Flor
October 27th, 2013, 02:25 AM
Basically, diluting shampoo to a point where it just barely lathers and only takes off a small portion of sebum. Upon squeaky-clean test it should not squeak. And when dry, it's not supposed to get lightweight and puffy, but it'd be cleansed enough not to lay flat and look stringy.
I'm trying this at the moment using shampoo bars. Normally I lather them directly by rubbing the bar along the roots and then massaging it (same way as with regular shampoo) and it gets my hair squeaky-clean. But in the last 3 washes, I would fill a small jar with a bit of hot water and wiggle the bar in it until it starts to form bubbles. And I then use that water to wash hair. It doesn't lather anywhere as much and my hair doesn't squeak, but I really like how it looks once dry. It feels heavier and well-moisturized. And once it starts to get greasy again, it seems to do it in a way that is less offensive to the eye ;) What I hate about greasy hair is the demarcation line between super-greasy roots and dry length. With this method, sebum appears to travel down the length easier and covers hair more evenly.
I think I read somewhere that it's how hair used to be washed back in the day. When women would rarely wash their hair in general, but if it actually got dirt in it, it would be washed in a tub with melted soap shavings.
I'm guessing same principal is used in baking soda washing. I didn't get along with it (I find it builds up quickly and tangles my hair a lot, even with a heavy ACV rinse), but apparently BS works by forming a weak bond with oil, so it also takes off just a portion of sebum.
The only downside I noticed so far - it takes a while longer to dry hair. I guess leftover oil locks the moisture in really well.
I'm trying this at the moment using shampoo bars. Normally I lather them directly by rubbing the bar along the roots and then massaging it (same way as with regular shampoo) and it gets my hair squeaky-clean. But in the last 3 washes, I would fill a small jar with a bit of hot water and wiggle the bar in it until it starts to form bubbles. And I then use that water to wash hair. It doesn't lather anywhere as much and my hair doesn't squeak, but I really like how it looks once dry. It feels heavier and well-moisturized. And once it starts to get greasy again, it seems to do it in a way that is less offensive to the eye ;) What I hate about greasy hair is the demarcation line between super-greasy roots and dry length. With this method, sebum appears to travel down the length easier and covers hair more evenly.
I think I read somewhere that it's how hair used to be washed back in the day. When women would rarely wash their hair in general, but if it actually got dirt in it, it would be washed in a tub with melted soap shavings.
I'm guessing same principal is used in baking soda washing. I didn't get along with it (I find it builds up quickly and tangles my hair a lot, even with a heavy ACV rinse), but apparently BS works by forming a weak bond with oil, so it also takes off just a portion of sebum.
The only downside I noticed so far - it takes a while longer to dry hair. I guess leftover oil locks the moisture in really well.