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Posted: Feb 29 2012 at 8:30pm | IP Logged Quote elynnmom
Mary Chris wrote:
Also, after I swim I mix in some lemon juice.


Why lemon juice?
I am so fascinated by this whole thread!

I'm also curious why in the baking soda/vinegar approach, one uses baking soda. What are the properties of baking soda that make it good for cleaning/moisturizing the hair and scalp?
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Posted: Feb 29 2012 at 9:09pm | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn
lemon juice is acidic and helps strip the chlorine residue from the hair preventing it from taking on a green hue.

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Posted: March 02 2012 at 6:18am | IP Logged Quote SallyT
I will say that the best my *hair* ever looked was when I did a regimen of washing with cheapo Suave conditioner, then finishing with vinegar. That really helped me to realize how curly it was (as opposed to big and frizzy), and it was soft and shiny. Going back to a very gentle shampoo (I splurge on the L'Oreal no-sulfate moisturizing line; used Burt's Bees for a while, but the fruit acids or something made me break out in welts -- as does vinegar, actually, which is why I tapered off using it) -- anyway, going back to a gentle shampoo routine with LOTS of conditioner has not noticeably affected that good result.

Not the cheapest route, but if I'm happy with my hair, then I'm less tempted to cut it, experiment with products, etc. And the products I do use last me a long time -- at least, the shampoo does. I can go through a big bottle of conditioner fairly fast.

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I went no shampoo for a while and loved how it made my hair look and feel. My hair is extremely oily hair and I wash with shampoo everyday. Before the evening, my hair looks greasy again. The BS and vinegar allowed me to actually skip a day in between washing. The ACV worked better than the white vinegar but still leaves a strong smell. Any ideas on how to mask the vinegar smell?
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I think I may have found something. I just started using an all-natural conditioner (Desert Essence), on the ends only, after I do the BS/ACV. For some reason, the vinegar smell seems less. Plus, the conditioner has been the secret to making this whole system work. Before then, I'd end up w/ greasy roots & dried-out ends the day after I washed my hair. Now I can go 3-4 days w/o treating it again.

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