The Truth about No Rinse Shampoos

When I wore braids back in the summer, I constantly worried about my scalp and hair being clean. I didn't want to saturate my hair with water and destroy my beautiful braids, so i researched a couple of websites and saw that most people used "dry shampoos" or no water shampoos. I picked up two types of shampoos to try out-one was a liquid and the other was a foam. I didn't like the results of the foam because my "real" hair would kink up from the braiding hair, and would show the obvious separation of my hair from the braiding hair. I had to use a blow dryer to get the "look" back. The liquid brand, which was Clean Life Products in a blue and white bottle worked magic. My scalped was and appeared clean and it lathered! I used a towel to wipe the dirt away! I paid only $2.99 for my 8 oz bottle...a keeper.

• Biodegradable, PH-balanced soap contains no alcohol; leaves hair with a clean, fresh fragrance and no residue
• Easy to use—just shake, apply directly to hair, massage until foaming lather covers hair, and towel dry thoroughly
• No rinsing required

Ingredients: water, triethanolamine lauryl sulfate, propylene glycol, cocamidopropyl betaine, fragrance, diazolidinyl urea, methylparaben, propylparaben, citric acid.

Aid to Remove Braids?

I always swear that after I've taking a braid style down that I would never get braids again! And the reason is usually the time spent taking them down. I just recently took my microbraids out and the experience wasn't as bad as it was five years ago. My hair had breakage and my edges were beginning to bald after I took them out last time. So I've been wearing the tree braids for the past couple of years because its cheaper, faster to do, and much easier to take down. But three months ago, I found the guts to get them done,and they were done quite well. I took them down last month using African Braid & Weave Out Spray; the cost $3.99. The label on the bottle claims that this product:
-Minimize breakage to fragile damaged hair
-Allows artificial hair and threads to slip out easily
-Moisturize and soften hair

I didn't feel that this spray made it necessarily easier to take my micro braids down. The only use that this product had for me was that it did soften my hair, making it easier to comb through after the micro braids were out. My hair wasn't tangled at all. But if you have a normal regimen for taking your braids down and it works for you, I say avoid the braid "out" sprays.