I actually spend a week on Cuttyhunk and wash hair in the ocean every other day - works well on the girls hair too. For long hair, we solar shower them to get the salt out, which keeps them from getting tangled. I dont have enough hair to tangle...
Salt water shampoo
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Salt water shampoo
Not sure if Ive ever shared this, but in saltwater, Loreal 'no more tears' kids shampoo works great in salt water.
I actually spend a week on Cuttyhunk and wash hair in the ocean every other day - works well on the girls hair too. For long hair, we solar shower them to get the salt out, which keeps them from getting tangled. I dont have enough hair to tangle...

I actually spend a week on Cuttyhunk and wash hair in the ocean every other day - works well on the girls hair too. For long hair, we solar shower them to get the salt out, which keeps them from getting tangled. I dont have enough hair to tangle...
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Re: Salt water shampoo
I have been useing JOY for past 45 years and latters up great in salt water and leaves hair natural, no need for conditioners. I do rince with fresh water, saves on the water bill!
Dave
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Catigale wrote:Not sure if Ive ever shared this, but in saltwater, Loreal 'no more tears' kids shampoo works great in salt water.
I actually spend a week on Cuttyhunk and wash hair in the ocean every other day - works well on the girls hair too. For long hair, we solar shower them to get the salt out, which keeps them from getting tangled. I dont have enough hair to tangle...![]()
Re: Salt water shampoo
Joy is my shampoo.Has been for 20 years. Works great also for gently washing the non-reflective coated on the lenses of my glasses and for washing down the deck. Sometimes even for hand washing dishes.
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Re: Salt water shampoo
Keeping to the "No more tears"... Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo works well in the UK!
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Re: Salt water shampoo
I like to use the all in one body wash and shampoo. Not much salt water around here though.
On a grosser side note, growing up on the beach surfing, I never used soap. Salt water, sand and wave action do a wonderful job of keeping you clean. I would rinse off at the right of way (beach shower) to get some of the salt off of me then head off to school but only used soap when some haole would leave a bar there. That was the only shampoo my hair saw for 10-15 years.
On a grosser side note, growing up on the beach surfing, I never used soap. Salt water, sand and wave action do a wonderful job of keeping you clean. I would rinse off at the right of way (beach shower) to get some of the salt off of me then head off to school but only used soap when some haole would leave a bar there. That was the only shampoo my hair saw for 10-15 years.
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Re: Salt water shampoo
Louis the 14th just put on another layer of talc, then splashed on the perfume.
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Re: Salt water shampoo
Ce doit être "Bateaux à Voile MacGregoire" ... je crois ... à vis de mon diccionnaire Langenscheidt de poche....Catigale wrote:I rename the Board
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Re: Salt water shampoo
As Napoleon is rumored to have written to his beloved Josephine... "Be home in 3 weeks. Don't bathe."

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Re: Salt water shampoo
The smell of Victory will always surpress the need of a bath.
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kmclemore wrote:As Napoleon is rumored to have written to his beloved Josephine... "Be home in 3 weeks. Don't bathe."
