Vinegar Hair Rinse
Okay, so don’t ask me how exactly this works. All I know is it does.
After much searching on the internet on how to get longer lasting colour and maintain your hair whilst dying, I stumbled across a number of blogs and forum posts by people who swore by a rinsing their hair with vinegar. It is supposed to help maintain your hair colour, as well as clean your hair and make it extra soft. At first I was a bit trepidatious ( as one would be about tipping vinegar through your hair!) but after coming across so MANY people praising it, I thought “What the hell” and gave it a go.
After rinsing out my most recent hair dye, I rinsed my hair with a vinegar rinse and let it sit for about 5 minutes. After this time the smell became a bit much for me so I rinsed it out. Straight after rinsing my hair felt so weird. I freaked out a bit, as it honestly felt similar to melting plastic or something. But after conditioning and drying, it felt great. It felt super clean and the softest it has been since before I started me dying expeditions.
I will definitely be doing it again the next time I dye my hair. Many people also do it every time they wash their hair, but i don’t think i could be bothered with it that often.
How to make:
It is very simple to make.
- Mix white vinegar (I just used the cheap Coles brand) and tap water in a ratio of 1:1.
- I used about 1 cup water: 1 cup white vinegar and that was enough for my hair.
- I mixed it in a jug and poured over hair in the shower.
- Leave for 5-10 minutes (smell got too strong for me after 5, but that was long enough).
- Rinse out and condition as normal.
If anyone knows exactly WHY this works, please comment as I am curious to know.
Tagged as Colour, Dye, Hair, Maintain Hair Colour, Vinegar Hair Rinse + Categorized as Everything Hair
can it be apple cider vinegar or does it have to be regular vinegar?
I have heard people also use apple cider, or even beer! I haven’t tried anything other than white vinegar. I would have thought the sugar in the apple cider might make your hair sticky though? Perhaps there is not enough sugar in it to do that though. If you try it let me know!
I am SO doing a vinegar rinse. Tomorrow.
Hello,
I use apple cider vinegar in my hair every time I wash. I love how soft and healthy my hair feels. Recently I dyed/highlighted my hair purple and at first was a little nervous about using the acv on my hair. I then remembered that vinegar sets dyes in clothing and keeps clothes from bleeding out. The first time I decided to try the acv i sprayed it in my hair first and then rinsed. Hardly any dye came out, I then followed with shampoo and OMG it looked like barney was bleeding to death! So I definitely recommend it! I have since read that vinegar closes the cuticle of your hair which helps to lock in the color.so hope that helps!!
Niki
Thanks for the tip!
So is apple cider vinegar just the normal bubbly apple cider drink from the soft drink aisle in the supermarket, or is it in the cooking section with the other vinegars? I thought the normal fizzy apple cider drink would have a lot of sugar in it, and potentially make your hair sticky.
I am curious to give it a go though, probably a better smell than the white vinegar!
I’ve never tried any sort of vinegar rinse (will be doing so after I dye my hair purple today/tomorrow) but re: apple cider vinegar– I’m pretty sure it would be the one in the cooking aisle, as I don’t know anyone who would want to drink apple cider vinegar. It’s got a sharp vinegary smell, because, well, it’s vinegar. Apple cider is sweet and delicious but I have no idea what it would do to your hair.
I’m doing a test strand now, I can’t wait to dye everything!
Thanks Mina, I didn’t realise there were different apple cider/vinegars. I thought the same thing when thinking they used apple cider, imagine putting all the sugar on to your hair, yuck!
Good luck with the rinse, it’s a bit stinky but definitely worth it!