Forum Activity for @heather

i'm so bummed. desert essence has decided to change their formulas of their shampoos. now the lemon tea tree clarifying shampoo has aloe vera as the base in the shampoo. aloe makes my hair super soft so using this would probably ruin my still developing locs. i found one bottle of the old formula at sprouts so i bought it. i'll be stocking up on this shampoo when i find them.

i'm actually saving up to get a water softener for our shower. i really want to be able to use all the maylees bars i've bought on my hair and not just my body.

its probably leaving you sticky because of your water. a lot of people can't use dr. bronners because of hard water. your going to need something with a detergent or your going to be left with a greasy mess. look for a good organic shampoo and add about a tbs of bs when you wash to get a little extra cleaning. works well for me and my crappy water:)

Storm said:

I found Dr. Bronner's lavender bar soap at my local Walgreens and started washing my hair the other day thinking that it would wash out the residue from my other shampoo but after reading this page everyone's been saying Dr.Bs leaves residue??? I was hoping to use it with my dreads. I don't particularly care for how it makes my hair feel (and I haven't even started locking yet, just started prepping). My hair is oily within a day of washing (when before I could go 3 or 4 days without needing to wash if I didn't straighten my hair) [I live in Humid NC maybe that's why?] and it makes it feel almost sticky esp when it's wet. Do you need to dilute the bar soap? Or should I use something else like the Desert Essence that was mentioned a couple times for the oil but no residue? Or should I just go simple and do BC and sea salt rinses?

try Mane n' Tail Shampoo and conditioner!

i absolutely love the feeling and smell of my dreads after using this shiz!!

their products are amazing and cheap! originally designed for horses but work great on locks too!! you can pick it up at albertsons, cosco, some walgreens and family dollars, or online at their site.

i also use the rinse that SE suggests. it works great and leaves your locks feelin luscious!

hey.. does anyone tried Avalon Organics? Does it make your hair soft or conditioned? Though I'm using bs/acv since day 1, I just wanted to try diff. stuff. but I don't want to ruin my babies eh.TIA.

i used to love the smell of baby shampoo... maybe i will try the method baby shampoo

Nikheila Gomez said:

johnson and johnson's baby shampoo. it's easy to wash, good texture and less residue. oyeah, no more tears ^_^

So I've noticed lately that after washing my hair with BS/ACV My hair hasn't been feeling as clean as it was, felt odd, I don't really know how to describe it. So I started to think, I don't get a build up like others have said they have had (white mud), my scalp is very clean. My hair however has felt......odd. So for the hell of it I decided that I was going to use some of the Neutrogena Anti-Residue shampoo today, but like others, I don't find the smell that great. So, anyway, I thought, you know I've been putting rosemary oil (has definitely helped my dandruff ailment) in my baking soda, why couldn't I put it in the shampoo. My hair now feels clean again and smells wonderful! I've been pondering whether or not my hair water could start to build up in my hair over time because my scalp was very clean with the baking soda. I think I'm going to start using the Neutrogena shampoo maybe once a month. Thought someone might find it helpful. Any thoughts?

Thank you Heather! After trying a few different shampoos, I have come to the conclusion that I may have hard water. I am going to test it to find out for sure, but seems like that's my problem, cause I just can't seem to get my hair clean and my scalp feeling and looking ok. Will try the natures gate tea tree kind, I think I just saw that the other day at the store! If anyone else has any recommendations, I would love to hear em!

PS Heather, I think your hair is looking great, I think I'm just a little behind you on the journey!


Heather said:

lol! that should DEFINITELY be the question. i go back and forth between different shampoos. i haven't found the perfect one yet. what works pretty well for me at the moment is neutrogena anti-residue. i wish it didn't smell so bad though. i also like natures gate tea tree shampoo. it's really hard finding something that washes completely clean with hard water but these seem to do pretty well and don't leave my hair super soft.


HendrixMama said:

This question is for those of you with hard water.... What shampoo works best for you?

This question is for those of you with hard water.... What shampoo works best for you?