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Orange Queen
October 26th, 2013, 02:48 PM
I've been reading about gelatin treatments for hair and decided to try it out.
I used a table spoon of Knox gelatin (original in a small square orange box), 4 tablespoons of warm water, and a little bit more than half a table spoon of conditioner.
Mixed the gelatin with water, stirred it to get the clumps out, then mixed in the conditioner.
Poured the concoction on my head, put on a plastic bag, and wrapped my head in a towel.
I kept it on for an hour. No itching, no burning, no other unpleasant side effects.
I Washed the gelatin without shampoo or conditioner. Everything washed out perfectly, and my hair didn't tangle at all once it was dry.

I wasn't expecting Pantene shampoo commercial hair, but it exceeded my expectations.
As soon as my hair dried I noticed how much more manageable it is. It feels a little bit thicker, and not as brittle as it usually is. The top part of my hair is super shiny, almost looks like I used a smoothing serum but without the greasiness.
My ends are not so great looking, but definitely an improvement from before.
Overall my hair feels moisturized, and silky.
After I slept on the hair I noticed that it's not as staticky as it usually is in the morning, and it wasn't sticking up in every direction like it does every morning.

I added the before and after photos to an album in my profile. Not sure how to attach them here. My hair wasn't the greatest before the treatment, but you can definitely see the difference.

Oh, forgot, I accidentally applied the mixture to dry hair, and had to add a little bit of water to work it in. The treatment is supposed to be applied to damp hair.
Also, the treatment seems to work better on healthier less porous hair. I'll try to put it on my ends only next time, see if maybe it needs a little bit extra.

ositarosita
October 26th, 2013, 02:54 PM
Sounds interesting and congratulations on it working so well for you .. I personally just prefer to eat Jell-O or take gelatin .. let it work from the inside out

Orange Queen
October 26th, 2013, 03:15 PM
Thanks ositarosita!

stachelbeere
October 26th, 2013, 08:18 PM
thank you for this post!! I actually was just about to do a bit of research on gelatin treatments as I bought gelatin today to try it out. I'll do it tomorrow and report back with results :D
thanks for the recipe, I'll do exactly what you did!

stachelbeere
October 26th, 2013, 08:18 PM
thank you for this post!! I actually was just about to do a bit of research on gelatin treatments as I bought gelatin today to try it out. I'll do it tomorrow and report back with results :D
thanks for the recipe, I'll do exactly what you did!

LaurelSpring
October 26th, 2013, 11:02 PM
WOW. I am super impressed with the after photo. Great shine. I may have to give this a try now. Thanks for posting!

bunzfan
October 27th, 2013, 04:48 AM
This is my favourite treatment i follow this recipe and leave it on for 1-2 hours it's actually a protein treatment .


http://youtu.be/Kil3NY6zoM4

Before and after pics if anyone is interested .

http://imageshack.us/a/img571/6035/vf22.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img94/632/7cfg.jpg

I'm actually sitting with it on my hair right now :D

stachelbeere
October 27th, 2013, 11:44 AM
hmmm... not much of a difference with my hair and I still have annoying mini-tangles that I've had before.
here are pictures:
http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag76/stachelbeere/hair/spontaneous%20hair%20pics/154b9dbd-6b5f-4c7c-b5a4-218fa2d76311_zps170aa13d.jpg

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag76/stachelbeere/hair/spontaneous%20hair%20pics/_0016299_zpsf2d2546d.jpg