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Cleita

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24. Actually works.

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 03:55 PM

Sep 2013

When I lived in a place out in the middle of a huge desert wilderness and commercial cosmetic and grooming products were rarely available right after WWII, the women mixed a concoction of veg oil, preferably olive or nut oil or a mashed avocado, vinegar or citrus juice and an egg yolk and they washed their hair with it. It got the dirt out and after they rinsed it off, then they finished it off with a chamomile tea rinse.

Now that I think about it, I remember my mom's and my hair never looked better or was more manageable.

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"No-poo" movement. Seriously, wash my hair with vinegar? [View all] Taverner Sep 2013 OP

Both apple cider vinegar and lemon juice LiberalEsto Sep 2013 #1

Remember rinsing with beer? longship Sep 2013 #2

Theoretically, bacon should work Taverner Sep 2013 #12

One furmula for Cats, the other Dogs. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #26

I used to use beer as a setting lotion RebelOne Sep 2013 #20

Seriously, what about that brewery smell? nt Hekate Sep 2013 #22

It's used as a rinse after shampooing. It removes any soap residue and leaves the hair nice shraby Sep 2013 #3

+1. I rinsed my hair with a vinegar/water solution when I had the teenage greasies. winter is coming Sep 2013 #6

well, I know vinegar does a great job on windows instead of Windex. Whisp Sep 2013 #4

Absolutely. Works better than any commercial glass cleaner I've ever used. (nt) enough Sep 2013 #11

But then your windows smell like vinegar! Taverner Sep 2013 #13

Too you maybe madokie Sep 2013 #19

vinegsr smell doesnt linger Liberal_in_LA Sep 2013 #36

Alls I knows is that I was told to drink a pint of vinegar to beat a drug test Taverner Sep 2013 #40

What's the best way to beat a drug test? FrodosPet Sep 2013 #46

Do you go around sniffing windows? Scootaloo Sep 2013 #61

Water and a microfibre glass cloth work even better. laundry_queen Sep 2013 #34

I've used vinegar for windows and mirrors. I don't like it because notadmblnd Sep 2013 #55

lol! when were you at that convention? Whisp Sep 2013 #63

I worked for Massengel for a while so..... No, I kid. notadmblnd Sep 2013 #64

wow, thank you, notadumind. I am saving your post. Whisp Sep 2013 #67

Those nylon things are horrible for showers if you don't hang them up to dry notadmblnd Sep 2013 #69

I think success with this method depends on your hair's texture and length. hedgehog Sep 2013 #5

+1 JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #7

Black women shanti Sep 2013 #15

Women with curly hair, which tends to be more coarse and dry, use it. Butterbean Sep 2013 #30

+1000 Liberal_in_LA Sep 2013 #35

Me too! JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #48

I have that kind of hair BainsBane Sep 2013 #57

Read "Curly Girl" by Lorraine Massey, then go to Curly Nikki's site and to Butterbean Sep 2013 #62

i love this thread. going to check out the link Liberal_in_LA Sep 2013 #88

Extremely pale person here and I use this method :) curlyred Sep 2013 #72

Yep, not to mention brushes break my hair. Sometimes I do miss Butterbean Sep 2013 #80

Not true...I am on several hair forums... HipChick Sep 2013 #65

I am a 51 year old white woman with waves to soft curls etherealtruth Sep 2013 #66

Have you noticed that the older you get the curlier your hair gets? notadmblnd Sep 2013 #71

No actually in my case it has been the opposite etherealtruth Sep 2013 #75

The lady who cuts my hair swears by club soda, applied to dry hair. CTyankee Sep 2013 #10

No poo movement riqster Sep 2013 #8

Lol, definitely one of the worst-named movements Union Scribe Sep 2013 #14

Or the one for Pen Island. riqster Sep 2013 #31

Therapist Finder jberryhill Sep 2013 #52

If there's "no poo" then there's no "movement", though. n/t hughee99 Sep 2013 #59

True. That sounds less uncomfortable. riqster Sep 2013 #78

"If you wash your hair every day you'll RUIN it!" Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2013 #9

FWIW - I did come across web sites that claimed the pH of baking soda is too high hedgehog Sep 2013 #17

Whatever, it will sure be fizzy if you use vinegar and baking soda! Hekate Sep 2013 #23

I only wash ny hair once a week. RebelOne Sep 2013 #21

try rubbing your hair with dryer sheets for flyaways... VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #29

Dryer sheets may control the flyaways, RebelOne Sep 2013 #86

The more you wash your hair, enlightenment Sep 2013 #79

I need to shampoo every day, else my hair/scalp feels horrible and drives me nuts! Owl Sep 2013 #89

I follow a modified version of the curly girl method Butterbean Sep 2013 #16

I use Dr Bronners for about everything now Taverner Sep 2013 #18

I've never researched that. Most of the hair products I use Butterbean Sep 2013 #25

It's decent, and it's dirt cheap Taverner Sep 2013 #28

Yeah, one of the 5000 uses of Dr. Bronner's. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #49

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2013 #74

That stuff pipi_k Sep 2013 #38

Cleans mirrors well too - and they don't fog up after! Taverner Sep 2013 #39

Huh! pipi_k Sep 2013 #76

It's the only stuff that's never broken me out Warpy Sep 2013 #54

Actually works. Cleita Sep 2013 #24

My mother used to wash my long hair with bar soap; had to rinse with something after that. PDJane Sep 2013 #27

Actually, you rinse with vinegar. silverweb Sep 2013 #32

I use Bronner Taverner Sep 2013 #44

Then you're doing just fine. silverweb Sep 2013 #45

You don't use a whole bunch of vinegar. sammytko Sep 2013 #47

I have baby fine hair and use baking soda/water followed by a diluted vinegar rinse Nay Sep 2013 #60

why apple cider vinegar? Isn't white vinegar just as good? CTyankee Sep 2013 #68

I did a quick search. silverweb Sep 2013 #81

thanks for the link. It's interesting... CTyankee Sep 2013 #82

My pleasure. silverweb Sep 2013 #84

bump..nt Jesus Malverde Sep 2013 #33

I wash my very short hair once a week... a la izquierda Sep 2013 #37

Vinegar IS A CHEMICAL!!! Silent3 Sep 2013 #41

Sigh. I remember I had hair on my head. hunter Sep 2013 #42

Doctors used to advise new Moms to massage olive oil into the scalps SoCalDem Sep 2013 #43

First thing they're going to need is a better PR person. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #50

Yes ellie Sep 2013 #51

Actually, you wash your hair with conditioner. Warpy Sep 2013 #53

I can't NOT wash my hair... Phentex Sep 2013 #73

No, thank you... jmowreader Sep 2013 #56

Today someone told me that she uses 2naSalit Sep 2013 #58

I Just use water... ram2008 Sep 2013 #70

I highly doubt your hair is clean. Same for the rest of yoU. WinkyDink Sep 2013 #77

It is... ram2008 Sep 2013 #85

Conditioner contains sufficient surfactants to remove dirt and buildup from the hair root Butterbean Sep 2013 #87

We're gonna try this, thanks to your thread. Jesus Malverde Sep 2013 #83