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My Homemade Shampoo

posted in Hair on 9/15/2013
Cheap and even the most expensive shampoos are now getting a bad rep for being chemically harsh to the hair and stripping the natural oils from the roots to ends. This is a widespread belief that I can vouch with first hand experience to be completely true!
Cheap and even the most expensive shampoos are now getting a bad rep for being chemically harsh to the hair and stripping the natural oils from the roots to ends. This is a widespread belief that I can vouch with first hand experience to be completely true!
After researching various homemade shampoo recipes, I picked out a few of my favorite ingredients that I thought that would blend well together and tried them out for myself. The results were PHENOMENAL.
After researching various homemade shampoo recipes, I picked out a few of my favorite ingredients that I thought that would blend well together and tried them out for myself. The results were PHENOMENAL.
Measurements are to your preference. The coarser and thicker the hair, the more baking soda should be used.
* concoction will COMBUST like soda in a bottle so be ready to put a lid on it fast!

Ingredients:
• baking soda
• lemon juice
• warm water
• apple cider vinegar
• brown sugar(optional)
Measurements are to your preference. The coarser and thicker the hair, the more baking soda should be used.
* concoction will COMBUST like soda in a bottle so be ready to put a lid on it fast!

Ingredients:
• baking soda
• lemon juice
• warm water
• apple cider vinegar
• brown sugar(optional)

What is special about each ingredient? 
• baking soda is a natural cleanser and deodorizer
• lemon juice is a hair cleanser, strengthener, polisher, conditioner and as a bonus it promotes hair growth and lightens hair
• water delutes the concentration of the ingredients....
What is special about each ingredient?
• baking soda is a natural cleanser and deodorizer
• lemon juice is a hair cleanser, strengthener, polisher, conditioner and as a bonus it promotes hair growth and lightens hair
• water delutes the concentration of the ingredients....
(Cont..)
• apple cider vinegar is a ph balancer & an antibacterial, it protects the scalp from inflammation & is a hair polisher, strengthener, cleanser & promotes growth & circulation
• I use brown sugar as it acts as a gentle scrub that clears build-up from hair products & is simply yummy
(Cont..)
• apple cider vinegar is a ph balancer & an antibacterial, it protects the scalp from inflammation & is a hair polisher, strengthener, cleanser & promotes growth & circulation
• I use brown sugar as it acts as a gentle scrub that clears build-up from hair products & is simply yummy

My results:
• strength and less breakage
• tamed fizziness
• soft and silky
• clean-feeling and light-weight
• shine 
• balanced moisture
• clean smell 

And I have thick, curly, Latina hair! 

I hope you experience the same results as I did! ENJOY!
My results:
• strength and less breakage
• tamed fizziness
• soft and silky
• clean-feeling and light-weight
• shine
• balanced moisture
• clean smell

And I have thick, curly, Latina hair!

I hope you experience the same results as I did! ENJOY!

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