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Review: Dr. Bronner’s Organic Shikakai Conditioning Hair Rinse

Posted in Hair, tagged , , , , , on September 22, 2008 | 5 Comments »

PRODUCT: Dr. Bronner’s Organic Shikakai Conditioning Hair Rinse CLAIMS: “Our organic conditioning rinse is nourishing and effective…Organic Shikakai powder comes from the seed pods of the small South Asian tree Acacia Concinna, and is widely used in India for soft shiny hair. Organic lemon juice, used traditionally in the west, rinses and tightens hair shafts [...]

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Lessons from the no ‘poo experiment

Posted in Hair, tagged , , , , on August 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »

After doing no ‘poo for four weeks (you can even read through the No ‘Poo Experiment log), I’ve come to a few conclusions about my experience with the method. 1) Reduced/eliminated dandruff: I have noticed a sharp decrease in flaky scalp, both large and small flakes. Even my husband noticed the other day, when I [...]

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No ‘poo experiment: Week 4

Posted in Hair, tagged , , , on August 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »

WEEK 4 Day 1 (Sunday): Water-only. Dr. Bronner’s Lavender Hair Creme. Hair looks pretty good. Day 2 (Monday): Water-only. Kiss My Face styling mousse. Hair looks pretty good, a bit oily around the forehead and above the ears. It rained twice today, but I noticed no significant frizz. Day 3 (Tuesday): Water-only. Dr. Bronner’s Lavender [...]

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Measuring Water Hardness

Posted in Hair, How To, tagged , , , , , on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

You’ve probably heard that soap and shampoo work better in softer water. If you start trying to a no ‘poo routine and you have hard water, this fact has probably become abundantly clear to you. If it feels like the baking soda and apple cider vinegar rinses are leaving your hair waxy or greasy (as [...]

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No ‘poo experiment: Week 3

Posted in Hair, tagged , , , , , , , on August 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »

WEEK 3: No ‘poo experiment Day 1 (Sunday): No wash. Day 2 (Monday): Water-only. Use Kiss My Face styling mousse. Looks good: shiny, bouncy. Day 3 (Tuesday): Water-only. Styling mousse. Looks good. BUT I keep catching a little whiff of dirty hair (hey, it’s been 100-plus-degrees for a week, and I do sweat). Day 4 [...]

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No ‘poo experiment: Week 2

Posted in Hair, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

WEEK 2: No ‘poo experiment Day 1 (Sunday): Wash with A Wild Soapbar Cedarwood soap. Ingredients: Ingredients: saponified cold pressed olive, coconut, organic palm, & castor oils, distilled water, essential oils (fir needle, cedarwood, bay, orange), moroccan red clay, calcium bentonite clay, organic paprika, sea salt, wild cedar wood. Rinse with ACV. Lavender spritz. Hair [...]

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No ‘poo experiment: Week 1

Posted in Hair, tagged , , , , , , on August 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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 [...]

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No ‘poo experiment: Introduction

Posted in Hair, tagged , , , , , on August 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I’ve hated my hair. Until I was in 7th grade, I brushed it out daily. This is what my wavy-haired mom did, so I assumed this is what I should do too. But one morning before school, I washed my hair in the sink at my grandmother’s house and “scrunched” in a handful of gel. [...]

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