perfect shampoo for dreads~

I've never paid shipping, cause I always got it locally at whole foods or at the local co op. I'm sure if you search around online you'll find a place with decent shipping, or get a local supplier to carry it.

 

Yeah, ya know? W..T...F?!? Here's the response I got from them after I wrote this in the contact box:

Comment:
$8.75 to ship one bar of soap?!?!? I was going to place an order, but that's
way too much for shipping...

RESPONSE:

Hi bleh bleh,

You could order 5 bars and pay the same shipping and once you have one bar
you know you'll want more.


:ack2:

 

I found some online retailer's that sell the product cheaper and have reasonable shipping...Which bar do you reccomend? I was thinking of the sea salt one, because I figure it would help with knotting the best. Also, how long does one bar last you?

 

If someone finds a site that sells the same thing for less, post it :]

 

http://www.herbalremedies.com/sea-salt-zum-soap.html

$3.85 a bar vs. $5.50...shipping is $5.99 for priority ... better than $8.75

If anyone finds it cheaper elsewhere, please post...as well as, if you think there might be a good choice for which bar to buy.

I called up that website there and the lady said that Almond smells the best and that's what everyone that works there likes the best, too. I asked her how long a bar would last for washing hair and she said a week to a week and a half...of course she was probably thinking I'd be washing my hair everyday ...I was kinda hoping it would last longer than that for the price though...hmm...

 

$9.35 versus $14.74
Not bad.

 

I don't think so!
1 Zum Bar All
Natural Goats
Milk Soap -
Sea Salt -
3oz $3.85Subtotal: $3.85Shipping: $38.50Tax: $0.00Total: $42.35

 

This is so bizarre.

luckyvitamin.com has them cheapest, but I don't know the site well. Two bars and shipping is around 15.00 but you can get more bars and still pay the same shipping.

Also, I recommend the sea salt one, and the patchouli or sandalwood if you want pretty smells~~ clove is good too.

It definitely lasts longer than a week, I would say it lasts several months. I wash daily right now, and it still lasts longer than a week. They are rather small bars, but regardless, they do last longer.

I think the site means well with their response, they are addictive. And high quality.

Eventually I'm going to make my own line of dread soaps, and I promise they'll be cheaper if I do. But I still recommend them

 

Also, I have had much better luck washing with ANY bar soap than with Bronners. Another that I use and have really good results with, and is much cheaper, is by One With Nature. They have dead sea salt soap, as well as a mud/clay soap. Both work well for dreads. You can get them here for cheap http://www.iherb.com/productdetails.aspx?c=1&pid=5787&utm_source=gb&utm_medium=f3, but I didn't check the shipping. I get them at my boyfriend work, which is just a standard organic market.

Remember that I'm in the US so I don't know shipping to other countries. But if you are having trouble with Bronners, don't hestitate to use locally made natural soaps. Just make sure they don't have tallow or sodium tallowate and you should be fine. In the summer I get soaps from the local Farmers Market. That way I can try different ones, and support local people as well.

 

Wow, the iherb.com bars are 7 oz. vs. 3 and cheaper per bar and for shipping...I'm gonna order some of those...they only take credit cards unfortunately, so I'll have to get some help here...

 

Yeah they have been what we've been using for shampoo for like six months now. My boyfriend has a weird scalp condition and they are the only soap or shampoo he can use. I started using it when I ran out of the stuff I made. I think they are just as good at the others, and much cheaper. They just don't smell as pretty. hehe

Again, I think they work a LOT better than bronners though.

 

Thanks, I'm going to order some in a few minutes here...I've been desperately looking for a shampoo solution outside of the Bronner's and DHHQ stuff I have...Sea salt should help them knot up. I'm sure it can't smell any worse than the two aforementioned ones. Thanks for your suggestion.

 

Good luck. One thing I found with soap is your hair goes through a mild adjustment period but it wasn't anything like it was with Bronners. With Bronners my hair was greasy and slimy and had gray crap in it . With soap the first two washings are so were really different than shampoo and everything but then it evened out and works beautifully.

I hope it works out for you

 

Diluted apple cider vinegar can be used to deep clean dreadlocks, removing residue and even beeswax. One method involves spraying a mixture of one part vinegar to four parts water onto the hair, letting it soak in, rinsing with water, and repeating this process as many times as necessary.

 

Yeah, I used to make a spray for my dreads that had braggs unpasturized apple cider vinegar, and lemon and lime essential oil. It was awesome, but very vinegary.

When I had undreaded hair, I generally washed my hair with baking soda and ACV rinses, when I didn't use bar soap. Shampoo is just bad in general, regardless of what kind of hair you have.

 

I still have some beeswax in a few, does ACV really help remove it?
Ta
Alex

 

I never used wax, but people say it does. I think a citrus oil would be best to remove it personally. Orange, Tangarine, Lemon or lime essential oil would all work. Even grapefruit. I would suggest adding a few drops of an essential oil to the AVC.

If it were me what I would try would be taking a cup of AVC and making an infusion of orange or lemon peel and maybe rosemary and let it infuse for a few days or a week, then strain it and then let the AVC soak in your hair. Then rinse with very hot water, though I would follow up with a cold wash after.

 

Excellent Thankyou
Will do it on friday
Alex

 

Thanks. I, too had some gray crap in my dreads from Bronners that I had to claw out of there and some waxy stuff on the outside from time to time.

:cheers2: to better washes...