DIY Budget Friendly Haircare

I’m posting this in honor of the COVID-19 pandemic, to encourage all of my starving artist friends(and anyone who may be pinching pennies) that you can successfully wash your hair with what you have at home. You’re welcome. Thank me later.

I’ve been washing my hair with this method for over 2 years now, making a few adjustments here and there. This is a WASTE FREE, VEGAN, and BUDGET FRIENDLY option for all hair types.

If you didn’t know already, I have some major life-altering news for you…

I shower once a week.

I KNOW. Most people’s first response is “I could never do that” or “I HAVE to shower every day”.

I have to disagree with BOTH of those responses, because they are simply not true.

Any type of major routine change takes some time. Including detoxing your hair from nasty chemicals that are swimming in your shampoo/conditioner.

When I decided to detox my hair, I was showering every 2-3 days. My hair was SO greasy, extremely course, and my ends would break off in the slightest wind(not really, but basically). I dove right into the detox process by not washing my hair for a week. It was a TOTAL GREASE BALL.

To survive the week in public, I switched over to a $1 box of corn starch from Whole Foods. Works exactly like dry shampoo, except it eliminates chemicals, you avoid an aerosol can, AND you save money.

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After my week was up, I decided to try what’s known as the BS/ACV method…aka baking soda and apple cider vinegar for all you hippie newbs.



  • Shampoo/Baking Soda


I will fill a mason jar with approx. 1/4 cup baking soda and take it into the shower with me. I’ll fill it up about halfway with water(see photo below), stir it so the baking soda is mostly dissolved, then I’ll begin pouring it throughout my hair and I’ll start massaging it throughout my scalp. Just like shampoo. Then I’ll rinse it out!

If you have a dry scalp or are prone to flaky scalp, add two drops of Tea Tree essential oil

  • Conditioner/ Apple Cider Vinegar


After you’ve rinsed the baking soda out of your hair, you will do the same thing with Apple Cider Vinegar. I use about 1/4 cup ACV and then fill the jar halfway with water. Pour through your scalp and massage it in. Then RINSE OUT IMMEDIATELY. Don’t let the ACV sit in your hair too long. It just gives your hair a weird pomade-like texture the longer it sits.

*if you don’t like the smell of ACV, add 1 drop of Cedarwood Essential Oil to your ACV/water mixture.



And that’s all she wrote…



Missi CalvertCOVID19, Baking Soda, Apple Cider Vinegar, DIY Shampoo, DIY Conditioner, Vegan Beauty, Cruelty Free Beauty, Waste Free Beauty, Shower Routine