thank you Katani, what about pet stores, is there some special brand ?Quote:
Originally Posted by ktani
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thank you Katani, what about pet stores, is there some special brand ?Quote:
Originally Posted by ktani
That is the brand of the one I use and prefer - Hagen Catit Organic Catnip. I buy the 1.5 oz tub. http://ca-en.hagen.com/Cat/Catnip/Dried-Catnip/50107, and I buy it at a pet store.Quote:
Originally Posted by beachgirlla
You are awesome :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ktani
Thank you and you are very welcome. I did not realize there was a minor misunderstanding, lol. I thought that you knew the brand name and were looking for a link where I buy it online.Quote:
Originally Posted by beachgirlla
I just poured catnip all over my head and it's sitting there now wrapped up in plastic. This is the first time I've tried this. I'm very excited!
So how did it go, update us :D, I understand that catnip may now show results right away, I'm still too lazy to order it, lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Pirate Cat
I got good results with catnip right away, even when my hair had build-up on it, enough to continue with it. Through experimentation, I got it to where it is today, much, much better results.Quote:
Originally Posted by beachgirlla
I'm buying this catnip today, you tempted me to no end, LOL :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ktani
Well, I see enough good to keep trying it. My hair is very shiny and fairly soft up at the crown; the jury's out on the ends, because right after washing I had to leave the house unexpectedly and had to tie it up instead of letting it air dry unmanipulated like I usually do, so it's a bit tangly and kinky. So it's not a true test there. I think I'll try to steep the catnip longer (I only did it for a couple of hours). I also might make a double batch next time. Same dilution, just twice as much. (I had trouble getting one cup of liquid distributed to all my hairs.) BUT I have high hopes for this. Commercial conditioners have always been too heavy for me, but I think this might be just right.Quote:
Originally Posted by beachgirlla
beachgirlla, let us know how it goes!
There's one more thing about this, I heard that catnip could make your hair lighter, is that true? Because i'd be more interested! I wonder if i could combine it with the honey treatment without getting any damage.
I have a question: what if i have dried catnip? Could i use it to get rid of my split ends? How should be the process?
See ktani's article here: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...&articleid=118Quote:
Originally Posted by kionkichin
Lately I've been desperate about my hair. It's either stringy or full of static and with my scalp I can't use sulfates very often.
Today I add to bought some cat food so I thought why not. I found an organic Brand call Weddel that is made in the surrounding of montreal. I left the tea covered for 4 hours and then filter it and left on my hair for 1 hour after poo before rincing.
My hair felt very soft from the biginning and was very easy to detangle. Now it's mostly dry and it's shiny and full. I plan on continuing this routine and use mineral oil when I'm in a rush. Everything else (conditionner, vegetable oil, shampoo bars, rhassoul) doesn't do well with my hair.
I just wanted to post in here that when I was using catnip last summer (too cold in winter) I had more new growth than I have ever had! The new growth from last summer is finally long enough and with a pretty big chop last summer and the new growth my pony tail is way thicker this year!!! Back to catnip for me now that I remember this!!! (and it is warm again)...
Hi folks! I'm pretty new to catnip use, and my hair seems to like it! Question, though...
The other night I fell asleep with my catnip treatment on. It was bagged for 3 hours, then I woke up briefly and took the bag off and went back to sleep. In the morning my hair was SUPER SOFT but felt coated. I took a shower, massaged my scalp under running water, and did an ACV rinse. After the shower my hair still felt soft (though not super soft) and the coated feeling was gone.
Honestly I'm kind of tempted to treat this mistake as a blessing and keep doing extra-long catnip treatments. Is there any reason for me NOT to do this? Is it bad for my hair to have catnip on it so long? Or has anyone done experiments and found that in the long run it didn't make any difference whether you do 1-hour treatments or longer?
It cannot hurt to do that. I find 1 hour sufficient.Quote:
Originally Posted by Naiadryade
ETA: I have slept with catnip treatments on my hair. I find the in-shower method preferable. I wash my hair first with a non build-up shampoo then apply the treatment and bag it. There is no build-up on my hair to begin with and catnip washes out for me with no build-up created by it, in one shampoo. Not all of the stain washes out. I use no vinegar rinse. Not needed for me. Catnip works best for me on its own.
I think I may have found a way to use catnip without shampoo!
I've been using bentonite clay as a wash and then an ACV rinse. After this I've been using FOTE aloe vera gel as a wash out conditioner. This has been working well but the aloe gel builds up and makes my scalp feel gunky between washes even though I've been rinsing out as much as possible.
Yesterday I did the normal clay wash and substituted a catnip soak for the FOTE and today my hair feels great! And no static!!! I was using the FOTE to control the static from the clay (which is lessening these days anyway either due to weather or my hair getting used to clay washing)... but the catnip seems to control the static too!
Plus I suddenly remembered that last summer after using catnip was when I got my new crop of baby hairs which has finally gotten long enough to make my whole head of hair thicker!
It feels weird to have such thick hair! But I love it! Both catnip and bentonite clay are some of the things that have been the best for my hair growth and scalp happiness - glad I can use them both regularly!
Hi everyone! I bought bulk catnip at the health food the other day, and last night steeped it into a tea and then poured it over my hair several times after a light poo without the traditional conditioner follow up. I always use conditioner before and after washing as my curly/wavy hair tangles easily, and I fear losing too much hair in each washing.
So, I poured the catnip over my freshly washed hair, (I should add that I pre-oiled with mineral and Kukui nut oil, so made sure the poo covered all my hair before rinsing.)
Soaked my hair in the catnip tea, covered with plastic shower cap, and then wrapped my turbie on my head for almost a whole hour. I still had to use a very light application of first baby oil, then a small amount of GM creme rinse to comb it out... lost more hair than normal since it was not as slick as usual.
Since it was bedtime, and my hair was very damp, I twisted two strands and pinned them up so as not to get all messy while sleeping... and to control tangles. This morning, it's still slightly damp as it never completely dries all night.
This morning, it is very soft, and my ends are smooth as well. I really like the way it feels, and will definitely do the catnip again to help prevent split ends. Maybe with a follow up application of baby oil, and a little more creme rinse to help detangle. Maybe after few applications, I won't need the creme rinse as much.
Thank you for this thread, never dreamed I'd be using catnip tea on my hair!! :)
As posted elsewhere, I am using catnip as a leave in now. I CO, do an ACV rinse, and make sure it is all rinsed out. As my final step, I pour the catnip rinse through my hair. It has increased the slip in my hair immensely, which is just what it needs. My hair is normally very tangly. Lately I have noticed that I am having trouble with my buns sliding undone. That is how slippery my hair is getting. Normally that never happens. Detangling is also a lot easier.
I'm starting a new catnip-based routine either tomorrow or the next day (depends if my hair needs washing tomorrow). The plan is to clarify with the Neutrogena shampoo that's been recommended, then soak my hair for an hour in catnip that's been steeped for four hours. I think I'll just keep my hair braided and bunned until it gets used to the routine.
So I clarified and did a catnip rinse afterwards yesterday. My hair is incredibly smooth and clean-feeling, with fewer tangles. It could be partly from the clarifying though, as I'd been having build-up problems before.
I use infusions of catnip as a leave-in conditioner and have seen an increase in the rate of my hair growth since I started doing so two years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Naiadryade
Yes, it does leave a coated feeling on the hair but I don't mind that at all.
Good luck with your catnip experiments.
I make a tea from 3 teaspoons of catnip, 1 bag of Red Zinger Tea (when empty I'll switch to straight hibiscus) and 1 bag of organic green tea steeped twice. I put 1 ounce ACV in a 24 oz plastic drink bottle, then add the tea to the top I use half of this each time I wash my hair. It may leave a slight coated feeling but my hair also feels stronger and less breakable. I also find that it is shinier than any other natural product has ever done. :D
:cheese:
Hope it's okay to ask this here...Anyone tried using a catnip soak as a water only rinse to stretch washes? I want to get to two shampoos/ catnip soaks a week, and need one one extra WO or rinse option to get me through to that. Should I try water only, or water only+ catnip?
Anyone in here using catnip as a jelly? I made a (gelatine) jelly with the catnip tea because I really want to leave it on for a while, longer than I could if it's a tea. Also my hair is hennaed so I expect that it would take a bit more time to soak in (maybe). Will rinse it out after. Sounds horrendous?
Sounds great Cathy. Looking forward to hear about your results. :D
Maybe my whole wig will burn down! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Finchen
Lol. How is your hair doing? I hope you are :cheese: ??
I'm curious about this, too. Have you had any signs of protein buildup? Is the catnip still taking?Quote:
Originally Posted by PolarCathy
I don't know, guys. Rinsed it out after two hours and 40 minutes, but the thing is I was soooo tired that I went to bed right away with practically dripping wet hair :demon: Despite that, hair feels good, but I'm not sure how I can tell if the catnip has taken :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Iolanthe13
I never have problems with protein, my hair doesn't mind if I don't use proteins at all or if I use them day and night. So that part I can't answer at all.
ETA
When I go to bed with wet hair, normally it's a mess when I wake up and it takes a looot of time to comb it out. Now when I finally woke up ;) it combed out rather easily and I lost about 30 hairs (I expected well over 100+ when accidents like this happen).
I think that could work, but it depends on how prone to buildup your hair is, because catnip can build up if you don't wash in between treatments. But if you just do one catnip soak in between washes it should probably be alright.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wildcat Diva
I have noticed the mention quite frequently that catnip may be used as an alternative to conditioner.
my goal in life as a person is to eventually be as natural and holistic as possible. for now i live in London UK, a far cry from the life hope for, but it is not forever and will be moving back to Australia and hopefully soon enough onto an acreage. When I go home I want to do a holistic medicine course, and grow my own herb/medicine garden. This is a big picture goal for my life .
I CO (cone free) currently after previously reducing my shampoo and conditioner to once a week, My hair does not get oily and the oils at my roots really only need addressing once a fortnight to every three weeks . However in conjunction with this I get dry ends, so wash weekly to combat this, and conditioner is enough to sort out the oils with the occasional clarify or light bicarb soda rinse, I vinegar rinse every other wash or so.
i have previously dye damaged hair, and the last 6" of my length or so do split, and while I do have steady growth I think it is a matter of two steps forward one step back, with breakage.
since it is the given opinion that catnip will build up with conditioner and also that it is able to be used as a conditioner
theoretically with time could one replace the bought conditioners with a catnip treatment, and apply as an infrequent CO method (ie. once weekly)?
I do also oil my hair as a deeper treatment and would continue this. but rely on the conditioner currently to remove the oil residue
I use rosewater as a mist.
it would be lovely to reduce my hair care to herbal infused rinses (skin care is headed this way also) more so it would be a dream to grow and prepare the herbs myself. But still maintain hair quality and condition
(the hardest thing for me to give up is dye, for now I stain my hair with veg dyes)
Thank you for addressing my question. I have not tried this yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by haibane
Sorry I havent read the whole thread @.@ but i was wondering if it still works if you grow your own catnip? I think it'd be so fun to have in the garden. Does it still work if it a genus that doesnt attact cats? (some types are more attractive to the kitties) I only ask because it keeps away some beetle pests we get, so it would be two fold!
Just ordered some organic catnip :D Cant wait to give it a go. Really need to put a stop to these white dots. They are driving me crazy.
cant wait to try this!! :D:D cant believe im going to actually use shampoo though O.O i just hope im not allergic to the catnip, i shouldnt be i think ive touched it before and nothing happened. but we'll see! :) ktani really convinced me and i get her with the build up from products, its like stupid. i hate it. plus im tired of using so much freaking conditioner...ill read through more of the thread and update how it went when i try it a few weeks
though my concern is that i only wash my hair once a week
will this be too drying for my hair over the course of the week? seeing how long is takes to do this, i think once a week is fine but i dont want my hair to feel too dry during the week! i hope its ok :)
I have done this. However I didn't do soaks but just used the catnip tea as a wash liquid. I would wet my hair squeeze it out pour in the catnip tea and scrub my scalp. It actually worked pretty well for me and would even remove a VERY light oiling! I did find I needed an ACV rinse after though or my hair was not shiny. I did it several times in a row before finally having to use something else (or just getting bored).Quote:
Originally Posted by Wildcat Diva
Soaks left too much residue on my hair and I definitely needed an ACV rinse and then it still felt coated. But then again if I ever do soaks I do them before washing because I don't like that 'coated' feeling it gives me.
I used a catnip rinse yesterday and was pleasantly supprised! I did my usual weekly routine, which is to massage my scalp with castor oil and conditioner, coat the ends in a coney conditioner and wear a cap for a couple of hours. I then washed my hair with diluted clarifying shampoo, blotted it until it was just damp and poured over the catnip tea, made to Ktani's directions. I then let it soak for an hour and rinsed with warm water, and followed it with my usual rooibos on the roots. I left it to air dry and put a few drops of oil in whilst it was damp.
I cant believe that a TEA is so conditioning! When I poured it on, my hair was a nest. When I rinsed it off, it was smooth and silky. Now its dry it feels like a cloud of silk. Its light, soft, shiny and full. I'm in absolute shock :p
I used catnip today for the first time and was pleasantly surprised as well. My hair is soft and tangle free and I will keep using it instead of the conditioner. I hope it will prevent split ends as well although the conditioning effect alone is worth using it.
woolyleprechaun and Majala Its not just cats that can become addicted to Catnip.:D I started using it 3.5 years ago and haven't used conventional conditioner since. Having spent years trying all sorts of conditioners I was very sceptical about all the claims about catnip but I am very glad that I tried it. My hair is in better condition now than it has been for many, many years.