How To Wash Your Hair With Baking Soda And Vinegar

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  Step 1

  Get one of those plastic bicarb containers to start. I reuse this one a lot, using that cheap $.90AUD a bag bicarb/baking soda and refill it when it goes empty.

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  Step 2

  Combine Apple Cider Vinegar (or regular vinegar) 1 part vinegar, 4 parts water and shake to combine. I use an old Palmolive bottle because it has the perfect stream for getting your head. One bottle full should last 4 washings of super long hair like mine and two of men's hair... because my husband washes his hair pretty much never.

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  Step 3

  Go to the shower!

  First get a handful of bicarb into your hand and work it into your hair. Scrub a dub dub as much of it as you can. Rinse with water.

  Next, use the vinegar as conditioner. Use about 1/4 of the bottle to really get all that bicarb out of your hair. It should also work as a mild detangling agent, but will not feel like actual conditioner - because actual conditioner builds up on your hair to make it gross.

  Because I do not want to be arrested for taking shower photos of myself on a site with minors, here is a picture of a kitten.

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  Step 4

  Let dry naturally and TRUST ME the vinegar smell WILL dry out.

  Then your hair should look like this! That is, if it's red, long, done up on the sides and you're me. Otherwise, your hair should just look like your hair, only healthier and happier.

  And you just saved thousands of dollars a year.

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Grace K. 5th September 2012

LOL on the kitten picture. It made me smile, but that aside, I will definitely try this.

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V Hedgehog Freak · Simi Valley, California, US · 6 projects 2nd June 2012

I tried the 1 part vinegar 4 parts water on my baby fine hair (which my hair tangles very easy) after shampooing with baking soda (diluted as half baking soda half water in a 2 fl oz bottle) and it works wonders as a conditioner/detangler without greasing up my hair! YOU ROCK FOR THIS TUTORIAL!!

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Abby W. · St Louis, Missouri, US · 16 projects 28th July 2011

LOVE that this isn't full of gross chemicals. Who said we needed all that crap on our heads anyway? Thanks for the awesome tutorial!

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Amy S. · 3 projects 23rd February 2011

I do something similar, but I dissolve the baking soda ahead of time like you do the vinegar (& I use a Palmolive bottle too! & an empty lotion bottle for the vinegar, until my current dish soap bottle is empty lol) & I use a 1:8 ratio for each. I've been using red wine vinegar but it's been leaving the wine scent in my hair after it's dried & I don't like that. I might have to switch to white vinegar when I have to make it again. Anyways, thanks for posting this! The more ppl that know & try it, the better!

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Rafaela H. · Lisbon, Lisbon, PT · 4 projects 1st November 2010

Wow! You have a beautiful hair! I think I'm going to try this out today. My hairs tends to be very oily! Thanks for the tip!

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Francesca F. · Pisa, Toscana, IT · 10 projects 7th October 2010

Just tried it =) I hope that it will work for me! <3

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Nattie Gurl · 58 projects 28th April 2010

Just wanted to say AMEN.. I have used these 2 ingrediants for years and they make your hair so clean and soft and so healthy. I LOVE you funny picture of your kitten in #3... that was to cute!...LOL

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emmilou w. · Wallasey, England, GB · 12 projects 24th March 2010

hi there and thanks for your how-to...i will definitely be trying this as i'm tired of constantly changing shampoos/conditioners to stop build-up...;D

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Elizabeth R. · Brisbane, Queensland, AU · 3 projects 24th March 2010

There is no difference between the two.

And yes, it gets all the build up out. My hair is now MY hair... not layered badness!

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Kitty · Okotoks, Alberta, CA · 18 projects 23rd March 2010

is there a difference between bicarb and regular baking soda? I have never herd of bicarb before. Great how-to! I love the part with the cat I herd rincing your hair with vinegar gets all the built up minerals from hard water out .. do you find this to be the case?

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