Re: Catnip for split ends?
Ktani help please.. The longer my hair is getting the more the splits ends. Some of my splits go up 2 to 4 inches. I have tried everything oiling and butters but no luck. I read your article on Catnip thank you for putting in the time for us.:cheese: But I must be blind were does it say how many times a week you should use the Catnip tea to repair or stop split ends from happening? In the beginning of you using Catnip how many times a week did you use it? Also did the split ends stop right away? I only wash my hair once a week, but put oil or butter every other day. How many times would you recommend to stop split ends from happening right away? Thank you
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Catladyintown
Ktani help please.. The longer my hair is getting the more the splits ends. Some of my splits go up 2 to 4 inches. I have tried everything oiling and butters but no luck. I read your article on Catnip thank you for putting in the time for us.:cheese: But I must be blind were does it say how many times a week you should use the Catnip tea to repair or stop split ends from happening? In the beginning of you using Catnip how many times a week did you use it? Also did the split ends stop right away? I only wash my hair once a week, but put oil or butter every other day. How many times would you recommend to stop split ends from happening right away? Thank you
I reported my experience with catnip and others have reported theirs.
For me, at the time. I was experimenting with what I eventually reported here and I had build-up on my hair, so the time frame is not the same as it may be for you, with what I do now. I also cannot guarantee your results.
So, first question, I washed my hair 2 x per week.
I only wash my hair every 5 days to 1 week now and still get no split ends.
You can if you wish, use catnip more often. Others have and you may find like them, that your results get better over time. That is what I found to be true for me, when I started to use the method I reported here.
Re: Catnip for split ends?
Thank you Ktani. I know there is no guarantee but I am willing to give it a try. Do you think 3 times a week is to much? Also should I still oil or butter my ends? Thanks again Ktani:)
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Catladyintown
Thank you Ktani. I know there is no guarantee but I am willing to give it a try. Do you think 3 times a week is to much? Also should I still oil or butter my ends? Thanks again Ktani:)
You can do both. It is best from my experience though, if the hair has not coating on it when you catnip, so do not use too much oil.
You can use catnip as frequently as you like but I do think that you should patch test first, just to make sure that you are not allergic to it.
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Catladyintown
Thank you Ktani.
You are most welcome!
Re: Catnip for split ends?
Okay guys I finally found some loose catnip here and bought it with a wee secret grin on my face knowing what I wanted to use it for :) I'm going to have a good read of this thread before I start, but the one important thing for me is that I don't want the catnip to change my hair colour!
** Do I need to do anything different than listed in ktani's helpful article where it suggests to steep the tea for 8-9 hours and leave it applied in a bag for an hour?
** Any other redheads found it doesn't dye your hair anyway?
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Quahatundightu
Okay guys I finally found some loose catnip here and bought it with a wee secret grin on my face knowing what I wanted to use it for :) I'm going to have a good read of this thread before I start, but the one important thing for me is that I don't want the catnip to change my hair colour!
** Do I need to do anything different than listed in ktani's helpful article where it suggests to steep the tea for 8-9 hours and leave it applied in a bag for an hour?
** Any other redheads found it doesn't dye your hair anyway?
I'm not actually a redhead but I do have a lot of red in my hair. I have been following the 8-9 hour steeping and bagging for an hour routine for about 3 months now and the only staining I have noticed has been on my white hair which I was trying to get anyway. The red tones in my hair do not appear to have been affected.
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Originally Posted by
Quahatundightu
Okay guys I finally found some loose catnip here and bought it with a wee secret grin on my face knowing what I wanted to use it for :) I'm going to have a good read of this thread before I start, but the one important thing for me is that I don't want the catnip to change my hair colour!
** Do I need to do anything different than listed in ktani's helpful article where it suggests to steep the tea for 8-9 hours and leave it applied in a bag for an hour?
** Any other redheads found it doesn't dye your hair anyway?
Just a quick note. Catnip is more like a stain. It is not a dye to me as such and it washes out easily, from my experience, with conventional shampoo. On hair your colour, I do not think that it would be that noticeable.
I steep it for 8-9 hours for a deepened colour primarily. However, you can steep it for much less time and from my experience, still get split end prevention.
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Another thing I particularly like about the 8-9 hour brewing time is the convenience.
Like now, I can brew the tea, go off to school, and strain the tea tonight. I do not time it to the minute or hour, or I can brew it overnight, depending on how much sleep I get, lol.
It has been 7 days since I last washed my hair and it is still not oily. My scalp gets oily primarily because of my diet.
I am quite happy to go out in public today, wearing my hair down as usual, knowing that it looks perfectly presentable.
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Thanks KarpatiiSiv and ktani for your quick and helpful replies :) I am now sitting here with wet hair just treated by catnip! I will check back to let you know how it goes. I just tried a fairly short steep time (around 40 min) as well as short application time just to see how that goes.
I usually have to use heaps of conditioner and didn't use any this time :)