I have been washing my hair daily with shampoo and conditioner. If I skip a day, or am even late one day, it shows--my hair gets greasy. I would really like to use a safer alternative (and maybe even save $$) by using bs and vinegar, but I can't get my hair clean!
Earlier this week, I ran out of shampoo, so I thought it would be a great time to start no-poo. I got in the shower, saturated my hair with water, massaged about 2 or 3 handfulls of bs into my scalp, applied white vinegar via a spray bottle, massaged a bit more, then rinsed. I got out of the shower and blow-dried, and my hair was as greasy as before I washed it at all!
So I tried the same thing the next day, even putting some more bs into the extra-greasy spots the next morning, and same thing. (that, and whenever I scratched my head I got white under my fingernails.)
Last night I realized that bs and vinegar is supposed to get all fizzy when put together, and my hair wasn't doing that. So I tried it dry. I massaged bs into my dry roots, then spritzed vinegar all over (roots) and rubbed it in a little more. It got fizzy, and I think it may have gotten cleaner, but I didn't have the patience to dry my hair and see. I went out and got some suave and did an old-fashioned shampoo and condition. Now my hair is fine, but I don't want to use the old stuff!
So my question is (sorry so long), am I doing something wrong? Is my hair supposed to be wet or dry when I start (by the way, I rinsed my hair with water in the shower after that last no-poo attempt)? Should I use water at all? Do I have to use acv instead of white? What's the difference? TIA!
Earlier this week, I ran out of shampoo, so I thought it would be a great time to start no-poo. I got in the shower, saturated my hair with water, massaged about 2 or 3 handfulls of bs into my scalp, applied white vinegar via a spray bottle, massaged a bit more, then rinsed. I got out of the shower and blow-dried, and my hair was as greasy as before I washed it at all!
So I tried the same thing the next day, even putting some more bs into the extra-greasy spots the next morning, and same thing. (that, and whenever I scratched my head I got white under my fingernails.)
Last night I realized that bs and vinegar is supposed to get all fizzy when put together, and my hair wasn't doing that. So I tried it dry. I massaged bs into my dry roots, then spritzed vinegar all over (roots) and rubbed it in a little more. It got fizzy, and I think it may have gotten cleaner, but I didn't have the patience to dry my hair and see. I went out and got some suave and did an old-fashioned shampoo and condition. Now my hair is fine, but I don't want to use the old stuff!
So my question is (sorry so long), am I doing something wrong? Is my hair supposed to be wet or dry when I start (by the way, I rinsed my hair with water in the shower after that last no-poo attempt)? Should I use water at all? Do I have to use acv instead of white? What's the difference? TIA!