Lemon rinse success! (pic)

[inty]

People, I'm so excited I have tried the lemon rinse with fresh lemon today (juice of one big lemon to ~ 1ltr water) and I was amazed at the results. Hardly any frizz and well-formed shiny curls and waves. It looks simply too good to be true
Here's a picture of completely air-dried hair, no product except shampoo, conditioner and lemon rinse used.



I am very satisfied with the result. Hopefully once in 6 days is not too often for such a rinse. The only drawback is that it makes curls so tight that my almost BSL hair looks way shorter than APL, but I'm not complaining.

For those who think of trying it... Don't think, try!

And thanks to LHC for being such a wonderful place full of great recipes!

[Finchen]

Wow, your hair looks amazing.
So shiny, soft and well-formed curls.
I will need to try this.
Do you think a lime will be as good as a lemon?
Have you ever tried acv rinses?

[inty]

Thanks for the compliment, Finchen! You hair looks very thick and nice color, too!

I haven't tried lime juice for rinses... It might work, I think.

I previously tried with bottled lemon juice (you know those yellow plastic bottles which resemble lemon), but that didn't work at all. Maybe freshness is the key?

I have tried citrid acid rinses and ACV in the past, but none of them worked like *this*. They did reduce frizz a bit, did add shine a bit, but only lemon had such a nice effect.

Here's a link to the original thread with recipe:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...ad.php?t=53745

[sakuraemily]

Thanks for the compliment, Finchen! You hair looks very thick and nice color, too!

I haven't tried lime juice for rinses... It might work, I think.

I previously tried with bottled lemon juice (you know those yellow plastic bottles which resemble lemon), but that didn't work at all. Maybe freshness is the key?

I have tried citrid acid rinses and ACV in the past, but none of them worked like *this*. They did reduce frizz a bit, did add shine a bit, but only lemon had such a nice effect.

Here's a link to the original thread with recipe:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...ad.php?t=53745

You're right. vitamin c is highly unstable and degrades very quickly on exposure to heat, light, moisture, etc. So freshness is the key

[cmg]

pH or acidity is the key here. The hair doesnt mind if its fresh or not. If the lemon remains uncut the acidic level doesnt change.

Here are some measurements of acidity, for common things used in rinses:

Lemon or lemon juice: pH 2-2,5 *
Wine vinegar pH 2,4
Vinegar pH 3,0
Orange juice pH 3,5
Apple cider vinegar pH 4,25-5,0

Note: pH is measured in a logarithmic scale, which indicates that lemon is ten times as acidic as an orange and hundred times as acidic as apple cider vinegar. The individual measurements can also vary between manufacturer etc.
*(same for the concentrate from the bottle: pH 2,4)

Lime has approximately the same pH-level as lemon, even though the percentage of ascorbic acid is lower.

/ CMG

[Leoslaire]

I've been doing ACV rinse for two years. It helps a lot, and doesn't mess up my color. I recently switched to ionized water, which is giving me even better results.

[skyblue]

nothing beats the real thing
beautiful hair!

[Sooze]

Looking great, Inty. Have tried the squeezy lemon, but didn't have much success. May try again witht he fresh lemon. Your hair looks fab!

[krissykins]

Wow! Your curls are super sexy! I might just try this now

[perkidanman]

Wow your hair looks amazing!

I did ACV rinses but for me lemon works so much better. I always end up getting some pulp in the bottle though, so I have to make sure I wash it out really well (also because if there's any left in my hair and I go in the sunlight I'll get orange highlights).