~No Poo Hair Update~

Well, Mom and I have been no "Poo" (Shampoo) for about two months, and have already started to see BIG changes, for example... At first my hair was oily, flat and stringy. After a couple more washes it started to get more and more soft. It was still a little flat but, I was so happy that it wasn't dry! Now it is poofy, soft, and shiny, but NOT oily! Yay! =D

Shampoo and conditioner, whether it is organic or not strip your hair of its natural oils and leaves it dry and brittle. Now, let me just say that "No Poo" doesn't mean that I don't wash my hair, it just means that I don't use store-bought shampoo and conditioner. It means, I make my own for less than $1 per 32 oz. bottle. Which is WAY cheaper than buying Organic shampoo and conditioner! 

A few weeks ago my family went camping, and I decided to use shampoo and conditioner again... But instead of my hair being brittle and dry, it was oily, stringy and just plain GROSS! So now, I am committed to using only baking soda and apple cider vinegar for my hair.

Please comment to let me know if you are going this route, I like to hear that I'm not the only girl who smells slightly of vinegar!

If you would like our recipe for Shampoo and Conditioner click here

Here are a few links if you want to find out more about this "No Poo" thing...

A Tent for the Sun

Feelin' Feminine
Peculiar Treasures
Training Daughters, Teaching Wives

(These are only a few sites participating in the "No Poo" Challenge)

 

“But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.”

{1 Corinthians 11:15}

NPHCM: Day 1

Today Mom and I decided to start the No "Poo" Hair Care Method. (NPHCM for short.) Here is how it works:

Here is what you'll need to make your ALL NATURAL (literally) Shampoo:

• The original recipe calls for 1 Tablespoon Baking soda to one cup water
• We modified our recipe here it is~ 
• 2 Tablespoons Baking Soda (put into a 32 oz. container)
• add 3 Drops Lemon Essential Oils(optional)
• add  32 Ounces Hot Water to container, put on lid and shake well to dissolve
• Wash hair as you normally would, using about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of solution per wash.

Here is what you'll need to make your ALL NATURAL (literally) Conditioner:

• 1 Tablespoon Raw Apple Cider Vinegar (put into a 32 oz. container)
• (add to container) 1 cup lukewarm water (put on lid and shake well)
• Wash hair as you normally would using about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of solution per wash. (if you have oily hair don't use on your roots, otherwise go ahead)

*Note: Our variation of the conditioner recipe worked really well too, and will save even more money:

2 Tbs. Apple Cider Vinegar to 32 ounces lukewarm water.

We also added 3 drops of Sweet Orange Essential Oil.

We both have long hair and were able to comb through it with no problem.

And our hair smells like citrus NOT like vinegar.... Haha!

Hope you decide to try it!!!

We'll update again soon!