How to use ACV for hair conditioning

Professional conditioner is generally very expensive but now you don’t have to spend a single penny on them. You can easily replace your conditioner by apple cider vinegar and you will get the same results. The acetic acid in apple cider vinegar will remove residue from product buildup and help you get shiny, lustrous locks. Along with that, I am also listing down DIY Apple cider vinegar shampoo and conditioner recipes that will give you shiny, bouncy and lustrous tresses at home.

How to use ACV on hair

• Mix 1 part apple cider vinegar with 1–3 parts water.
• This ratio varies for each person.
• I have no idea how much difference the strength of the solution actually makes, so I encourage you to test and find out the best solution for yourself and your water hardness.
• Remember the quantity of water should be at least equal to vinegar or more.
• After washing and rinsing your hair, as usual, pour the solution over your hair and wait for a couple of minutes.
• Avoid getting it in your eye. If you have a spray bottle, that might come in handy because it allows even and sparing application.
• I’ve also noticed that the hair is easier to comb afterward if I spray the solution on towel-dry hair and comb it through.

Why should you use Apple cider vinegar on your hair

• It makes your tresses shinier. If you travel often, then your hair must have lost all the shine and luster and salon treatments are time consuming and pricy. If you want an easy solution to this problem, the simply use apple cider vinegar conditioner to restore the lost shine and beauty.
• Removes excess product build-up. It is one of the main reasons why your hair follicles get clogged up and you need to clear it off to speed up the process of hair growth.
• Helps to deal with the problem of a receding hairline. If you are suffering from hair loss then look no further and use apple cider vinegar infused products to get the best results.

DIY Apple cider vinegar conditioner recipe

• Keep 2 cups of distilled water, 1 tablespoon baking soda, and a tablespoon apple cider vinegar handy to make your customized shampoo.
• At first mix baking soda with a cup of water.
• Break the lumps if any, your shampoo is ready.
• To make the conditioner, just mix water and apple cider vinegar and then give it a good stir.
• Use this natural shampoo instead of your regular harsh chemical infused shampoo.
• Then apply the conditioner to wash it off.
• Rinse off with plain water if required.
• Squeeze out the excess water.
• Then wrap your tresses in a clean cotton t-shirt for a while.
• You can either air-dry your hair or use a blow dryer.
• Then, style your hair the way you like it the most.

DIY Apple cider vinegar hair mask recipe for shiny hair

Ingredients required:

• Apple cider vinegar: 1.5 tablespoons
• Extra virgin olive oil: 1 teaspoon
• Manuka honey: 2 tablespoons

Procedure:

1. Add all the ingredients in the specified quantities in a mixing bowl.
2. Give it a good stir to make sure that all the ingredients get infused into each other.
3. Use a detangler to make sure that your hair is free from tangles.
4. Divide your hair into small sections.
5. Put on a pair of gloves.
6. Take a generous amount of this face pack on your applicator brush.
7. Apply it evenly all over your hair from the roots to the tips.
8. Tie your hair in a top knot.
9. Wear a shower cap to prevent this hair mask from dripping.
10. Let it sit for around 30 minutes.
11. Use your regular shampoo to clean it off.
12. Follow up with a nourishing hair conditioner.
13. Apply a hair serum.
14. Blow-dry your hair.
15. Style your hair the way you like it the most.

Frequency:

• Use this hair mask twice a week and you are good to go.

DIY Egg-yolk and apple cider vinegar hair mask recipe for smooth hair

Ingredients required:

• Egg: 1
• Hexane free castor oil: 1 teaspoon
• Apple cider vinegar: 1 teaspoon

Procedure:

1. Crack an egg.
2. Separate the egg white from the yolk.
3. Discard the eggshells.
4. Then, add all the other ingredients in the specified quantities in a mixing bowl.
5. Whisk it into a smooth, lump-free hair mask.
6. Comb your hair with a wide-toothed comb to make sure that it is completely free from tangles.
7. Then divide your hair into small sections.
8. Put on a pair of gloves.
9. Take a generous amount of this hair mask on your hair dye brush.
10. Apply it evenly from the roots to the tips.
11. Tie your hair in a top knot.
12. Wear a shower cap to prevent this mask from dripping.
13. Let it sit for about 30 minutes at a stretch.
14. Then, wash it off with your regular shampoo.
15. Follow up with a nourishing hair conditioner.
16. Apply a hair serum.
17. Blow-dry your hair.
18. Style your hair the way you like it the most.

Frequency:

• Use this hair mask once in a fortnight and you are good to go.

DIY Apple cider vinegar shampoo recipe

Ingredients required:

• Soap nuts: 7
• Purified water: 3/4th of a cup
• Apple cider vinegar: 3/4th of a cup
• Sweet orange essential oil: 10 drops

Procedure:

1. Wrap soapnuts in cheesecloth.
2. Put it in boiling water.
3. Let it simmer for about 30 seconds.
4. Then take out the soap nuts and use this concoction.
5. Let it cool down for a while.
6. Then, add all the other ingredients in the solution.
7. Give it a good stir to make sure that everything gets mixed up well.
8. Transfer the contents in a squirt bottle.
9. Use this shampoo on damp hair.
10. Gently massage your scalp.
11. This shampoo will have a runny consistency.
12. After a while, wash it off with plain water.
13. Use a nourishing hair conditioner.
14. Squeeze out the excess water from your hair strands.
15. Wrap your hair in a cotton t-shirt to soak up excess water from your hair.
16. Apply a hair serum.
17. Blow-dry your hair.
18. Comb your hair with a wide-toothed comb.
19. Style your hair the way you like it the most.

Frequency:

• To reap the maximum benefits use this hair mask once in a week.

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