The cleanest hair you've ever had is also the cheapest homemade solution.
You don't need expensive shop bought shampoos and conditioners, even if you are 'worth it'. These products are oily and contain various chemicals which not only contact your skin, but end up in waterways or grey-water systems.
You don't need expensive shop bought shampoos and conditioners, even if you are 'worth it'. These products are oily and contain various chemicals which not only contact your skin, but end up in waterways or grey-water systems.
Sure you can get natural ingredient shampoos but these come at a premium.
A standard bottle of brand name shampoo (or even store brand) will set you back roughly $9. While an organic shampoo might be up to $14.
A much cheaper and healthier option is to make your own shampoo with baking soda (bicarb soda), white vinegar, and water.
Take an old plastic jar (from honey, peanut butter, marshmellow fluff, etc). Clean it and add 1 tablespoon of baking soda and 1 cap full of white vinegar to 1 cup of water. Shake up in the plastic jar and BAM it's ready for use.
The baking soda works as the shampoo, it feels a bit like thick water on your hair, while the vinegar acts as the conditioner and softens the hair. Pour a handful on your hair and work in as you usually would. Once its been rinsed off and dried the vinegar smell will be gone and your hair will be clean and soft without any oily residue.
Mixing them together is the 2-in-1 lazy-man's way and it may work better on large amounts of hair if you wash with the baking soda first and then rinse it with the vinegar. I have short hair so the difference is negligible.
It's also rediculously cheap compared to standard products:
A standard bottle of brand name shampoo (or even store brand) will set you back roughly $9. While an organic shampoo might be up to $14.
- Garnier Fructis Normal Shampoo $1.85 per 100mL
- Australian Organic Shampoo Normal $3.92 per 100 mL
A much cheaper and healthier option is to make your own shampoo with baking soda (bicarb soda), white vinegar, and water.
Take an old plastic jar (from honey, peanut butter, marshmellow fluff, etc). Clean it and add 1 tablespoon of baking soda and 1 cap full of white vinegar to 1 cup of water. Shake up in the plastic jar and BAM it's ready for use.
The baking soda works as the shampoo, it feels a bit like thick water on your hair, while the vinegar acts as the conditioner and softens the hair. Pour a handful on your hair and work in as you usually would. Once its been rinsed off and dried the vinegar smell will be gone and your hair will be clean and soft without any oily residue.
Mixing them together is the 2-in-1 lazy-man's way and it may work better on large amounts of hair if you wash with the baking soda first and then rinse it with the vinegar. I have short hair so the difference is negligible.
It's also rediculously cheap compared to standard products:
- McKenzie's Bicarbonate Soda $0.39 per 100 g
- Coles Smart Buy Vinegar White $0.06 per 100 mL
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