The best rinse...ever!!!

[In2wishin]

I finally got my timing right this evening. We were expecting rain so when it clouded up I went and washed my hair. As soon as it started raining I went out and rinsed my hair in the rainwater. WOW, what a difference. My hair is really soft and wavier than usual. I was able to fill a gallon jug for later and hope to get another gallon tonight since it is supposed to rain some more.

Does anyone else use rainwater?

[manderly]

There has been talk of it. People collected rainwater in big buckets outside and would dip smaller jugs into it for their final rinse.

[In2wishin]

There has been talk of it. People collected rainwater in big buckets outside and would dip smaller jugs into it for their final rinse.

I have a giant steel bowl sitting on my balcony to collect rain if I am asleep when it starts. Not quite a bucket but it should hold 2 gallons if filled to the top. I am slightly limited being in an apartment with a 3 foot overhang. It is great that I don't have to close my windows when it rains but the space on the balcony that gets rain is a bit limited

[Juneii]

Tee hee! I got this silly image of you making a mad dash out of your home to wash your hair in the rain!

This is interesting, but I don't know how my friends will think of me if I were go out and rinse my hair in the rain or crouch over my rainwater bucket waiting for it to fill outside my dorm.

[In2wishin]

Tee hee! I got this silly image of you making a mad dash out of your home to wash your hair in the rain!.

That's pretty much what I did except I could only go as far as my balcony

[Wanderer09]

You've inspired me to start collecting rainwater now. I've always loved the way my hair dried after being out in the rain...

[Meagan]

I thought rain water wasnt good for the hair.
Doesnt rain pick up pollution and impurities from the air?

[manderly]

I thought rain water wasnt good for the hair.
Doesnt rain pick up pollution and impurities from the air?

I believe it doesn't contain chlorine or minerals, so it's nature's soft water I'm sure it's less than pristine though, but no more so than tap water to my understanding.

[RachelRain]

I thought rain water wasnt good for the hair.
Doesnt rain pick up pollution and impurities from the air?

Probably, but I know a lot of people who collect the rainwater in barrels to drink, and they've never gotten seriously ill from what I know of. If you can ingest it and remain healthy I wouldn't think it would be bad for your hair.

[Rivanariko]

hmm, it rains an awful lot here lately... maybe this is a temporary solution to my hard-water battle. Would melted snow work the same when winter comes? The winters here are supposed to be brutal...