self quote Mahalialee ("I would gently suggest that you ladies use a lesser amount of limes. Think of how you do the apple cider vinegar rinse. To 1 quart, you probably would add 1/8 cup of AVC max. So to 1 glass on milk, I cannot understand why you would need more that a tsp. or tbl. max. It is an acidic element. Since our hair naturally tends to be drier, we would not want to dry it out with natural products. The coconut lime thing is not my personal recipe. It was of course posted on the site. I use bottled lemon or lime juice, and it is just a tsp or tablespoon at max in what I do depending on what it is. It is for the sole purpose of cutting the drying effects of the protein and bring the PH balance to a greater compatability with my hair and scalp. Protein needs an acid to balance it. I agree with those who suggested that some are are using too much. I do not want to come across as a know it all, just do not want to see anyone ending up with any problems. Hope this helps.
Hairyette: you are welcome! Please keep us updated with your results: We want DETAILS "unquote:
Hey Blackmane: It is not quite that cut and dried. I do not know the Ph of your scalp and hair, nor how much protein or acid in or on your hair strands. If you have been using too much protein you would want to balance it out with using more acidic things. If you have been using a lot of alkaline products on your hair it will again affect your PH balance. My response in that post was based on someone's concern that they had been using too much lime and as a result were not achieving the softeness that their hair needed. PH is not a static thing. It changes, based on what is added or taken away from it, on the individual to which s product is being applied , heat, their health, diet. , shampoos, the alkalinity of other product they use for example relaxers, dye, etc. etc. The one thing that you can go by is the PH scale that gives the "Ideal" ph of something or the scalp or skin. For example: If your hair's Ph is where it should be, and you do not have other added factors that make it too acid, too alkaline, and you add MILK that has the normal balance, MILK ALONE MAY WORK FOR YOU... but if other factors are changed, )different product, example coconut milk that does not have the exact same properties as milk, you may need to add lime to gain the balance that will cause your hair to loosem. That specific recipe "Straighten your hair with milk" I would assume would work for most people or they would not have posted it without adding lime, lemon etc. Some things do not need fixing. Some may have better results with the coconut cream and lime.(but just putting in coconut cream would not do the trick), so perhaps that is why they posted the recipe the way they did. Some would prefer to use buttermilk or yogurt and get excellent results, however...I think that we started out (looking at two basic recipes: MILK; COCONUT CREAM AND LIME
IF SOMEONE DECIDES TO ADD TO either RECIPE; it will be purely a personal experiment and I have no idea what all the results could be or not be. I am saying if it ain't broke, don't fix it!...and do not add too much acid to anything or overdo the protein. It could cancel out the good results that you could achieve keeping a balance and a good PH balance. Did you read over the PH Chart information? it is excellent reading to keep in mind when we are being creative
Did the explanation help, Blk Mane? I do not want to leave confusion
in anyone's mind of what I mean, and I do not mind explaining myself.
