[Week 1 of my No Poo Challenge]
I know.. That name sounds absolutely ridiculous… bear with me…
Process: I mixed up 2 tbsp of baking soda and 2 cups of water in a plastic waterbottle, and used a quarter of that as my shampoo. Then I mixed up 2 tbsp of the apple cider vinegar with 2 cups of water, and that was my “conditioner”.
What did I think? It just felt like water… Not sure what I was expecting. It didn’t smell like anything?.. which was good… I’m pleasantly surprised at the the lack of anything.
Result? Watery.. again. Ha! This whole experience tonight was a bit anti climatic. It didn’t lather up obviously and it wasn’t slippery. I think that I could live with this as a routine, though I’d invest in some squeezable bottles to make application easier next time.
What next? I did not brush it. I did not use any product. I didn’t blow dry or use anything on it. I want to see what the heck this is doing to my hair without the products.
How’s that going? This sucks a bit. I didn’t use any frizz cream, or smoothing oils. No mousse or split end lotion. My hair is slightly dry right now. It’s been about 3 hours ( and its not even dry, ha). My curls aren’t defined at all unless I twirl them a bit with my fingers… And there is frizz. A lot of frizz.
I’ll update once I sleep on it. Usually that helps to tame it a bit..
[Update: Sleeping on it didn't help. I definitely need some sort of taming product right now...]
Oh! And there is no after-smell. Ian took a big ol’ whiff, like a super close, nostril filling sniff as only a husband would do. He claims no smell. :)
THE {BREAKDOWN} so far:
Day #1: Hair felt pretty good actually. Weird to wash with “water”. Let air dry, no products!
Day #2: Didn’t wash. Hair felt light, but SO frizzy. No products cannot happen with this hair.
Day #3: Washed again even though it wasn’t oily. It was certainly dry, which was my problem. I used WAY too many products because i had to walk in a fashion show. Let it air dry, then braided and added mousse, and gel, and LOTS of hairspray.
Day #4: Washed out ALL the products, and hair felt surprisingly light. I tried to Blow Dry. Big mistake. Holy rats nest, even with mousse. I’ll stick to air drying.
Day #5: [today] Hair is still dry.. Better than Oily i guess… Maybe i should up the cider vinegar? NO dandruff or dry scalp. That is amazing since my scalp is always dry! :) This might be worth keeping up… Hair feels clean, not oily, but dry. No need to wash the hair today. Been reapplying mousse since the blow drier really F-ed it up!





















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