vinegar rinse question

[intothemist1999]

I've always assumed it was a final rinse (?)

I think I must've read something somewhere recently that made me wonder if it comes before conditioning (in a shampoo & condition routine)....or can.

Just wondering.

Thanks!

[SilverLocks]

I've use it after the conditoner of a CWC, but then add a final leave-in condish.

[AlleyKitten]

I do it before my final conditioner on the theory that I don't want to rinse out all of my conditioner while I'm rinsing and rinsing to get the vinegar smell out of my hair. Since the reason I do it is to balance the pH of my hair and smooth down all the little "scales", and conditioner is usually a little acidic as well, I figure the conditioner won't interfere with the vinegar.

[kimberlily]

My vinegar rinse is the last thing I do before getting out of the shower

[girlcat36]

I do a vinegar rinse, leave it in, then a lightweight leave-in conditioner.

[AJoifulNoise]

I do a vinegar rinse after I condition. Then I rinse it outta my length, but not my scalp... Because that's where I really need it. To fight itchies.

[redcelticcurls]

Thank you, intothemist1999, for starting this thread. I just started playing with ACV rinses last week and was curious to see what others did.

I see here that it varies, just like everything else.....

It does help with scalp itchies though. I've been trying WO (or is it still WO if you use ACV) on my scalp and have noticed itchies from time to time.

[kissedbyfyre]

Either or, experiment and see which works best for you.

I've always done it at the end of my routine, I let it sit for a few minutes then I rinse it out. I've forgotten to rinse before and found that for some reason my hair felt stiff and looked piecey later on.

[WavyGirl]

I'm doing modified WO now in that I rinse with ACV right before stepping out of the shower. I just leave it in - the smell fades as it dries. I did use it when I was CWCing the same way. I always add my leave-ins after the rest of me is dry so they just go on top of the ACV. I have tried rinsing it out, but then it didn't really do anything for my hair, it has to be left in to work for me.

[Velvettt]

YMMV, as we say here. I have tried several of the variables and what works best for my hair is : wash, rinse, condition, rinse, acv, rinse.

If I leave the acv in, it makes my hair stiff. If I use it before the conditioner, there is no effect whatsoever compared to not using it at all. You just gotta experiment and find out what works for YOUR hair.

edited to add: I also have bad results from using any other vinegars, including white vinegar, even though it's all acetic acid. Go figure.