Nonie
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For anyone looking for more places to get the strips, here you go.
PH Balance Database!
- Thread starter Curly Lee
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preciouslove0x
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The ebay link I wasn't trying to pay more. But after I bought them I learned that my friend who is a chem major could get me some for free from her class.lol
Im in chem right now. I most definitely will be taking 2 or 10 in my pocket
shooooooo i already paid over a 1000 dollars for the class so i think that should cover those 10 strips 
Pooks
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Earlier in my HHJ I emailed Aubrey Organics to find out the pH of the products I used most when I first started, here's what they said (reply received 20th March 2009):
HSR poo - 9.1
HSR con - 3.7
Jojoba & Aloe con - 4.6
GBP con - 4.4
GT Clarifying poo - 10.3
Green Tea Cream Rinse - 5.5
Swimmer's poo - 6.2
Swimmer's con - 6.2
HSR poo - 9.1
HSR con - 3.7
Jojoba & Aloe con - 4.6
GBP con - 4.4
GT Clarifying poo - 10.3
Green Tea Cream Rinse - 5.5
Swimmer's poo - 6.2
Swimmer's con - 6.2
dachsies_rule!
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Got my strips today and tested all my products
Shampoos
Mizani moisturizing milk bath 6
KeraCare 1st lather 7
QB Egyptian wheatgrass cleansing tea 7 **
Conditioners
ORS replenishing 5
QB Cocoa tree detangling ghee 7 **
KC Knot today 7
Yes to Cucumbers Color care leave-in 5
Yes to Carrots pampering hair mud 5
Ion reconstructing treatment 6.5
Mizani renew streng. recon. Gelee 5
Moisturizers
ORS olive oil 7
QB Burdock root butter cream 6 **
QB Amla and olive heavy cream 7 **
Haw. Silky miracle 14 in 1 6
Mizani butter rich hairdress 5
Mizani H2O intense treatment 6
Oils
Now Foods castor oil 7
Now Foods jojoba oil 7
Gleau oil 7
QB Castor and moringa soft. serum 7 **
Other
Lotioncrafters silk amino acids 4.5
Snowdrift panthenol liquid 8
Chi 44 iron guard 4.5
** Qhemet Biologics: Expect slight variations between batches as they are handcrafted.
Shampoos
Mizani moisturizing milk bath 6
KeraCare 1st lather 7
QB Egyptian wheatgrass cleansing tea 7 **
Conditioners
ORS replenishing 5
QB Cocoa tree detangling ghee 7 **
KC Knot today 7
Yes to Cucumbers Color care leave-in 5
Yes to Carrots pampering hair mud 5
Ion reconstructing treatment 6.5
Mizani renew streng. recon. Gelee 5
Moisturizers
ORS olive oil 7
QB Burdock root butter cream 6 **
QB Amla and olive heavy cream 7 **
Haw. Silky miracle 14 in 1 6
Mizani butter rich hairdress 5
Mizani H2O intense treatment 6
Oils
Now Foods castor oil 7
Now Foods jojoba oil 7
Gleau oil 7
QB Castor and moringa soft. serum 7 **
Other
Lotioncrafters silk amino acids 4.5
Snowdrift panthenol liquid 8
Chi 44 iron guard 4.5
** Qhemet Biologics: Expect slight variations between batches as they are handcrafted.
Curly Lee
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Im in chem right now. I most definitely will be taking 2 or 10 in my pocket
Get me some girl!
Curly Lee
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Thank you ladies!
Here's another post from Natural Haven on PH and castille soap!
Its good to know because I really was considering not using castille soap because I thought the PH was too high
http://thenaturalhaven.blogspot.com/2010/06/can-baking-soda-or-castile-soap-relax.html
MiiSS kECiia
Member
anything new been tested? I see my beloved HS 14N1 is pretty alk. I think I'm going to start using it a a base for a mixture .. I def want something along the lines of 4
darlingdiva
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subbing
luvmesumhair
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Subbing also........
MiiSS kECiia
Member
sub'd.. can someone do Biolage Hydratherapie Poo and Balm for me?? or know where i can find it
MiiSS kECiia
Member
natural ph of hair and skin is btwn 4.5 and 5.5..
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LadyPBC
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Hi ladies, I know that checking the PH balance of products is all the rage now since Kimmaytube's videos on the subject.
I think we should compile the PH of commonly used products so we get a general range of the PH without having to buy the strips!
Basically if you could include the PH for any products you tested here it would be great for cheap folks like me who don't want to buy the strips!
TIA!
Brilliant - I just asked this question in the pH thread (haven't been able to view the video yet)
lovelexi
New Member
now i feel the need to incorporate the ph balance of products into my hair reggie. i swear...sometimes ignorance is bliss lol
MiiSS kECiia
Member
so do i.. i noticed the difference in my hair when i do ACV rinses.. i'm just not consistant bec i'm lazy... but i'm really gonna get on this bec i'm a believer
LadyPBC
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Ain't it the truth? and I haven't even seen the video yet?
Whew - cuz I just used some this past weekend. Not really sure why but heard it was good for porosity control - still don't have a good understanding of that concept either.
I'm with you on that. I just realized that I went from freely trusting my stylists at the salon to freely trusting what I read on the hair boards without investigation on my own.
Subscribing!!!
lovelexi
New Member
does the smell of acv linger in your hair? i wonder if a tiny amount of lemon juice mixed into a conditioner for my co-washes would do the trick
Curly Lee
Well-Known Member
When I did the DILUTED acv rinse the smell lingered a bit but it dissipated soon after especially since I had other products on top of it.
MiiSS kECiia
Member
for about 5 minutes.. and i use the unfiltered kind
sithembile
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Has anyone tested Skala products?
divachyk
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Would you use Roux everytime you wash or just periodically? And, is the goal to have a higher number in your hair?
I can almost perm my hair with my regular water. This makes a lot of sense to me now my poor hair cuticles were just beggin to lay down. I bought some more porosity control but I might start apple cider vinegar rinses.
MiiSS kECiia
Member
I want strips too!! I d0nt have Roux .. "& you want ur hair btwn 4.5 and 5.5 where its supposed to be.. I'd aim a little low like if ur leave in is a 4 that's better bec you're still adding water that's alk.. I hope that makes sense.. and I hear its good to put a filter on ur shower.. I def. wanna get 1
AnotherLevel
Active Member
Does anyone know the ratio of water to acv that will give the recommended (per kimmaytube) ph of 4?
... Now that I type that, I suppose it would depend on the ph of your water to begin with, huh? I have a shower filter... hmm... guess I'll be getting some strips too.
... Now that I type that, I suppose it would depend on the ph of your water to begin with, huh? I have a shower filter... hmm... guess I'll be getting some strips too.
lovelexi
New Member
does anyone know of a good leave in with the ideal ph? my thing is that i will use the stinky acv, wash it out and my hair will return to the ph level of water.
ETA: i finally watched the whole youtube vid...im going out to get some aloe vera juice to use as a leave in.
ETA: i finally watched the whole youtube vid...im going out to get some aloe vera juice to use as a leave in.
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greight
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What kind of pH strips is everyone using? I was thinking I might go for the pHion strips on ebay ($12) because the coloring can give more precise measurements (even if something is marginally better, I want to know), but I'm cheap and I'm wondering if I'm being too extra.
I haven't watchted the youtube video though, but I have noticed that using Roux's products (specifically Porosity Control and 5-in-1 Alpha shampoo) has helped tremendously.
I haven't watchted the youtube video though, but I have noticed that using Roux's products (specifically Porosity Control and 5-in-1 Alpha shampoo) has helped tremendously.
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