I had wanted to try the baking soda shampoo again, but I had hair stylists tell me not to do so b/c it was harsh and would strip color from my hair (making it look dull instead of vibrant). As I said, an added side bonus I hadn’t expected is that it keeps the curl and style better than it did before, so I don’t have to mess with it as much.

I can’t bath him because he is allergic to most dog shampoos and even when I do 20 minutes later he smells. I have not tried ones with snaps but I have tried cloth and rod type rollers in my hair and have used them at different times in my life and they worked great for the type of curl I was wanting at the time.Jill, I don’t know, but the book I have says that sodium bicarbonate is used commercially in municipal water treatment plants to cut down on lead, and too much acid in water. It’s our preferred method of washing mum’s hair and it’s done when she’s lying in bed -an easy way to wash someone’s hair who is bedridden, as the basin is contoured to fit around the neck so that only the hair gets wet.

Part of the reason you are having more hair come out in your comb is maybe because it is harder to comb and you are pulling more out because of that. The apple cider does better but you know just the past month I have started not using the vinegar at all and have found using just the soda alone works great.

My hair is oily and everytime I used regular shampoo and conditioner it would still look and fell oily and look flat. For people with dry scalps, add about a tablespoon of oil like extra virgin olive oil or even baby oil into your vinegar rinse. I am weening my house off of most commercial products and didn’t know what I was going to do for hair care products. There have been literally thousands of people that this has really worked for and worked well and it has worked on all kinds of hair types too. I did have two times I washed and can’t figure what I did wrong but now it’s back to looking great again.