Itchy is no fun! I had a bad stint with the no-poo method and was also washing my hair with baking soda and rinsing with vinegar. The scalps natural ph is acidic, 4.5, while baking soda is highly alkaline at a ph of 9. Castile soap is also very drying and has a high ph which the scalp doesn’t like. Once I stopped using baking soda on my scalp the itch and dandruff went away. I wrote about my experience in this post here that you may find helpful! I think if you ditched the baking soda and used the oils that you mentioned that you have to make a spray it would help significantly. https://pronounceskincare.com/moisturizing-diy-ph-balanced-shampoo/
]]>This sounds amazing!! So I’ve been using only Castile soap, water & oils for
A month & a half to wash my hair & a tablespoon of baking soda when I wash & apple cider vinegar & water & peppermint to rinse. Is working great! Now that I’m through the awkward stage! Lol only thing is I use baking soda in between washes as a dry shampoo when needed. I find if I don’t wash every other day I try to wait til every 3rd day my scalp is itchy & irritated like it was before I made the switch to natural & not store bought shampoo. So my question is if I use this at night & let it stay on will it help it not itch at night & the. Do I need to wash in the morning? Also I have 3 of the oils but not patchouli, geranium, clargy sage, ylang ylang or bergamot
But I have frankincense, lavender & Tea tree. I have lemon & several others just not those others I need them
But can’t right now. But I’m so itchy!! Is there any other oil mixes you suggest to help? Or just using the ones on your list that I do have?
Thank you in advance.
]]>We only ever have applied it at night, and since the scalp is largely protected from the sun by hair I haven’t worried about it too much. Also, bergamot is only phototoxic if used above .4% , and this recipe uses bergamot at a .3% dilution, so you’re in the safe zone. I wrote more about how to use phototoxic essential oils safely in this post that you may find helpful. Thanks 🙂 https://www.theherbalspoon.com/2015/11/the-truth-about-phototoxic-essential-oil-safety.html
]]>Thanks for the tip Lenora! I’ve used rosemary before for healthier and thicker hair, but I hadn’t heard it was also good for irritation. Thanks for sharing 🙂
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