Orange juice rinse?

[sapphire-o]

I'll be watching this thread. I just bought a bag of organic oranges that are very sour so nobody wanted to eat them. Maybe I can cook up hair concoctions.

[ktani]

Orange juice has a pH similar to lemon juice around 2.8 - I recommend diluting well as a rinse.

Citris juices are photosensitizers.

[ChloeDharma]

Well, I was planning on squeezing and straining a couple of oranges, adding water and rinsing with it. Would do a final water rinse though, I have those same thoughts of sticky sweet hair.

Ah, that makes sense. Sorry if i sounded discouraging......i never intended to be, i'll be keeping my fingers crossed it turns out nice for you

[ktani]

Strained and well diluted - it should be fine - it should work just as well as a vinegar rinse.

It still might be sticky if not rinsed out. Experiment - maybe not.

[Delilah]

Honey rinses work great and don't leave the hair sticky, oranges properly diluted might be just fine.
Let us know the results!

[Patrycja]

Orange juice has a pH similar to lemon juice around 2.8 - I recommend diluting well as a rinse.

Citris juices are photosensitizers.

I was just going to add that Just beware putting orange EO or anything like that on your skin and hair within 24 hours of going out anywhere.

how are you going to take the pulp out?I would be concerned that the pulp would get stuck in your hair like banana and avacado does.

eta-nevermind,I saw that you have already planned to.I didn't read the thread throughly,like always

[lynnala]

Honey rinses work great and don't leave the hair sticky, oranges properly diluted might be just fine.
Let us know the results!

That's what I was thinking, I haven't tried honey, but if it doesn't leave hair sticky, I don't see why oranges would! I'm going to use the rinse today, I'll report in tonight.

[ktani]

Honey can leave a residue.

If that happens with orange juice - shampoo or a vinegar rinse should take care of it.

[lynnala]

Well, I just tried it, and so far, so good! I washed with a CV shampoo bar, which, if you use them you know, they kind of leave a waxy feeling on the hair, which I don't mind because my hair is so fine it gives it great body. The orange rinse seemed to take away a bit of the waxiness, which is nice, but I still have a lot of body. My hair is very soft, no tangles, all in all, I'm very pleased so far! I used the juice of three small oranges and about a quart of warm tap water (we have soft tap water). I also massaged the rinse into my face because I've been reading on the web that orange juice is really great for the skin. So I'm going to keep this up for a while and see how it goes, since I have plenty of free oranges! I'll keep reporting back with updates as I go.

[Delilah]

Sounds great.
I am another fine-haired CV bar user, it gives me lovely fluffy shiny hair. I generally use a vinegar/eo mix diluted for a rinse but I will give this a shot.
Vitamin C does have great brightening and anti-aging qualities on the skin too, I've been meaning to try a vitamin C serum.