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Topic: Is it okay if I....
Posted By: lola32
Subject: Is it okay if I....
Date Posted: March 06 2007 at 1:10am
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Hi everyone |
I'm new to the forum . I was just wondering if it was okay if i washed my hair almost everyday with a shampoo that has these Ingredients: Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (Shampoo Base) Ground Almond, Almond Oil, Water, Almond Fragrance, Natural Color. It seems like its natural. I try not to wash my hair everyday but if I dont it gets all greasy and nasty. I straighten my hair max. 3 times a week and my bangs almost everyday
is that bad ? I'm trying to let my hair grow up to my waist at least . I'll take any tips that anyone has . Everyone has beautiful hair. Thank you in advance
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Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: March 07 2007 at 7:43am
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Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is one of the more harsh types of detergent, but
it should not hurt your hair that much since you likely condition
afterward. If you want it to be less drying, you can use it
diluted. Sodium laureth sulfate is less harsh, (but I still
dilute that too). Using heat that much is going to damage your hair over time, and it gets a little harder to keep even natural un-dyed and un-heat treated hair in good form even after bsl just because hair this long is a couple of years old and all the washing takes a toll on it (though of course it also depends on your hair type...coarse will get damaged less easy, fine will get damaged more easily). I am going to waist length too and I'm getting a lot more splits now that my length is this many years old, even though I don't do those damaging things to it. You may want to consider not straightening if you can. ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: lola32
Date Posted: March 07 2007 at 12:14pm
thank you so much  i appreciate your advice. ------------- |
Posted By: SpecialKitty
Date Posted: March 07 2007 at 1:04pm
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I can't use shampoo with SLS because my hair sheds an enormous amount. I use Giovanni 50:50 and dilute it. ------------- 
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Posted By: lola32
Date Posted: March 07 2007 at 7:57pm
is there a thread that gives directions on how to dilute shampoo ? when you dilute does it clean your hair the same way ? I'm sorry I don't know anything  ------------- |
Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 6:44am
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You can use an empty small bottle, put some water in, then put an equal
amount of shampoo in (this makes it 50/50 or half and half), then roll
it slowly to mix it. Make only what you'll need at a time because
you don't want it sitting around diluted. (I doubt soapy water
would grow much in it, but you never know so best to just not let it
sit around). It will still make suds and clean your hair, and you'll get the benefits of a less dried out scalp, which also is less greasy because the scalp doesn't try to overcompensate for the dryness caused by over concentrated shampoo (which most are). After you get used to it, you may find you can get away with using only 25% or even 10% shampoo to water...whatever works best for you. I use only diluted shampoo now, my scalp has adjusted, and due to it being less greasy I can even go one extra day without washing now, which I could never get my scalp to adjust to before. Another benefit is you can buy any ol' cheap shampoo because diluted it won't ever be very harsh. ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: lola32
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 10:57am
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thank you ------------- |
Posted By: xBritxBratx93x
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 11:46am
Hey thnx I think I am going to try that too 
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Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 12:50pm
Welcome Lola!  I dilute my shampoo, probably 10:1 (getting about 6-10 ounces of water, about 1/2 oz to 1 oz of shampoo). With this, I lather-rinse-repeat. The first lathering (using most of the diluted mix) doesn't get very sudsy, but it does seem to loosen the grunge on the scalp. The remainder of the mix lathers well and gets it all clean, so when it dries there's no greasiness, but it isn't so dried-out that the hairs are crispy -- just nice and smooth.Since my tap water is hard, I follow the conditioner rinse-out with diluted vinegar rinse (1-2 tbsp in 16 oz of purified water). ------------- |
Posted By: lola32
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 3:10pm
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Hey Dave! you have beautiful hair. Thank you I will try using your method the next time i wash my hair. ------------- |
Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 6:08pm
| Thank you Lola! I hope the wash method works for you. It might take a bit of practice to get the best results. |
Posted By: mia23
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 2:41am
| what kind of shampoo are u using lola |
Posted By: lola32
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 12:47pm
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this one http://www.basin.com/web-cart/customer/product.php?productid=16247&cat=259&page=1 - http://www.basin.com/web-cart/customer/product.php?productid=16247&cat=259&page=1 Its from a store called Basin. ------------- |
Posted By: lola32
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 12:51pm
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i love it because it leaves my hair shiny and smooth. ------------- |
Posted By: gypsydoll
Date Posted: March 22 2007 at 8:44pm
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So what I am reading is my hair is so greasy because my scalp is over compensating for the harsh shampoo????
Who would have figured I'm doing it backwards! That must be why my daughter can go more than a week with out the greasies!!! ------------- Jen, (1a/f/ii) 
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Posted By: lola32
Date Posted: March 22 2007 at 9:15pm
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i didn't know that either . My hair gets greasier faster now that I use HF37. HF37 leaves my hair silky and smooth at first but the next day it looks real greasy. ------------- |
Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: March 23 2007 at 7:24am
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That is right. Dave's dilution solution has allowed me to go 3
days without washing instead of getting greasy on the second day.
And the third day doesn't really look that bad either. My scalp
never did adjust even after 2 months when I tried to go 3 days when I
used it concentrated. ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: lola32
Date Posted: March 26 2007 at 4:08pm
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I finally bought a small bottle and will try Dave's advice . ------------- |