What is the biological explanation to the benefits of certain hair rinses?
So my mother keeps telling me to rinse my hair in vinegar. I have also heard that beer makes a good hair rinse. What would be the component in these products that could actually be good for your hair?
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We used lemon juice when I was teen ager, was before conditioners and other fancy products.
It may be the acid.
“Vinegar removes scaly build-up and residue from hair shafts and closes the cuticles. Since residue coats the hair causing it to look dull, removing residue gives your hair more shine. By closing the cuticles, the hair slides more easily and there will be fewer tangles. Vinegar has a tonic action that promotes blood circulation in the small capillaries that irrigate the skin.”
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“Beer
Washing hair with beer gives it more body. ”
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the other half a bottle of beer tastes goood
The old home remedies are the best – and they do work! After all, the mass produced stuff is full of things you would never use, if you actually knew what they were. Protein in shampoo, for example, can be animal blood. Not only a nasty thought, but a substance that your hair is not capable of absorbing.
Mayo makes a good treatment for soft, manageable hair, by the way. Slather it on, comb it through, and wrap your head in saran wrap or wear a shower cap for about an hour, and rinse it out with warm water. Much better, and less expensive, than a hot oil treatment.
@Eureka: Mayo is made from oil, vinegar and raw eggs. Just use the olive oil alone as a treatment.
I would never use raw eggs on my hair. Oil or vinegar (separately) maybe.
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