I followed the formula you listed and on the 4th day just put the vinegar on the ends but still it was really awful!

It may seem that common sense would help me figure it out, but when it comes to taking care of Mom, I usually see things as obvious in hind-sight. I would imagine that hair products are designed to strip chemicals (including color and perm) from hair to encourage you to invest in additional of the manufacturers products.One thing though I have found which I do more now but maybe wouldn’t work unless you have a well trained family is instead of diluting everything I just use a tiny and I mean tiny amount of every thing. I was spending a fortune on “botanical” products until I read about removing all the styling products and build up with diluted apple cider vinagar. They told us a pea size or smaller of lotion or cream works just as good and in some cases better then globbing the stuff on but they said people still think more is best and slather the stuff on.

Works great on color treated hair even better then shampoo because shampoos strips oils and everything that is why they are now having to make special shampoo for color treated hair. I have him use a baking soda “scub” about once a week after he’s washed his hair and it really seems to help.ALSO the seal created by the elastic around the head is very poor and the water proceeded to flood over the face and neck and soak the clothing underneath, despite being extremely well protected.

If I don’t use an acidic rinse on my scalp after washing it’s waxy and hard to run my hands through. Mari I have really long hair that tangles badly so I found that if I brush it good before I get in the shower and then just massage the baking soda stuff into my scalp not the bottom of my hair and rinse it is almost tangle free. Due to the different monitor and light effect, the actual color of the item might be slightly different from the color which is showed on the pictures.Hi There, I just started with the baking soda today… and I noticed that my hair still looks dirty, and the texture is very different. Doesnt need to be too far, just enough so you know they wouldn't get water in their eyes if they were actually leaning back. Although this looks easy to use on the model in the photograph it doesn't work well with someone who is unable to hold up their head well (the reason it was bought in the 1st place).

The main thing about using the soda is it improves the ph of your scalp which balances your oil production and all and helps your scalp become healthier with better looking hair so by using the conditioner on just the ends you get help detangling and you still can get the “good” stuff that your scalp needs from the soda.I am weening my house off of most commercial products and didn’t know what I was going to do for hair care products.