Re: hair decontamination

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does anyone on this list also suffer from multiple chemical sensitivities.

I have to be very care what chemicals, and foreign substances I expose my

self to or allow to enter my body. My eye doctor says I need cataract

surgery where they remove your lens and replace it with an artificial lens. I

worry that my body will not tolerate something like that. Anyone have any info

on that. thanks fran

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hi

this is gonna sound crazy but swimming is great for myco burn. maybe it's the

chlorine killing off all the mycos I really don't know but it has saved me and

my fam from having to cut off all our hair. my dad who is an engineer at a power

plant told me to and it helps!!!

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[Guest guest]

As a former hairstylist I am thinking this one through! Do you color

your hair? The color is actived by peroxide. This is a mere thought I

am having...peroxide may remove it, but be careful in using plain

peroxide on the hair as it can can mess the hair up with damage and

discolor it! I am not sure if peroxide will remove it but it just

might!

Ok, here are a few things you can do:

Purchase a shampoo that is designed to remove stuff such as build-up,

clorine and etc from the hair. There are several brands. You can use a

clarifying shampoo as well, this is deep cleaning. Rinse your hair

with one part vinger and water. Let this sit on the hair for about 5

minutes and rinse.

Another thing you can try is mixing baking soda in your shampoo. this

is deep cleansing BUT DO NOT use soda and vingar in the same shampoo

session!

Shampoo every day until you get the toxins out.

There is a Nexus product that I always liked when I was deep cleaning

hair called Aloe Rid. This was used afer the clarifying shampoo.

Have you considered that it is possible you are sensitive to the

shampoo you are using? An ingredent in the shampoo can cause these

symptons if you have an allergy to it. You might need to see a

dermatologist as it may not be toxins that are causing the symptom.

Good luck!

Jackie

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> anyone have any ideas about getting mycotoxin burn out of hair? dn't

want to cut all my hair off- but my head and hair are burning me up-

yep 2nd time in 2 years I am suffering a totall life lose due to

toxin, this time I think a storage container was contaminated,

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The vinegar makes a nice rinse for your hair also. As for using

baking soda and vinegar at the same time, I agree not to, but I have

washed my hair with baking soda and shampoo and then rinsed it with

vinegar and hair feels great. Probably rinsed baking soda out first

with plain water and then vinegar rinse. You are taking your hair

from very alkaline to very acidic which incidentally makes it

extremely clean down to the scalp.

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> Jackie,

> I agree with you on trying the vinegar (white vinegar) and water.

We had a huge lice out break at my kids school a couple years ago.

Spent hundreds on the crap the school told us to at the pharmacy, and

so did other parents washing

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I agree, it does clean great but I strongly recommennd to not use

the vinegar and baking soda in the same shampoo session. It can

cause horrible damage to your hair as even the least bit left in the

hair and vinegar mixed, can be very damaging. People use a mixture

of baking soda and vinegar to un-clog drains! Also, kids also use

baking soda and vinegar for science projects to make volcanos!

It is Ok to use the baking soda in ones shampoo on one day and then

the vinegar the next. I do not recommend using baking soda on the

hair but once a week and in extreme conditions maybe twice a week at

the most. It is just too harsh. Now distilled vinegar is not so

harsh and can be used daily but never at the same time one uses

baking soda.

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> > Jackie,

> > I agree with you on trying the vinegar (white vinegar) and

water.

> We had a huge lice out break at my kids school a couple years

ago.

> Spent hundreds on the crap the school told us to at the pharmacy,

and

> so did other parents washing

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[Guest guest]

I've only used vinegar in rinse water, are you saying it is good to

mix with shampoo? I have had times my hair came out dry, maybe that

was when there was some baking soda still in hair before vinegar.

Generally hair turns out great but I will watch it now. I just

thought I was having an occasional 'bad hair day' for some other

reason.

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> I agree, it does clean great but I strongly recommennd to not use

> the vinegar and baking soda in the same shampoo session. It can

> cause horrible damage to your =

[Guest guest]

There are many reasons why hair may appear to have build-ups. Some

of the worse I have seen were people who used well water, the

minerals can cause a build up sometimes, depending on the mineral in

the well. There is also a kind of " dandruff " which can cause a

coated feel to the hair... some cases it is a fungus...one will need

to either see a dermatologist for medicated shampoo and a correct

dignosis, if an over the counter brand does not resolve the problem.

When I was in the mold house, my hair fell out like crazy and it was

so dry! After I got out, my hair grew back. Many many things can

affect our hair.

Even my mother was looking like she put her hand in a light socket

for awhile! Being I always bought her the best shampoos and

conditioners, I thought it was her medications she was on! Yes, even

medicines can have a direct affect on the hair! I got to looking in

her shower and saw she was using clarifying shampoo everyday! My

sister had bought it for her! That stuff is great for deep cleansing

but can be VERY drying to use on a daily basis! I hid that stuff

and got her conditioning shampoo out!

I had meant to tell you all to not get too overboard with the

clarifying shampoo...for extreme cases it is OK to use every day for

about a week but then start using what is best for your hair type

and only clairfy once a week..follow up with conditioner if the hair

is dry or chemically treated.

We do need to boast our confidence by looking our best in our

efforts to get well!

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> Jackie,

> That is what I was thinking. Her hair is not green in any way.

It does

> have a build up on it however. So, I thought I'd try to deep

cleanse it.

> I'll try the aloe rid. Thanx.

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> > Does her hair appear " greenish? " Does she have a " sticky " feel

[Guest guest]

I am going for a swim at the Y later today. I thought I would wear a

bathing cap. I never swim at the Y but am staying at my brother's cuz

I am basically homeless since I couldn't tolerate my apartment and the

chemicals. Hopefully the chlorine won't be too bad.

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> thanks all for the help on hair decon- felt great after a 45 min swim

at the y, and hair and head felt fine till this afternoon when I think

i cross contaminated it- sure was the best i have felt- had tried most

other things, so I guess I think the swimming is the best for me- the

only thing that worked for more than a few min.

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