Baking Soda For Healthy Hair

Baking soda is a product that offers a host of uses for household cleaning. It is also a widely used ingredient in home and natural cosmetic remedies for skin and hair. In addition, it has the great advantage of being accessible.

In this article we present different uses of baking soda to have healthy hair in the simplest and most natural way.

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Baking soda

Sodium bicarbonate is a white crystalline solid compound with alkaline taste and properties. It is inexpensive and easy to find, making it a great option for all kinds of natural remedies and home cosmetics. It is also common to use bicarbonate in the kitchen for its leavening and fizzy capacity.

We can benefit from baking soda as long as we learn to use it in the correct way, otherwise it could be harmful.

7 contributions of baking soda for hair

1. A cleaner shampoo

When the hair gets dirty very easily or the roots generate an excess of sebum that crushes the hair, you can use baking soda.

Both for its exfoliating capacity and for its alkaline characteristics, which soften sebum, bicarbonate is seen as an ideal complement to prepare a daily shampoo. However, we must be careful. This study by the Brazilian Institute of Dermatology states that its high pH level can cause skin irritations and even damage hair.

If you still want to try it:

Preparation

1. Mix the shampoo you are going to use with the same amount of baking soda.
2. Afterwards, you can wash your hair as you always do.
3. The result will be a very clean and voluminous mane.

2. Remedy for oily hair

If the hair is very oily from the roots to the ends, it is recommended to use baking soda as a sebum-regulating treatment. However, in the previous section we have already recommended caution in this regard. Consult first with a dermatologist, and if he gives you his approval, you can follow the following steps:

Ingredients

• 1 glass of water (200 ml)
• 2 tablespoons of baking soda (18 g)

Preparation

1. First, in a spray container mix both ingredients.
2. Ten minutes before each wash, shake the container well and  apply to all damp hair.
3. Then, massage gently with your fingertips so that it penetrates well
4. Finally, wash the hair as usual.

3. A more powerful conditioner

There is no scientific evidence to support this claim. It is best to use essential oils, such as coconut, which according to this study by Manipal University of India protects the skin and soothes irritation.

4. Anti-dandruff treatment

Many people suffer from the problem of dandruff. Even though they have tried all kinds of shampoos and products, they still have not found a definitive solution as it can disappear for a few days and then come back.

Since there is no evidence in this regard, to combat dandruff it is advisable to use a nettle oil or shampoo, according to this research carried out by the Isfahan University (Iran).

5. Shampoo without shampoo

Many people follow the method of washing their hair without using shampoo. Instead, they combine baking soda and vinegar to wash and condition hair.

Each hair is a world. Therefore, we can test it and see how our hair reacts to this type of natural wash.

6. Elimination of product remains

It is important to note that all these applications that include sodium bicarbonate in hair treatments are also very useful for a total cleaning of the hair, although they are very abrasive.

That is, it is a very effective remedy to eliminate the remains of other hair products that we can use: dyes, lacquers, gels, foams, waxes, etc.

7. Cleaning from within

To have healthy hair we must also act from the inside. If our body is overloaded with toxins, our hair will also weaken, break or fall.

A very simple method to facilitate the elimination of toxins (although not scientifically proven) is to take the following preparation:

Ingredients

• 1 glass of water (200 ml)
• 2 tablespoons of vinegar (30 ml)
• 1 pinch of baking soda

Preparation

1. Add the vinegar and baking soda to the glass of water
2. Mix well
3. Consume half an hour before each of the three main meals.