Nonie does ACV remove cones?
havilland, I think somewhere in this thread I wrote that I have never thought of ACV as a clarifier. Most shampoos that are for clarifying are alkaline and when I joined the forum, adding baking soda (an alkali) to shampoo was a suggestion to make the shampoo work like a clarifying shampoo.
So I would not use ACV to remove cones. (BTW, I am not a fan of baking soda on hair. When I tried that years ago with CON shampoo, my hair smelled the way hair smells when it is being relaxed. Scared the crap out of me. I rinsed it off immediately and was left with hair that felt like steel wool. I had to CW several times then ACV to get my hair to feel right. So if I needed to clarify, I would buy a shampoo for that purpose.)
I know ACV is used for household cleaning jobs but it has to be a stronger solution than I would want on my hair. Too strong an acidic solution can break down hair keratin so to me it's not worth the risk when there are better options. A shampoo, even a gentle one like Giovanni 50:50, can remove cones so that's what I recommend for removing cones.