Baking soda poll?

[shatisarockgod]

My hair HATES shampoo on my scalp so I went around looking for alternate methods of washing my hair and I'd found a method that my hair really likes. My hair doesn't fall out as much, I can maybe slip in a skip day when it concerns washing my hair while I really couldn't do that with shampoo. Truth be told it'd look like I dipped the top of my head

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[iridescence]

I remember using baking soda and feeling like it made my hair feel dry and stringy at the same time. NOT GOOD. I can't remember what exactly I was doing. Probably not mixing near enough water, like maybe enough to make a paste or something. Point is.... I don't have similar experience with it but I'm guessing just because of different people with totally different hair. Mine works fine with regular shampoo but quickly got used to shampooing less so I went from every day to every other day to now every 3-4 days. If it was still looking greasy I've be looking for alternate methods too! Glad you found something you like.

[shatisarockgod]

I gotta admit when I first tried baking soda years ago, I was doing something entirely different. I was doing a paste and my hair just flat out hated that. Then I started having shampoo problems and felt it was time to give it another try after I came across another community that talked about the baking soda method.

[stefanina]

Baking soda wash did not work for me. In the end, I am using shampoo bars. One from Chagrin Valley, and one from a friend that is literally only saponified fat.
I only shampoo every six weeks unless I do a lot of work that caused abnormal levels of salt/sweat on my scalp. Weekly I do ACV rinses.

[shatisarockgod]

A part of me wanted to try shampoo bars and then the other part was afraid I'd spend money on something I still couldn't use.

I've tried ACV rinses before and my hair just didn't respond well to it at all.

[mahjong_kid]

I've used baking soda with a vinegar rinse periodically over the last ten years, but at some point, I always find that it makes my hair a little too dry and weird. That said, I had the best results with it when I was using a very weak soda-dissolved-in-water solution and washing fairly infrequently -- about once a weak

[shatisarockgod]

I'll put aloe on my things to try because I'd honestly like to move away from conditioner as well. I think I just have freaky hair or something. My length would feel like it's clean and free of conditioner and then it'd just look super dull looking. I brought an empty butter container to the shower with me and let my hair soak in water to get out all the rest of the product that's still staying on my hair. It looks fine with me doing that but I'd still like to experiment and find something that might work with me better.

[hippie_in_dior]

Baking soda absolutely ruined my hair. I followed all of the directions, but it ended up making my hair break off into 2 inch pieces. :/ I would not recommend. I've been using Hair One from Sally's with great success.

[shatisarockgod]

:( I've never heard of Hair One before so I'll add that to my list of products to look into.

[hippie_in_dior]

It's a knockoff of Wen, but I actually prefer it. They have different formulas for different hair types. I use the argan oil one for curly hair and it's nicely moisturizing, but not overly heavy or greasy.

I also like their Generic Value knockoff of Matrix Biolage conditioning balm, in case you're looking for a conditioner while you're there. :)

[shatisarockgod]

Thank you for the suggestions! :)

[caliginous]

Baking soda is also a no-go for me. I've got really fine, thin hair, and baking soda makes it gummy, sticky, and stretchy. Vinegar doesn't reverse the problem, it takes days of gentle care to get it back. I've bleached before without that happening. My skin also doesn't like baking soda, there are a lot of people who suggest it for face scrubs and whatnot, but it just leaves my skin rough, and any natural deodorant that uses it just tears my skin up, I'm raw and peeling after one application.

That said, if it works for you, it works. I'm curious though what your shampoo/conditioner ingredients were, I used to have similar issues when I used products that had sulfates and -cones in them. Switching to lighter and more gentle products has allowed me to cut down on washing significantly, as has braiding my hair at night.

[shatisarockgod]

My hair would do this with every shampoo brand I'd try. There's not much variety here so think along the lines of the big brands like Tresseme, Loreal, etc.