Molasses

[Purdy Bear]

Iv couldnt get molasses but I did manage to get a half and half called black treacle. My question is how do I use it?

Do I eat it, cook with it etc, or do I rub it on the scalp or both?

As a bear of course Im totally into sugary things like marmalade sandwiches, not sure about treacle ones though!:D

[little_cherry]

Hi
You could add it in an SMT instead of honey :)

[pinklemonade]

I use molasses and I've noticed my hair seems stronger/less prone to breakage. What I do is just mix it with my conditioner (without cones) and leave it on for about an hour. Then wash out! I like it more than honey for some reason...

[brunette]

I buy Organic Blackstrap Molasses in Holland & Barrett for £1.79 for a 740g jar. I would not bother with the treacle as a therapeutic food (save it for baking!) but Blackstrap Molasses is a miracle food in my opinion. It's rich in iron, potassium, magnesium and other goodies and healed my husband's colon after 4 months of being very poorly. He still takes it every night before bed. He has a heaped teaspoon each day but I've seen recommendations of 1tbsp daily. You don't want any more than that really so maybe try a teaspoonful and see how you go.
If you google molasses and alopecia it has many results and is to be eaten as a food supplement.
It's an aquired taste, very rich almost liquorice-like, you'll probably want to follow it with a warm drink.
Best of luck!

[Purdy Bear]

Thanks Brunette, I'll have a look at that.

I wonder if my local health food shop (who deliver) would have that then. I was thinking of cooking with it, but I guess that would strip its goodness.

Thanks again
Purdy

PS my local Food for living shop does it, but also in capsule form which maybe easier to swollow. I'll add it to my next order.

[CrisDee]

I was under the impression that the sulfur in molasses was one of its most beneficial properties, however the sulfur in my cupboard says "Unsulfured." Wonder if one of our molasses or sulfur experts could expound on this?

[brunette]

Purdey I have heard of people drinking it in hot milk so I'm sure it's doesn't do much harm to the nutrients.

Crisdee I'm not an expert but have read lots about it. Sulphur Dioxide in food actually has no health benefits whatsoever. In fact:

Sulfur dioxide has no role in mammalian biology. Sulfur dioxide blocks nerve signals from the pulmonary stretch receptors (PSR's) and abolishes the Hering-Breuer inflation reflex.
I've also read that sulphured dried fruit or other foods are bad for asthmatics and no wonder after reading the above quote!

Sulphured molasses are generally made from very young 'green' sugar cane by way of getting more sugar from the cane. Older more nutritious cane does not need this process and so it is labelled 'unsulphured'.

[LadyJennifer]

I have drunk blackstrap molasses (unsulphured) in warm milk since I was a child. I love it.
As for my hair, I use Grandma's unsulphured molasses in my CO washes, and often in my Indian herbal washes as well. I love how hydrated it makes my hair feel!