Can I substitute a different vinegar for ACV to rinse with?

[ohdokey]

I moved this summer to a new country-a fun and amazing adventure thus far. But I am having trouble finding ACV in this country-available at fancy import stores which are not near my neck of the woods. Are there any other vinegars I could dilute to use with as part of a no-poo routine?
Rice vinegar, for example?

[lapushka]

What country are you in? Just plain white vinegar should do just fine!

[Phexlyn]

I think you can also use lemon juice, but be careful, too much of it can be drying/damaging, so you need to dilute it!

[DweamGoiL]

I've used red wine vinegar with success

[Theobroma]

I've used white vinegar for years.

[Entangled]

I use white vinegar all the time, and it works perfectly fine. It's one of my favorite tithings to do, actually. It makes my hair very shiny and soft.

[MeowScat]

I use White Vinegar and I love it! The smell from the ACV was too gross for me.

[Whittles308]

I do white vinegar rinses if I ever find my scalp is getting itchy and it seems to work well.

[Anje]

White vinegar is really popular among blonds who don't want any warm tones deposited in their hair by cider vinegar. I imagine rice vinegar would be great, but in the US it tends to be milder than white or cider.

Citric acid crystals dissolved in water are also popular and work for a lot of people who don't like vinegar. It doesn't smell and it helps chelate minerals a bit more effectively than acetic acid would, so it's worth trying if you can find the stuff.

[ohdokey]

Thanks, everyone. I will give it a go with rice vinegar-the most accessible one here. Lapushka, I am in China! :) I will also look for white vinegar since that may be better and usually is in larger bottles.

[gossamer]

I used rice vinegar in my rinses quite successfully for the year I lived in Taiwan. Unlike rice vinegar in the US, even the cheap stuff doesn't seem to have sugar added to it, which is great!

[Panth]

Yeah, I was going to say just be careful not to get rice wine vinegar with added sugar. Otherwise, I think it'd be fine.

You can use most mild acids, e.g. white wine vinegar, red wine vinegar, white spirit vinegar (though this is often stronger and thus needs diluting more), citric acid crystals (from the chemist) dissolved in water, etc. Just be careful not to make it too strong. As Anje said, ACV is actually not recommended for blondes as it can cause brassiness.