would soaking in a good sulfate free moisturising shampoo for an hour hav the same if not better effect as the baking soda? and would a good conditioner hav the same effect as the vinegar?

anubi5 Wrote:would soaking in a good sulfate free moisturising shampoo for an hour hav the same if not better effect as the baking soda? and would a good conditioner hav the same effect as the vinegar?

Keep in mind that by using baking soda and vinegar what you are essentially doing is opening and closing the hair cuticle. This may or may not be beneficial depending upon what you are trying to achieve, but needless to say, you probably want to use these things sparingly.

The best thing to do is to use a shampoo and conditioner that are slightly on the acidic side and avoid hair products with drying alcohols and those that lean toward a higher pH. This will ensure that the cuticle remains closed all of the time. The only time I would mess with straight baking soda and water (high pH) is if you have a massive tangling problem. Otherwise you open yourself up to possibly causing other kinds of damage.

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Sometimes we forget this is human hair

JRob Wrote:Baking soda is high pH. It opens the cuticle.

This makes the hair softer, but it is also what makes it lose color.

Definitely use sparingly.....

what cuticle??? most of it is gone on these pieces