Anyone use butter? aka the kind you eat

[lora410]

yup, I is the crazy poster sooo I was wondering if anyone has tried butter as a deep moisture treatment? I have lots sitting in my deep freeze.

[ladystar]

Never tried it but here to listen to others. lol

[Bucatini]

Lora, interesting.... I've never tried it, but I know that butter is 80% butterfat, somewhere between 1-2% milk protein solids, another 1-2% salt if it has any, and the rest is water. At least, in the USA. European butter has more fat (and is therefore even more delicious).

I don't know how readily the butterfat will wash out. Re: the milk protein, many conditioners have that but isn't it processed somehow?

Hmmmm. If I had endless stores of butter in my deep freeze as you say you do, I'd be more likely to make cookies and/oor a big pot of popcorn to munch on while I did SMT. This is why I'm pudgy. But I'm going to watch this thread and see if anybody's ever tried it!

[chloeishere]

I've never tried it.

But man, if you have cats... I can just imagine my cat frantically trying to get near my head so he could lick my hair. NOOOOO! Mr. Snaggy Tongue.

The smell would be... pretty intense, don't you think? Make you crave some popcorn, maybe?

I don't know, it might work if it isn't too hard to wash out, but I'm definitely too chicken to try it. And I think it would make me hungry. And greasy. I'm still going to watch this thread with interest, though!

[lora410]

I think I am going to try this experiment this weekend. I shall let you all know how it works out.

[ChloeDharma]

A while ago i started a thread about ghee which is clarified butter and it looks pretty interesting. One poster said she had used it successfully i think, i've not tried it yet but i do plan to at some point, the ghee i brought i've just been using to cook with though.
Here's a link to the thread
http://www.forums.longhaircommunity....highlight=ghee

Oh, one thing i would suggest is using unsalted butter if you do try the regular stuff.

[Speedbump]

I have not used it, and I wouldn't, because of three concerns:

1) The salt, if it's salted butter. Salt is terrible for hair and I wouldn't want to put even a little bit in there.

2) The smell. Nuff said.

3) Butter goes rancid quickly at room temperature when exposed to the air. Aside from the smell, I'm not sure what that would do to the hair if you used butter frequently or left it in often.

Just my ...

[Kirin]

I've used it, it works extremely well if used for the right purpose and generally not all by itself. Its an old folk remedy for weathered hair, meaning someone who's hair is battered by the wind say, by working outdoors or on a ship or near the coast. (it works well moisturizing bleach damaged hair too).

Recipie:

1/4 cup soft/melted butter (i like to use it soft very warm but not liquid.
2 tsp olive oil
1/8 tsp rose oil (this is what my grandmothers recipie used, I couldn't find it i used rosewater)
1/4 tsp vegetable glycerine

Beat ingredients until smooth, apply to hair for fifteen to twenty minutes, wash out.

Thats it.

To beat it i used a potato masher first in a bowl, then a fork to get it smooth like making cookie dough.

Yes it IS greasy. But it works for brittle desperately dry hair. Definately use unsalted butter.

[Patrycja]

I admit-I came here just for amusement.I never thought that someone actually tried it! I like the sound of that recipe too Lora let me know what your sweety says about this experiment when he sees it on your head Or when he gets of whiff of it

[DecafJane]

The smell would be powerful! Chloeishere is right about the cats - I don't think I would be able to get them off my head!!