So yesterday I did my weekly washing. I decided to try the Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap after all of the recommendations from you fellow dreadies. The soap smelled great (lavender scent), and I made sure to rinse very thoroughly, but once I started blow drying the pups, I started to smell the essence of wet dog! I have never had this smell emit from my dreads before with the Dreadhead soap. So is this a common smell you get with Dr. B or are my dreads, dare I say MOLDIE???
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Re: Wet dog and Dr. Bronner's
Mon, May 12, 2008 - 6:03 AMI've never smelled like wet dog while drying my hair...
That's odd. If you're sure you've rinsed thoroughly, it might be that your last product left trace scents behind that you smelled when blow drying? Also, what temperature did you rinse your hair at? Sometimes if you rinse with really warm water, you won't get all the soap out. lukewarm to cool water is best.
Also, one more thing about Doc. Bronner's. It has a nice scent while you wash, but the scent washes clean away once you wash the product out of your hair, off your skin, etc. If your last shampoo had a lingering scent, you might have smelled that while blow drying. When you wash with Docs, your hair will just smell like clean hair, or in this case, wet hair. If it still smells dank when it's dry, try rinsing again and go from there.
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Re: Wet dog and Dr. Bronner's
Mon, May 12, 2008 - 7:05 AMAs long as you have been letting the babies dry completely I can't believe they are moldy inside. Must just be an unfortunate combination of odors from the different shampoos.
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Re: Wet dog and Dr. Bronner's
Mon, May 12, 2008 - 11:52 AMtry an apple cider vinegar soak and rinse.
also, maybe increase the amount of time between washing.
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Re: Wet dog and Dr. Bronner's
Mon, May 12, 2008 - 4:12 PMI've only used Dr. B, and my dreads only smell like the soap while drying, and afterwards just smell like hair. When I wash my hair after a campfire, the smell of the smoke becomes apparent again while washing...but since you are experiencing a smell while drying, I don't really know...Is there a way to check and see if your dreads are moldy?
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Re: Wet dog and Dr. Bronner's
Mon, May 12, 2008 - 9:50 PMaaahhhh!!!! Dr. Bronners is NOT residue free... you said it yourself, "it smelled great". That lavender scent... that is residue, that is unnesissary crap in your hair. what ever happened to hair smelling like hair? hair itself in its natural form doesnt smell bad, why does it need to smell like fruit and flowers?!? -
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Re: Wet dog and Dr. Bronner's
Tue, May 13, 2008 - 4:14 AMActually, it IS residue free.
You smell the lavender plant oil in the soap, and it washes out immediately when the soap does. No smell lingers once washed it's out.
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Re: Wet dog and Dr. Bronner's
Yesterday, 6:08 PMI find this very hard to believe. Whats the point of the lavander oil if its not supposed to eminate the fragrence after your done washing? Not to mention the simple fact that EVERYBODY knows oil and water dont mix, so how does it rinse out? -
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Re: Wet dog and Dr. Bronner's
Yesterday, 8:58 PMOk...now that you've insulted my intelligence.
First, if I may ask, have you ever even used Doc. Bronner's? Or do you just read labels and place judgment based on the ingredients listed within?
I have been using it for years, and I am telling you from personal experience, the smell does not linger. Trust me on this, I would love it if it did, but it doesn't. Also, it does not make your skin oily, and it does not mold your dreads unless you apply it and leave it on your hair and don't rinse it throughly. I am not the only one to say this. Ask around. Another person in this thread seconded what I just said, and there are numerous other communities who will back me up on this.
It's soap. Not oil. All the ingredients in the soap are no longer single agents, but a homogenized solution. It's not like putting a cup of vegetable oil into a bunch of water. As a matter of fact, Doc Bronner's soap mixes quite nicely with water, as the directions suggest diluting the product as it is a concentrated solution. The essential oils (as in natural, nature made oils contained within the plants, not chemically manufactured oils) in products like soaps are combined with other agents so they do not cling to the body/hair and are able to be rinsed away with clean water. That's called simple chemistry. Pick up a natural soap making book sometime. As a matter of fact, it not only does not leave a residue on your hair/skin, it also removes the buildup of your natural oils on your skin. Most of the time, the essential oils are added for their natural properties (like Tea Tree Oil being a drying agent, and thus good for itching and flaking, or lavender oil which is soothing and relaxing) to make the washing process simply enjoyable.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap
As for the 'how does it rinse out' question, here's a wiki on soap. Maybe that'll explain how soap works for you? -
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Re: Wet dog and Dr. Bronner's
Yesterday, 10:37 PMAwesome, Laa. I couldn't have said that better myself.
The ingredients in my UNscented Dr. Bronners soap are: organic olive and coconut oil, organic hemp and jojoba oil, citric acid, and Vitamin E. Find me a soap that is more natural than that. Has anyone ever seen a shampoo that has less ingredients? I never have. No perfumes, nothing unnatural…absolutely perfect.
And as for not leaving a residue, can someone give an example of another natural, organic shampoo or soap that doesn't leave a residue and list the ingredients? Because I betcha any natural shampoo/soap is going to have the same kind of base ingredients as Dr. B. -
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Re: Wet dog and Dr. Bronner's
Yesterday, 10:39 PMoh, I forgot to list water as the main ingredient. Oh, and the olive and coconut oils are saponified, which means turned into soap. -
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Re: Wet dog and Dr. Bronner's
Today, 5:16 AMI just got a couple of the Lush bars, has anyone that used Dr. Bonner's used Lush and if so how do you compare the two?
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Re: Wet dog and Dr. Bronner's
Today, 5:21 PMhey, to each their own. You all use your oily stuff, but i think i will stick with my oil free soap. And to answer your question Laa, yes i have tried Dr. Bronners, i just wanst impressed. There was a noticible loosening and slickness to my locks after each washing. And please understand, i wasnt trying to insult your inteligence in any way...
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