Kuchen
February 19th, 2009, 04:18 PM
Oiling, anti-dandruff and a conditioner recipe. Enjoy! (http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/beauty/article5767293.ece?token=null&offset=48&page=5)
My own super conditioner
When I was growing up in Mumbai, my parents owned a farmhouse in the verdant, waterfall-dotted slopes of the Sahyadri mountains. All kinds of wonderful herbs grew there and each weekend visit would find me bringing a basketful of freshly plucked herbs home to Mumbai to grind up into conditioning hair masks. I have never been able to achieve the same gloss and texture from any bottled conditioner.
Handful each hibiscus, marigold, balsam, basil and mint leaves
Handful of rose petals
Grind all of these (or as many as you can find) in a blender with a little water til you get an emerald-green, coarse, sticky mixture. Apply this directly to the scalp and hair and leave on for at least an hour. Wash off thoroughly. Your hair is sure to gleam like gold.
Excerpted from India’s Beauty Secrets by Monisha Bharadwaj,
My own super conditioner
When I was growing up in Mumbai, my parents owned a farmhouse in the verdant, waterfall-dotted slopes of the Sahyadri mountains. All kinds of wonderful herbs grew there and each weekend visit would find me bringing a basketful of freshly plucked herbs home to Mumbai to grind up into conditioning hair masks. I have never been able to achieve the same gloss and texture from any bottled conditioner.
Handful each hibiscus, marigold, balsam, basil and mint leaves
Handful of rose petals
Grind all of these (or as many as you can find) in a blender with a little water til you get an emerald-green, coarse, sticky mixture. Apply this directly to the scalp and hair and leave on for at least an hour. Wash off thoroughly. Your hair is sure to gleam like gold.
Excerpted from India’s Beauty Secrets by Monisha Bharadwaj,