As you can see, I've been spending my snow day watching Parks & Rec on Netflix. :)
It looks almost exactly the same, haha! I didn't notice a whole lot of difference in how my hair looked, but I did notice a difference in how it felt. Before trying the baking soda mixture, I was using a sulfate free shampoo and conditioner, specifically Alba Botanica. I like it, especially the way it smells (mango, mmm), but the shampoo does not lather AT ALL. Most sulfate free shampoos don't, because the sulfates are the lathering agents in your commercial shampoo (*note: L'Oreal's EverPure shampoos are sulfate free but lather like a regular shampoo. They are GREAT!). It would get so annoying trying to wash my hair with the shampoo because I felt like I had to use a whole handful just to cover my scalp. And my hair just seemed to get tangled up in my fingers when I tried to scrub it into my scalp.
The baking soda was a little different. It didn't lather, but it also didn't tangle while I was massaging my scalp with it. It made it a lot easier to move it around my head and make sure I was getting every inch. When I rinsed it out though, it did start to get a little tangled and had that "squeaky clean" feeling, which isn't necessarily bad. I followed the baking soda mixture with the apple cider vinegar mixture, but only to the ends of my hair. Next time I may try it all over my hair. It did make my hair soft, but again I had some issues with it being tangled. I start my styling process in the shower by flipping my hair over my head and scrunching after my conditioner is washed out, and this baking soda/apple cider vinegar routine made that a little difficult due to the tangles.
Now that my hair is dry, there's honestly not that much difference compared to the shampoo I was using before. It feels soft, it's not frizzy, and my curls look generally the same. Knowing what I know about shampoos (they strip your hair of it's natural oils and make you dependent on all kinds of hair products that aren't good for you - basically it's all just a marketing scheme!), I'm gonna continue with the baking soda and apple cider vinegar mixtures, at least for a little while. I'll never use a shampoo with sulfates in it ever again, but I like the no 'poo method because it's way cheaper than buying shampoo and conditioner! In a couple months I'll post an update on what my hair is doing and what I'm using, but in the meantime if you have any questions or advice you want to share then send me a comment!
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