Cure All Cider Vinegar Rinse

I buy Walmart Brand Cider Vinegar in the
gallon jugs, it works just as well as the fancy stuff.

1 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar per 1 Cup Filtered water

Mix cider vinegar and water in a clean empty spray bottle and spray through well combed, damp hair. Let sit for 10 minutes before rinsing.

Cider vinegar is one of the best ways to clarify you hair without damaging it, return your hair to it's natural pH and help form any curls or waves you may have.

The Drawbacks: 

Getting cider vinegar in your eyes just sucks. It takes 10 minutes to rinse them completely out after you figure out that touching your eyes with your acid covered hands to help rinsing, doesn't actually help. This is why I STRONGLY recommend the spray bottle. You'll also (depending on how much you used and your hair texture) smell like you've been pickled for two days. After using this for a while though, all the money I saved and my hair behaving really helped me to get over the smell.

My Experience:

Due to my excessive amount of long, thick and curly hair I choose a slightly different method of using cider vinegar. I take two cups straight and pouring one of them across my forehead and over the top portion of hair. Then I part my hair like I'm putting it half up, wrap that in a bun and pour the last of the vinegar over the bottom half across the part from ear to ear and down my lengths. After the first month or so of doing it once a week, I could easily get through the process without nearly burning my eyes out of my skull. Totally worth it. I do NOT use shampoo at all. I let the water run over my hair (only when I know I won't be seen in public for at least 24 hours) and sometimes rinse with a jug of warm chamomile tea (as a courtesy to other Walmart shoppers).


This leaves my hair MAGICALLY soft, my curls are revived and bouncy and my scalp as been freed of all residue. The cider seems to help my comb glide through knots easily and it helps to keep my hair more manageable between washing.

Have you tried Apple Cider Vinegar? How often do you use it? What routine works for you?