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Jul 4/16/2014 11:33:31 AM MST | Thanks so much Deborah for following up! And also for the tip regarding the overdrying problems- I was wondering just this morning if it's actually the dryness that is causing my shedding as well as itching. I think in my mind that it's the mites themselves, but it might be the dryness that makes these problems worse! I will try these strategies out : ) Much appreciated!! |
Deborah B. 4/14/2014 12:15:32 AM MST | Hi Everyone, Jul... hope you are feeling better this week! I wanted to say that on the issue of organic oils. . . while we are super careful about organic and GMO-free items as far as foods and supplements, I have not found it to be quite as important when it comes to topical oils. Some of ours are organic, some not. There might be others in our community that have better information on this, though. I hope if there are they will chime in here and add their advice. On the drying nature of ACV. . . because I use the coconut oil nearly every night in my hair, I actually appreciate having a somewhat astringent rinse in the morning to help cut the oil. You'll find it is a bit of a challenge to get all the coconut out and usually requires a couple of shampoo cycles. The coconut oil is so effective at strengthening my hair and moisturizing it that the ACV really isn't a problem. Additionally, I have started to use a good quality shampoo for dry hair, adding my own tea-tree and peppermint to it. The shampoos with them already in it were too drying for my hair. This approach along with the coconut oil, has really stopped me from having to worry so much about dry hair and scalp. Peter. . . hope you are filled with renewed hope and healing these days, brother! And yes. . . we still do enzyme soaks and use sulfur soap from time to time too because they are still part of the solution. Like you, we've also had to be careful about the stinging with ACV. But the little bit of itchiness/stinging we suffered at first while trying to get this protocol fine-tuned was worth it for the huge results we've gotten. I still find myself kind of stunned that it worked so well and we are seeing so little evidence of scalp purging after struggling with it for so long. Do still get a small amount of fibers at the full moon though. . . but only for a day or two and very little. Can't tell you how much less household cleaning we have to do now that the scalp purging is nearly a thing of the past! This remedy might not be for everyone, but if applied cautiously I think it could really help a lot of people. It might be wise for those trying it for the first time to start with a 1/4 ACV to 3/4 water ratio and then build up from there. Just to ere on the side of caution and to protect against skin irritation. God Bless, Deborah B. |
Peter 4/12/2014 4:19:37 PM MST edit upload | Hey guys, This is a really good thread to re-visit and read from beginning to end. Hi Deborah. Your post here is dead on and very useful. I remember early on, through reading Monica's complete thread, that ACV as a rinse was a good strategy. I used it regularly, until I moved to sulfur soap and enzymes to avoid the stinging and burning. However, I plan to revisit using ACV due to your post! Thank you for the reminder...yet another example of how meaningful information is shared here. Godspeed, Peter |
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