Saturday, February 22, 2014
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Second Baking Soda Wash
Did my second wash with baking soda, followed by vinegar rinse. I have to say, I like what I see. My stick straight hair looks like it has developed a slight wave. I think I should be in a Pantene ad (except for the fact I'm not using shampoo).
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
First Baking Soda Wash
Well, I woke up this morning and ran my fingers through my hair. It felt soft and healthy, but I felt like a grease ball. I tied it back, put a stocking cap on and went out to shovel snow.
Came back inside, and it was time to try the baking soda wash for the first time.
I combed my hair and used the squeeze bottle to distribute the soda solution through my dry hair along my roots (I used about 1/4 cup of the solution). I massaged it into my scalp with my fingertips and used a wide tooth comb to comb it through my hair. I let it sit while I brushed my teeth and hopped in the shower. I massaged my scalp a little more, rinsed, combed, rinsed and combed again.
Then it was time for the vinegar rinse. I squirted it down the length of my hair and the ends (I used about 1/4 cup of the rinse solution). At this point, I was thinking I smelled a little bit like a salad. I let it sit in my hair while I finished my shower. Then it was time to comb, rinse, comb and rinse again.
I let it air dry. I always let my hair air dry except on special occasions, like for weddings or a special date. This is the result:
It's soft and clean. It feels like it has a little texture, or is maybe a little thicker than normal. Usually my hair is fine and limp and has a million flyaway/baby hairs. All I've done to it today is let it dry, flip it upside down a few times, and brushed through it once. I'm still amazed that baking soda cleaned my hair so well. I'm also happy to report that I don't smell like a salad in the slightest :) Very promising. I'll be keeping this up. Stay tuned.
Came back inside, and it was time to try the baking soda wash for the first time.
I combed my hair and used the squeeze bottle to distribute the soda solution through my dry hair along my roots (I used about 1/4 cup of the solution). I massaged it into my scalp with my fingertips and used a wide tooth comb to comb it through my hair. I let it sit while I brushed my teeth and hopped in the shower. I massaged my scalp a little more, rinsed, combed, rinsed and combed again.
Then it was time for the vinegar rinse. I squirted it down the length of my hair and the ends (I used about 1/4 cup of the rinse solution). At this point, I was thinking I smelled a little bit like a salad. I let it sit in my hair while I finished my shower. Then it was time to comb, rinse, comb and rinse again.
I let it air dry. I always let my hair air dry except on special occasions, like for weddings or a special date. This is the result:
It's soft and clean. It feels like it has a little texture, or is maybe a little thicker than normal. Usually my hair is fine and limp and has a million flyaway/baby hairs. All I've done to it today is let it dry, flip it upside down a few times, and brushed through it once. I'm still amazed that baking soda cleaned my hair so well. I'm also happy to report that I don't smell like a salad in the slightest :) Very promising. I'll be keeping this up. Stay tuned.
Monday, February 17, 2014
I've been doing some research on no-poo and shampHree. Lots of good sites out there.
I think one of the best is How to Hair Girl. Roxie Hunt blogs about all things hair, but has great posts and videos about going shampoo free. I have to give her props. Everyone thinking of getting rid of shampoo should all go check out howtohairgirl.com
A lot of the articles I've been reading talk about how back in the day, women had beautiful hair, because....they only washed it once a week, and they didn't use harsh chemicals that stripped the oil from their hair, and they brushed their hair 100 strokes a day. My mom would sit my sister and I down before bed every single night and brush, brush, brush our hair. I had amazing healthy hair as a kid; it went to my waist. Guess I should start brush, brush, brushing again.
In her blog, Roxie talks about how Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote about using baking soda and vinegar on her hair. So it seems this really isn't a new trend. It's actually getting back to basics.
I'm going to no-poo in the morning. I've mixed up my little bottles. The small bottle has about a tablespoon of baking soda with a half cup of water in it. The larger bottle has two tablespoons of white vinegar and two cups of water in it. Wish me luck!
I think one of the best is How to Hair Girl. Roxie Hunt blogs about all things hair, but has great posts and videos about going shampoo free. I have to give her props. Everyone thinking of getting rid of shampoo should all go check out howtohairgirl.com
A lot of the articles I've been reading talk about how back in the day, women had beautiful hair, because....they only washed it once a week, and they didn't use harsh chemicals that stripped the oil from their hair, and they brushed their hair 100 strokes a day. My mom would sit my sister and I down before bed every single night and brush, brush, brush our hair. I had amazing healthy hair as a kid; it went to my waist. Guess I should start brush, brush, brushing again.
In her blog, Roxie talks about how Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote about using baking soda and vinegar on her hair. So it seems this really isn't a new trend. It's actually getting back to basics.
I'm going to no-poo in the morning. I've mixed up my little bottles. The small bottle has about a tablespoon of baking soda with a half cup of water in it. The larger bottle has two tablespoons of white vinegar and two cups of water in it. Wish me luck!
Several friends of mine have inspired me to go no poo. Basically, you ditch shampoo, and either use nothing, or you use a baking soda wash and vinegar rinse you make yourself. I've done lots of googling and while there are lots of blogs on the subject and on people's experiences, I only found one 'photo diary.' There is a transition period where your hair will look stringy/greasy/awful, but it seems no one (except one person) is willing to document their awkward hair days to let newbies know what to realistically expect. This transition period can last a couple weeks to a couple months. My plan (feeling brave at the moment) is to document my no poo experiment, including the bad hair days that are sure to come, hopefully followed by the good hair days to come. I last washed my hair with traditional store bought shampoo on Sunday February 16th. This morning I did not wash my hair, and this is what it looks like...
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Where did these come from?
Still no sky blue morning glories. Now instead of dark purple, I'm getting white with purple accents. I'm so confused.
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