Ever wonder what is in your shampoo?

elijahboy

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from experience vinegar and baking soda will strip away any dye you put in your hair in no time flat

i just planted some soapberry tree seeds and in only 9 years or so i will have my own natural shampoo....cant wait ;)
 

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elijahboy said:
from experience vinegar and baking soda will strip away any dye you put in your hair in no time flat

i just planted some soapberry tree seeds and in only 9 years or so i will have my own natural shampoo....cant wait ;)
Been there done, that will never do it again. I ruined my hair and it took a while for me to bring it back to life not to mention having to re-color my hair which was a double whammy. I still keep hearing my sister, saying what did you expect? that is what you use to clean out the drain.

:old proceed with precaution and warning
 

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Probably the combination of chemicals from the dye, plus the vinegar and baking soda that really killed your hair. I've used the BS and ACV now for going on 2 years and my hair is healthier than it has ever been before.

YMWV :)
 

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hqueen13 said:
Probably the combination of chemicals from the dye, plus the vinegar and baking soda that really killed your hair. I've used the BS and ACV now for going on 2 years and my hair is healthier than it has ever been before.

YMWV :)
:thumbsup My hair always feels really good after I do the baking soda wash and vinegar rinse.
 

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To be completely honest, the soap I make tastes pretty damn good. It has a nice sweet taste to it, lol. I don't think I could punish my kids by washing their mouths out with it. ;)

As for your hair being nasty with it, you really do need an adjustment period to get your hair back to normal. I was using Pantene Pro V (a client gave me two HUGE bottles of it, I sure as heck wouldn't pay those prices!) and then switched over to White Rain (got it for like $5 for I think 28 of the 18oz bottles) and at first I thought "oh, what a HUGE mistake that purchase was, my hair is like straw!" I was too cheap to buy new stuff, so I cut back washing to like twice a week, and then it got back to the condition it was in when I was using the Pantene, and I'm back to my usual schedule of washings.
 

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I know EXACTLY what I put in my shampoo, but thanks for asking.
 
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