StephanieB
March 18th, 2010, 06:48 PM
Longer story shorter (see my blog) - no safe water with which to wash hair or anything else. My hair needed to get washed, it was disgustingly oily.
I was 'stuck' - what to do about my horribly oily hair?
I tried the BBB. It helped distribute the oil some, but it wasn't good enough.
I tried using a little talc at my roots. Also not good enough.
Pondering this situation... playing around with the bottle of ACV... while flipping the bottle in the air from hand to hand, practicing tossing and catching... it hit me.
WHY NOT TRY USING THE ACV ALONE - WITHOUT SHAMPOO - AND NOT RINSING IT OUT???
I pondered the possible ramifications, decided it couldn't really do any damage, and - just to be sure - I diluted the ACV with bottled water 3:1. (3 parts vinegar, 1 part water)
Then, I combed my hair all forward over my face, bent over the sink, and carefully poured the ACV/H20 - a little bit at a time - into my scalp... drawing my fingers (one way only, to avoid tangling at my roots) and then through my hair toards the ends.. and I kept pouring small amounts of the ACV/H20, over my scalp ad down over my length all the way to it's roots.
I blotted my hair dry with it's usual DivaDarling towel. I waited for it to air dry.
When it was mostly dry, I thought I could detect whiffs - here and there - of vinegar. I thought about it, and examined my hair. The rotts were nearly oil-free and nice... my length was good, and my tips were no drier than they usually are... my hair tips scream for cones normally anyhow. Okay... So...
Remembering at the last second before it was 'too late', with the rose water bottle tilted, that I had a appointment with my surgeon today (post-surgery appointment, and he really dislikes the scet of rose - again, see in my blog)... I stopped, and put the rose water down. I took the orange blossom water, and poured a little into my palm, and wiped it into my hair - a little at a time, from mid-length downwards. (as I normally do to scent my hair) After a few minutes, I put the tiniest bit of coney shine stuff ito my palms, and wiped that into the ends of my hair, also as usual.
A couple of hours later, my hair looked good and smelled great! WHEEE
This morning, my hair behaved perfectly... and it twisted right into the topknot I wanted... and I ran the tiniest amount of warmed-to-liquid coconut oil to tame the flyaways. And away I went!
Do you all know that it not oly does NOT feel or look too oily tonight..... but it also stayed put into it's bun ALL DAY LONG?! It NEVER does that! NEVER!! :cheese:
Has anybody else ever done what I did, in a pinch?
And if so, how were your results? Have you kept it up? Or gone back to your usual routine, once you could?
I wonder how to translate this (if it continues to be successful?) into a regular daily routine?
I could use saving the money on shampoo and conditioner, if I used significantly less... and maybe my hair will be happier??
Any ideas, anyone??
I was 'stuck' - what to do about my horribly oily hair?
I tried the BBB. It helped distribute the oil some, but it wasn't good enough.
I tried using a little talc at my roots. Also not good enough.
Pondering this situation... playing around with the bottle of ACV... while flipping the bottle in the air from hand to hand, practicing tossing and catching... it hit me.
WHY NOT TRY USING THE ACV ALONE - WITHOUT SHAMPOO - AND NOT RINSING IT OUT???
I pondered the possible ramifications, decided it couldn't really do any damage, and - just to be sure - I diluted the ACV with bottled water 3:1. (3 parts vinegar, 1 part water)
Then, I combed my hair all forward over my face, bent over the sink, and carefully poured the ACV/H20 - a little bit at a time - into my scalp... drawing my fingers (one way only, to avoid tangling at my roots) and then through my hair toards the ends.. and I kept pouring small amounts of the ACV/H20, over my scalp ad down over my length all the way to it's roots.
I blotted my hair dry with it's usual DivaDarling towel. I waited for it to air dry.
When it was mostly dry, I thought I could detect whiffs - here and there - of vinegar. I thought about it, and examined my hair. The rotts were nearly oil-free and nice... my length was good, and my tips were no drier than they usually are... my hair tips scream for cones normally anyhow. Okay... So...
Remembering at the last second before it was 'too late', with the rose water bottle tilted, that I had a appointment with my surgeon today (post-surgery appointment, and he really dislikes the scet of rose - again, see in my blog)... I stopped, and put the rose water down. I took the orange blossom water, and poured a little into my palm, and wiped it into my hair - a little at a time, from mid-length downwards. (as I normally do to scent my hair) After a few minutes, I put the tiniest bit of coney shine stuff ito my palms, and wiped that into the ends of my hair, also as usual.
A couple of hours later, my hair looked good and smelled great! WHEEE
This morning, my hair behaved perfectly... and it twisted right into the topknot I wanted... and I ran the tiniest amount of warmed-to-liquid coconut oil to tame the flyaways. And away I went!
Do you all know that it not oly does NOT feel or look too oily tonight..... but it also stayed put into it's bun ALL DAY LONG?! It NEVER does that! NEVER!! :cheese:
Has anybody else ever done what I did, in a pinch?
And if so, how were your results? Have you kept it up? Or gone back to your usual routine, once you could?
I wonder how to translate this (if it continues to be successful?) into a regular daily routine?
I could use saving the money on shampoo and conditioner, if I used significantly less... and maybe my hair will be happier??
Any ideas, anyone??