Week 4 - Corn Starch!

I have completed 4 weeks and I'm in week 5. Unlike my husband I cannot go more than a few days without baking soda/vinegar. He has not washed his hair this ENTIRE TIME! His hair looks great too! However, today I'd like to share with you my new discovery. CORN STARCH!

Corn starch is a new weapon that has been brought into my arsenal. I'm sure my mom and my grandmother would be like, "yeah, duh, I coulda told ya that!" So, corn starch soaks up the oil. All you need is a tsp or so and you rub it in to your oily areas and brush it out. VOILA! Last time I washed (BS) was on Saturday and here's a picture of me (with hubby and Lily in background).

hair looks fluffy doesn't it? 

Back to the corn starch. I am on day 3 of water only and its getting oily. I thought by now the oil production would be lessening but maybe I have done more damage to my hair than I thought! So, here are some pictures before I put in the corn starch.

Now, here are the after pictures.

Now, YOU may not be able to tell the difference, but I can! I have no idea if this is a long lasting effect. Will the corn starch work for 20 minutes or 4 hours? I guess I'll have to let you know. I know that baby powder will do the same thing but I didn't want to smell like that. Its a cute smell.....for babies :)
I have less than 2 weeks to go on this journey and I have to say that I am SO GLAD that I discovered this because I have never loved my hair more!

My Hair Is Amazing!

Ok, so I didn't have super high hopes with the no 'poo method. Nothing had worked for me for 35 years, why would this be the miracle cure?

Well, here is day 13 and my hair is full with body and is super soft too! I say that it has body, but you have to keep in mind that my hair is very thin and fine, so you have to judge it for what it is :) I blow dried it on low and used a round brush. Back when I used shampoo and I blow dried without any product I would end up with no bounce and no body within 5 minutes. This didn't happen today! Its really hard to show how great my hair is in this picture, you'll have to take my word for it.

I didn't last until Friday for WO. I didn't exactly see the point. My ultimate plan is to do BS/ACV 2- 3 times a week MAX. Not sure what will happen in the long haul but we'll see. I'm very pleased with my results of no shampoo and if this is how I do my hair for the next 30 years it will be wonderful!

Here's Brandon's no 'poo pic for day 13 as well. He hasn't used BS or ACV for over a week now and his hair looks amazing! He uses coconut oil in the front instead of beeswax. His hair looks like it has product in it and it holds shape very well :)

Just a quick sample of my recipe of my hair
2-3 teaspoons BS
2 cups water (16oz approx)
I didn't use all of this in one wash, its just what I put into my "shampoo" bottle. I probably use about 1/4-1/3 of the bottle per wash. May seem like a lot, but remember, its mostly water.

Today I put this in dry hair (in shower but hadn't wet it down yet) This helped me keep it more on my roots and oily areas vs my drier ends. Kept it on for about a minute and then thoroughly rinsed.

approx 1/4 cup ACV (maybe less)
2 cups water (16 oz)

With the ACV mixture I take a washcloth, dip it in the mixture and wipe it on my ends only (as best I can considering the short length of my hair). I try to avoid my more oily areas (back of hair by neck). Remember, if you decide to try this, everyone has different hair and different oil build up. You have to play around with the recipe a little.

I would totally avoid the ACV part, but I have heard horror stories of people's hair drying up and becoming brittle. Can't skip this part because of the need to close the cuticle of the hair (keep from damaging the hair).

I don't think I ever really had a horrible phase like some people have. Unless I just haven't had it yet. My hair seems to be "normalizing" very quickly, which I am VERY happy with! I think my worst days were probably day 6-10....give or take.