Step by step - use CP soaps to wash hair with rich lather bubbles * Tips to prevent sticky soap residue / soap scum on hair and scalp after washing

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A few months ago, I saw a lot of people's articles sharing the "no poo" soap shampoo. It feels great, and I really want to try it. The first time I washed my hair with cold handmade soap, I naively rubbed the foam while wiping the hair. I found that there was very little foam, and there was no way to foam my head like shampoo. The result was repeated washing three times. The head is still not cleaned. What surprised me even more was that after drying, the entire head was dry and sticky and puffed up like a styling hairspray. It was almost like going on stage for a show, which is really funny. With this experience, I have a bad feeling about handmade soap shampoo, which seems to be very troublesome, and may have to endure the discomfort for a week or two. I want to say that unless I have free time, I will come to wash my hair again.

This month, a netizen at PTT mentioned to me that she had troubles with her hair and wanted to try a handmade soap shampoo, so I wanted to study a soap for shampoo, especially for people who care about hair volume. The oil product BASE has a very good reputation on the Internet. The "Little Castor Shampoo Soap" invented by Zhang Zhixu. The essential oils are ginger, eucalyptol rosemary, frankincense, Australian eucalyptus, and Atlantic cedar, all of which are beneficial to the scalp. ? I failed to make this soap twice (temperature problem). Make it a regenerated soap. The regenerated soap can be used after a few days, so I can’t wait to test the washing effect myself .

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This time I didn’t try it like the first time. I read a lot of netizens sharing articles teaching how to soap hair, but… still failed. At night, I couldn't stand it, so I went in and washed it again. I added fruit vinegar to soak the silk, but it was still sticky after drying. A total of three washings failed. This makes me very hot. I wonder if those people who have used soap to wash their hair for many years sacrifice patience for the sake of "natural, non-toxic and environmentally friendly", and have to say to others, "wash well, and feel comfortable after washing"? ! @@"

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Then I continued to look for information and research, and finally I found a key article that questioned the shortcomings of handmade soap shampoo. It mentioned that foam is the most important element of cleansing. The advantage of shampoo is that foam is better than handmade. There is a lot of soap, and foam stabilizers are added to prevent the foam from disappearing quickly, and the pH value is controlled to be close to the pH value of the hair. And the formation of soap scale. …Handmade soap shampoo will not wash clean because the foam is not enough, it will disappear soon, not enough to clean the soap scum. If you don't clean it, soaking in vinegar water will close the hair scales, but will make the soap stains firmly stuck to the hair, it will be worse...

Although most of the whole article talks about the shortcomings and reasons of handmade soap shampoo, I suddenly learned this paragraph. It turned out to be the relationship between foam.
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went in immediately and washed it a fourth time. This time I took a small piece of collection soap and used the soap to foam the whole head. Soon, there was a lot of foam on the whole head, and then it can be like shampoo. The whole head foam can be used to massage the scalp and shampoo. After washing it with warm water, put it in the basin with fruit vinegar and warm water (1:10). Soak the whole hair for about 1 minute. Rinse it with water afterwards. Freshly washed hair is very astringent. Do not comb your hair before drying it. After half-drying it, carefully comb it out slowly.
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Yeah! This time I succeeded, I am really happy, and my hair finally regained its soft, bright and light feeling. The handmade soap shampoo is really good, the hair is soft and shiny, and the scalp feels very refreshing.

The following is a detailed description of the steps to wash hair using handmade soap :

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1. prepare small pieces of soap (about 30g), it's easier to catch in hand to fast scrub and increase the lather bubbles

※ If the soap you bought is big, you can use a knife to cut it into small pieces to shampoo your hair.

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2. Wash for the first time

Rinse with warm water and make it wet. Leave the warm water running, turn to small amount. Rub the handmade soap with both hands first, and immediately rub the foam from the roots of the scalp. While rubbing, pour the soap and continue rubbing the other parts. The point is not to If it’s too dry, if you don’t get foam, add on the soap with some water , or just add some water on your hair. After the hair roots are foamed, the hair will continue to foam directly with soap, so that after the whole hair has foam, you can turn off the water and wash your hair, massage and rub.
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Press and remove the foam from the roots of the scalp to the ends of the hair before flushing to avoid the formation of soap residue / soap scum from the reaction of the foam with the water.
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※ Tips: Rub soap with more water can produce more lather bubbles. Rub faster will be easier to have bubbles all over your head.Rub with soap bar all over the scalp , all layers of the hair strands part on scalp, as much as possible to make foam all over the scalp.

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3. Wash the second time in the same way as above. The second time will be easier to increase lather bubbles.

※ Tips:The first time you can use soap with stronger cleaning power, the second time you can change to a milder nourishing soap.

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4. Conditioning Rinse to remove soap residue

Pour apple cider vinegar or fruit vinegar and warm water at a ratio of 1:10 into the washbasin, soak the entire hair in the washbasin, and wash the hair roots that are not soaked with your hands. The scalp is not needed. Rinse off after about 1 minute.
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(Acid vinegar is not recommended for prolonged skin contact and hair soaking, too high concentration will damage hair and skin, so this step should also be carried out quickly and washed away, and it is enough to achieve the purpose.)
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※Vinegar water is In order to neutralize the pH, and turn the soap scum to fatty acids. The acid can also close the hair scales, and the hair will become soft and smooth.
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Soap itself is alkaline pH8-10
vinegar (pH2.5-3.5)
. The pH value of hair：(Oriental): PH4.0~5.5, Westerner: PH5.0~6.0

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※After doing this step, I suddenly feel like an ancient imperial concubine. I can take so much time and labor to maintain my hair. But it feels good.

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5. The towel pressed dry up

Put your hands together in a towel and press dry your hair. Don't twist and wring it out, which will damage your hair.
After being pressed dry, the hair is astringent and knotted together.
※ After washing your hair, it is best to wash your face with clean water by the way to avoid the presence of acid-base molecules stained with soap and vinegar on the face when shampooing and conditioning, which will irritate the skin.

6. Use hair dryer (warm air) and blow to half-dry will be fine

When blowing, blow from the root of the hair first, and gently separate hairs that have become tangled..

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↑ This is a photo after washing with fruit vinegar + moisturizing silk

Although the photo still looks like strands of hair, it feels that the scalp is refreshed and the hair feels light and dry, smooth and smooth.
When I failed to wash my hair before, my hair was foggy and dull, and my scalp would still be itchy. If I succeeded this time, I can see the natural luster.
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↑This picture is how the effect will be if the experiment does not run silk a few days later.

To be honest, adding water to vinegar is a bit troublesome, and apple cider vinegar is not cheap. It would be great if it doesn't make much difference without reconditioning.
The conclusion of the experiment is that it is better to recondition the silk. After washing and drying, it still feels a bit sticky and heavy, but it is very slightly not uncomfortable. The hair is slightly foggy and the gloss is worse than that of the silky ones.

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NOTE:

Regarding the relationship between water quality and foaming of handmade soap, I think it can be overcome, that is, the foaming properties of the oil should be paid attention to in the formulation of the soap itself.
I live in Kaohsiung, and the water quality is "slightly hard water", but the handmade soap can still make a lot of foam. The photos may not look like a lot. That's because I want to take a selfie, which is eliminated when I hold the camera in position. A lot, if it is normal, a lot of foam can be formed.
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So if someone wants to try using solid soap to wash their hair for the first time, they can rub the soap with a bath ball to see if there are too many bubbles. If the bath ball works, then the hair is absolutely fine. Only in this way can it be washed clean and will not cause the terrible dry stickiness of soap stains.

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(This article just provides personal shampooing experience sharing. Most of the chemical instructions for shampoo, silk, soap, etc. are collected and digested and reproduced from the Internet. If there are any errors, please correct me.)

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【References Articles】

Han Li’s Handmade Soap Teaching - Questions about shampoo soap
[Taiwan Traditional Chinese Medicine Information Network] Good "Vinegar" and a great recipe for hair care

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Total water hardness level

Super soft water (0-70 mg/L), soft water (70-150 mg/L), slightly hard water (150-250 mg/L)
moderately hard water (250-320 mg/L), hard water (320-420 mg/L) L), super hard water (above 420 mg/L)

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The average water quality report ( TAIWAN )
What is the hardness content of tap water according to the "Drinking Water Quality Standard"? What is its relationship with human health?

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