Tell me about fenugreek and hibiscus

[pariate]

Hi

I've heard that these are both good conditioning herbs for hair. Can anyone tell me about their experiences with them please? I've also heard that hibiscus can impart a red tone to the hair, which I'm keen to avoid, so any info on that would also be appreciated!

Thank you thank you.

P.S. I'm considering trying the dry herbs, not herb-infused oils because I'd like to incorporate the dry herbs into cassia mixes and herbal rinses.

[pariate]

Someone on another forum just put me on to this:

http://houseofstrauss.co.uk/modules/...p?articleid=59

It gives info on common English herbs and their applications for different hair types. Quite handy, I thought!

No indian/ayurvedic herbs though

[Siowiel]

I am interestes in going "all-natural", and while it is no problem to find something to wash with, just oils for conditioner don't do it for me, so if fenugreek would indeed condition, that would be great news.

Now on to the question: Does anybody know what fenugreek is in German? I

[physicschick]

Definitely avoid hibiscus if you don't want red tones. (I didn't find it particularly conditioning myself, anyway.) I've never used fenugreek but have also read of people using it for conditioning. Sorry I can't help you with that!

[pariate]

Now on to the question: Does anybody know what fenugreek is in German? I

The latin name is Trigonella foenum graecum. That might help you track it down. You could try googling that phrase on a german search engine.

I hope that's useful!

[Neoma]

Fenugreek powder (methi or methy) provides tremendous slip. It smells like maple syrup to me.

I found that steeping whole, dried hibiscus flowers in my herbal cleansing mixtures also provided quite a bit of slip. The resulting "tea" can be quite staining to surfaces, though I didn't notice any color change. Then again, my hair is dark. It might for people with lighter hair.

[khyricat]

I only notice hibiscus color on my whites. on my darks its not, but I could see it imparting reddish tones otherwise.

I love my hibiscus, so never experimented with fenugreek though that was my next step.it is conditioning for me.. though I use a TINY amount of oil in addition to it.

[mellie]

Here are before and after photos of my hibiscus rinse:



It did seem to make my hair shiny and smooth, but it definitely imparts a red color for me. I prefer honey for conditioning.

I haven't tried fenugreek, sorry!

[andrea1982]

I ground fenugreek seeds, then mixed with yogurt and applied to my hair. Gave great slip, felt really conditioning, but smelled really bad! I mean my hair smelled kind of gross for days, even through washes (I guess this means it stays on the hair longer for better conditioning benefits). Also, if you don't apply it quick enough it kind of "sets" like cement. I think next time I'll try soaking the seeds overnight and applying the gel, rather than grinding the seeds into a powder. I found them super cheap in the Indian section of my grocery store.

[Yari]

Siowiel, fenugreek means Bockshornklee.

I tried it once. Honestly, i remember next to nothing about it. It had a fragant smell like lovage, a tad sharp but pleasant.