so...i'm making my own shampoo

(technically it's an herbal rinse.  for those who are bit more, you know, technical.)

3 things

1. First off- tomorrow is Market Day out at Home Sweet Farm. We're going to be there again peddling granola. Please come out and join us!

2. Target sells Monchichis! All together now:

"Monchichi, monchichi, so furry soft and cuddly!"

Do you remember the line "monchichi, monchichi, I can do karate!" or did I make that up? That is very much how I remember the jingle going as a child!

3. Speaking of monchichis, my hair on the no'poo regime was beginning to resemble one, so I washed it. With shampoo. I'm pretty sure it saved my marriage. After almost 2 weeks of John moving in for a kiss and me shrieking "DON'T TOUCH ME! I'M HIDEOUS!!!", it was time for a change. A change in a cleaner feeling direction.

no'poo update- edited

i have one word...

ick.

that's how my hair feels. that's how i feel about my hair.

remember when i was saying, bragging really, how i probably wouldn't have much of a detox period? uh-huh. famous last words.

let's just say i'll be rocking the head scarf this week!

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i have just read that i shouldn't be putting the apple cider vinegar on my scalp. just the ends. it's the ACV that makes the hair feel so oily. good to know. maybe i can go back to bragging about my no detox hair after all! : )

i have to add that this is so like me. i get the basic recipe and don't read the directions, assuming i'll just 'figure it out'. yeah, that really worked out well for me here!

WAIT!!! there's more!

no'poo

Well...I've up and done it. Started going the no'poo route on Monday. So far I haven't had any gross detox, but I haven't used real chemical based shampoo in about 5 years.

I have long hair. Long enough that I consider it a public service for my hair to be looking at least a smidge decent when I leave the house. This is what has been keeping me from using the baking soda/water wash and the apple cider vinegar rinse. But I have to be honest. I am tired of paying lots of money for my organic shampoo and conditioner. Especially when I am not getting the results that I would hope to. So I'm going to give the no'poo method a whirl and see what I think. So far I like it! This is the formula I'm using now:

No'poo

1 tablespoon baking soda

1 cup water

- mix until the baking soda is dissolved. The solution should not be gritty at all.

rinse

1 tablespoon ACV

1 cup of water

I'll post pictures soon!