Naiadryade
January 26th, 2013, 10:16 AM
I'm posting this here even though I'm specifically asking about natural things because I need advice fast, and the Henna/Natural forum is pretty low-traffic compared to the Mane Forum. Sorry if that's not okay!
I got stuck at my boyfriend's place for almost a month without my Terressentials hair wash (http://www.terressentials.com/haircare.html) because my car broke down. Normally, I would wash with this every 1-2 weeks. I've been getting by with one water-only wash and hibiscus-rosemary rinse per week, and I've still been doing my regular oilings with EVOO on my length every 2-3 days and a castor/almond/jojoba oil mix with EO's on my scalp every 1-2 nights, because I have dry hair and scalp. My hair has gotten kind of dirty, but I've just been trying to ignore that and braid it a lot.
I finally got home last night, and was very much looking forward to washing my hair today. Last night I did a heavier oiling to prepare, and this morning I started catnip tea steeping, because I always do an hour-long catnip treatment after I wash.
But then, I looked in my shower and discovered a horror: I'M OUT OF MY HAIR WASH! I could have sworn I had one wash-worth left, but the bottle is empty! shudder:
Now, this is where I need your help. It will take a while for a new bottle to arrive, but I really need to wash my hair today. I do only all-natural hair care--what should I wash my hair with? I have M 2a ii/iii hair that tends towards dry and has lots of split ends already. It's decently heavily oiled right now (though not soaked or anything). I've used bentonite clay with a pinch of salt in the past with relative success, but I don't have any now.
This is what I have on hand:
- Eggs
- Baking soda (this has left my hair super dry in the past so I'm nervous to use it, though I haven't tried it quite as diluted as I've seen it recommended since)
- ACV
- LOTS of various herbs and spices for medicine, tea and cooking
- Coral White (http://www.1thinkhealthy.com/coralwhite-toothpaste.html) natural toothpaste (scroll down in link for ingredients list)
- A dry toothpaste mix I made in an herbalism class almost 2 years ago... I know it's mainly clay and salt so I'm tempted to use this, though it's got a LOT more salt than I used to use--It's nearly half and half, and I wonder if that's way too much salt. I think it also had mint, myrrh, stevia, and a few other herbs in small quantities.
The catnip tea will be ready in 3 hours, so I hope you all can help me figure this out fast!
Thanks in advance!!!
I got stuck at my boyfriend's place for almost a month without my Terressentials hair wash (http://www.terressentials.com/haircare.html) because my car broke down. Normally, I would wash with this every 1-2 weeks. I've been getting by with one water-only wash and hibiscus-rosemary rinse per week, and I've still been doing my regular oilings with EVOO on my length every 2-3 days and a castor/almond/jojoba oil mix with EO's on my scalp every 1-2 nights, because I have dry hair and scalp. My hair has gotten kind of dirty, but I've just been trying to ignore that and braid it a lot.
I finally got home last night, and was very much looking forward to washing my hair today. Last night I did a heavier oiling to prepare, and this morning I started catnip tea steeping, because I always do an hour-long catnip treatment after I wash.
But then, I looked in my shower and discovered a horror: I'M OUT OF MY HAIR WASH! I could have sworn I had one wash-worth left, but the bottle is empty! shudder:
Now, this is where I need your help. It will take a while for a new bottle to arrive, but I really need to wash my hair today. I do only all-natural hair care--what should I wash my hair with? I have M 2a ii/iii hair that tends towards dry and has lots of split ends already. It's decently heavily oiled right now (though not soaked or anything). I've used bentonite clay with a pinch of salt in the past with relative success, but I don't have any now.
This is what I have on hand:
- Eggs
- Baking soda (this has left my hair super dry in the past so I'm nervous to use it, though I haven't tried it quite as diluted as I've seen it recommended since)
- ACV
- LOTS of various herbs and spices for medicine, tea and cooking
- Coral White (http://www.1thinkhealthy.com/coralwhite-toothpaste.html) natural toothpaste (scroll down in link for ingredients list)
- A dry toothpaste mix I made in an herbalism class almost 2 years ago... I know it's mainly clay and salt so I'm tempted to use this, though it's got a LOT more salt than I used to use--It's nearly half and half, and I wonder if that's way too much salt. I think it also had mint, myrrh, stevia, and a few other herbs in small quantities.
The catnip tea will be ready in 3 hours, so I hope you all can help me figure this out fast!
Thanks in advance!!!