Remember back in 2011 when every other hair commercial on TV featured brand-new clarifying shampoos that targeted all that grimy scalp buildup you never knew you had, but you suddenly hated" I distinctly remember walking down the aisles of Walgreens that year and seeing zillions of clear-bottled shampoos, with the words ?weightless,? and ?oil-fighting,? and ?deep-cleaning? on the labels, as if our scalps had suddenly turned into left-over casserole dishes. But, just like you, I totally bought into the hype?for a few months.
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Because what those labels and commercials didn?t tell us was that most of those clarifying formulas actually stripped the hell out of your hair, leaving it feeling dry, straw-like, and frizzy. Sure, the product buildup and gunk was gone, but so was the health of your hair. Seeing as I wasn?t ready to go back to my life of lank curls, flattened under the grime of my heavy curl products, I did a little internet digging, and I stumbled upon a two-ingredient DIY that would forever change the life of my hair: apple cider vinegar rinses. Hear me out. Photo: ImaxTree
 
Apple cider vinegar rinses (or, ACV for short) are a cult-favorite DIY in the natural, curly, and, well, hair-in-general community for gently dissolving root buildup and leaving hair ridiculously shiny and smooth, all without stripping your hair?s natural oils. Weird, right" You think anything with vinegar in the name would be h...