Conditioner

I used to love conditioning my hair. It felt so soft and gave me such a clean feeling. When I went "no poo," I wasn't sure I'd be able to do it at first. How could I give up my conditioner? I told myself that I may just wind up using baking soda as my shampoo and continuing to use commercial conditioner. It would depend on how the month-and-a-half-long trial period went.

At first, I tried to use apple cider vinegar water as conditioner, as recommended by most blogs. I hate vinegar. I may get used to it as I continue making the change to all-environmentally-friendly products around my house, but, at least for now, I just can't use it on my head.

I had to try one more thing before giving up completely: lemon juice.

As it turns out, I really like using lemon juice as a conditioner. It has such a bright, sunny fragrance that always makes me smile. Plus, it works just fine on my hair. Problem solved.

Today, my lemon juice water container was empty when I went to take my shower. Part out of laziness, I decided against going to make more. The water was already running, anyway. I'd just use a bit of my husband's conditioner.

It's only been about three months since I stopped using commercial shampoo and conditioner, but already I've completely made the change. I realized that this morning as the conditioner plopped into my hand. I ran it over my hair and instantly regretted doing so. The glop seemed so thick on my head, and when I tried to rinse it out, it foamed and stood its ground. It took five minutes of rinsing before I was satisfied, but I know I didn't get it all out. It's attached itself around the strands of my hair. It's greasy, thick, and disgusting.

Lesson learned. I'm sticking with my lemon juice from now on.