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The purposes and advantages of ACV

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Here is a re-post of the info, I hope you all find it useful. I have been slipping in my use of it and my hair has suffered without it. This is motivation for me too!

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ACV has several purposes:

-restores and helps balance the hair's ph
-helps to clarify the hair (more mildly, not as intensely as baking soda or clarifying shampoos)
-seals the cuticles
-helps detangle

Given this, you can use it at different times in the wash for different purposes.

I follow Selah's Tangle buster routine, which has 2 ACV steps. Step one has ACV, conditioner, oils and a little reconstructor, mixed with water and poured on right before shampoo. This would help balance ph, mildly clarify the hair, and help detangle.

Part 2 has ACV, oils and cold water, poured on after the conditioner as a last rinse, and not rinsed out. This would help restore ph levels, seal the cuticles, and further help detangle.

So I use it 2 times, almost every time I shampoo, and it has worked wonders on my hair. Other people may have different explanations, and different takes on this, but this information is accurate as far as I know. HTH

I have no idea where Selah is now, but she stopped posting a while before the Classic board ended on LHL. I still greatly appreciate her for this recipe!

Selah’s Tangle Buster Routine

http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=44292&messageid=1006618770

Selah also said that you have the option of adding 2 TBSP of any reconstructor to the 1st batch.

If you are using a plain mixture of ACV and water, Jade has recommended a weak mix, with about 2 teaspoons of ACV to every 8 oz water, preferably distilled. I think Selah's is a bit stronger, with 1/8 to 1/4 of a cup to 2 quarts of water, but is still probably OK.
HTH /images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Thanks for re-posting this. When I first did ACV rinses I didn't like them...until I found a 'mixture' that works for me. If I use it as a final rinse I use very little in distilled water(2 capfuls)...no left over vinegar smell or hardness. If I do it as a rinse before my conditioner followed by a final rinse of just plain distilled water I use 1/4 cup to one gallon of water. This has helped strenthen my hair and give it a boost when I my hair starts getting dull. I prefer doing this over clarifying shampoos.
 
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This has helped strenthen my hair and give it a boost when I my hair starts getting dull. I prefer doing this over clarifying shampoos.

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I agree Sweetcocoa, the ACV has strenthened my hair also. It reminds me a little of the aphogee damaged treatment sometimes because I can spray it on sometimes and my hair just seems so strong and has a resistance to breaking.
 
Sweetcocoa,

I have found that the ACV smell dissipates quickly as my hair dries, but I still like adding fragrance oils to that last rinse. It makes my hair smell extra nice!
 
I do an acv rinse each time I shampoo my hair (recommended to me by Jade quite a while back). I love 'em. /images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
i definitely want to try this. so after you rinse out your conditioner you just use the regular acv (from the food store) and mix it with water or some oil and pour it over your hair. is that correct? i have never done this before but i was always interested in doing this.
could somebody please tell me the steps on how to do this right?? thanks, nay.
 
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i definitely want to try this. ....could somebody please tell me the steps on how to do this right?? thanks

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I'd like to know how to do this as well. /images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
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i definitely want to try this. so after you rinse out your conditioner you just use the regular acv (from the food store) and mix it with water or some oil and pour it over your hair. is that correct? i have never done this before but i was always interested in doing this.
could somebody please tell me the steps on how to do this right?? thanks, nay.

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Hi Nay,

I use a spray bottle. That way I'm not wasting ACV and I can saturate my whole head evenly. If your hair is dry you use ACV after you shampoo, rinse with ACV, then put your conditioner on. If your hair is oily, you put the ACV after you condition your hair, then rinse.
 
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NAY007 said:
i definitely want to try this. so after you rinse out your conditioner you just use the regular acv (from the food store) and mix it with water or some oil and pour it over your hair. is that correct? i have never done this before but i was always interested in doing this.
could somebody please tell me the steps on how to do this right?? thanks, nay.

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First I shampoo, then do the acv, then condition. I mix 4 ounces of acv with 28 ounces of warm water (this amount works for my hair). BTW, my hair is dry, but my scalp is oily. This works out great for my hair and scalp. /images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
I bought some ACV last night, and I can't wait to try this out tonight!! Thanks for the post Mschichi!!
 
Thanks hairfanatic. I'm going to try that in the morning during my regular wash. /images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
NAY007,

If you are using Selah's Routine, you do it a little differently than if your are using just water and ACV. I wasn't sure which way you were referring to.
 
I tried this last night and it does seem to help detangle the hair. Question: How much should I have mixed with a quart of water? I think I used a tablespoon of ACV. Should I use more?
 
Is everyone using the ACV from the grocery store that is watered down to 5% or something like that, or are you buying the full-strength product?

Thanks
 
okay everybody,

i did this yesterday and my hair still smells like vinegar and it really starts bugging me.

i bought mine at the commissary and it's from heinz ( /images/graemlins/confused.gif).

i did not have the feeling that it helped detangling. i don't know i guess i just keep trying.
since my hair is very dry i use the acv rinse after shampooing.
any advice or comments?? /images/graemlins/tongue.gif
 
My hair never smells like acv once I'm done. Are you doing the acv rinse in betwen your shampoo and conditioner? Or are you doing it after your conditioner? I shampoo, then acv rinse, and then conditioner. My hair never smells like acv afterwards. How much acv are you using? Maybe your scalp is porous?
 
Nay007 you should consider adjusting the amount of ACV to water. You have to play with the mixture until you get the desired result. I use 1 part ACV to 8 parts water. When I do it, I wash, rinse with water, then acv rinse, squeeze it out and aplly conditioner for about ten min. Don't give up, this stuff is really good once you get it down.
 
allandra &amp; armygt /images/graemlins/wave.gif,

i just finished washing my hair today (again) cause i couldn't stand the smell.

maybe you are right about the mixture. but i read in caramela's post that she uses 8 oz of water and i think 4 tablespoons of acv. i used the same mixture as her but just doubled it.

i don't think i won't give it another try. i don't know.... /images/graemlins/scratchchin.gif, the smell really turned me off. i did the rinse after shampooing. i put the rinse over my hair and then squeezed the excess rinse out of my hair. then i applied my conditioner for maybe 5 or 10 minutes and then rinsed everything. i also think my hair was kinda hard.

but maybe you two are right and i just have to find the right mixture... oh well, i will see.
but thank you guys for your motivation and advice /images/graemlins/smirk.gif,

nay.
 
Nay,

Jade's suggestion was 2 tablespoons ACV to 8 oz water, poured on and not rinsed out afterward.

Have you tried Selah's Tangle Buster Routine? The link to her recipe is in my original post. In her routine, she used 2 ACV mixtures in the wash process, one right before the shampoo, and one after the final rinse and left in. In her final mixture, she suggests adding some fragrance or essential oils to the batch. You may want to use less ACV than she advised, if it still leaves a smell. I have found that after it dries the smell goes away, especially if I add fragrance oils to it.

If you put the ACV rinse on after you have washed and conditioned, my suggestion is that you don't rinse the ACV out, for best results. Try Selah's Routine and see how you like it. I personally love it, and and others do as well. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

P.S. I use whatever brand of ACV is the cheapest usually. Right now, I have on hand some Old Dutch brand ACV. I have heard the best is Braggs, which has the "mother" in it, though I have forgotten exactly what this means. I used to drink a concoction of it for dietary reason. Anyway, you can get Braggs ACV at the heath food store. I will probably pick some up the next time I go, and see if there is any difference. HTH /images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
I'm so upset becasue I had just finished typing out this long post to you and my computer froze.

If your hair was hard, then that ratio didn't work for you. That means there was too much vinegar. How about doubling the water and leaving the vinegar amount the same?

If you're not up to trying it again right now, you can always wait until its warmer and you wash your hair more often.

My other post was longer but I have no idea what I said before.... /images/graemlins/mad.gif
 
Bump. This is a good post. I'll try the ACV when I take my braids out. /images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
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Nay,

P.S. I use whatever brand of ACV is the cheapest usually. Right now, I have on hand some Old Dutch brand ACV. I have heard the best is Braggs, which has the "mother" in it, though I have forgotten exactly what this means. I used to drink a concoction of it for dietary reason. Anyway, you can get Braggs ACV at the heath food store. I will probably pick some up the next time I go, and see if there is any difference. HTH /images/graemlins/grin.gif

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"mother" is bits of apple pectin, which has protein in it. I usually use Bragg ACV. I get mine at GNC.
 
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NAY007 said:
okay everybody,

i did this yesterday and my hair still smells like vinegar and it really starts bugging me.

i bought mine at the commissary and it's from heinz ( /images/graemlins/confused.gif).

i did not have the feeling that it helped detangling. i don't know i guess i just keep trying.
since my hair is very dry i use the acv rinse after shampooing.
any advice or comments?? /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

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I do have just one comment...
I didn't know you were a fellow military member/dependent! Heyyy girlll!! *waving from Korea* *walks away smiling** /images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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