Cabbage hair "hats"

[Ainu]

So, I'm a finn, and as you know finns love to take a sauna.
To protect my hair when I'm in the sauna, I make this hat out of a cabbage leaf. I take the outer leaf of a big head of cabbage and roll a rolling pin or wine bottle over it, to open up the "veins". Then I just put it on my head while saunaing.
I find this is really good for my hair, it both protects it and provides it with moisture and vitamins.
I also sometimes use a cabbage hat on top of my hair when doing a henna dye, as a hair mask and to keep it less messy.

I don't know if anybody had heard of this before, but I thought I should share :)

[renarok]

uhhhh, pictures?

[Shorty89]

That sounds interesting. I've never heard of it before. I too would love to see pictures.

[Ainu]

Sorry, I don't have any pictures right now. I'll try and remember to take some next time!

I don't think it's very common - I hadn't heard about it either until an eco-cosmetologist gave me the tip about a year ago. I only knew that cabbage was used as compress for wounds back the old days in the Nordic countries.

[Jeni]

I agree we need pictures!

It sounds pretty interesting, definitely more inventive then my plastic bags and wool hat!

[Fluffy Squirrel]

Am I right: You make a bun (to keep the hair on top of your head) and then put the leaf above it?
Do you fix it with anything? I wonder why the leaf doesn´t fall down from the bun...? Or do you leave your hair open?

Oooh, I like this idea :o

[Ainu]

Well, the thing is I have quite short hair, so I don't really need to make a bun out of it. I guess if you have really long hair, you might have to leave the hair open....
Normally I do a CO wash at the same time while in the sauna (oops, forgot to mention that), and the conditioner kind of "glues" the cabbage leaf to the hair. But if you have a big enough leaf, I usually don't have any problem with it staying on top of my head.

I promise, I will take some photos! It might take a while before the next time though, as we don't have a sauna at home.

[*thecatsmeow*]

Wow this sounds like a really neat idea, I like that instead of a plastic shower cap you can use a cabbage leaf :o

[slz]

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[mellie]

Does it make your hair smell cabbage-y? :-)

[marisa]

I've never heard of this~ very interesting!
I have a cabbage in the produce bin right now and am thinking I'll try this when conditioning my hair while taking a steamy shower.

[lovelylaura]

I love the Sauna and I love Cabbage- PERFECT! Eco-cosmetology- sounds interesting!

[countryhopper]

Does it make your hair smell cabbage-y? :-)

I was wondering this, too! at the very least the whole sauna should smell like steamed cabbage, doesn't it? What do other people say to you?

[Tapioca]

When I was nursing, I'd slip cabbage leaves into my bra to help with the soreness.