So, I just bought some Dr Bronner's for the first time, and...

No, actually, I meant use ACV before Dr Bronner's because the acid would neutralize the residue left from the previous wash. Then, to get rid of the smell I use Dr B's as a conditioner.

 

Uhhmm... then you would be removing the Doctor Bronner's residue with the ACV only to put it right back in?

 

Or just skip all the bullshit and just rinse it with water. It eliminates all odor and removes dirt and grime without stripping the head of its natural oils. All soaps leave a residue, after all it's not a perfect world we live in. I have no dandruff, build-up, smell after using just water. I will do a deep cleanse every 3-4 months though.

 

I look at hair the way I do fabric as far as cleaning goes (a lot of fabric is made up of animal hair afterall and fabric is just fibers meshed together... a lot like dreads) and I've never had any clothes that were cleaned by water alone... same goes for any pets for that matter. yeah, its enough to get rid of the natural oil from your body, but not to get rid of the daily dirt you encounter. The air itself is full of dust and dirt that gets easily trapped in hair, especially dreads... (look at the dust in your house if you need an example) water will rinse off some of it, but not all of it. Soap works by basically trapping the particles so they can be easily rinsed away without clinging to the surface of whatever it is you're washing. (as happens with ordinary water) If everything easily cleaned with just ordinary water, soap never would have been invented.

That's just my take on things.

 

i agree ^
there's no way it can be completely clean with out sudz.

 

I was with a friend yesterday, and he explained his homemade flea trap to me. It was water and dish soap with a lamp over it,and at night, fleas would jump toward the lamp, bounce of the canvas behind it, and land in the soapy water. He said that the bonds of water are the tightest there is, and soap separates them slightly and the fleas fall through the molecules and drown. I thought it was rather interesting. I did a science project on soap a while back (That my idiot teacher lost and refused to give me credit for) and its function makes a lot of sense.

 

yep... yet another interesting property of soap... it breaks the surface tension of water allowing it to flow into smaller crevices than it usually would. Amazing what the chemical reaction of an alkali and an oil/fat can do.

 

My project was resting a needle on waters surface...regular water the surface tension kept it up, and it fell on soapy water =]

 

Your statement is definitely logical, and I will go as far as to stay correct in theory at least. But last time I checked, my clothes are loads dirtier than my hair, and I will wear my pants for an entire week before washing them. (Similar indeed.) But the natural oil prevents the dirt from forming tight bonds and repels the water when wet. It rinses very well. When I was washing with bronners or bicard, I would still spend the same amount of time washing as I do now with nothing. Sometimes I would have to wash it three times before feeling clean. Now I just it soak, message my scalp, and rinse for like 10-20 minutes depending on how much time I feel like wasting.

If you constantly rinse away your natural oil, the hair gets dirtier in my experience. Dirt and smells cling the hair at this point, and the scalp is overproducing oil that shouldn't have been removed to begin with. I'm pretty sure we evolved to have oil in our hair... But like I said, I will still do a deep cleanse a few times a year just to make sure I get all the really nasty shit out and make sure it's totally clean. I regularly go 3-4 weeks without rinsing or washing my hair. It never smells or looks dirt. Not trying to talk anyone out of using soap...but in my experience it's just silly...smells good though.

 

If she weighs the same as a duck... she's made of wood, and therefore.... a witch!!! But seriously thanks for your thoughts. It's weird I think I wash my hair more now than when I was unlocked. I used to hate having poofy hair so I would go a week or two without shampoopy, just rinsing with water every time I took a shower. Maybe I just do it cus I don't want my girlfriend to talk shit (I swear if she could get paid for it, she'd be a professional hater)

 

don't wash it more, or it will dry you out. just remember that if dirt or debris gets locked in, you'll have a helluva time gettin' it out. just use baking soda, maybe.

 

arty:

Love that movie.

 

lol! looks like you found the problem and you don't know it. Perhaps it's time for a new girl friend?

 

^ i agree. get money, fuck bitches.

 

I like bronners much better with a couple table spoons of bicard added as the bicarb helps eliminate the residue.

I was in the middle of moving a month ago and really just needed to wash my hair and wanted to do a deep clean but I didn't have supplies as they we all packed up. So I used my bronners again in a pinch (first time in 6 months it touched my hair.) Prior this I had no dandruff or buildup, just dirty smelly hair that needed washed. After the bronners, a week later the dandruff returned and has taken the remaining three weeks (and rinsing with water only) before the nasty buildup on my scalp to go away. That was only after using bronners once.

It works really well at the time of the wash, but in the following days and weeks it makes things worse. Plus you do this repeatedly and you can have a problem. This is why I quit using bronners and other additives.

 

or perhaps it's time for me to not be afraid that my dreads MIGHT smell (and by the way, I know they don't) I know that she doesn't like my dreads, but she knows better than to hate on 'em cus I would tell her where she can go if she doesn't like it, but I also don't want to be told that I smell by someone who normally loves my natural body odor.

I've been strongly considering going the baking soda route. I'm for sure going to give it a try. I don't think I wash a whole lot more. But I now have a more regular routine of about once a week instead of whenever the fuck. Or when I had short hair I would just rub a bar of soap in it every time I washed my body(talk about getting dried out!)

 

I wash mine exactly the same as when it was unlocked. And just to clarify, nothing against those people that just use water, personally I could never go that route myself.

 

I am very glad that I found this thread.
I was about to buy some bronners and use it on my dreads....but now...maybe I'll just use it on my body. I heard the peppermint wakes you up and is just heavenly .

 

Don't knock it till you try it. Just wait, if your scalp is anything like mine or lots of other people, and a year or two down the road that nasty soap scum will take it's toll. I didn't see the point in not using soap until I was well past a year.

 

If you have tried it, can you knock it?