Mommy's trying a hair experiment, using baking soda as shampoo and vinegar as conditioner. This is the first day she's tried it, and so far she likes it, though she will use slightly cooler water when mixing the baking soda and vinegar with water (one tablespoon to one cup of water, each mixed separately).
She wavered on trying it this morning after finding a blog entry someone had about how bad it was for your hair (based on its pH level, but lye, which is used in most soaps and a lot of shampoos, has a higher pH level), but there were dozens of entries from different site about how good it is, from people who had tried it. Besides, she had already bought the apple cider vinegar.
The baking soda, which she mixed with hot water (warm next time) had a soft feel, almost like a light conditioner, when she applied it. It doesn't get sudsy like shampoo, but it didn't feel bad either.
The vinegar just felt like pouring on water, but with a strong smell. It didn't feel like it was detangling anything, but there weren't tangles when she brushed, so it worked.
The next step is to see how long it is until she has to wash her hair again. Apparently human hair takes time to adjust to the process, anywhere from two to six weeks, because it has to replace less natural oils this way.
Fortunately for me, plush bunnies don't have to worry about any of this. I just sit around and look cute.
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