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lora410
March 20th, 2012, 06:21 PM
My ends were starting feel a bit rough so I was going to do a baking soda wash which I usually mix with shampoo because it doesn't go on well without it, but then I spied my baking powder. When I use it with castile soap it went on very very easily and my hair felt really silky kinda like oily when wet instead of really dryish as with baking soda. Anyway after I did that and rinsed and applied conditioner and then rinsed with ACV. My hair was the softest I have ever felt it when it dried. My scalp was nice and clean and non greasy. I am thinking of using this instead of shampoo just to see how it does. I just wanted to share it with you all as a new discovery ( I hope anyway) :-)
PixxieStix
March 20th, 2012, 06:28 PM
Ooooo, that does sound much better than the results I get from baking soda for clarifying. I currently oil shampoo, ACV rinse, then cold water rinse, but I'd be willing to try this on my next wash on Thursday morning!
jeanniet
March 20th, 2012, 06:51 PM
Baking powder contains baking soda, but it also has cream of tartar, which is an acidifying agent (which causes the BS part to bubble and thus to cause rising). It may have been that the lesser amount of BS is what worked, or the addition of cream of tartar.

http://chemistry.about.com/cs/foodchemistry/f/blbaking.htm
ratgirldjh
March 20th, 2012, 06:57 PM
Wow! interesting~! thx!
lora410
March 21st, 2012, 04:52 AM
I forgot to add that I put castile soap on after the baking powder was in.
ktani
March 21st, 2012, 05:40 AM
I somehow think the starch would not make it as clarifying as baking soda straight. It will be interesting to follow this.
ktani
March 21st, 2012, 07:23 AM
I somehow think the starch would not make it as clarifying as baking soda straight. It will be interesting to follow this.

ETA: Baking powder types and ingredients, http://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/BakingPowder.htm

Food additives, http://nutritiondata.self.com/topics/food-additives

It looks to me that the ones that do not contain starch have ingredients like alum and calcium phosphate that are texturizers, and film formers.

I did not intend to quote myself, lol, just ETA. OOOOPS, Sorry about that.