Using vinegar as a clarifyer
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Topic: Using vinegar as a clarifyer
Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Subject: Using vinegar as a clarifyer
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 4:00am
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Once a month I use about a cup of white distilled vinegar as a clarifyer.I wet my hair with lukewarm water. Massage in the vinegar.Rinse that out, apply a conditioner, leave it in for about an hour, shampoo my hair twice, apply a leave in conditioner to just my very ends, and wait for about 3 hours, comb my hair, and put it up.My hair is very, very shiny and pretty healthy, long, and CLEAN.But I was wondering, is it the vinegar that makes my hair shiny?Is it damaging and not a good idea to use as a clarifyer.I use no styling products and never blow dry hardly except for once in a while. But I go swimming a lot and I'm in the sun a lot.My regular clarifying shampoos are Aussie's citrifier or Aveda's detoxifier. They don't do as good of a job as vinegar does though.
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Posted By: Serena
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 4:00am
Why do you think the vinegar would be damaging? Some companies make acidifiers which are acidy rinses for the hair. Supposedly, acidy rinses shut down the cuticle which makes each hair smoother and therefore, shinier. Paula Begoun says in her book that using lemon juice mixed with water works just as well. I would assume that vinegar works in the same way and would not be damaging, unless maybe it is too strong. Does your hair look especialy shiny after this treatment? Could it be the double washing and not the vinegar? I ask this because I tried this once with apple cider vinegar and it didn't do a thing. When you massage in the vinrgar, how long do you leave it in before washing it out? Also, what leave-in conditioner do you use? I am always searching for the answer for shiny hair.
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