Originally Posted by
ReptilianFeline
I currently work on my own mix using chickpea flour, juniper water (cut juniper twigs in pieces including some with berries, boil for 5 min, simmer for 20, let rest until cool, store in the fridge) and some aritha or shikakai, a little cinnamon or fennugreek or neem powder. Finnish with a lemon tea rinse. I avoid amla because it seemt to create a film/buildup on my hair.
This not a regular shampoo, so no lather, and I work it well into my scalp, using the powders as a gentle exfoliation as well. It's pretty cheap but takes a while to get used to and get the right formula for the particular scalp and hair and water combo you have. I don't use a conditioner anymore, just some coconut oil to detangle.
I'm still trying to find just the right mix for me, but I won't go back to regular shampoo because I'm hardly shedding anymore and my scalp is almost clear of the itchyness now.
So, about half a cup of chickpea flour, a small spoon of aritha or shikakai and neem, a sprinkling of cinnamon and/or fennugreek, and add juniper water untill a sloppy cream. Let sit for a while so the chickpea flour expands, then put in a bottle with a point, shake it and apply to the scalp, working it in properly using the pads of your finger, exfoliating, then add the rest to the rest of your hair and put it up while you do the rest of your showery stuff. Rinse out, apply the tea rinse, then in my case, rinse out the tea rinse and finnish of with cold water.
This is a work in progress, but sinse I stopped using amla, and started using chickpea flour, the buildup on my hair is very small, sometimes non existant, and I won't clarify with shampoo because when I did that, I itched like crazy!
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