Hard-Water Baking Soda Lemon Juice Experiment. Nailed It
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Awesome thank you 
For everyone's sake the hope the new bars work well haha
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Hard-Water Baking Soda Lemon Juice Experiment. Nailed It
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Haven't gotten the bars yet. Still figuring out what's going on with the road. Life a limbo. What about Lemon clarifying shampoos? I'm fully aware that the majority of products marketing to us are not healthy and destructive. Just curious.
Hard-Water Baking Soda Lemon Juice Experiment. Nailed It
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Boiling probably isn't necessary just wanted to cover all the bases so people couldn't continue to blame the Baking Soda itself. Thanks for the tip SE. This site has saved a lot of people's time, money and dreads.
Hard-Water Baking Soda Lemon Juice Experiment. Nailed It
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I ordered some of the new dreadlock shampoo bars and am looking forward to seeing how they work. I was planning on not washing my hair again until they got here but was just feeling kinda gnarly this morning. So I decided to try adding lemon juice to the baking soda mix and boil the water to make sure everything was dissolved. So mixed into a 1 gallon tea-pitcher was a full cup of BS, 15 drops of Tea-tree Oil, 2-3 drops of Lemon Juice and 1 pot of boiling water. After adding the boiling water I filled the rest with cold water and made sure all the clumps were mixed up. After the usual pour and soak I did an ACV rinse and 5-6 hours later my hair is dry and actually soft and clean. Before when I used a BS rinse my scalp would feel really good but my hair would be kind of sticky from the hard-water. Worked for me might work for you. A bit time consuming but if you have the time to take care of yourself what better way can you spend it. Shampoo bars are a definite if you travel a lot. TSA won't make you throw away your shampoo if you forget it's in your carry on Hope everyone is doing well. Accepting their hair for what it is and feeling more relaxed instead of stressed out by your dread journey. Non-conformist usually get upset at their non-conformistlocks haha. Let it go, live and let be. Many blessings your way. More love - Cam
updated by @cameron-zion: 02/14/15 10:25:45AM
Has Anyone Tried Apple Pectin in Hard-Water
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I'll have to give it a go. Thanks for the info hope you have a blessed day
Has Anyone Tried Apple Pectin in Hard-Water
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I'm guessing you've been happy with it? If I wasn't going to be on the go then I would just get a water-softenershower head they're only around $50. But we'll see.
Has Anyone Tried Apple Pectin in Hard-Water
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It's an Apple Pectin shampoo. Apparently was around in the 80's early 90's and now re-formulated. The fact that the word formulated is even in the description has enticed me to move on. Whatever it is I need Jah will bring it across my path, thanks for the input and if anyone has comments or experience please leave something. Bless up!
Has Anyone Tried Apple Pectin in Hard-Water
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At the moment I am out supporting an E.P. release and sadly it won't always be functional to have my several boxes of baking soda, essential oils, apple cider vinegar and one gallon tea-pitcher on hand. I've heard a few people saying the Apple Pectin is a great natural shampoo that works like a clarifying shampoo as well. just curious as to whether or not anyone has used it in hard-water. As most of us know, a lot of soaps/shampoos do not rinse well in hard-water. Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated and if it comes down to it I will figure out a way to continue making my rinse. Just thought I would through it out here. I can't recall Heather or Panterra ever writing anything about Apple Pectin. Good chance that I am wrong as it seems those two have tried everything under the sun. Thanks everyone and I hope you can see that it's beautiful wherever you are. Jah Bless
updated by @cameron-zion: 01/13/15 09:11:33PM
Sad story vent/rant..
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Regardless of whether or not you have dreadlocks you are still you. How you view yourself is more important than how others view you and if you can see your true spirit and soul then your outward appearance really doesn't matter at all. I can personally relate to PTSD and anxiety, a lot of people who are on here havesimilar problems. I hope that you're doing alright now brother and honestly if you take care of yourself and can find some peace of mind you might be surprised that your hair can grow back a bit fuller. I don't know your entire situation and sorry if that's not the case. I've just learnt not to deal anything out until its all said and done. There's a quote floating around, may have been SE and think it's something like "The past doesn't shape who you are, but the present shapes who you will become" (correct me if I'm wrong). Jah Bless Brother.
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SE said exactly what I was going to say. I used 3/4 a cup to a gallon at first to get my hair clean. Combined with enough essential oils it won't dry your hair/scalp out but will get all of the gunk off. If you see dandruff at first it's because things are loosing up. Then when you rinse use ACV and then rinse that out thoroughly. Works for me but do whatever you think is best for you.