Hey guys, I may not be able to answer every question, but I do try to read all of them. Your suggestions are what I use to create new videos, so please keep them coming. We're all familiar with Apple cider vinegar. YouTube is filled with tons of videos and tutorials on how to use it for your hair, skin, and internal health. So I figured it will be helpful to show you exactly what makes Apple cider vinegar so special and how it works to clean your hair. Alright, Apple cider vinegar has way too many benefits for me to cover in just one video, so I'm going to stay in my lane and stick with hair. When it comes to hair, what makes Apple cider vinegar so special is its acidic acid content and its low pH level. You ever wonder just how Apple cider vinegar is able to refreshing your scalp and remove build-up so well? Or why some people swear by doing an ACV rinse after washing their hair? Well, when it comes to hair care, Apple cider vinegar should definitely be on a list of one of nature's gifts. Now how does Apple cider vinegar clean your scalp? According to the USDA, Apple cider vinegar has no measurable vitamins, minerals, or any other nutritional elements. Apple cider vinegar's main cleansing powers is in its acidic acid content. Acetic acid is a pure acid with extreme antibacterial and antifungal properties. It's what gives vinegar of all types, its sour taste, smell, and low acidic pH. Acetic acid cleans your scalp by literally eating through and dissolving dirt particles. It does all this without having to disturb your scalp's natural acidic environment, leaving your acid mantle intact. Below is a link to a video titled The Science of Sebum that goes over what an acid mantle is and why it's so important. Another impressive quality of acidic acid is its ability to kill bacteria by penetrating the cell's membrane and causing it to release its protons and dye. So Apple cider vinegar will get rid of potentially harmful bacteria from your scalp without stripping your hair of its oils. Here's a clearer way of seeing what I'm talking about. All three of these beakers have olive oil in them. I'm mixing water in the first beaker, Apple cider vinegar in the second, and shampoo in the third. Let's take a closer look at what's going on. We all know water and oil don't mix, so we see clear uninterrupted oil sitting on top of the water. With the Apple cider vinegar in oil mix, we see a separation but the oil is a lot cloutier and interrupted. And with the shampoo in oil mix, the oil is completely interrupted. This example is meant to show you that while apple cider vinegar won't remove the oils from your hair like shampoo will, due to its acidic pH, it will help break up the oils so it can move and culture here more easily. Apple cider vinegar has a strong pungent smell to it, so in between washes, I use the pH stabilizing spritz instead, which has a pH of about 4. I use it on my scalp to help break up the built up oil so I can move it down the length of my hair more easily. Apple cider vinegar's powers don't just stop there, it also benefits your hair strands. Due to its acidic pH, Apple cider vinegar helps tighten or close to cuticle layers of your hair. The shampoo process lifts your cuticles, causing your hair to be rough, dry and tangle easily. Among other benefits, a conditioner is supposed to have an acidic pH, so it can tighten your cuticles back up and leave your hair shiny and more manageable. But most conditioners out there don't do a really good job at this, so after conditioners rinse out, an apple cider vinegar rinse is used to ensure your cuticles are nice and flat. Rule of thumb. If you're within the safe zone, anything within a acidic pH will tighten your cuticles and anything closer to an alkali pH in this neutral area will relax or slightly lift your cuticle layers. So acid tightens, alkali lifts, acid tightens, alkali lifts. As you can see with a pH of 2, Apple cider vinegar is not within the safe zone because it's too acidic. So in order to use it on your hair and scalp, you should neutralize or increase its pH to an area within the safe zone. Apple cider vinegar has a pH of about 2, and distilled water has a pH of about 7-sometimes 6. When you mix them together, you'll fall somewhere between the two. There are different measurements on YouTube. It may be a little different because I basted it strictly on pH. If you want to use apple cider vinegar a few times a year to revive your hair or to get rid of mineral deposits from hard water, you can get away with increasing the pH to just a 3. To achieve a pH of 3, mix 1 ounce of apple cider vinegar to 7 ounces of distilled water. But if you plan on using apple cider vinegar more often, it's best to increase the pH to about a 4. Because using something that's too acidic, too often, will eventually eat away at your hair's cuticles. Remember, one move on the pH scale is not a 1 unit change. It's a 10 times unit change. So a pH of 3 is a lot different than a pH of 4, especially to your hair strands. To achieve a pH of 4, mix 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar with 8 ounces of distilled water. The pH stabilizing spritz has a pH of 4. So that's what I use when I want to move sebum from my scalp to my hair strands, or refreshing my scalp after the gym, or when I feel my cuticles need to be tightened after a wash. It has additional herbal and moisturizing benefits, so it's a bonus. I try to come up with questions you may be having. I hope they're helpful. Follow me on Instagram for up to date information on hair care topics. My handle is at Green Beauty Channel. As always, thanks for watching. See you in the next video!