Stagecoach, please tell us your routine, or rather, the frequency you do the catnip treatments. How many do you think you've done in 2 months? TIA!Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagecoach
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Stagecoach, please tell us your routine, or rather, the frequency you do the catnip treatments. How many do you think you've done in 2 months? TIA!Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagecoach
Let me see. I dont' think I've changed anything in my routine for the past two months so here goes.
I wash twice a week, each time it's the same so I've probably done 16 (20 if you count the first few I did starting in April)
The night before my wash I make my catnip tea. I use 2-3 cups of water to 1/2 teaspoon of ground catnip. I use ground so I don'thave to bother straining the tea!
The morning I wash, I get up 1/2 hour early, detangle and braid my hair. I then thoroughly soak my braid in the catnip tea. Bun it with a hair stick and wrap a baggy around it.
I let that sit for 20-30 minutes. Sometimes it ends up being on there for 40.
I then hop in the shower and resoak my braid quickly, saving any extra tea.
I undo my hair, wet the scalp portion and apply SLS free shampoo from my neck up only. Work that in real well. Rinse, rinse, rinse.
Rinse with a mild ACV solution. 1 tablespoon to 3 cups water.
I then dunk my length into the cat nip tea again, swirl it around to ensure it's all coated, and pour the rest over my scalp. Rinse
I then apply Suave Tropical Coconut condish from my neck down. Let that sit barely 60 seconds and rinse.
Most likely I do not need the condish to keep my hair moisturized. But I love the way it smells, and I do like the way it leaves my hair feeling. It makes it more manegable.
Stagecoach, thank you for going into such detail with your routine. Catnip sounds interesting to use, I have been following this thread a bit and I think I am going to have to try it. If my hair could hold up to splitting better I could leave it down more. Where do you get your catnip from?
Yes, Stagecoach, thank you for the details of your routine, I appreciate the information. Sounds like you use a large container of some sort to hold your tea for braid dunking purposes. I'm looking for something like a small bucket that I can dunk my whole head in for catnip-coating purposes!
I use a quart jar for my brewing and dunking. It works great for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by MermaidGirl
I get mine from the pet store.Quote:
Originally Posted by CurlyOne
thank you ktani for all of your help! i tried this yesterday and... i think i liked the results. my hair was softer and i know it will take a routine to keep the split ends at bay... however, it's a little time consuming for me. it's a great treatment if planned ahead of time and done on a lazy day when i lounge in the bath.... i think i'll have a lot of trouble doing it regularly though.
oh, and as a random side note: cats DO like "catnip tea"! dbf thought it would be funny to put my newly brewed mug down in front of the younger one and he proceeded to dunk his face in! ... this is also the cat who dived into the petco bag as soon as i'd put it down and who will wrestle with the container (which has claw marks all over the top...). he's such a strange animal! the older one could care less what i do with it....
so, i think this is something i'm going to downright need as my hair gets longer but for right now, it's just an experimental thing....
nostalgicQuote:
Originally Posted by nostalgic
You are welcome.
The tea is supposed to be brewed covered, to protect the volatile oils.
I have never had a cat interested in my hair when the tea is rinsed out.
Time can be a problem but IMO, it is worth it.
i did keep it covered (and tapped all of the condensation back in :D). dbf did this right before i hopped into the tub :rolleyes:. as i said... he's a strange animal ('ll leave you to decide if i'm talking about the man or the cat :p).
and after reading all of your expertise, i'm inclined to believe that's it great! but... i'm lazy :D. i'll probably do it once every week or two until my hair's a little longer... feels pointless trying out all of these new things when my hair's not even to my shoulders yet! i can't even see most of my ends to s&d hehe!
nostalgicQuote:
Originally Posted by nostalgic
Your cat sounds precious.
I strain the catnip after it has cooled, into a plastic shampoo bottle and take that into the tub.
Once a week should help you.