Yucca Vs. Soapwort Vs. Aritha/Soapnuts?
I am almost out of my soapwort root now, and although I love it, I am considering using this opportunity to try some other natural shampoos. Of these three: yucca, soapwort, aritha nut; which one is your favorite and why?
Thanks!!
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Re: Yucca Vs. Soapwort Vs. Aritha?
mellie
I never tried soapwort or aritha, but I have tried yucca root, 2 different species.
I found that while both did clean my hair, each one left a residue that built up.
It was easily removed by shampoo but I did not care for it.
Re: Yucca Vs. Soapwort Vs. Aritha?
mellie
I saved this post by Shell, on using yucca as a shampoo.
I never followed mine with a vinegar rinse or mixed it with other herbs.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...75&postcount=4
This is the thread the post came from.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...ead.php?t=3283
Re: Yucca Vs. Soapwort Vs. Aritha?
From least to most favorite: yucca -> soapwort -> aritha. Aritha cleans the best, for me. :)
Re: Yucca Vs. Soapwort Vs. Aritha?
Re: Yucca Vs. Soapwort Vs. Aritha?
I have the same experience as Flaxen. Of all of the cleansing herbs I've used (soapwort, yucca, shikakai, and aritha) I like aritha the best. It cleans very well with out stripping. Shikakai cleans well, but my hair had dryness issues. Soapwort cleans well, and yucca cleans okay. I found yucca worked best when used together with soapwort. But really my clear favorite is aritha.
Re: Yucca Vs. Soapwort Vs. Aritha?
I tried shikakai at one time, and found it to be too drying even though I have oily hair. It stripped my hair even more than sl(e)s shampoos did.
Re: Yucca Vs. Soapwort Vs. Aritha?
Where is your favorite source for aritha?
Re: Yucca Vs. Soapwort Vs. Aritha?
I have had a lot of trouble finding a U.S. distributor for the aritha. I only found this one, does anyone have any experience with them?
http://www.naturoli.com/store/produc...egory=soapnuts
I do not have an Indian grocery store nearby, unfortunately...
Re: Yucca Vs. Soapwort Vs. Aritha?
Mellie are you looking for whole aritha or powdered?