WEEK 1: No ‘poo experiment
(Previous week had switched to conditioner-only Curly Girl routine, which left my roots too greasy and my ends too crunchy)
Baking soda and apple cider mixes are 1 T to 1 C water.
Day 1 (Sunday): Washed with baking soda mix, rinsed with apple cider vinegar. Spritzed with Aloe80 styling spray. Scalp feels very clean. Hair is normal (used a bit too much styling spray).
Day 2 (Monday): Warm water only. Spritzed with Aloe80 styling spray. Scalp still feels pretty clean. Hair seems dry, crunchy (maybe too much styling spray?).
Day 3 (Tuesday): Apple cider vinegar rinse, cold water rinse. A dab of grapeseed oil distributed through the hair (not near the roots), followed by lavender spritz (adapted from Curly Girl: distilled water w/ lavender essential oil). Once dry, hair is soft, curls are shiny. Feels clean. Overall, excellent. Even by late afternoon, little to no frizz or curl separation. NIGHT: Hair still feels a bit dry. Applied some Burt’s Bees Apricot Baby Oil to sleep in overnight.
My curly hair on Day 3 of the no 'poo regimen.
Day 4 (Wednesday): BS/ACV and lots of scrubbing and combing. Lavender spritz. Can tell I didn’t get all the oil out, but it still looks decent, a bit limp. Feels quite soft and untangled.
Day 5 (Thursday): Oops, I forgot to write down this day. Water-only, I think.
Day 6 (Friday): Water-only. Feeling pretty greasy and little bit limp, though the curls still looking pretty good and cohesive.
Day 7 (Saturday): No wash.
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