So, curry powder?

[tooqute2nv]

Alright, today while I was sitting down eating some chicken bites with curry powder (YUM!), and I actually stopped to look more carefully at the ingredients in the store bought "curry powder": coriander, turmeric, cumin, fenugreek, ginger, salt, black pepper, clovers, celery seed, allspice, cayenne, caraway, mace and garlic powder (Durkee brand)...SOOO, since I'm going to be hennaing my hair tomorrow this got me thinking about adding curry powder to my henna. lol Yeah, I'm wierd, but I LOVE the smell, and there are actually some ingredients people "normally" add to their mixes..So, what'cha think?:p


(generically: Most recipes and producers of curry powder usually include coriander (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriander), turmeric (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric), cumin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumin), and fenugreek (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenugreek) in their blends. Depending on the recipe, additional ingredients such as ginger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger), garlic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garlic), fennel seed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fennel), cinnamon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon), clove (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clove), mustard seed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustard_seed), green cardamom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardamom), black cardamom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_cardamom), mace (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutmeg), nutmeg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutmeg), red pepper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsicum), long pepper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_pepper), and black pepper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pepper) may also be added.(from wikipedia.com))

[Aisha25]

Your crazy:lol:

Just had to add that

[tooqute2nv]

Thx, habebty!! muah! lol :cheese:

[pandora114]

I'm not overly wild about curry TBH..but whatever floats your boat.

I'm a sucker for a good Lebanese Shawarma though....

[hennaphile]

If you are doing it for scent/scalp help, you should be fine. It wont add any color though.

[Diamondbell]

I wouldn't do that! Turmeric used long-term (in India) is seen as a hair-remover for face, legs. Other ingredients are OK I suppose.

[tooqute2nv]

Thanks, ladies! Your help is definitely appreciated!:D It was just a random idea, but WOW I didn't know turmeric can be used as a hair remover!! :agape: I might have to try that out, just not on my head! ^_~

[ChloeDharma]

I'd avoid salt, but i often add things like cumin etc to herb washes for the smell :)

[Gothic Lolita]

How does turmeric work as a hair remover? I mean, how do you apply and mix it? Woudln't it stain your skin orangeish?

[Diamondbell]

How does turmeric work as a hair remover? I mean, how do you apply and mix it? Woudln't it stain your skin orangeish?

Yes, it will definitely stain your skin yellowish. :no: That is the disadvantage of it. Mixed with besan (gram flour) it is said to be effective in gradually removing hair growth. But this is not at all practical either for bed (sheets will become yellow) or for going out with turmeric on :D May be yellow sheets can be used, while going to sleep, when you use this, and the turmeric can be removed the next day by washing thoroughly with soap.

For applying, you have to mix the turmeric powder with a little bit of water, into a muddy consistency. Then just apply all over. Wait for sometime (1 or 2 minutes) and wash off. There are 2 kinds of turmeric by the way, one is the VERY yellow one, used for cooking. There is another one which is pale yellow called "Kasturi" turmeric, which is used for skin, which doesn't make you so yellow. But both types of turmeric may be used.

[Aisha25]

Yes thats why before your wedding they make a paste of turmeric and besan and apply all over the body which makes skin glow and hair less. Its an indian thing;)

[tooqute2nv]

Hmm, I wouldn't mind being all glowy and hairless for my wedding day, lol. I think I'm DEFINITELY going to look into this more!:D

[Anje]

Be cautious of the tumeric. I've never heard of it as a hair remover, but it'll stain everything yellow, including your countertops. I wouldn't recommend applying it the week of your wedding, at least, and you'll want to spot-test to see how long the stain lasts, especially on places it's likely to stick, like knees.

[marzipanthecat]

Turmeric will certainly turn your hair and skin yellowish, but I hadn't heard about its hair-removing properties before now!

But go on, try adding some curry powder, and let us know the results (I am genuinely curious to see how it turns out!). I don't think anything bad would happen anyway.

(I am too darn lazy to try for myself...)

[Blueglass]

Anthony Morrocco sells something called Henna gold. Its really Turmeric powder. I used a little of it last summer. It made my hair a yellow, orange, florescent green color.

I used other Morrocco henna to tone it down. Marigold, light brown, and the now discontinued Strawberry. I was able to approximate my original twany color, but needed highlights on on blonder areas.

I think it is a good base for twany without natural streaking who wants to latter dye over the base with Strawberry henna, because it made my Strawberry henna more brilliant.

The color would not fade. I never had any hair loss.

However the color was so awful on my blonde areas, I would have done almost anything to get rid of that color.

At sunset my hair looked like the Anand pur Sahib. Which is good if your the Anand pur Sahib, but having gilt hair just was too much for me.