[discussingnt] Re: Shampoo Alternative
- Subject: Re: Shampoo Alternative
- From: Christina <mikeandchristina@...>
- Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:02:46 -0700
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...instead of shampoo, I wet my hairhair
first, and work some dry baking soda (dip my damp fingers into a small
bowlful) into my hair and scalp, then rinse it off with warm water. My=20
is squeaky clean after I do this.=20This is fascinating but I'm not surprised in the LEAST. I can't believe I=
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never thought of that myself! My toddlers got into a can of Bag Balm one da=
y=20
and spread it EVERYWHERE, including a thick, thick layer in their hair. I=20
tried EVERYTHING to get it out, but nothing would work. As you may or may=20
not know, it repels water (which is its job and it does it well!) and so it=
=20
was impossible to remove. I did a search on the internet and after reading=
=20
about grease problems, tried baking soda. It worked SO well. It took many=20
applications/rinses, but it removed the Bag Balm from their hair.
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I've heard that some people even give up shampoo completely, just rinsingGood to know. It makes sense that the scalp compensates. I used to live in=
with water. Apparently it can take a month or so for your scalp to stop
making so much oil to compensate, but eventually it evens out.
=20
Hawaii. Then I moved up here to Washington. For a good month or two, I foun=
d=20
that I had to wash my hair twice a day because my scalp suddenly started=20
pumping out MASSIVE amounts of oil because of the dry climate. Our bodies=20
are amazing aren't they?
Dh was notLOL!
enthusiastic when I told him about this (the no shampoo idea), saying
"please wait until after we visit my parents at Easter"
Christina
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<div>>...instead of shampoo, I wet my hair<br>> first, and work some =
dry baking soda (dip my damp fingers into a small<br>> bowlful) into my =
hair and scalp, then rinse it off with warm water. My hair<br>> is squea=
ky clean after I do this.
</div>
<div> </div>
<div><font color=3D"#3333ff">This is fascinating but I'm not surprised in t=
he LEAST. I can't believe I never thought of that myself! My to=
ddlers got into a can of Bag Balm one day and spread it EVERYWHERE, includi=
ng a thick, thick layer in their hair. I tried EVERYTHING to get it o=
ut, but nothing would work. As you may or may not know, it repels wat=
er (which is its job and it does it well!) and so it was impossible to remo=
ve. I did a search on the internet and after reading about grease pro=
blems, tried baking soda. It worked SO well. It took many appli=
cations/rinses, but it removed the Bag Balm from their hair.
</font></div>
<div> <br>> I've heard that some people even give up shampoo comple=
tely, just rinsing<br>> with water. Apparently it can take a month or so=
for your scalp to stop<br>> making so much oil to compensate, but event=
ually it evens out.
</div>
<div> </div>
<div><font color=3D"#3333ff">Good to know. It makes sense that the sc=
alp compensates. I used to live in Hawaii. Then I moved up here=
to Washington. For a good month or two, I found that I had to wash m=
y hair twice a day because my scalp suddenly started pumping out MASSIVE am=
ounts of oil because of the dry climate. Our bodies are amazing aren'=
t they?
</font></div>
<div> </div>
<div>> Dh was not<br>> enthusiastic when I told him about this (=
the no shampoo idea), saying<br>> "please wait until after we visit=
my parents at Easter"</div>
<div> </div>
<div><font color=3D"#3333ff">LOL!</font></div>
<div><font color=3D"#3333ff"></font> </div>
<div><font color=3D"#3333ff">Christina</font></div> ------=_Part_6080_30787878.1114020166436--
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