Catnip for split ends?

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Originally Posted by LadyJennifer

What if you mixed some with conditioner?

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Interesting. I never thought of that. I don't know if mixing it with condish and leaving it in for a few minutes would be as effective as just soaking my hair in catnip for a half hour after condish tho. I have tried leaving condish in for a long time like that, but it makes my length super greasy after I rinse it out

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Originally Posted by deviantkitten

Forgive me if thus question has already been asked and answered, but has anyone successfully used catnip as a rinse/leave in after shampooing and conditioning?
I would still love to use catnip for less breakage and splits, but I can't give up my shampoo and conditioner combo! LOL (tried 'poo bars, just didn't work for me)
I find I only have really "happy" hair when I use my shampoo and conditioner both. I have tried catnip after shampooing only, but my hair was still pretty tangly, so I thought it might work after shampooing AND conditioning.
Thoughts?

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Catnip can "work" a number of ways. It depends on what you want it to do. For split end prevention and colouring and maximum conditioning in my experience, it is best not used over anything that coats the hair, like certain herbs, shampoos and conditioners. A shampoo that contains no coatings has worked best for me and catnip over conditioner did not.

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Originally Posted by deviantkitten

Forgive me if thus question has already been asked and answered, but has anyone successfully used catnip as a rinse/leave in after shampooing and conditioning?
I would still love to use catnip for less breakage and splits, but I can't give up my shampoo and conditioner combo! LOL (tried 'poo bars, just didn't work for me)
I find I only have really "happy" hair when I use my shampoo and conditioner both. I have tried catnip after shampooing only, but my hair was still pretty tangly, so I thought it might work after shampooing AND conditioning.
Thoughts?

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I use shampoo and conditioner every time, and have no problem! What I do is shampoo, rinse well, then apply catnip and let it sit for as long as I can... then rinse a little, and condition my hair from there. I usually need way less conditioner than usual which is an added bonus.

So that's my advice, to try using it in the middle! It works really well for me so hopefully you will have success too :)

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Originally Posted by Quahatundightu

I use shampoo and conditioner every time, and have no problem! What I do is shampoo, rinse well, then apply catnip and let it sit for as long as I can... then rinse a little, and condition my hair from there. I usually need way less conditioner than usual which is an added bonus.

So that's my advice, to try using it in the middle! It works really well for me so hopefully you will have success too :)

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Total Enlightenment!!!
Thanks!

I know I keep popping in and out of this thread but as much as I find it annoying to do the catnip soak, it really is lovely!

It really does not do anything for my splits, but it makes my hair SOO shiny! And it helps with the manageability factor.

ETA: What seems to work for me is this.
The night before I'll put 2 t. of ground catnip into a quart jar with 3 cups of boiling water.
I let it stew over night and in the morning I put my hair in a loose braid and soak the braid in the tea.
I wrap the braid into a bun, the pour some of the tea into a little spray bottle and spritz my scalp hair till it's all nice and wet.
Cover that with a shower cap and leave for 1 hour.
Shampoo in the shower. Condition and let the conditioner sit a few minutes.
Once everything else is rinsed out, I re-soak my hair in the rest of the tea and rinse it out with cold water.

Ooh Stagecoach, I like the braid idea! Thanks!!

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Originally Posted by Quahatundightu

I use shampoo and conditioner every time, and have no problem! What I do is shampoo, rinse well, then apply catnip and let it sit for as long as I can... then rinse a little, and condition my hair from there. I usually need way less conditioner than usual which is an added bonus.

So that's my advice, to try using it in the middle! It works really well for me so hopefully you will have success too :)

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While this method did not work for me, if you are happy with the results, great!

I want to try catnip/nettle rinse. I'm thinking that i'll wet my dry hair with it, put some oil in my scalp and massage it while the rinse soaks in for about an hour. But the hair will be dripping wet! Are there any good solutions for this? My first thought was a hard plastic bib on my back, but they are probably too small around the neck.

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Originally Posted by Lunami

I want to try catnip/nettle rinse. I'm thinking that i'll wet my dry hair with it, put some oil in my scalp and massage it while the rinse soaks in for about an hour. But the hair will be dripping wet! Are there any good solutions for this? My first thought was a hard plastic bib on my back, but they are probably too small around the neck.

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I would not mix catnip with nettle. Nettle is resinous. Try them separately if you like to compare the differences. I would do the oil separately too.

I do 2 things that work well for drips. 1. I pin my hair up for the first part of my treatment. 2. I use a plastic food storage bag that fits fairly snugly on my head, although I stretech out the opening. I take my hair down for the 2nd part of my treatment to do the top of my hair and the front for colour but I am in the bath/shower for that so that part for me is drippy but I do not care. Part one should help you.

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Originally Posted by ktani

I would not mix catnip with nettle. Nettle is resinous. Try them separately if you like to compare the differences. I would do the oil separately too.

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I meant catnip or nettle :) I'll go out to hunt some nettle tomorrow and try it. Thanks for the tip with plastic bag! I'm excited to try it out.