Washing Hair with Baking Soda: The Natural Alternative to Shampoo
Inexpensive, natural ingredients and easy to use: washing hair with baking soda is a great alternative to conventional shampoo.
You are tired of chemistry and want to wash your hair with gentle shampoo alternatives? Then try baking soda! Simply mix baking soda with a little water to form a paste, apply it to your hair and then enjoy healthy, shiny hair!
Washing hair with baking soda: That’s why it’s so healthy!
Washing hair with baking soda is a healthy and inexpensive alternative to conventional shampoos. It is free of fragrances, silicones and parabens that can irritate the scalp and is therefore suitable even for sensitive scalps. At the same time it saves a lot of money and packaging waste (microplastics). So if you wash your hair with baking soda, you are not only doing your hair a favour, but also the environment.
Baking soda does not only be used to wash hair. The home remedy can be used in many ways:
- It dispels odours and can also be used as a deodorant substitute.
- It cleans surfaces
- It is suitable for washing clothes, cooking, baking, brushing teeth
- It helps with heartburn
- It raises the pH value
That’s how it’s done
Washing hair with baking soda is very easy. All you need is a bag of bicarbonate of soda (you can get it in any well-stocked supermarket), some tap water and a few minutes of your time. So, water march!
What you need:
- 2-3 tablespoons baking soda. Tip: When buying baking soda, make sure to look for the name sodium hydrogen carbonate. Commercially available baking soda is often confused with washing soda or sodium carbonate.
- 1-2 cups of water
- a bowl
- a spoon
Wash hair with baking soda in 4 steps
- First comb or brush the hair well. This removes styling residues and stimulates the blood circulation.
- Now pour the baking soda into a cup and mix it with the water to a pulp. The baking soda does not dissolve? Never mind!
- Now apply the baking soda paste with your fingers to the scalp and along the contours and massage it in. Be sure to leave out the lengths. If necessary, add a little water again and again.
- Then rinse your hair well with water.
Extra tip: Finally, give your hair a rinse with apple vinegar. Reason: Soda is slightly alkaline and has a pH value of 8. An acidic rinse brings the scalp back into balance and makes the hair shine.