Sossity
March 26th, 2008, 01:35 AM
I have been doing a lemon rinse for a short while, with various lemon juices bought from Ralph's grocery store & my local 99 cents store. The rinses eliminated the thick grey film I was getting from using baking soda, ( when I brushed my clean hair with a clean hair brush, I would get a thick grey film as though I had not washed my hair in awhile ) but now when I scratch my scalp with my fingernails, I get flaky white stuff under my nails, it seems I traded one problem for another, I switched from baking soda & AVC, because I read on a forum about no poo method, that the baking soda + hard water + scalp oils/sebum formed soap scum, of which seemed to be what was happening to me, so I switched to just lemon rinses & hair oil after.Also read that the alkaline of the baking soda combined with alkkaline water was not good, I found the ACV a little too greasy for my scalp.
I do have to deal with hard cold only water, I am in Southern California, & read that hard water makes using alternatives & methods to commercial shampoos & conditioners difficult.
any suggestions on how to modify or improve my lemon rinses? what ever ingredients I use needs to be easy to find at a grocery store, I don't drive so I cannot go around my town chasing for exotic ingredients.
Sossity
I do have to deal with hard cold only water, I am in Southern California, & read that hard water makes using alternatives & methods to commercial shampoos & conditioners difficult.
any suggestions on how to modify or improve my lemon rinses? what ever ingredients I use needs to be easy to find at a grocery store, I don't drive so I cannot go around my town chasing for exotic ingredients.
Sossity