* She does live in China, so they pay quite a bit more than we do for shampoo. But when she is in the states she still washes her hair this way!
This is the cost:
Vinegar 64 oz $1.82
Baking Soda 2 lbs $1.24
Gallon Water $.88
Cost per shampoo: $.15 a shampoo!
Homemade Shampoo:
Shampoo:
1/4 cup baking soda
1 quart water
Rinse:
2 T vinegar
1 cup water
Directions:
Dissolve baking soda into water, you can double or triple batch. Terry makes hers in a large jug to keep in the shower. She uses a smaller bottle to keep just enough in for a few washings so she doesn’t have to pick up the big container. Run the mix over your hair and work into the scalp. It will NOT suds up, you are just cleaning the scalp. When you are done you can let it sit in your hair as you finish showering. Rinse.
The vinegar solution is a rinse to soften your hair and add shine. As your hair dries the vinegar smell will go away, you can add scents to this if you want. Just before you get out of the shower, rinse your hair with about a cup of the vinegar solution.
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Hi Can you shampoo your hair everyday? Can you use distilled white vinegar or do you have to use apple cider vinegar? Do you use boiled water when you make the rinse? I can’t wait to try it!
How is it on tangles?
Seems like you would stink like vinegar…
You actually don’t at all.
Your mom is so pretty! You both look so much alike. I am excited to try this out!
I think I would switch the vinegar for lemon juice. I do no like the smell of vinegar. Regardless of the fact that your hair does not smell like vinegar.
Your mom is so pretty, and so it her hair! I need to start doing something like this, but my hair gets tangled very easily..do you know if this is okay for that?? And my hair gets oily too, does your mom have oily hair (before using this shampoo)?
Hi Maria,
Thank you so much for your compliment! It is now going on two years that I have not shampooed my hair. I can go about 5 days between hair washings. This is because my body is adjusting to this method of cleaning. I also live in a very dry environment, maybe semi-arid. A more humid area may require a washing every 3-4 days. I used to wash my hair a minimum of every 3 days when using shampoo because it would look so greasy but now by day 6 I get the same look so I wash on day 5 using the baking soda and vinegar. I would give this a few weeks to a month tryout and then decide how you like it.
Smiles,
Terry
I use lemon instead of vinegar. Smell fresh.
thanks I like the method