Bentonite clay

Hi! I was wondering if anyone has ever tried bentonite clay to wash his or her hair? I did, and I have to say I love the results I got. I have very, very oily hair, and when I started using the bs/acv wash it worked really well for me. But out here in Florida, with the humidity, it still seemed to be a little too oily, resulting in having to wash my hair far more often than I would like, even with straight hair. Also, when I tried to use a little melaleuca for my scalp, forget it!!! Did not go well! My hair was so oily I thought all my babies were going to fall out! haha

I don't like to spend a lot of money on things, which makes me a mother of invention. So I decided to add a little bentonite clay to my baking soda, made a watery paste, rubbed it into my scalp, left it on for a few minutes, then got in the shower and worked it in and rinsed it out, followed by acv rinse. I am on my third day since that, and my hair still feels soooo clean. My scalp feels great, no itchies or flakies, and my hair feels really soft.

I think I will only add the clay maybe a couple of times a month, if I feel like I need it, using straight baking soda the rest of the time.

I just wanted to share in case anyone had similar problems to mine By the way, just started my fourth month... Thru trial and error, and by finding this site, I am finally 100% natural... Thought about starting over but realized that my mistakes are a part of what makes me me, so I just kept on going. And it's going great now! Love!

updated by @margie: 01/13/15 09:31:43PM

Hmm, that's interesting. I have a bentonite-based hand masque that I love. Where did you get yours to be used as an ingredient for your wash?

Also, is it hard to wash out?

the www.dreadlockshampoo.com soaps have clays in them like bentonite but also others depending on which soap u use thats why they clean soooo amazingluy well and why i wont use anything ele any more u might want to try them sometime

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Hmm... is that only in the bars (being lazy-ish at the moment since I just got back from DMV-hell.)

I can't wait to use the bars when my dreads mature. The liquid is nice but, I find myself mixing a bit into my Bronners since using it full strength really softened my hair, overly much.

i believe the clay and beer are in both liquid and bars

soft doesnt mean no knots i love how soft my dreads get but it still knots up alot after every wash

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You can buy bentonite clay at the health food store. I usually keep it on hand to mix with acv for a face mask. It comes in dry, powder form. I just mixed 1 tbsp clay with one tbsp baking soda and added a little water.And yes, my hair is really knotting up now... It is really residue free. By soft, I meant it's not overly dry. It feels nice and healthy to the touch. I'm really glad I experimented with this. Can hardly wait till I'm able to play around with new products! Thanks

Oh yeah, it rinses out very easily! It doesn't take much clay at all.

Oh, the softness feels nice but, I actually felt I was getting reverse progress from solely using the shampoos (I had been on Bronner's for a couple months and then switched. My hair had been dreading up pretty fast but after a couple washes with the shampoo whole sections were coming undone progressively until now, I have some very, very straight pieces again that only started to knot up again going back to Bronners. Must just be my hair type; Spaniards love the castile soap ;D ) I do know they have the beer in it but can't recall the clay. Will take a peak later after work.

soaring eagle said:

i believe the clay and beer are in both liquid and bars

soft doesnt mean no knots i love how soft my dreads get but it still knots up alot after every wash

Hmmm, I wonder if this would work in my Bronner's mixture? I will do a little research and, if all else fails, I can use the clay for other things.

margie said:

You can buy bentonite clay at the health food store. I usually keep it on hand to mix with acv for a face mask. It comes in dry, powder form. I just mixed 1 tbsp clay with one tbsp baking soda and added a little water.

And yes, my hair is really knotting up now... It is really residue free. By soft, I meant it's not overly dry. It feels nice and healthy to the touch. I'm really glad I experimented with this. Can hardly wait till I'm able to play around with new products! Thanks

yes, if you get food grade bentonite clay in the detox section of the health food store, it is a very good cleanse for the digestive tract as well!!