How do ACV rinses affect your hair?

[Tangles]

Along with your answer it would be helpful if you indicated what other things your hair likes or doesn't like--ex. SC/CWC/CO, oils, etc.

My answer--hair likes ACV which tends to soften it. I CWC and oil mostly with EVOO but not in conjunction with ACV rinses.

[Soniasonia]

I looooove AVC. I put it on my scalp for 15 minutes then rinse. I use it straight, to prevent dandruff and to cleanse my scalp well. Oh, btw, I use organic, raw, undiluted. The good bacteria is key.

[SimplyLonghair]

For the most part I use the organic and good stuff I do dilute 1 tblsp in 1 cup water. It makes my hair both soft and curly. I alternately use Baking soda washes and castile soap as shampoo. I oil with grapeseed oil while damp. I use as natural as possible because of allergies. I also use henna about every six weeks or so on the roots.

[Lady Copper]

I love ACV - I used to get really bad tangles at the nape of my neck even with really careful braids, updos, etc., which I think was probably a buildup issue. Since I started using ACV rinses right before I shampoo and then condition and then lightly oil, my hair is much softer and does not tangle like that any more. We have very hard water here so I believe the ACV helps my shampoo do it's job.

[RancheroTheBee]

Even though my area has very hard water, ACV seems to do nothing at all. :shrug: I have better luck with beer or distilled water.

[Aditi]

ACV makes my hair turn shiny and soft and smooth. I don't what i would have done without it :p

[ljkforu]

I have to use an acid rinse but I prefer 1/4 tsp of Vitamin C crystals in 20 oz of water (cool) to be use after poo bar and cone free conditioner. It silkens the hair while it is still under the stream of water and lets a comb glide right through.

[janeytilllie]

My hair adores ACV rinses. it really softens my hair and makes it silky :) I use 100 ml AVC in 900ml Water. I use a ACV rinse after using a shampoo bar. I will then rinse the ACV out with cool water. And then I put abit of coconut oil on my ends as a leave in conditoner.

[LHGypsyRose]

I love ACV rinses! I use about 100ml ACV to 600 or 700ml of water, just before my final cold water rinse. I don't use it every single time I wash, but I have began to switch back and forth between catnip and ACV rinses. I find that it always leaves my hair soft and it really brings out my natural wave!

[ratgirldjh]

i used to think that ACV made my hair crunchy - even very diluted in water as a rinse even followed by a water rinse. i used lime juice and water instead and it made my hair soft. then i ran out of limes one day and used 1 teaspoon of ACV in a quart of water and it worked the same as the lime juice... so either my water changed or my hair did - it seems to make my hair shinier or something - i'm not sure i would use it unless i was washing with a soap bar or poo bar though. i have used ACV rinses in the past and also lime juice/water (1 key lime & a quart of water) to clean my hair when i was water only - and the lime juice/water seemed to work better for me.

also i have used a packet of emergen-C - which has citric acid and minerals as well as a little bit of baking soda as a cleaning rinse for my hair - i mixed it in a quart of water and poured it through my wet hair - let it sit a minute - and then rinsed. this left my hair feeling clean and shiny and soft all the way to the ends! i stopped this because i imagined all of the minerals in the mix building up on my hair! has anyone else tried this?

[Eden Iris]

Wasn't sure how to vote. Vinegar (I prefer white to AC) makes my hair shinier, easier to comb, and takes away frizz. I don't notice a difference in softness or curl.

[thankyousir74]

For some reason, the baking soda and ACV combo never did well to my hair. No, I did not use them together, and yes I followed them as I should have, but I never got favorable results. My hair was constantly greasy and hard feeling. I went through this routine for a good three or four months so I feel like I gave it a fair trial. I guess if I had more faith I would have played with the proportions a bit more, but the way both of these things left my hair, I dreaded having to wash it.

Nowadays I CO about once or twice a week. I haven't touched ACV or baking soda since. Maybe I'll get the guts to do so one day, but for now I'm happy with my routine.

[freznow]

Makes it shinier and easier to comb (neither of which are on your list!)

[spidermom]

You didn't have a choice on there for how it affects my hair. My hair has a natural tendency to separate into single hairs, and each hair does its own thing and floats on a cushion of air. Honestly, my natural, air-dried hair looks more like a cloud than a waterfall. Vinegar makes it even more so - all my hairs get so light and floaty that my head resembles a dandelion puff.

That's why I like plenty of conditioner and product to weigh it down. No vinegar.

[Elphie]

ACV makes my hair shinier, I haven't noticed any additional softness though. I didn't vote because I didn't see it listed. I CWC with coconut oil left on my ends when damp.

[KaeleyAnne]

Vinegar makes my hair softer. Though I usually dilute vinegar when I use it, my hair even likes full-strength vinegar.

[rhysiana]

Wasn't sure how to vote. Vinegar (I prefer white to AC) makes my hair shinier, easier to comb, and takes away frizz. I don't notice a difference in softness or curl.

Yes, this is exactly what I was going to say. It's not really "softer" or "straighter" so much as smoother and shinier. And I also use white vinegar instead of ACV.

ETA: My hair generally likes regular shampoo (solid shampoos from Lush lately), no-cone conditioner only on the length, and light camellia oiling when still damp after washing.

[lilalong]

ACV softens my hair - unless the concentration of vinegar is too high, then it dries my hair out.
Lately, my laziness has been taking over and I stopped doing ACV rinses after washing.

[twilight]

love it! shiny and soft. like magic.

i have no idea what my recipe is--i just pour a little bit in a big bottle and fill it with hibiscus tea+essential oil of the month. i pour it on, leave it for 30 seconds or so, and rinse.

i use it after everything, but my routine is normally shampoo bar then ACV. no conditioner. i will be using catnip after the ACV when i am no longer pregnant, since i got such great results with it during experimentation.

[dulce-de-leche]

Leaves my hair soft and managable the only thing is that my husband and kids won't get close to me when I use it:(

[rusika1]

I mix my ACV rinse in one of those hair dye applicator bottles (labelled 'vinegar' so husband doesn't use it for his liquid soap), usually about 20% vinegar/80% water. I coat my braid with conditioner, take the braid down and work the conditioner into the length. Then I shampoo in the shower using very diluted shampoo (yay for those applicator bottles!). After that I apply a little more conditioner to the length, rinse, then apply the ACV mixture, rinse a little more, and that's it. Sometimes I use full strength cold black tea instead.

ratgirldjh--Try buying sour salt in the ethnic/kosher section of your supermarket; it's straight citric acid.

[Flaxen]

Cheese! Heh, heh.

Actually, ACV rinses make my hair very fly-away. An ACV rinse works pretty well after a shampoo bar, but with our soft water, I really don't *need* to use it.

[Anje]

Cheese!

Vinegar is most useful to me if I'm on a WO kick, because it seems to help remove sebum better than water alone. It's good for getting shampoo bar residue out, of course. But I don't really notice a difference in shine, manageability, tangles, etc., with vinegar rinses during my normal CO.

[Furiana]

ACV makes my hair softer, but also straighter.

[zift]

ACV rinses usually have an effect on shine rather than curls to me but it does make my a hair a bit curlier also more puffy.

[LadyDi]

I voted cheese!!!

I don't notice any benefit from it for me to continue using it. Maybe it's because I have a shower filter and don't need it. I don't know.

[gthlvrmx]

it softens my hair and makes it more curly

[kionkichin]

Recently i started with the ACV rinses, i wrote a post asking for a natural method to get rid of my dandruff, eveyone suggested me trying with ACV rinses, and it's working!!! Also it seems that it straightens my hair (just a bit), and its shinier! I'm really happy with the results :D

[Zydrate]

I really like ACV, it makes my hair very shiny.. altough I don't use it that often, because I am afraid it will dry out my hair. When I use it, I either mix it with strong nettle tea or just water.
My ACV is homemade <3

[auburntressed]

I am not sure ACV does anything for the hair itself - but it definitely helps my scalp. I can stretch henna's longer, and my scalp doesn't get itchy and drive me out of my mind as much. I dilute it, but I couldn't say how much. I just sort of eyeball it each time.

My hair absolutely hates conditioner of any kind, so I stopped using it. I've tried about every kind of conditioner out there, and it all just makes my hair greasy and heavy.

I do oil my hair pre-wash sometimes. Castor, almond, jojoba, or olive oil. I switch depending on what I have in the house and how I feel.