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Ktani,
Thank you so much for all of the info you have posted here! I just spent a few hours reading through everything and I am going to head to PetCo tomorrow to get some catnip. I think this is a great idea! I really don't enjoy S&D because it is frustrating. Thanks so much for posting all of your knowledge for us to share! I will keep you updated with my results!
You are most welcome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Golden21
Be sure to patch test though.
Catnip is non irritating but you could be allergic to it.
After leaving the catnip tea (bagged) on for the 20 or so min. last night my ends feel a lot better. The extra time bagged did help out:D
I'm curious though, do you catnip users rinse with catnip every time you wet your hair or just after a shampoo? :confused:
catfish
I am glad that you like the effect of the bagged timing for 20 minutes.
Now try leaving it on for 1 hour.
I use apply catnip only after I shampoo and then after 1 hour or so - I rinse it out.
I used catnip tea today on my hair. My hair came out extremely soft. It is like the texture changed. I liked it a lot.
I was excited to share the catnip with my kitty, but he had no reaction to it!
Oh! Then maybe I won't try using it!Quote:
Originally Posted by ktani
I'll try leaving it on for an hour and rinsing. Other than the first time I used it I've been just using it as a rinse, but since I wash my hair at night too then I can definitely rinse after an hour.
I may have some build-up, but I dunno. I haven't used cones in years, and I started using natural ingredients (home made mostly) for washing but I know that doesn't necessarily mean no build-up. I was using Black Soap, but decided I didn't really care for it, so I got some Grandpa's Pine Tar Soap and used Nanny Pauline's recipe of mixing shavings with water, only I used an infusion of burdock and horsetail instead of water. Works pretty good too, and the smell isn't too much. Makes my bathroom smell like a forest! Do you think it's leaving stuff on my hair? I tried a clarify treatment last night (mixed baking soda with my shampoo mix) so maybe that helped. I dunno.. I'm still too new at all this!
podoQuote:
Originally Posted by podo
I would give walnut hull dye a pass. There are many safe herbs to try.
All soap leaves a residue.
That is why a vinegar rise is recommended.
That is also what very diluted lemon juice and citric acid rinses were used for, before shampoo, to follow soap washing of the hair.
IMO, you do not need baking soda to remove what is commonly called soap scum.
The vinegar and assorted rinses work fine.
I really need to start using catnip again. It gives me good resault, but since I CO, I haven't found a good order in wich to do things before (since I must put the co on my dry scalp 20 min before going to the shower). But I did some experiments yesterday and it worked good, so I'm going to introduce this to my washing routine :D
So far I've been having lovely results with the catnip tea:D I went out of town for the weekend and all I brought was a bottle of catnip tea. I used it along with WO and it worked great.
Funny enough, I am actually having better success with having the catnip on my hair for shorter amounts of time, not longer. I did do a long (20-30 min) bagged soak and it was lovely, but I have found that pouring the tea on my head and length, finishing my shower and then rinsing gives nice results and I can be in and out of the shower in 5 min.:p
I'm still struggling with dry crispy ends:( I have few splits and the ends are not damaged but are still dry. Will adding honey to the tea help moisturize? I am using coconut oil at the moment but it leaves my hair slightly stringy :rolleyes:
My skin is doing great:D No noticeable scars! Does hair keep improving with continued catnip use or will hair reach a state of health and no longer be affected by catnip?
As always, I am truly thankful for all info:flower: catfish
catfishQuote:
Originally Posted by catfish
From my experience with catnip, although leaving on the hair for shorter periods of time yields good results, the longer bagged timing - my minimum is an hour - it is better for the ends.
My ends stay soft - no more dryness and no - I have not noticed a limit with catnip.
But I do use the lather from my scalp shampoo on the length each time.
I am glad to hear of your complete skin recovery.
I love catnip for both my skin and hair.