ingredients for the large size Heinz apple cider vinegar were actually vinegar “made from grain,” caramel and flavoring. I bought the smaller size that actually appeared to come from apples, but honestly I can’t imagine it makes any difference. And distilled white is SO much cheaper.

By: Apollocircle

Apollocircle — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:12:19 +0000

I have been using soap in my hair instead of shampoo for a long time. My favorite, so far, has been the coconut oil soap. Not tried the Ivory…hmm. Just might have to do that. Here is a really great tip, I do use the vinegar rinse but instead of diluting the vinegar with plain water, I use rose water. This really rocks! My hair is so fab I can’t hardly stand it.