Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Originally Posted by
ljkforu
I'll trying adding some fresh aloe vera and see what happens. That should bring the acid up with Vit C.
Aloe vera coats hair. It depends on what you want the shampoo to do.
Re: Catnip for split ends?
This is interesting.
But this, is what I was referring to. Aloe gel contains mucilage which contains polysaccharides.
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Originally Posted by
ktani
There are different opinions on this. I have never liked catnip as a leave-in. However, I have never liked any leave-in. I use catnip after every shampoo as my only conditioner (I also use it to colour my hair) and I do not need or use anything else. Catnip, from my experience, does not do well over any coatings on the hair. It depends on how well your leave-in washes out between uses, as to whether the catnip you are applying is being applied over your leave-in residue.
Catnip use gets better over time. You may want to give it a chance to work on its own before using something else after it or adding anything to it. Some people are having success adding glycerin to catnip as a leave-in. I did not have success adding glycerin to catnip but when I did use it, I rinsed it out. My hair just did not look or feel as good as when I use catnip alone. My ends are not dry at all with catnip on its own. I have no split ends and my once very fragile hair, now has much less breakage.
Thanks for your input, ktani! I will start using the rinse ONLY as a conditioner, instead of the leave-in (Giovanni) afterwards. The reason I leave the catnip rinse in is b/c I wash my hair in the mornings right before work, and I don't have time to wait & rinse it out.
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Originally Posted by
ktani
Truly fasinating! I read it all.
I just received 3 huge beautiful leaves from a friends plant that fell over a little. I did an SMT with one last night (great results) [an SMT is conditioner/honey-heated/aloe vera]
I used the second leaf to make the nip poo cream and I'll use the 3rd for mom's SMT. Hate to waste clean organic Aloe Vera. The plant is 8 years old an shooting of babies everywhere, I alread have 6 :)
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Originally Posted by
ljkforu
Truly fasinating! I read it all.
I just received 3 huge beautiful leaves from a friends plant that fell over a little. I did an SMT with one last night (great results) [an SMT is conditioner/honey-heated/aloe vera]
I used the second leaf to make the nip poo cream and I'll use the 3rd for mom's SMT. Hate to waste clean organic Aloe Vera. The plant is 8 years old an shooting of babies everywhere, I alread have 6 :)
Have fun with the aloe gel and enjoy it!
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Originally Posted by
Rain76
Thanks for your input, ktani! I will start using the rinse ONLY as a conditioner, instead of the leave-in (Giovanni) afterwards. The reason I leave the catnip rinse in is b/c I wash my hair in the mornings right before work, and I don't have time to wait & rinse it out.
Oh I know time for catnip can be troubesome! How often do you wash your hair? If you can, try doing the whole thing in stages. Make the tea in advance and refidgerate it. Set aside an hour one night, when you can relax and not have to be anywhere or do anything but spend some time on yourself. Take the tea out of the fridge about half an hour beore you are ready to use it. I just did a dripless catnip treatment post. You can read a book while the tea is bagged and treating your hair (with a towel around your neck, just in case), lol.
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Originally Posted by
ljkforu
I'll trying adding some fresh aloe vera and see what happens. That should bring the acid up with Vit C.
Ktani, you spur me on to bizarrety :)
I just made a container of whipped cream catnip soap I used:
5 oz of pure glycerine soap grated in a food processor grater blade
1 cup of catnip tea (I put 1 stash tea bag of pepermint into the tea because my freezer smelled of garlic and so did my nip)
30 grams (about 3 tablespoons of fresh out of the leave aloe vera)
1 1200 mg capsule of liquid lecithin
1 tablespoon of coconut fat/oil
I think the heat may have been a little high so I'm adding 1/4 tsp of pure vitamin c crystals when it is really cool
After the soap shreds and tea were melted I started to whip like heck with a hand mixer with only 1 beater. I now have a quart of nip cream soap and a nice container of nip rinse. :D
It all worked, the poo whip was very cleansing (lots of suds) and the rinse had to stay in because I ran out of hot water. This also kept me from conditioning. By golly it all worked and I came out with clean, soft, combable hair.
P.s. I do want coating agents on my hair to add volume and moisture because of thinning and such. My hair is long and straight so I'm not worrying so much about volume or fluff. More interested in health and diameter.
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Originally Posted by
ljkforu
It all worked, the poo whip was very cleansing (lots of suds) and the rinse had to stay in because I ran out of hot water. This also kept me from conditioning. By golly it all worked and I came out with clean, soft, combable hair.
P.s. I do want coating agents on my hair to add volume and moisture because of thinning and such. My hair is long and straight so I'm not worrying so much about volume or fluff. More interested in health and diameter.
You do not need coating agents (polymers, mucilage, polysaccharides, etc.) on the hair for moisture or volume. They tend to have the opposite effect (weigh hair down and restrict moisture). My hair today, after the directed catnip application is the fullest I have seen it in a while and it is soft. My ends as usual, are moisturized. I have always found that the least coatings on my hair, the better it is (more moisture, more volume and less breakage). The oil that has been shown to penetrate the hair best, coconut oil, for example, has aslo been shown to help protect the hair from protein loss and hair damage. Moisture can still penetrate hair, when oils are in/on the hair, the degree of which, depends on the oil used.
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Originally Posted by
ktani
Oh I know time for catnip can be troubesome! How often do you wash your hair? If you can, try doing the whole thing in stages. Make the tea in advance and refidgerate it. Set aside an hour one night, when you can relax and not have to be anywhere or do anything but spend some time on yourself. Take the tea out of the fridge about half an hour beore you are ready to use it. I just did a
dripless catnip treatment post. You can read a book while the tea is bagged and treating your hair (with a towel around your neck, just in case), lol.
I wash my hair every other morning. I actually like leaving it in, b/c I like my final rinse being with distilled water. I have hard(ish) well water. I do make it ahead of time, and refrigerate it. I really need to get a squeeze bottle to apply it. Thanks for your advice!
Re: Catnip for split ends?
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Originally Posted by
Rain76
I wash my hair every other morning. I actually like leaving it in, b/c I like my final rinse being with distilled water. I have hard(ish) well water. I do make it ahead of time, and refrigerate it. I really need to get a squeeze bottle to apply it. Thanks for your advice!
You are most welcome!
