Re: Catnip for split ends?
ktani, do you preoil before washing?
Last wash, I preoiled with thin absorbing oil. Hair looked a bit oily du to this.
I then washed in egg+ACV+honey.
Then I made the catnip treatment.
But I need to oil anyway afterwards, to get it easy to detangle (I have blunt ends and no damage so it should be easy to detangle).
It is a difference to not using catnip, but not enough.
I wonder if the preoil (and the wash mainly root) can make the catnip not work as well, or if my results is due to my very dry hair.
I am thinking of trying coconutmilk soaking before wasing next time. Do you think catnip treatment will not work well after this (and an egg wash)?
I have also made face tonic from catnip, and that is REALLY great - it feels sooo good. I will continue using this in skin tonic, and perhaps in my home made stuff to husband and children (decyl glucose schampo/body wash).
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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HotRag
ktani, do you preoil before washing?
Last wash, I preoiled with thin absorbing oil. Hair looked a bit oily du to this.
I then washed in egg+ACV+honey.
Then I made the catnip treatment.
But I need to oil anyway afterwards, to get it easy to detangle (I have blunt ends and no damage so it should be easy to detangle).
It is a difference to not using catnip, but not enough.
I wonder if the preoil (and the wash mainly root) can make the catnip not work as well, or if my results is due to my very dry hair.
I am thinking of trying coconutmilk soaking before wasing next time. Do you think catnip treatment will not work well after this (and an egg wash)?
I have also made face tonic from catnip, and that is REALLY great - it feels sooo good. I will continue using this in skin tonic, and perhaps in my home made stuff to husband and children (decyl glucose schampo/body wash).
No, I do not pre oil pre catnip. Egg coats the hair. That is probably why you had tangling.
Catnip does not do well over coatings like conditioner. I do not think that it would do well over a pre oil either. Catnip, from my experience, needs access to the hair, and the way I use it, I think it is absorbed into the hair as much as it can be. My scalp is never dry with catnip use. Just the opposite. It is moisturized. It is able to remove my oil based sunblock on my face but catnip never leaves my skin dry there either, just the opposite there too. On my face, I just apply it, rub in and rinse off. On my hands, which can get very dry, I apply the catnip in the shower, when I do my hair, and let it soak in while my hair is bagged. My hands become silky smooth.
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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ktani
No, I do not pre oil pre catnip. Egg coats the hair. That is probably why you had tangling.
Catnip does not do well over coatings like conditioner. I do not think that it would do well over a pre oil either. Catnip, from my experience, needs access to the hair, and the way I use it, I think it is absorbed into the hair as much as it can be. My scalp is never dry with catnip use. Just the opposite. It is moisturized. It is able to remove my oil based sunblock on my face but catnip never leaves my skin dry there either, just the opposite there too. On my face, I just apply, rub in and rinse off.
Ok. Thank you. If I go through all I have tested, it may be that the catnip worked best after my first soapnut wash (without preoil) and after decyl glukose wash.
I am not totally sure about this, but it may very well be like this. I know that catnip worked best those washing times.
I thought it should work after egg, and after preoil.
Maybe catnip wouldn't be enough for me then, I have to oil between washes. But will work when using decyl glucose.
SMT made from youghurt was really really nice though. I just rinsed it out, and after drying, it did not smell.
Mayby one can buy EO from catnip and use in SMT... or infuse catnip in carrier oil.
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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HotRag
Ok. Thank you. If I go through all I have tested, it may be that the catnip worked best after my first soapnut wash (without preoil) and after decyl glukose wash.
I am not totally sure about this, but it may very well be like this. I know that catnip worked best those washing times.
I thought it should work after egg, and after preoil.
Maybe catnip wouldn't be enough for me then, I have to oil between washes. But will work when using decyl glucose.
SMT made from youghurt was really really nice though. I just rinsed it out, and after drying, it did not smell.
Mayby one can buy EO from catnip and use in SMT... or infuse catnip in carrier oil.
Catnip EO is an irritant and does not contain the rest of the catnip constituents. It depends on how much pre oil that you use and where you use it, as well as what kind of pre oil.
Catnip, as I said, removes my oil based sunblock, on my face.
Re: Catnip for split ends?
Catnip contains oils of its own. When I first started using it, my ends were very dry. I had build-up on my hair. As I progressed with experimenting, and the build-up washed out, the catnip was able to access my hair. My ends are no longer dry, nor is my scalp in winter, nor is my skin, in winter. All I use is shampoo and catnip on my hair and my hair is now past bsl.
Re: Catnip for split ends?
I pre oil with camellia oil (chinese for pre oil) or rice"bran"(?) oil.
When washing, all of the oil isn't washed off, I don't strip the hair with SLS, so it is a bit of oil coating left.
I don't really get if you say that catnip won't work over oil, because you also saying you get your oil based sunblocker off with it. (Excuse if I just didn't get it due to lack of English knowledge.)
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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HotRag
I pre oil with camellia oil (chinese for pre oil) or rice"bran"(?) oil.
When washing, all of the oil isn't washed off, I don't strip the hair with SLS, so it is a bit of oil coating left.
I don't really get if you say that catnip won't work over oil, because you also saying you get your oil based sunblocker off with it. (Excuse if I just didn't get it due to lack of English knowledge.)
It depends on the kind of oil and the amount. My sunblock contains oil but is not pure oil. You have some oil left behind when you wash your hair. It may be enough for the catnip to not remove/get through it.
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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ktani
It depends on the kind of oil and the amount. My sunblock contains oil but is not pure oil. You have some oil left behind when you wash your hair. It may be enough for the catnip to not remove/get through it.
Ok, thank you for the answer. I will try catnip again after a good decyl glucose wash.
Until then, it is doing a good job on my face :-)
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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HotRag
Ok, thank you for the answer. I will try catnip again after a good decyl glucose wash.
Until then, it is doing a good job on my face :-)
I did not think that catnip would remove my sunblock but it did. I applied it twice though, just to make sure.
I do not use a lot of sunblock on my face, just enough to cover it thoroughly.
Catnip, I have found is wonderful on skin. I love it for that purpose too. I now also apply it and leave it on, around my eyes and around my mouth, after washing my face with it. It moisturizes beautifully.
Re: Catnip for split ends?
Catnip also removed my soap and water washable mascara. Go figure!
Catnip does not irritate eyes. Just the opposite. I get in in my eyes all of the time in the shower. It has reduced/eliminated eye irritation for me, with my dilution.
