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catfish
It would be great hu?:D
Right after my chemical accident, I used nothing but water, catnip tea, and oils for weeks. My skin was too tender for shampoo, got rashy and tingly from conditioner and just about said yeah...right..to acid rinses.:hatchet:
Now months later, conditioner still = rashes and vinegar = itchies.
The weeks with no shampoo were not bad, my hair felt and looked pretty good as long as I went easy on the oils, and my scalp wasn't super greasy, but it did itch and it did feel better once I got to shampoo. Maybe a more astringent dilution on the scalp and a weaker dilution on the length would work? I'm a pretty dry person by nature though too.:shrug:
I agree about being hesitant about trying soapnuts, I know it works wonders for some and thats great.;) I know mellie loves them, but she did mention that they sting the eyes if it comes in contact, that is enough to shy me away as I am a weeny about my eyes:o
Let us know if you experiment:D
For sure.
My hair is not oily right aftr I use catnip, so I will need to try it when my hair is not oily. I can go about a week without washing my hair now (5 days would be better).
My concerns with trying catnip as a shampoo are now less, thanks to you.
My system tends to get acidic (my diet) and I find my scalp prefers a more acidic shampoo, as mine is (the Sunsilk Lively Blonde).
Also, when I used catnip at lower dilutions, my scalp and skin did not like it as much (the astringency).
I wondered about catnip being antibacterial enough for cleansing my scalp but I can and do use it on my face and skin with 0 problems. My skin feels great, just right and more, smoother and softer than with a mild liquid soap. Catnip however, I do not believe, can remove my sunblock or mascara (never tried to use it for that though.)
The thought of using catnip as an all in one for my hair is more than I could have hoped for.
As for soap nuts, mellie is thrilled for the most part.
Her experience with them is not unlike my experience with linden tea, in part though.
Linden tea dos not contain anywhere near the same amount of saponin, and I have heard that soap nuts can stain lighter hair.
For mellie, they are perfect as aritha can be drying without pre oiling but mellie has very oily and dark hair and while the soap nuts strip her indigo, any light staining from them will not really show up, IMO.
Linden tea stained my hair somewhat but did not cover my grey/white effectively at all.
I am sure that it was the mucilage in the linden tea that built-up on my hair and because I do not clarify, it took forever to gradually wash out with shampoo (soap nuts contain mucilage).
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Ktani, I forgot to tell.
I haven't seen any new splits since I started with catnip.
But, that can depend on that I just in May this year, started to take care of my hair, deciding to grow it long again. Before that: SLS.
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HotRag
Ktani, I forgot to tell.
I haven't seen any new splits since I started with catnip.
But, that can depend on that I just in May this year, started to take care of my hair, deciding to grow it long again. Before that: SLS.
Well 0 new splits is excellent regardless of the cause, lol.
I also take other measures. I use satin pillowcases (actually, all satin bedding, including sheets, no combs or brushes and I finger separate my hair. I use an sles shampoo.
However, I used to get split ends with all of that extra care pre catnip use. My hair evolved to 0 split ends, as I increased the catnip timing, slowly, over the last 2 years.
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ktani
Well 0 new splits is excellent regardless of the cause, lol.
I also take other measures. I use satin pillowcases (actually, all satin bedding, including sheets, no combs or brushes and I finger separate my hair. I use an sles shampoo.
However, I used to get split ends with all of that extra care pre catnip use. My hair evolved to 0 split ends, as I increased the catnip timing, slowly, over the last 2 years.
I will buy a satin (in silk) pillow. Haven't found one yet.
I do allways comb with very widetoothed comb, handmade but in plastic. Very nice teeth on it (Strähnenboy from Germany, 14 years old comb).
I never finger comb, cause that allways causes hair to get stuck between fingers in some way, and I rip some hairs off.
I also allways have my hair bunned now when it is long enough to make simple buns.
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HotRag
I will buy a satin (in silk) pillow. Haven't found one yet.
I do allways comb with very widetoothed comb, handmade but in plastic. Very nice teeth on it (Strähnenboy from Germany, 14 years old comb).
I never finger comb, cause that allways causes hair to get stuck between fingers in some way, and I rip some hairs off.
I also allways have my hair bunned now when it is long enough to make simple buns.
I have I think 7 or 8 satin pillow cases, acetate, different colours. I do not finger comb. I separate my hair, like parting a curtain (hard to describe). I do not rake my fingers throught it (same problems as you when I did do that).
I only wear my hair up when it needs washing, I am doing chores, or I am showering and not washing it/washing my face/teeth brushing etc.
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I can see scalp washing with catnip to refresh my scalp if needed but I am think that that using catnip instead of shampoo would be too much for my length all the time.
It may be to much in terms of my hair being thin an fine. But it is nice to know that I have a safe, non irritating natural option, that will not interfere with my colour or hair condition.
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Ktani, I'm curious what your timing was with using catnip vs. switching to mainly fingercombing. I've been doing a fingercombing experiment for the last week or so, and I can definitely see that it could result in fewer splits long-term.
I still would love to make catnip work, but there's no way I can do shampoo + catnip, without conditioner. I don't get enough oil from the catnip, and the shampoo just seems too stripping for that.
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Anje
Ktani, I'm curious what your timing was with using catnip vs. switching to mainly fingercombing. I've been doing a fingercombing experiment for the last week or so, and I can definitely see that it could result in fewer splits long-term.
I still would love to make catnip work, but there's no way I can do shampoo + catnip, without conditioner. I don't get enough oil from the catnip, and the shampoo just seems too stripping for that.
I have been finger separating my hair for over 3 years. I have been using catnip over 3 years.
I had reduced split ends early on (but I had build-up that was washing out) and I started increasing the timing over the last 2 years. I think I saw my last split end over 18 months ago and there was 1 only.
As to your making catnip work for you, a lot depends on the shampoo, from my experience as well as the catnip.
I needed a shampoo that was first and foremost ok with my scalp but one that does not strip too much in terms of oils or colour and also does not have extras like coatings that would block catnip colour (film formers, waxes or certain quats). Film formers (polyquaternium 10 for 1) tend to cause breakage for me and they can depending on the quat, block catnip colour.
Try a milder shampoo and try pet store catnip that contains leaves and flowers (most do) or it will say "leavs only".
I use Hagen brand Catit organic catnip and Sunsilk Lively Blonde Shampoo.
Hagen Catnip
http://www.twenga.co.uk/offer/41457/...083423545.html
Sunsilk Lively Blonde Shampoo, with one ingredient missing for some reason.
http://www.unilever.com/PIOTI/IT/p4....ductid=2042599
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Hi Ktani, I have a question I keep meaning to ask you. If soapnuts contain mucilage, what would you suggest as an all-natural clarifier to utilize in conjunction with the soapnuts? Or am I asking for something which does not exist? Haha
Still loving the catnip, btw. :)
Tia!
~Hekuro
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Hekuro
Hi Ktani, I have a question I keep meaning to ask you. If soapnuts contain mucilage, what would you suggest as an all-natural clarifier to utilize in conjunction with the soapnuts? Or am I asking for something which does not exist? Haha
Still loving the catnip, btw. :)
Tia!
~Hekuro
Glad to read that you are still loving it!
I would clarify if you use soapnuts. All natural clarifyer? If you are thinking of baking soda, I suggest not using too much, dilute it well and make sure that you dissolve all of it or it can be abrasive. It dissolves best in hot water, not warm.
Or you could just use a shampoo for normal hair without additives, like extra oil or silicones.
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I love figuring out how things work. To me, knowledge is empowerment and contol over things I work with but more importantly, I can hopefully avoid previous mistakes that can take ages to reverse.
I did more reading about mucilage. It is in most plants. It is not mentioned in the constituents list of many plants though, if it is not considered an "active ingredient".
I read only one source as I said about catnip and mucilage, while I have read multiple sources about soap nuts and mucilage. Soap nuts get sticky when wet and they do leave a coating on the hair. How much of that coating adheres well to hair, is down to pre oiling with a vegetable oil, IMO. http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...5&postcount=22
Catnip left-in does not get sticky but tacky, although not for everyone.
I have been thinking about catnip cleansing my hair and scalp.
I know that like can remove like. Working with nail hardener, (I use it to repair things sometimes), if I get some on my hands, I use more of it to remove the spilled dried nail hardener, and wipe off the extra while it is still wet. It removes every trace.
There are 2 ways I have found to remove adhesive (like that left over when removing a price tag off of a bottle), a little bit of oil, which can be messy or I take some shipping tape, wrapped inside out around my hand and pull off the adhesive from the bottle surface (apply the tape and pull). It works every time.
So, in theory, catnip applied to my scalp, massaged in and rinsed off, like I do on my face should cleanse my scalp. If I apply the catnip to my length and just rinse, not leave it in timed (no need IMO, because I have not shampooed), it should remove some of the catnip already there, while still leaving my hair soft and coloured.
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I am sitting here with a cap on my head soaking. This will be my first treatment, I will let you know how to turns out after it dries.
I do have a question though. I'm sorry if it has been answered already but I have been looking and I can't find the answer to it. How often do you do this? Once a week? Twice a week?
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CurlyOne
I am sitting here with a cap on my head soaking. This will be my first treatment, I will let you know how to turns out after it dries.
I do have a question though. I'm sorry if it has been answered already but I have been looking and I can't find the answer to it. How often do you do this? Once a week? Twice a week?
I use it every time I wash my hair, which can be every 5 days or once a week or longer. I used to use it twice a week when my hair was more oily.
I think that you can use catnip as often as you wish, barring allergies or reactions.
Here is the updated Health Canada monograph
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/prodn...ataire-eng.php
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CurlyOne
How often do you do this? Once a week? Twice a week?
My answer, for what it's worth, is every other day, since I wash my hair every other day. But I have only been using the catnip soak for about 3 weeks. I like it so far but can't boast any miraculous de-tangling results yet. My hair strands feel stronger at the ends and I can't help but think the soaking really helps.
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MsBubbles
My answer, for what it's worth, is every other day, since I wash my hair every other day. But I have only been using the catnip soak for about 3 weeks. I like it so far but can't boast any miraculous de-tangling results yet. My hair strands feel stronger at the ends and I can't help but think the soaking really helps.
In the beginning for me with catnip, I had build-up on my hair and I was experimenting with time and amounts. I did see a difference in my hair right away but it took time for me to get where I am now with it.
The dilution and timing I recommend here, is the end result of countless experiments and they are what I use now to maintain the success I have with catnip.
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How often do you do this? Once a week? Twice a week?
I use it about twice a week, sometimes more often.:p I use catnip on days that I don't use shampoo as I find I have the best results that way. I find that it makes my hair soft and fluffy, and easier to detangle. Plus I shed a lot less with catnip. :D
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catfish
I use it about twice a week, sometimes more often.:p I use catnip on days that I don't use shampoo as I find I have the best results that way. I find that it makes my hair soft and fluffy, and easier to detangle. Plus I shed a lot less with catnip. :D
I get much less shed with catnip, than I used to with conditioner too.
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How long it takes until I notice results?
I have done several treatments already (every time I showered, actually), and I can't say it made my hair whole lot better or any worse. I still got damage and breakage in my ends as always. I admit I wasn't entirely precise about the amounts, but I've got this special cup for steeping herbal teas, with a inner filtering cup to contain the herbs that are sunk into the cup and a lid. It can contain more or less 275 milliliters. I usually used about a teaspoon of catnip and put it in hot water to steep before I went to shower, and i used right after. I keep it for half an hour to hour on my head, dripping down my neck (that's the part I really don't like about the whole thing), and then I rinse it out.
Maybe the difference isn't as noticeable as I thought it would be?
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Heidi_234
How long it takes until I notice results?
I have done several treatments already (every time I showered, actually), and I can't say it made my hair whole lot better or any worse. I still got damage and breakage in my ends as always. I admit I wasn't entirely precise about the amounts, but I've got this special cup for steeping herbal teas, with a inner filtering cup to contain the herbs that are sunk into the cup and a lid. It can contain more or less 275 milliliters. I usually used about a teaspoon of catnip and put it in hot water to steep before I went to shower, and i used right after. I keep it for half an hour to hour on my head, dripping down my neck (that's the part I really don't like about the whole thing), and then I rinse it out.
Maybe the difference isn't as noticeable as I thought it would be?
I noticed a difference in my hair right away but it depends on what else you are using on your hair, IMO. I stopped using things that coated my hair and contained things like mucilage, that I knew had already built-up on it. My shampoo gradually washed out the build-up and my hair continued to get better with catnip. Anything that coats the hair well from my experience, does not allow catnip to "get to the hair" and perform as well as it can. I noticed a huge difference, as the build-up washed out and when I stopped experimenting with conditioners.
I then started about 2 years ago, to increase the catnip timing. That made the final difference in getting my hair to where it is now, 0 split ends (although they decreased considerably much earlier than that), and less breakage than ever.
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Ktani, thank you for posting these instructions. I don't really have splits or damaged ends, but the longer my hair gets the more I worry about getting them. I think I'll try this at some point. My only worry is that my cat will try to eat my head. :)
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zen_oven
Ktani, thank you for posting these instructions. I don't really have splits or damaged ends, but the longer my hair gets the more I worry about getting them. I think I'll try this at some point. My only worry is that my cat will try to eat my head. :)
Not happened yet, lol. Once the tea is rinsed out, cats have no interest in the hair, from my exprience, actually once the tea is brewed. Be sure to keep it covered though, while steeping.
And you are most welcome.
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Yesterday I catnipped for the first time, and I liked it.
I followed Ktani's original instructions and used 1 level teaspoon of catnip in 300ml of just boiled water.
I left the catnip on my hair for 15 minutes as I wasn't looking for colour, then rinsed thoroughly. I was amazed to see that I had significantly less shed rinsing out the catnip as I do when I rinse out conditioner. Ktani and others reported this, but I was slightly sceptical that it would have the same effect for me, but it was highly noticeable.
After rinsing I didn’t use conditioner or a shea leave-in as I wanted to see what would happen, and left my hair to air-dry.
My initial thought as my hair began to dry was that it felt lightly conditioned – certainly as though I'd done 'something' to it rather than just not used a conditioner, although my hair was 'squeaky', which it hasn't been for years.
Once dry, my hair became very shiny and healthy looking, but without the normal 'conditioned' feel. Hard to describe, extra flexible somehow. I had no greasy roots, although my hair did feel extra flyaway and fluffy, but that could be the lack of shea rather than the presence of catnip.
I will definitely do this as a regular treatment.
Thanks to Ktani and to everyone else for their experiments. :)
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LutraLutra
Yesterday I catnipped for the first time, and I liked it.
I followed Ktani's original instructions and used 1 level teaspoon of catnip in 300ml of just boiled water.
I left the catnip on my hair for 15 minutes as I wasn't looking for colour, then rinsed thoroughly. I was amazed to see that I had significantly less shed rinsing out the catnip as I do when I rinse out conditioner. Ktani and others reported this, but I was slightly sceptical that it would have the same effect for me, but it was highly noticeable.
After rinsing I didn’t use conditioner or a shea leave-in as I wanted to see what would happen, and left my hair to air-dry.
My initial thought as my hair began to dry was that it felt lightly conditioned – certainly as though I'd done 'something' to it rather than just not used a conditioner, although my hair was 'squeaky', which it hasn't been for years.
Once dry, my hair became very shiny and healthy looking, but without the normal 'conditioned' feel. Hard to describe, extra flexible somehow. I had no greasy roots, although my hair did feel extra flyaway and fluffy, but that could be the lack of shea rather than the presence of catnip.
I will definitely do this as a regular treatment.
Thanks to Ktani and to everyone else for their experiments. :)
You are most welcome.
Yes, it does have a different feel to it compared to conditioner. I have noticed this winter, that I have less statcic than last year. I have altered my dilution and method slightly and I think that has made the difference.
Shea can coat the hair, so you may have some still on your hair. Catnip does not do as well over coatings, but it depends on how much is on the hair and how much your shampoo removes, before applying catnip.
My shampoo has 1 cone as I have said, but I do not have build-up problems with it and my hair is still getting better as long as I pay attention to the dilution and timing for me, the timing less so, now.
It is only when I get sloppy with the dilution and method of application, that I notice differences in results.
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ktani:
I have tested pH and more today.
pH in clear water = 6.25
pH after steeping and straining = 7
Measured this twice, same result (my pH tester is tested and should be very correct).
Isn't this a bit strange?
I have had poorer and poorer result of the catnip rinses. Today hair felt like not conditioned.
Maybe you have a point in the soapnuts mucilage may be building up.
First tries with catnip, I used decyl glukose schampoo, then soapnuts. I thought the amla disatser (amla with *surprise surprise* indigo in it) maybe had caused the strange feeling, but instead of better, the catnip seams to work less now.
It may also be so that my catnip is only leaves. It doesn't say "just leaves" but it looks like leaves, just green, and says something about leaves but nothing about flowers.
I also tested my soapnut liquid in pH, and from pH 6 in the clear water, soapnut liquid with hibiscus had slightly over 3 in pH. Maybe I do not need any acidic rinse after that.
I forgot to test pH in just soapnut liquid, so I had it steeped with hibiscus before I remembered :-S
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HotRag
ktani:
I have tested pH and more today.
pH in clear water = 6.25
pH after steeping and straining = 7
Measured this twice, same result (my pH tester is tested and should be very correct).
Isn't this a bit strange?
I have had poorer and poorer result of the catnip rinses. Today hair felt like not conditioned.
Maybe you have a point in the soapnuts mucilage may be building up.
First tries with catnip, I used decyl glukose schampoo, then soapnuts. I thought the amla disatser (amla with *surprise surprise* indigo in it) maybe had caused the strange feeling, but instead of better, the catnip seams to work less now.
It may also be so that my catnip is only leaves. It doesn't say "just leaves" but it looks like leaves, just green, and says something about leaves but nothing about flowers.
I also tested my soapnut liquid in pH, and from pH 6 in the clear water, soapnut liquid with hibiscus had slightly over 3 in pH. Maybe I do not need any acidic rinse after that.
I forgot to test pH in just soapnut liquid, so I had it steeped with hibiscus before I remembered :-S
Yes, that is odd about the catnip pH. It is acidic but the flowers may make a difference in the result.
My water tests pH 5.5 straight out of the tap (I just tested it again, twice) and my catnip solution straight out of the bottle tests between 5 and 5.5 (I just tested that again, twice too).
I had a feeling from the descriptions of the soap nuts adding body and shine to the hair and a report about tangling and making the hair thicker, that the mucilage (and perhaps something else) was coating the hair. Since whatever it is, is not being removed with something else like shampoo, it is building-up or layering, IMO. I have no doubt that is why your successive catnip treatments are not getting results and the results you are getting are progressively worse.
My shampoo contains some polymers but not the kind that leave coatings in relation to the cleansers. I can spot build-up when I do s&ds, in the way my hair bends or has white dots or breaks. My breakage is mechanical. If I am not rough with my hair and I apply catnip properly, with the right dilution, my ends and hair curves or bends without sharp edges and I can straighten them out with my nails, without scraping off cuticle that then breaks them (I blunt my finger nails, so that they are not sharp).
My hair no longer gets that ratty taper from breakage (no amount of s&ding can get everything, IMO) and my hair is thicker, roots to ends. The only taper I get now is the kind from going too long between trims. That happens because of hair growing unevenly, which is natural. There is a difference. My ends used to be thinned out between trimming and s&ding confirmed breakage as the cause.
One of the things I noticed with the 3% mucilage linden tea that was similar to reports I have seen about soap nuts, is that I had tangling with a lower concentration, but not with a higher concentration. The build-up took a while to establish itself and during that time I had a "no zone" of nape hair that would not grow in. S&ding, proved that I had breakage there.
I still s&d my now grown out nape hair and I usually have 0 breakage there, except at the very longest ends. I did have breakage all the way up there, because the mucilage coated hair would curl up and tangle at some point, as the build-up increased.
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Thank you for your thoughts and comments.
I think I will not do any more catnip before I can get one with flowers.
Maybe I also will stop soapnut wash for a while, maybe try egg wash.
I had good results with SLS free home made shampoo, so I will look for even milder cleansers to make more. I have a non ionic tensid now, but want to try "amfotair" (argh, do not know the English word).
My hair likes lots of oil, maybe catnip hasn't enough? But I will of course try catnip WITH flowers to see if result is better. And not use soapnut first.
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HotRag
Thank you for your thoughts and comments.
I think I will not do any more catnip before I can get one with flowers.
Maybe I also will stop soapnut wash for a while, maybe try egg wash.
I had good results with SLS free home made shampoo, so I will look for even milder cleansers to make more. I have a non ionic tensid now, but want to try "amfotair" (argh, do not know the English word).
My hair likes lots of oil, maybe catnip hasn't enough? But I will of course try catnip WITH flowers to see if result is better. And not use soapnut first.
You are most welcome.
Catnip flowers contain more oil than the leaves.
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HotRag
That is mostly flowers only or catnip buds.
This is what I buy and use lately (the past year). I buy it locally.
http://www.twenga.co.uk/offer/41457/...083423545.html
Do you see the white bits? Those are flower petals. It does not say leaves and flowers, or even the catnip species but that is, from everything I have read, common catnip or Nepeta cataria.
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Oh, I see. I do not have any trace of white in my catnip.
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HotRag
Oh, I see. I do not have any trace of white in my catnip.
Catnip is mostly sold mixed for cats. You pay a premium for leaves only or catnip buds. Mine just says organic, no pesticides.
My pH strips are old too but I keep them in my dresser drawer, away from heat, light and moisture and they read the same as they did when new.
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ktani
Catnip is mostly sold mixed for cats. You pay a premium for leaves only or catnip buds. Mine just says organic, no pesticides.
My pH strips are old too but I keep them in my dresser drawer, away from heat, light and moisture and they read the same as they did when new.
Does "premium" mean that catnip leaves only are more expensive?
My catnip box says "only the most aromatic parts" and has no traces of white in it. It looks like dried leaves and fine "stems".
About the oils, I know flowers contains more than leaves, but does the buds contain more or less oils than the flowers?
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HotRag
Does "premium" mean that catnip leaves only are more expensive?
My catnip box says "only the most aromatic parts" and has no traces of white in it. It looks like dried leaves and fine "stems".
About the oils, I know flowers contains more than leaves, but does the buds contain more or less oils than the flowers?
At one point, early on, I was looking for leaves only but could not find them in stores. Then, when I learned more about catnip, I stoppd looking locally.
Online, as I recall, leaves only or flowers only are more expensive, depending on the vendor.
Here on the boards, leaves only have been reported to be less conditioning.
The catnip buds are the flowers mostly, with a few leaves included. I have never tried them, as opposed to the mix I use and am happy with. I have not found that I need more oil than what I get with catnip now.
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These are some of the forms you can buy catnip in, online. I do not recall seeing buds only, in the pet stores I purchase from.
http://www.onlynaturalpet.com/produc...lick=1897&mf=2
Leaves only
http://www.petplanet.co.uk/product.a...=22&pf_id=3486
I am trying to remember, but I think that the catnip scientist/farmer I spoke with, said that the yellow dye, being a tannin, is found more in the leaves.
I want colour and conditioning and I get both with the flowers, which contain more oil, and the leaves. I have no reason to switch.
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I think it may be hard to find here, but I will look.
Check the shipping cost from US to Sweden:
Subtotal: $5.99 (catnip 2.5 oz)
Shipping: $33.45
Total: $39.44
The one I found on ebay US, was $28 shipping, and the one you use I found in ebay UK, not shipped to Sweden.
There are more, but they doesn't all say what's in them (flowers, buds, leaves, stalks)
I do not understand why sellers chose this expensive shipping, when there are first class for 3-7 dollars for items like this.
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HotRag
I think it may be hard to find here, but I will look.
Check the shipping cost from US to Sweden:
Subtotal: $5.99 (catnip 2.5 oz)
Shipping: $33.45
Total: $39.44
The one I found on ebay US, was $28 shipping, and the one you use I found in ebay UK, not shipped to Sweden.
There are more, but they doesn't all say what's in them (flowers, buds, leaves, stalks)
I do not understand why sellers chose this expensive shipping, when there are first class for 3-7 dollars for items like this.
I did not mean for you or anyone to use that vendor as a source. I just posted it as an example of the forms of catnip available online.
I would scour pets stores near you, for the leaves and flowers mixed and keep an eye out for the white flower petals.
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ktani
I did not mean for you to use that vendor as a source. I just posted it as an example of the forms of catnip available online.
I just checked it when I already was in that store. Catnip seamed good described in that store to.
I use to buy a lot of things from USA, ebay. Many things are not available in Sweden, and another lot of things aren't as known, so they aren't enough detailed described.
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I would scour pets stores near you, for the leaves and flowers mixed and keep an eye out for the white flower petals.
I will :-)
I was in one petstore this friday, but totally forgot, just looked for dried meat and bone stuff for my dog. :mad: Dog was happy though :)
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Thank you, I put that on my watch list for now. Next week I'll check the nearest pet stores. If they do not have any I want, then ebay again.
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Thank you, I put that on my watch list for now. Next week I'll check the nearest pet stores. If they do not have any I want, then ebay again.
Sounds good! And check out online Swedish pet stores. I found one, but it is in Swedish, lol and I can not understand a word.
http://www.petstoresweden.com/index.do
