Hair Rinse Effectiveness Poll

[Nightshade]

I wanted to do a series of polls on some of the most common methods of hair care that have or have not worked for LHC. I think this may be both interesting and a good quick reference. Granted it does not take into account hair type, but that would require a separate poll for each, and that’s a bit more effort both to post and to sift through the information.

We will define “long-term” as a period of 6 months or more of continuously using the method you select to be able to vote for a good result. Please feel free to give the details of your methods, or the ones that worked versus failed in the thread.

This thread is specifically for different rinses used on hair, somewhat consistently. For how to do an herbal rinse, check out the herbal hair coloring article

PLEASE only vote that something worked for you if you've used it for MORE than 6 months and DO NOT VOTE for methods you have not tried. If something has worked for less time, please comment about it in the thread, but do not vote.

ETA: Links!

• ACV Rinse (Apple Cider Vinegar)
• Tea Rinse (tea plant (Camellia sinensis, or Thea sinensis) So black, green, white, oolong, etc.
• Tisane (Herbal Tea) Rinse. Examples: Chamomile, Roobios, Hibiscus, etc.
• Other Herbal Rinse (such as Amla)
• Miracle Water
• Distilled/Bottled Water
• Citric Acid
• HALO Rinse
• Other Vegetable/ Fruit Rinse
• Other Rinse altogether (Please describe in thread)

[Sana]

I voted for both distilled water & ACV rinse. I use distilled water as the final rinse after I shower & ACV once a week....couple of drops mixed with distilled water. I have been using both of them since I joined LHC with excellent results.

[mira-chan]

Voted for Tisane (hibiscus mostly) and ACV. They work well.

[Nightshade]

Tisane (chamomile tea) and distilled water work for me. I've used Miracle water in the past to good effect, but found that after time I was able to use distilled water to stay on top of it. Miracle water is great for those with hard water, though.

ACV never seemed to do much for me personally.

[harley mama]

I rinse with plain tap water at a cool temperature most of the time. It seems to work fine for me so, I don't bother with adding any extra stuff. Every now and then I use ACV. But, I always follow with a plain tap water rinse.

[Juliet's Silk]

I voted for ACV and distilled water because I mix my ACV with distilled water all the time.
I use it since over a year now and it's one of the things that has made the biggest difference in my hair. I have very hard water, so the rinse reduces the mineral deposit I get on my hair.

[Starr]

I've used tisane, citric acid, distilled water and other herbal rinse to good effects.

ACV, no matter the dilution, made my hair feel awful.

[Loviatar]

I've used black tea and coffee mixed with clove EO in bottled mineral water for a while. Not quite six months though.

I prefer the scent and slip I get from coffee/clove rinses, but the shine and volume I get from black tea, nettle tea or sage/rosemary tea is lovely.

[TessieAnn]

I do the same as Harley Mama ... plain tap water. Once in awhile ACV.

[morgwn]

I've used ACV only to rinse out my hair when it feels like there's a build-up of 'yucky stuff' and it does work on that. But it's not something that I think my hair could handle every time I wash.