What is a Vinegar Rinse For?

Do you need to rinse your hair with vinegar after using starbars?

Maybe you’ve heard that you need to rinse your hair with vinegar after you use a shampoo bar. To that I say ”oh no you don’t.” I personally hate the smell of vinegar. I think that stems from years ago when my dog rolled in a dead fish he found by the river. For some reason I thought if I rinsed him in vinegar it would take the smell away. I only had rice vinegar in my pantry, so I used that.

The vinegar rinse did not work and my dog smelled like sushi gone bad. I never ate sushi again, and I’m very sensitive to the smell of vinegar to this day. So no, I would never rinse my hair in it because I don’t want to smell like vinegar. And I don’t want to pour the same product on my hair that I pour on my salad.

The reasoning behind a vinegar rinse is that vinegar is very acidic. Your scalp is also acidic, which means having a pH of less than 7. Some shampoos, and all bars of soap have a pH above 7, also known as basic. If you wash your hair with something basic, it will cause your hair to frizz out and feel stiff, sticky, and strange. By rinsing with vinegar, you restore the acidic pH of your scalp.

But really, wouldn’t it just be easier to wash your hair with a product that works with your hair? StarBars are totally pH balanced for your scalp so they work perfectly without a weird vinegar rinse. After the very first use, you will notice your hair is actually softer and shinier than it is with regular shampoo. That’s because besides being packed with ingredients that are so good for your hair, StarBars are also pH balanced so as not to leave hair out of whack. The conditioner bars also work with your hair. They don’t coat the strands with a thick goo that needs to be counteracted with vinegar. Instead, they give a ton of conditioning and detangling with more natural ingredients that don’t weigh hair down.

You can try a vinegar rinse if you’d like. It’s not bad for your hair, but you might smell like salad dressing