ACV is not clarifying in the way we use the term clarify. First with the first. You can oil your length once, immedately after a hair wash, and it can last up to 2 weeks. That's what I do, and I have no issues, ever. There should be no need in most cases to apply a whole lot of oil on a daily basis. Only the curliest curls as in kinky curls might need daily applications, and even then....
ACV is Apple Cider Vinegar. This is a "rinse" to rinse the hair with. The purpose is merely to re-set the pH after a fresh hair wash because shampoos and conditioners can cause the hair to be more alkaline, and the scalp skin likes it a bit more acidic, as in 6.8 (which is considered balanced) between alkaline and acidity.
Read up on the "acid mantle". It's readily available on the internet. Apple Cider Vinegar should not be used by those in the blonde hair color range, because if this vinegar is used over the long-term, it can and will tinge the hair a reddish hue. Blondes should use white vinegar. No one should ever use balsamic vinegar as it has sugar in it.
ACV is said to be good for the hair because it has apple pulp in it, and this pulp contains "malic acid" which is said to be good for scalp skin. But white vinegar will work just as well.
Make sure to dilute your vinegar, whichever kind you use. Maximum 3 Tablespoons to an 8 oz cup of water. I used to use a biggie cup and dip my hair length in it and pour the remaining amount over my head. This rinse can remove whatever remains on the hair IN THAT HAIR WASH ONLY. Whatever has dried on the hair, and even if it's re-wetted in a subsequent hair wash will NOT be removed. ACV can
--remove minerals from hard water (in that hair wash only)
--remove residual product left on the hair that isn't rinsed out (in that hair wash only)
--re-set the pH of the scalp skin which is ACV's largest benefit
If you want to actually clarify the hair which means to remove all product on top of the hair's cuticle layer (the outer shell that we see of hair), then you have to clarify specifically with a product that is advertised as a hair shampoo clarify product (the label will have the word "clarify" on the label) OR use a home-made hair recipe such as Baking Soda and your shampoo choice. If you do the latter, the baking soda, you MUSt replace what is removed OR the hair will end up dry and brittle feeling. It will still work. When hair is like this, the clarify DID work, it's just that we didn't replace what's been removed by conditioning well after this type of hair wash.
Put 3 Tablespoons of Baking SODA blended with 3 Tablespoons of one's shampoo choice. Blend it really well so that there are no clumps in the mixture. It should be stirred til smooth and creamy. And some air bubbles begin to pop. Wet the hair well, and apply to the scalp hair and length if you like. Rinse out super well, and then condition the length leaving the conditioner on for a little bit of time.
That is clarifying.
Good luck,
heidi w.
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