Scalp Cleaning (a method that actually worked)

Yellow is the build up!

First I am gonna write that I know it has been a long time since I have blogged. For that I am sorry. Summer has been busy. But I have something I want to share. A method you all might know about but might not have tried or might have.

It started a few weeks ago I was talking to a fellow mom. We were talking about money saving and the different things we do to save money. As some of you may know I make my own children's clothing, my own laundry soap, dish soap, pasta... Well whatever I have time for really. I try and make sure I am well planned a head for some of these things as they are time absorbent. Anyways, back to the story. She was telling me how she stopped using shampoo. Immediately I was like, "What how can you not?" She was telling me how she now using baking soda in the shower and how her hair has never felt better. I might add I had noticed proir to this knownlege her hair had been looking quite nice and silky smooth, I was jealous.

 

Well the other night I was braiding my daughters hair and I noticed a build up, might I add yet again. This has been an issue with her since she was a baby. For some reason her scalp is always got a build up on it. I don't have baby photos on this computer or I'd show you, but perhaps I will add that photo in later. Well after she went to bed that night, I talked with her dad and we agreed this needs dealt with as soon as possible. We have tried the oils, the shampoos, we've even taken her to salons to have them wash it and still there is a lot of build up left.

Knowing that this is a issue we are very cautious with the shampoos and conditioners we use as well as we rinse completely. But no matter what, her scalp is always, might I say GROSS! Now I know some of you are probably wondering why am I sharing this? Well, while I was sitting in bed reading I remember the conversation with my fellow mom about how she using baking soda instead of shampoo. I thought, hey tomorrow after work we will attempt this. I had NO IDEA what I was going to do, or how to do this, but figured everything else has not worked lets see if this will.

I set up the counter, and got a towel wrapped up by the sink, for her to have some comfort, cause I knew it might be awhile massaging her head. I also gave her a towel to chew on if she felt it hurt, my daughter is a bit of a drama queen when it comes to her hair and cleansing it.

With her head over the sink, her laying on the counter I soaked her hair. Then I had a bowl of baking soda beside the sink. I took small handfuls and placed it on her head and rubbed it in. Of course she cried it hurt so I immediately washed it off, afraid that it was hurting her. I tested it again on myself, and felt no pain, but demonstrated to her what I was doing. She was at ease and wanted the yucky cleaned. So we went back to work. In small sections I went at her head, putting the baking soda on and rubbing and massaging her scalp. I could feel it all in my nails and had to rinse my hands a lot. This took about 15 minutes, but her hair was really bad! After I was done massaging her scalp, Her hair had a lot of flakes in it. It took took shampooing to get it all out. The end result was amazing though! She told me after, her head feels lighters and was excited for me to get her hair ready for bed.

 

Before!



After!

So there you have it! Baking soda helps clean the scalp. I think this is something her and I are going to do every couple weeks just to keep it maintained. My other two children do not have this issue, so it is a mystery to me why hers is like this. Let me know your thoughts!



All ready for bed!