Store bought Shampoo vs. Homemade Shampoo Round 2

Well I am currently on my second batch of homemade shampoo and my hair is starting to get oily. It is okay because with a curling iron and hairspray all things are possible ha! Curl it up and pull it up off your face. Tonight I will wash it and dry it. Drying it does seem to help with the oil but it will get somewhat oily between then and when I wake up tomorrow. I will be using a tip from The Ecottached and using a mixture of cornstarch and unsweetened cocoa powder. I will say my hair (even when a little oily) is so much softer than it has ever been and my ends are healthy and my hair does not get tangled up all the time. It has been a nice change. Not easy! I will say one of the best parts of it all is using an apple cider vinegar rinse. Even though my hair smells like salad for about an hour after it keeps my hair shiny and it really is a good conditioner. I have adjust my use from about 1 cup to 1/2 a cup. Depending on how dry your hair is you may need to adjust as well. My shampoo is still 4 cups water, 1 cup baking soda, and 10 drops essential oil. For me this still works and I will not be changing the ratio but you may need too. The baking soda my dry you out to much so make sure you are really paying attention to your scalp and hair. Good luck on finding out what works for you and let me know what happens and how it goes. Even if you change one chemical product in your home to a green option that is one more than you were doing before and you will notice a difference and it may become a habit you want to pass along! (In typical blogger fashion the pictures are on their side even though they aren't saved that way.)

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