[AngelBee]

: Can I? Would it work the same?

 

[Ruthla]

Washing soda is something like 10X more alkaline than baking soda.

You can substitute baking soda for washing soda in cleaning (you'll just need to use more) but I would NOT use washing soda on my body!!!

You can wash your hair with whatever soap you normally use on your body if you want to avoid commercial shampoo and don't have baking soda available.

 

[AngelBee]

Ooppss!

: Glad that I asked....

 

[girlndocs]

If you have hard water, using soap will leave your hair with a manky sort of gunky tangly film. I have soft water, however, and have from time to time used a couple drops of Dr B's, and it turns out great.

You can also clean your hair with conditioner. Nature's Gate Organics is the only line of "natural" conditioners I've heard of that works well -- you want a thin, runny type similar to Suave or vo5, not a rich thick one. Wet your hair, squeeze out the water and glop on handfuls of conditioner till your hair is all saturated and slimy with it. Leave it in from 10 - 20 minutes. Rinse, rinse, rinse. I set a timer for 5 minutes and rinse the whole time. Uses a lot of water but I only wash once a week anyway.

 

[AngelBee]

Thanks Kristin....I will try that

 

[CharlieBrown]

i use conditioner only wash, vo5 works best for me and it is cheap. got it on clearance at target for .67 cents a bottle. i use *lots* of conditioner. my hair almost touches the seat of my chair when i sit. i wash 2-3 times per week.

learned about COW from girlndocs

 

[girlndocs]

I usually use the cheap chemical-y kind too

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But when I discuss it here I try to talk about it in terms of more natural products ...