i was peeking thru Fotki user
littlegoldlamb's product reviews the other day and saw the one about baking soda and conditioner as sort of a "texturizer." well, i got the bright idea to try it on my 3-year-old son's hair.
Baby Boy Blog #3
miracle #1: he left my the baggie on his head for an hour. AN HOUR. he's a toddler remember. and i assumed the baking soda would aggravate his scalp and he'd wanna scratch and pull the baggie off his head. he didn't mess with it, not one time. was totally indifferent to it even being on his head. after an hour i rinsed it and then followed up with a deep conditioner for an hour. again... the cap didn't even phase him. we played for 40 minutes, then he got in the tub and played while i bathed him and finally rinsed the conditioner out of his hair.
Baby Boy Blog #3
miracle #2 - he was worn out and took a nap after the bath.
my son, the anti-napper, fell asleep as i picked his hair out. i have pics in my Fotki for those of you who don't remember how tightly coiled his hair is and how much shrinkage he has. it is nothing like mine. very much more 4b with some 4a patches and shrinks like 90%. this definitely made a difference in the shrinkage - still had a lot, but somehow was easier to comb and didn't immediately suck down to his scalp and fight the pick as it usually does.
i'm not really sure how often i will be doing this... but it's definitely a keeper. it didn't really change or loosen his texture, although according to others it would if left on longer (like several hours). the fact that it makes such a great cleaner and helps with detangling after the deep conditioner makes me feel it would be okay to use once every 2 weeks. i think i'll add this to his regimen and see how it works. plus i figure, it's not permanent like a relaxer or texturizer... if it "loosens" too much one time, all i have to do is condition it a few times to get it back to normal, or lower the amount of baking soda that is in the mixture so it won't be as strong.
