That's why i didn't bother with Baking soda. I would add a teaspoon of Castile soap to my conditioner and that would help and wasn't harsh. I don't mess around with aloe, acv, etc... And my hair is resistant when it comes to relaxers, but I have fine hair, so I use normal. Mild will leave me with some serious texlaxed hair. I think it is harder to deal with low porosity hair, since the concept of less is more just doesn't stick with a lot of us (including myself) I can't cowash, I have to use shampoo, I can't use heavy coating products, and my hair can tolerate heat. I use cones because low porosity hair doesn't need a ton of moisturizers, I need them for smoothness and softness. When I was natural, I stayed away from cones, due to that being one of the rules for natural textured hair. I stayed away from shampoo, and my hair would still feel coated.