Frustration has lead me to do some interesting things during my short life time. One of those things was to renounce shampooing. True, my personal hygiene has taken a blow after I realized I was using too much chemically filled products, and also not dating anyone (thus having no one but my hamster Olsen that would sniff my hair) surely has contributed to my decision to renounce shampoo. After all, in a close relationship you cannot wash your hair every time the moon is full, and certainly not switch Shampoo with Baking Soda.
That’s right; Baking soda! Basically, your shapmoo cleans your sculp and the soda would do the same. It will even clean your floors and any stains on your cloths! Very useful. So why not try it, right?
The recipe is simple; for every tablespoon of Bsoda add a tablespoon of water. It should come out as a paste that you can spread on your sculp. Rub it in, let it sit a bit and wash it out. If you want to add some shine, take some vinegar (mix it with some water) and pour it on your hair’s ends, but not the roots. Note that another way to make your hair shiny is to make some Chemomile tea, let it cool and then pour it on your hair. Another good idea is to speard olive oil on your entire hair and then wash it. It will make your hair feel much less dry and more shiny healthy like. But ahh! the Bsoda will not be able to remove the oil from your hair… I know because I tried.
The bottem line is this; it will clean your sculp, but it will not make it smell like it is clean or actually clean anything but the roots. Sure, if you are into being extremely natural (almost hippie like) this is ideal for you. It will also save you money, but you have to make a batch as you go into the shower. Its not too time consuming, but it’s not as comfortable.
Yeah, smell isn’t everything, and once you remove the chemically made fragrances from your life you will become very sensitive to strong, unnatural smells. But, do you really want to be that natural? Even though I wash my hair once a week, I still don’t want it to stink or smell funny. I am also worried about how well it actually cleans the rest of your hair (apart from your sculp), especially if you exercise a lot. It will help an oily sculp be less oily, and I heard it might help you if you have dandruff.
For all the reasons above I would not recommend it. If you are traveling it would be very useful, and if you are looking for something that will deeply clean your sculp once in a while, it will also work. But on a day to day use it is not practical or very romantic. There are still better products out there to try before you turn to this solution and I promise to rate them soon!
