Talk to me about "egg shampoo"...

[Plume]

I also mix a whole egg with 1 tbs of rum (yesss! because the sugar in it can help mosturize the hair so...), put the mixture on the roots only, keep it on for 1-2 minutes and rince off with cold water.
My hair are thicker and got good volume and shine after it and I don't need to use a conditionner. I do this method every now and then only as I like to experiment other "recipes" as far as hair are concerned, although I think it could be a regular usual shampoo routine.
It's a tip a friend of mine from India gave me, she never uses shampoo and she's got really gorgeous hair. The only thing: she uses 1 coffee spoon of oli instead of rum.
I tried it with the oil instead but my hair prefers the egg+rum cocktail, ...don't know why )

As for the French forum on long hair, henna and so forth, I suggest : www.leschevelus.com, great place!

[piratejenny]

It's definitely more comfortable to take a bar soap on a trip than finding an egg when it's washing day.

LOL - I was just picturing myself at the airport security check with a raw egg in my hand luggage. I wonder if that would cause problems these days. It's kind of fluid, right? A few weeks ago I wasn't allowed to take yoghurt for my kids... (sorry for the digression)

I also mix a whole egg with 1 tbs of rum (yesss! because the sugar in it can help mosturize the hair so...), put the mixture on the roots only, keep it on for 1-2 minutes and rince off with cold water.
My hair are thicker and got good volume and shine after it and I don't need to use a conditionner. I do this method every now and then only as I like to experiment other "recipes" as far as hair are concerned, although I think it could be a regular usual shampoo routine.
It's a tip a friend of mine from India gave me, she never uses shampoo and she's got really gorgeous hair. The only thing: she uses 1 coffee spoon of oli instead of rum.
I tried it with the oil instead but my hair prefers the egg+rum cocktail, ...don't know why )

As for the French forum on long hair, henna and so forth, I suggest : www.leschevelus.com, great place!

I'm amazed at how many people seem to have tried this with great results and yet you hear so little about it! Thanks so much for the link. One more forum to obsess about .

This is day 1 after my egg wash and my hair is still clean and incredibly soft and shiny. I'll try to wait as long as I can with my next one and I will experiment a bit with the length of time I leave it on before I move to adding more ingredients I think...

* loves experimenting *

[PraiseCheeses]

I washed with an egg for a couple weeks a while ago and really liked it! It made my hair feel stronger and a bit more substantial. I beat one whole egg, and added some fresh lemon juice and honey, and then beat again until the mixture was frothy. The next few times, I added some essential oils for their scents.

The good: As mentioned, hair felt stronger and just a bit thicker. It cleaned without stripping or drying. (I still followed up with conditioner and oiling though.) It was nice to clean with mild, natural products. I could still easily go my usual four or five days between washings without getting too greasy. I rinsed with tepid but not cold water and had no problems getting it out.

The bad: A hassle to mix, and dishes to wash afterward. It was runny and difficult to effectively apply. (An applicator bottle may have made this easier though.) There was a lingering smell (not rotten, but still a bit... eggy...) starting immediately after the wash and intensifying until the next wash, even with the essential oils. Also, it was getting expensive, at least compared to other wash methods.

In spite of this, I loved the egg wash and its benefits. But as far as the combined score for ease, effectiveness, gentleness, and cost, very dilute baking soda in warm water has still been my favorite. It's been relegated to an every-once-in-a-while treat.

Have fun experimenting! Isn't it fun?!

[Yozhik]

I did these for a while, but stopped because I didn't have a plethora of eggs around (I'd rather eat them than put them in my hair ).

My recipe, if I remember correctly, was

one whole egg, beaten
1/2-1 tbs ACV
2 tbs oil (sunflower/coconut/olive)

I really liked how it made my hair feel, but the extra work in whipping it up, using eggs, and thorough rinsing process made me stop.

[piratejenny]

I did these for a while, but stopped because I didn't have a plethora of eggs around (I'd rather eat them than put them in my hair ).

I'm not so much into eating eggs, so putting them on my hair seems like a perfectly viable alternative to me .

Thanks everybody for sharing their experiences. I found a couple more egg wash threads and the vast majority of posters seems to really like them:
http://www.longhaircommunity.com/for...ad.php?t=40386
http://www.longhaircommunity.com/for...t=14703&page=2 (Alternative shampoo thread, really interesting post by Finoriel on page 2 abou egg washing, though).

The biggest issue seems to be the smell. I had that as well for a couple of hours after the wash but it dissipated pretty quickly. I might add some EO next time.

I'm on day 3 now and my hair still looks surprisingly good (normally it looks greasy on day 2) and is sooooooo soft.

A lot of recipes seem to have honey. Does anybody know what this is doing exactly?