So I am trying a new experiment with my hair and I thought I should blog about it, because that is what people do.
I usually get my hair done at Salon Blu, and I am mildly obsessed with my hairdresser Maggie, and do whatever she tells me. She is a genius... and expensive.. so I try to go every 10 weeks instead of the recommended 6-8.. and usually about week 7 I start to question that decision- my ends get really dry, and I sometimes break and go to "Great Cuts" or something like that and get a trim, because it just looks bad.. Anyway.. I talked to Maggie about this and she recommended that I stop washing my hair every day- and only do it about 2-3x a week max. So I did this, and liked the results..
Well, a couple weeks ago, I was getting that itch to go to great cuts, but I wanted to just hold out until my appointment.. and I happened to read an article (which I can't find now) talking about not using Shampoo any more.. which I thought was ridiculous.. but then I read some more articles about it.. the articles stated that shampoo was really only marked in the 1930s and before that people maybe washed their hair like 1ce a month.. The article suggested to just rinse the hair with water while massaging your scalp and then brush through it wet so the oils can run down and moisturize your hair... it warned that your hair might look like trash for 2-4 weeks but then you will have great results...so , i tried this for a week and yes, my hair was super oily because my scalp was not used to it.. but, my ends totally hydrated and came back to life! unfortunately i had to wash my hair because I had some important things coming up and didn't want to look lame.
Washing my hair with shampoo felt so good after being super oily all week.. but i noticed that my ends were totally dry again! So I did some more research online and found a Baking Soda shampoo and an Apple Cider Vinegar conditioner. So.. I decided to do it- and today is day one.
I mixed 1 tablespoon of b.s. with hot water and mixed it in a plastic bottle, and did the same with the ACV- except i did 2 tbsp to 1 cup of hot water... So it was a noticeable difference.. obviously there are no suds when you wash, and I was a little worried that my hair would smell like vinegar (it doesn't). And then I rinsed with cold water. I am going to try blow drying it...so yes. this is day one.. I hope I am on the 2 week end of my hair looking awful rather then the 4 week end.. but we shall see! I should post pictures.. none of the other articles had pictures.. which should tell me something!!!!
Here are some articles I read about it if you are interested- I like the NPR article the most because it shows how we as a society have been convinced that we need to wash our hair every day just thru advertising.. sheesh.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102062969
http://www.naturemoms.com/no-shampoo-alternative.html
http://hair-care.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_to_wash_hair_with_baking_soda_and_vinegar
http://www.wikihow.com/Wash-Your-Hair-Without-Shampoo
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