Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Originally Posted by
whiteisle
I was wondering if washing CO is sufficient for cleaning the hair prior to doing a catnip rinse or is it better to do shampoo?
I have a ton of coconut oil in my hair right now due to a heavy overnight oiling that needs to be washed out and I wanted to try the catnip today but wasn't sure if the conditioner would leave a residue. It would be the V05 Vanilla Mint Tea one if it matters. :)
I have been regularly CO washing with V05 Clarifying Vanilla Mint Tea conditioner and then soaking my hair in catnip tea for an hour and rinsing out and applying a conditioner and quickly rinsing out. It is working great for me! Splits have not yet been totally eliminated but I wear my hair down all the time and brush it so I"m sure some splits are just mechanical damage. I can feel and see a definite improvement in my hair since doing the catnip tea soaks. It seems to be, at least on some level, successful for me without shampooing first.
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Originally Posted by
Sissy
I have been regularly CO washing with V05 Clarifying Vanilla Mint Tea conditioner and then soaking my hair in catnip tea for an hour and rinsing out and applying a conditioner and quickly rinsing out. It is working great for me! Splits have not yet been totally eliminated but I wear my hair down all the time and brush it so I"m sure some splits are just mechanical damage. I can feel and see a definite improvement in my hair since doing the catnip tea soaks. It seems to be, at least on some level, successful for me without shampooing first.
If it works that way for you, great!
For me, it did not over conditioner, even though I shampooed. The shampoo did not remove all traces of conditioner.
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Originally Posted by
felista
Ktani,
Have you any pictures of the color you get on your whites from catnip?
I'm using cassia, but it leaves my thick, medium/coarse, wavy hair really poofy and overly thick, which would be fine if I had fine/medium hair. Now that it's been a month since my last cassia, my hair is so much silkier, and I dread doing it again, but crave that golden color on my whites. Of course, I'd be satisfied with any color in the blond family.
I think I read in the thread that for color, as well as conditioning, you make a tea, let it cool, then use it after you shampoo, leaving in your hair for 30 mins? How many times must you do this to have a color build up on your whites? Thereafter, you must reapply every time you shampoo?
Thanks
I'm sure Ktani will respond but in the meantime I thought I would also respond to your question.
I've been using catnip myself for conditioning and colouring for nearly 10 months now and am very pleased with the light ash blonde stain being picked up by my white hair. I use catnip everytime I shampoo and then bag for 1 hour. It does take a little while for the stain to build up on the whites but it is worth sticking with it. I have also found that I don't need to use any other conditioner or oils on my hair. Hope you give it a try.:D
This picture was taken some months ago but shows some of the stain my white hair has picked up.
http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w.../Catnip1-2.jpg
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Originally Posted by
felista
Ktani,
Have you any pictures of the color you get on your whites from catnip?
I'm using cassia, but it leaves my thick, medium/coarse, wavy hair really poofy and overly thick, which would be fine if I had fine/medium hair. Now that it's been a month since my last cassia, my hair is so much silkier, and I dread doing it again, but crave that golden color on my whites. Of course, I'd be satisfied with any color in the blond family.
I think I read in the thread that for color, as well as conditioning, you make a tea, let it cool, then use it after you shampoo, leaving in your hair for 30 mins? How many times must you do this to have a color build up on your whites? Thereafter, you must reapply every time you shampoo?
Thanks
KarpatiiSiv is doing what I have done and my stain is a light ash/warm blonde too. If you look at my profile picture it shows you how the colour blends with my natural hair colour. The lightest colour at the front of my hair is white underneath the colour there.
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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KarpatiiSiv
It does take a little while for the stain to build up on the whites but it is worth sticking with it. I have also found that I don't need to use any other conditioner or oils on my hair. Hope you give it a try.:D
This picture was taken some months ago but shows some of the stain my white hair has picked up.
http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/w.../Catnip1-2.jpg
Ohhh, very nice. Like blond highlights, really. Thank you so much for sharing the picture on the thread. Being a newbie, either I don't have access to profile pics, attachments, etc, or I haven't figured out how to view them.
So, using catnip as your only conditioner every time you shampoo, and "bagging" it (I'm assuming this means putting your hair up in a shower cap to keep the tea on) for an hour builds up that nice blond color?
I also read that catnip doesn't have resin or mucilage, so my hair would probably not misbehave as badly as it has with cassia. Longer lasting cassia treatment vs. every time catnip condition??? I really don't know that I'd have the time necessary to do the catnip at this stage of life. I have young kids and I'm lucky to get 5 mins alone for a shower.
But, it is nice to know that catnip can do that, and it is such a good conditioner as well. I wonder if I could grow enough catnip to use this method? Interesting...
Thank you again!
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Originally Posted by
felista
Ohhh, very nice. Like blond highlights, really. Thank you so much for sharing the picture on the thread. Being a newbie, either I don't have access to profile pics, attachments, etc, or I haven't figured out how to view them.
So, using catnip as your only conditioner every time you shampoo, and "bagging" it (I'm assuming this means putting your hair up in a shower cap to keep the tea on) for an hour builds up that nice blond color?
I also read that catnip doesn't have resin or mucilage, so my hair would probably not misbehave as badly as it has with cassia. Longer lasting cassia treatment vs. every time catnip condition??? I really don't know that I'd have the time necessary to do the catnip at this stage of life. I have young kids and I'm lucky to get 5 mins alone for a shower.
But, it is nice to know that catnip can do that, and it is such a good conditioner as well. I wonder if I could grow enough catnip to use this method? Interesting...
Thank you again!
Hi there,
If your hair is already white you will get those sorts of stainings/highlights. However, if your hair is brownish like mine catnip soaks will not affect your color. It is not able to lighten or change the color of hair it is only able to stain/color white hair. I'm not sure if you knew that already, I just thought I'd throw it out there.
I have never tried cassia but I do like catnip. I know it seems like a pain but recently I started using it again and have noticed improvements in the amount of split ends I have. I try to make the routine as painless as possible. The way I make it easier on myself is to make two mugs of catnip tea in advance and they will last the week if kept refrigerated. So, before I shower I get my container out of the fridge and let it warm up to room temp (sometimes I don't take it out in time so I end up applying it to my hair when it's cold). I take my shower and CO wash in the shower (sometimes I shampoo too). Then I get out and part my hair to each side. I dip my length into the bowl of catnip tea. I dip both sides of my head and gently run the excess tea of my length with my fingers (I try to leave as much tea on as I can tolerate). then I put my hair into a pony and wrap the hair around int a quick type of bun and put a ziplock baggie over it and put a second scrunchie over top of the bag to hold it in place. I then add a plastic shower cap to further contain any drips. I go around doing my business for the next hour while my hair is soaking up the catnip treatment. Then I do a quick rinse in the sink and apply a bit of conditioner and rinse and apply a leave-in (usually camellia oil or giovanni direct leave-in). However, many people just do the catnip soak and then rinse. They skip conditioners and oils all together. I don't really feel that I need to add the extra conditioner, I just like to.
Also, I keep my catnip tea in a plastic bowl with air tight lid so that when I go to the gym I can just take it with me in my bag. After I workout and swim I shower and then I soak my hair in catnip the same way. I bag it up and place a winter hat on over it and leave the gym. Nobody even knows I have a plastic disposable shower cap and ziplock bag on my head. I will drive to pick my husband up from work that way too. It's quite comfortable when it's contained under the plastic shower cap and a winter hat. I shower daily due to working out and getting sweaty so I find these little tricks make doing catnip soaks less of a hassle.
Hope this helps.
ETA: I know you said you can't see albums yet so I will post a pic here. Here is a pic of my hair after doing catnip soaks. This time I left the catnip in my hair without rinsing and let my hair air dry. It came out acceptable as you can see. It looks maybe a tad greasy in the length but overall it felt OK. I do prefer the feel of my hair when I rinse the catnip treatment out though. Anyhow, you can see it did not change my hair color at all.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...ictureid=64595
Re: Catnip for split ends?
Does the stain on white hairs come out after regular washing or is it permanent? I'd like to try out catnip, but am not sure I'm willing to have something permanently dye my sparkling new whites. ;)
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Originally Posted by
justme
Does the stain on white hairs come out after regular washing or is it permanent? I'd like to try out catnip, but am not sure I'm willing to have something permanently dye my sparkling new whites. ;)
Catnip stain is not permanent. It will wash out eventually with shampoo. Some washes out with each shampoo. That is why I reapply it each time I wash my hair. It will stain darker hair too. It will just not show up on darker hair colours. It is too light in colour.
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Originally Posted by
ktani
Catnip stain is not permanent. It will wash out eventually with shampoo. Some washes out with each shampoo. That is why I reapply it each time I wash my hair. It will stain darker hair too. It will just not show up on darker hair colours. It is too light in colour.
good to know. On the discussion of catnip tea staining white hair... is there anything with the nice effects of catnip that could actually darken hair like mine? I wonder if there is anything that could be mixed with catnip tea that wouldn't defeat the good properties of the catnip (the moisturizing and decreasing split ends) but would help darken hair?
Also, just out of curiosity...
I'm not sure if this has already been discussed but do we know what exactly it is about catnip that makes it so great for hair? Given it's fantastic benefits, why do we not see catnip as an ingredient in commercial hair or skin products? Companies don't seem afraid to use any other strange type of ingredient, even sea kelp and dead sea salts so why don't they start using catnip?
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Originally Posted by
Sissy
good to know. On the discussion of catnip tea staining white hair... is there anything with the nice effects of catnip that could actually darken hair like mine? I wonder if there is anything that could be mixed with catnip tea that wouldn't defeat the good properties of the catnip (the moisturizing and decreasing split ends) but would help darken hair?
Also, just out of curiosity...
I'm not sure if this has already been discussed but do we know what exactly it is about catnip that makes it so great for hair? Given it's fantastic benefits, why do we not see catnip as an ingredient in commercial hair or skin products? Companies don't seem afraid to use any other strange type of ingredient, even sea kelp and dead sea salts so why don't they start using catnip?
Hard to say what adding anything to catnip would do re the benefits. It would depend entirely on the properties and constituents of what is used.
As to companies adding catnip to conventional products, it is not mainstream enough, although you can find references to it on the internet and it was stated here a good while back to be used for "growth and shine".
I just pushed it through experimentation, to see what it could do for conditioning and colour. To my surprise, it has split end preventative qualities for me. I have not been able to pin down exactly what is working to do that. I think it is a combination of everything in it. All I know is that for me, it works. Hair colour and conditioning, in one product.
