As a dry scalp-dandruff-hard water person, I've been egg-washing for 2 months now, and can tell the first 2 times were not really great. But then it got a lot better. Rinsing with tea or/and lemon juice helped a lot, and the hair seems to get used to egg-treatment, even regained its sheen. Tried honey-washing too, occasionally add it to egg mixture, but did not see any difference except more fragrance. A few days ago in a trip got back to shampoo (2 washes, sad-sad-sad) and dandruff actually got back when using regular shampoo...
It's not that I didn't like the results of the egg wash. I didn't like that I couldn't get all of the egg out of my hair and I rinsed for sooo long. Even with cold water and lots of it, I brushed egg pieces of out my hair. I just can't deal with that personally, you know? Thanks so much for your advice though! Maybe I'll try tea in my hair because that's pretty nifty.
Ehehe, yes, I know what you mean about egg parts :) Gross! Even after fishing out the gummy part of egg's white and draining the yolk out of "skin" - still some parts stay in the hair. A lot less, but still... (( And the wet dog smell...
Good luck anyways, I do believe there is a solution somewhere, one only needs to keep looking ))
Have you read much on longhaircommunity.com? Though not a lot of them use baking soda as a wash (I think some of them think it increases their hair fall, like your #2), there are a lot of alternative washing methods on there. Also, if your hair keeps breaking, maybe switch to a comb instead of a brush and try not to brush it when wet, since hair is weaker when wet. And the acv doesn't actually condition hair, so maybe some conditioning treatments that don't require shampoo to remove would be helpful
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I tried to get into site that but it won't take my email! Haha. I've got to figure something else out though, lol. I was thinking about using a conditioner instead. Hmm.
Honestly, it's just what I saw first and it seemed to work. I never considered the vinegar to be the problem.
I used less baking soda this time (to dry hair!) and only made my hair look and feel less clean. I still had as much hair in my brush. I'm so frustrated:/
Do you apply the ACV to your scalp? Most people around here say they only apply it to their length to avoid greasies, but I found that applying it to my scalp as well got rid of build-up. I use mine in a spray bottle.
Also, try applying the BS mixture to dry hair. I found that this lathers up all the dirt and junk in my hair real good and I can get away with less BS because my hair isn't already wet, further diluting the mixture. My hair tangles easily though so if you have that problem too, I suggest you comb it out real good before hand to avoid a disaster when you're done.
I tried adding it to my scalp and it didn't help:/ I did try baking soda on dry hair, too. Thanks for your suggestions! I'm going to keep looking for the a solution though!
If you use too much baking soda then it can be really bad for your hair! Baking soda has a really high ph, different than your hair and it will cause your hair to break at the top if you use too high of a concentration or too often. At least that's just what I've heard...I have similar hair to yours (long and wavy) an I just use one tbsp of baking soda to one cup of water. I have very oily hair since transitioning though so I might try and up the baking soda. As for the hair loss, that is probably not because of the no poo; if you have thick long hair then your brush will fill up no matter what, it happens to me all the time! I have no idea how I'm not bald!!
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Rinsing with tea or/and lemon juice helped a lot, and the hair seems to get used to egg-treatment, even regained its sheen.
Tried honey-washing too, occasionally add it to egg mixture, but did not see any difference except more fragrance.
A few days ago in a trip got back to shampoo (2 washes, sad-sad-sad) and dandruff actually got back when using regular shampoo...
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Good luck anyways, I do believe there is a solution somewhere, one only needs to keep looking ))
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Honestly, it's just what I saw first and it seemed to work. I never considered the vinegar to be the problem.
I used less baking soda this time (to dry hair!) and only made my hair look and feel less clean. I still had as much hair in my brush. I'm so frustrated:/
Thank you for your help!
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Also, try applying the BS mixture to dry hair. I found that this lathers up all the dirt and junk in my hair real good and I can get away with less BS because my hair isn't already wet, further diluting the mixture. My hair tangles easily though so if you have that problem too, I suggest you comb it out real good before hand to avoid a disaster when you're done.
Good luck and I hope we have helped some.
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