Despite the fact that sounds a bit weird to use Vinegar on your Hair, it is not a joke, it’s actually something that you should consider. If you never tried it, I’m sure you probably are a bit skeptical, to say the least 🙂
After starting making my own apple cider vinegar at home, I started to get more and more interested about its benefits for the health, hair, and skin. And one thing let to the other I said goodbye to the traditional conditioners and shampoos for god.
Now I use apple cider vinegar (ACV) to rinse my hair and works wonderfully. It is one of my favorite ways to keep my hair healthy, detangled, and shiny.And I assure you 100% that after you rinse out the vinegar from your hair and your hair dries, it will no longer smell like vinegar at all.
And I assure you 100% that after you rinse out the vinegar from your hair and your hair dries, it will no longer smell like vinegar at all.
Apple cider vinegar is simply the by-product of the fermentation of apples.
Choose the right Apple Cider Vinegar
You can do the vinegar easily at home or you can buy it at any supermarket or health store, the best ones to use on your hair are the ones that are organic, raw and unfiltered.
How To Do an Apple Cider Vinegar Rinse
Mix: 2-4 tbsp apple cider vinegar + 1/2 liter cool/warm water
(Ues more vinegar for oily hair or dandruff, less vinegar for dry hair, but you can adjust this blend over time to see what works best for you)
- Use the shampoo,
- Rinse your hair,
- Mix the apple cider vinegar and water, in a bottle or jar,
- Pour the rinse over your entire scalp, allowing the mixture to run through,
- Let the mixture sit on your hair for 1-2 minutes,
- Rinse out the vinegar.
Reasons to do an ACV hair rinse
- It helps to balance the pH of the hair.
- It has antibacterial and antifungal properties
- prevents and helps with dandruff
- removes build-up
- great natural detangler
- stimulate hair growth
- can prevent hair loss
Please share any experiences or questions, I’d really love to hear from you! ??
Is the recipe you’ve provided just for one rinse? Very interested in trying this, I’ve heard good things! Would it also be beneficial to add a few drops of essential oil? I like to use tea tree on my hair sometimes x
You can also go for curd ? and some eggs they too are beneficiary for hairs. Haven’t tried apple cider yet thanks for sharing it with us ❤️❤️
Hi Krishna, I only use apple cider or lemon and works really well (I haven’t tried those two because I’m vegan so don’t use or eat animal products)
Do you know if it is okay to use on color-treated or highlighted hair?
Yes, the ACV is safe for all hair types, including color-treated hair. The Apple cider vinegar, is only slightly acidic, so—just enough to balance the pH of your hair (and scalp), not strip it.
Não fazia ideia! 😮 Muito obrigada pela partilha, um grande beijinho :*
funciona muitíssimo bem!! recomendo a 100%
Apple cider vinegar is natures gift. So healthy and usefull in so many ways. Great for digestion and blood sugar control as well???
Hi Carina, thanks so much for passing by ?
I have used it. 😉
does it work well for you?
I’ve just started doing this again as we used to do this when growing up. Also, lemon juice with a little water was another favourite. Apart from the antiseptic for your scalp, the juice lightens your hair naturally if you sit in the sun. 😉
thanks, I always use apple cider vinegar (because I do it at home) but the fact that the lemon lightens the hair naturally sounds great 🙂
Used to use lemon when I was young, never tried it as an adult. 😉
I remember some colleagues talking about this. I found it odd, but they say it really works.
and they are right it does work really well 🙂 when I first read about the ‘No Poo’ Method a long time ago I was really skeptical too. Although I use a bar shampoo to wash my hair and the people doing the ‘No Poo’ Method use baking soda and apple cider vinegar or even just water only.
Seems a great idea! I’m gonna try it out. On my path to a more conscious use of plastic and zero waste path (still a long way to go, though!) I stopped buying regular shampoo/conditioner/shower gel and switched to solid versions (without packaging). However I’ve never found a “perfect” solid hair conditioner, so this comes in handy!
One question: could I prepare a bigger bottle of the water /vinegar mix? Or does it have to be mixed right before use? It would be better to have it ready (morning routines have enough tasks :D)
Hi Rita, yes you can a mix a big batch of this ahead of time and keep it in a bottle in the shower.
I have been using acv on my hair for 3-4 years now… perfect rince. I also recommend it!
Great ??
I would love to know how well it works in regards to stimulating hair growth?
Hi Lorelle, ACV is widely touted as a ‘cure-all’ ?, the scalp massage definitely helps improve circulation to the hair follicle which can bring nutrients to the scalp which in turn could help improve growth, and I do 100% believe that the ACV aids healthy strong hair, although a combination of many factors are involved in the hair growth so that will vary vastly on an individual basis and diet, its important to get enough high quality protein, iron, zinc, B-vitamins and biotin, zinc, omegas and Vitamin D, they are all important for hair growth and a lack in any of them could affect it.
I keep hearing about this, and you convinced me to try it out.
works amazingly on my hair.. hope that it works well with you too 🙂
Thank you!
Sounds like a useful use for the vinegar. However, I need all of mine for drinking. Diluted it has been shown to reduce the post-prandial blood sugar of people with type II diabetes. Indeed vinegar teas were one of the treatments of diabetes before the discovery of insulin and the oral hypoglycaemics
I didn’t know that! thanks 🙂
Yes. I too tried it. It’s really worked out. Thanks for sharing
Hi Deeps, thanks for trying the recipe and to comeback to leave you feedback ?
My mom rinsed our hair with a mixture of white vinegar and warm water when I was a child. It made our hair soft and shiny. She kept a tall plastic glass in the tub to mix it in and stored the bottle of vinegar under the sink. I’ve been thinking about using this method again. I’ll try the apple cider vinegar.
Hi Lorna, Apple cider vinegar is the only thing I use nowadays to condition my hair and I really like how it works on my scalp and hair. I never tried to use white vinegar.. I may give it a go! thanks for passing by and leaving a comment ?
You’re welcome Ana. Sounds like you may be on to something!