Salad Shampoo

I used to use henna -- it was very nice. A non-tinting kind.

I use diluted apple cider vinegar in the summer (it strips too much natural oil out for winter use).

I didn't even know there was a non-tinting kind. In my hair's heyday, it used to have a lot of red in it, a kind of auburn. Mostly I thought henna would be too red for moi.

I'll look into it. Why did you stop with it?

I moved, I think. I had been getting it at one particular store.

Mayonnaise is an excellent conditioner/detangler.

Conditioning:
Avocado oil for very dry, dull hair
Beer for softening
I spray my brush with rose water and pull it through the ends when they're really dry

I'll try the vinegar some weekend.

Lush products are excellent. They also have henna products.

http://usa.lush.com/cgi-bin/lushdb/catzoom.html?mv_arg=Bottled%20Shampoos&expand=Haircare

As an aside (or maybe not), people have been using vinegar to clean households for a long time. I use a vinegar, dish soap and water concoction much of the time. And a MA company called Global Balance makes household and personal products in a responsible way with full disclosure about the ingredients used. I like their stuff.

From the Lush website:


Cynthia Sylvia Stout is the title of a Shel Silverstein poem about a girl who wouldn't take the trash out.

Report on my now dry hair...

it feels like a fluffy bunny and looks remarkably dull.

Hmmm. But I didn't dilute it.

mmmmmmm..... maybe shampoo with the vinegar and condition with store bought? Vinegar is a degreaser.

So many ways to play. I may have work this out scientifically.

I do like the fluffyness.

Recipes from http://www.skin-care-recipes-and-remedies.com/natural-hair-care.html


Banana hair pack

Ingredients:

1/2 banana
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
1 tablespoon of honey


Mash until creamy. Hair has to be dry to do this. Leave it on your hair and wash out after 20 minutes. After that, use a shampoo.

Milk based Hair Balm

It is simple as this: after you wash your hair, wash it with some milk and leave on for about 10 to 15 minutes. Rinse off with warm water. It helps bring back the softness and natural shine.

Sour Cream Hair Pack

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons of sour-cream
1/2 teaspoon of wheat germ oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice


Mix it all together, apply to hair and rinse off after 10-15 minutes.

Olive oil for shiny hair


Ingredients:

1 teaspoon of olive oil
1 egg

Mix the two and apply on hair. Leave it on for about 10 minutes and wash off using warm water, then shampoo.

Egg white for oily hair

1 egg white (more if your hair is thick or long).

Beat the egg and simply apply on dry hair. Leave it on until it is dry and crusty. Wash off with warm water and shampoo. Doing this a couple of times a week will help reduce the oiliness and remove the excess oil.


Hair pack for damaged hair

Ingredients

Juice from freshly squeezed lemon
2 egg yolks
1 egg white
1 tablespoon of honey.

Mix all the ingredients, apply on hair and let it rest for 10 minutes. After that, shampoo and rinse off.


For soft and silky hair

Ingredients

3 tablespoons of olive oil
2 tablespoons of honey

Mix it all well, apply on hair. Wrap the hair with a towel or shower cap and let it rest for 15 minutes. Shampoo and rinse the hair.


Increase hair volume

Ingredients

1 tablespoon of vinegar
1 tablespoon of honey
1/2 cup of warm water
Spray bottle - pharmacy stores usually sell them for a couple of dollars, get a smaller one.


Mix the ingredients in a bottle and shake well
After you wash the hair with shampoo, let it dry a bit.
When it is damp, spray the mix you have prepared.
Massage the scalp so the liquid gets absorbed better
Don't rinse the hair off, simply let it dry
For shiny and soft hair

Ingredients

1 tablespoon of coconut oil
3 tablespoons of sour cream


Mix the ingredients and apply them on hair.
Wrap a towel around it and let it rest for 30 minutes
Shampoo and rinse off well
Grease control

There is a simple way to get rid of greasy hair.
Every time you shampoo your hair, mix a little bit of freshly squeezed lemon juice in. Shake the bottle well (you could use a smaller bottle for this purpose) and shampoo the hair. Rinse off well.

This way, you will control the oiliness of the scalp and also, if you have blondish hair, you will actually help keep it light longer.

Thanks, butrflynet, this is going to keep me busy all winter.

Milk is going to go high up on the list.

Found the stuff I was thinking of:



I went with their shampoo, too. I liked it.

http://www.kalyx.com/store/proddetail.cfm/ItemID/570169/CategoryID/10500/SubCatID/725/file.htm

When I was searching for it I found a review from someone who thought that henna = color and used that shampoo/conditioner for a long time and complained that it didn't change her color one whit. As in, confirmation that it's non-tinting (though she was disappointed). It didn't tint my hair but mine's quite dark so that doesn't necessarily mean much.

If henna is not colour what is it?

Henna, Lawsonia inermis, produces a red-orange dye molecule, lawsone. This molecule has an affinity for bonding with protein, and thus has been used to dye skin, hair, fingernails, leather, silk and wool.
wikpedia.

I dunno, it says "water extract of lawsonia inermis (henna)" in the ingredients list, maybe they bypass (or mostly bypass) the dye part of it somehow?

Probably marketing bullsh... or they don't source from a quality producer.

Henna needs to be picked at high temps for best results and is more active in an acidic environment.