The "no poo" Experiment

Oooooohhhhh shampoo. Well, I've already gone into my frustrations with my hair, so I won't bore you with that. But I did want to make a short post about my "no poo" experiment. Haven't heard of no poo? That's ok, neither had I until I started researching natural shampoos. No poo was actually the first thing that came up in my searches, and also my first "natural" experiment. So what exactly is no poo? Here's the breakdown:

Ingredients:

-Baking soda - 1 tbsp

-Water - 1 c. 

The end. 

Directions:

Mix baking soda with warm water. Put in a spray bottle & shake until mixed. **Be sure to shake before each use to make sure the formula is well mixed...otherwise it won't work as well** In the shower, spray on the roots of your hair. Rinse thoroughly. 

Bonus:

You can use apple cider vinegar (ACV) as a rinse for conditioner - 2 tbsp with 1 c water. I left this step out as I didn't have any. 

Review:

In all honesty, I thought this sounded completely crazy (as with most of my experiments). It was met with mixed reviews on the sites I found. Some people said it made their hair feel like straw (some only after using the ACV)....others loved it. My hair is thick & wavy with an oily scalp. When I first got out of the shower, I hated the way my hair felt (looking back, it was worse than the coconut milk shampoo). Again though, as it dried, it felt soft. I really expected to have a white residue or film to my hair, but thankfully that didn't happen. My hair wasn't oily the next day like it is with regular shampoo. Overall I liked what it did for my hair, but not shampooing just felt SO wrong!! 

Cost Breakdown:

-box of baking soda - $.75

-water....well, you know :)

-ACV if you choose to use it - $4.99 ish

Oh oh...I already know what my next post will be on - shaving cream! I made it over the weekend & tried it this morning. If you have dry skin (or just like really really soft & smooth legs), you will seriously love it. As long as you don't try to eat it ;)