10 Benefits of Adding Apple Cider Vinegar to Your Natural Hair Regimen
You may have only considered the uses of apple cider vinegar in your kitchen, but it has also become a powerhouse in the beauty world. Whether it's skincare, wellness, or haircare, apple cider vinegar is quickly becoming a natural star in every aspect of our lives. Using an at-home mixture of apple cider vinegar can bring new life to your hair. What's the best part? It is easily accessible, versatile, and relatively inexpensive.
What is Apple Cider Vinegar?
Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) is made from the juice of fermented apples. It is sour, just like all vinegar, but it is milder and more natural than white distilled vinegar. Be warned, apple cider vinegar smells like vinegar, but don't worry about that aroma sticking around. You won't smell like vinegar after you rinse. You can buy pasteurized or raw apple cider vinegar in most grocery stores.
10 Benefits of ACV
1. Contains Antibacterial & Antifungal Properties: Apple cider vinegar helps prevent fungal and bacteria growth and keeps the hair and scalp healthy. It is anti-inflammatory and can help with dandruff and hair loss since the underlying cause is often bacteria.
2. Contains Good Hair Nutrients: Apple cider vinegar contains nutrients (vitamins B, C, and potassium), which nourish your hair.
3. Clarifies and Exfoliates: Apple cider vinegar removes product build-up and dead skin that can clog pores on your scalp by clarifying and exfoliating. This can help to reduce the dryness and itchiness of your scalp.
4. Big Bouncy Curls: Apple cider vinegar won't weigh down your strands like a silicone-based conditioner. This can help with volume and curl definition, giving you big, popping curls and coils.
5. Promotes Hair Growth: Apple cider vinegar stimulates hair growth by increasing blood circulation to hair follicles.
6. Inexpensive and Chemical Free: No worries about breaking the bank on this hair treatment. Because you do not need to use very much per treatment, one bottle of apple cider vinegar can last a very long time. Additionally, Apple cider vinegar does not contain any preservatives or added chemicals that might damage your hair.
7. Reduces Tangles and Knots: Apple Cider Vinegar closes the cuticle and makes your hair strands smoother, making them less likely to tangle, snag or cause friction.
8. Makes Hair Shine: Apple cider vinegar's acid content helps close the cuticle, which helps your hair strands reflect light better and look shinier.
9. Reverses the Effects of Hard Water: We know that Hard water and chlorinated water can damage your strands. It makes your hair brittle and increases breakage because it places a hard mineral layer over the strand. Using apple cider vinegar will help soften the hair and return its elasticity by removing that mineral layer.
10. Balance pH of Scalp and Hair: Many hair products are not pH balanced and can throw off your scalp's pH. Apple cider vinegar balances hair and scalp pH. Apple cider vinegar has a pH range of 3.1 to 5, while the scalp has a pH of 4.5 to 5.5. By lowering the pH of your scalp, ACV makes your hair easier to detangle, shinier, smoother, less frizzy, less prone to breakage, and more moisturized.
Ready to try an apple cider vinegar rinse on your hair?
Not to worry; in our next post, we will give you everything you need to know about how to do an ACV rinse, when to do an ACV rinse and where to get everything you’ll need for your ACV rinse. Stay tuned!
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