This will be a very random post but the thought just occurred to me. Whenever I run my fingers through my hair I always notice strands of hair all over my hands. I shed my hair quite a lot and have done so all my life. I was conditioned to thinking this was normal and attributed to stress, diet, or that it's simply normal for our hair to shed a lot. But could it be even simpler than that? Is there something in our shampoo products that is causing our hair to fall out?
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Try using an apple cider vinegar rinse. You mix in a spray bottle. It could be a PH issue, since shampoos are alkaline. The ACV is slightly acidic and leaves hair incredibly shiny and silky.
There's lots of chemical crap in shampoos. There really is much of a difference between dish liquid soap and shampoos. I wouldn't go in that direction. However, try going back to basics and using a little Dr. Bronners Castile liquid soap for shampoo. A little bit does great stuff.
Just trying to help.
I use 1T baking soda diluted with 1c water as “shampoo”, then follow with an ACV rinse (1T to 1c water again). I looooooooove it!!!
Baking soda? Hmmmm... It's alkaline. It dissolves in warm water, but will precipitate unless thoroughly rinsed. Not much of a lather either. How are you applying it to get even distribution? Spray bottle? Or are you mixing this with shampoo?
Another thought here. I recently discovered that my borax + washing soda + naptha soap + water solution I use for hand soap works great as a shaving cream. There's not much of a lather, but it's slick like baby oil. I wonder how this combo would work as a shampoo?
I usually dump the BS/water mixture over my scalp and massage, then rinse with warm water. Followed by the ACV/water mix- rinse with cool water.
I'm not an expert here, but baking soda is alkaline....so is shampoo and soaps. Are you adding to your trouble? Hair devoid of oils, easily cracks and breaks. Skin is the same way.