oat water for hair?

**omega** · May 31st, 2015, 02:21 PM

Note to self Strain well.
Looking forward to testing this week!

**Nannanej** · May 31st, 2015, 02:34 PM

Now I've tried it too. I did find it a bit difficult to distribute and work into my hair, since it is quite liquid. I ended up just pouring it over my scalp and mushing it around a bit.. Other than that, when I was rinsing it out my hair felt nice and slippery, like I had just applied conditioner. I will report back once my hair has dried

**lapushka** · May 31st, 2015, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by Anje

Probably what you would call "preservative", but I am curious what she's using, too!
In my experience, aloe is a much weaker humectant than glycerine. That stuff is pretty potent.

Maybe it's more geared towards dry scalp? Hence the glycerine?

**Nannanej** · June 1st, 2015, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by Nannanej

*blah blah blah* (...) I will report back once my hair has dried

So .. It made my hair feel sort of soft and fluffy, which is nice, but it also doesn't look as clean as it usually does after a shampoo wash - it was still a bit stringy looking near the scalp. Although maybe I just need to play around with the recipe and my washing technique a bit, I don't know.

**Neecola** · June 4th, 2015, 11:53 AM

Thanks for reporting back Nannanej!

**Nadine <3** · June 4th, 2015, 08:32 PM

I've been using ground oats on my face for awhile now. Tonight I boiled the oat powder I use for a few minute and then threw it in the blender to blend up all the tiny chunks. I ended up with a thick liquid that was slippery and felt a lot like shampoo. I used it on my hair...waiting for it to dry now!

**omega** · June 4th, 2015, 11:16 PM

Originally Posted by Neecola

Thanks for reporting back Nannanej!

Ditto! Might pass on testing now.

**lfbddjw** · June 5th, 2015, 05:13 AM

I tried it, using whole rolled oatmeal.
It did make the lengths of my hair soft, but they also felt weak and weightless.
It also made my roots feel greasy and stringy, but any time I use just water, or an infused water of some sort, no shampoo, to wash my hair, it turns greasy, so it could just be me...

**Nannanej** · June 5th, 2015, 09:36 AM

No problem

Like I said, I think it might be a matter of getting the recipe and technique right. Maybe I'll try again this weekend!

**Nadine <3** · June 5th, 2015, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by Nadine <3

I've been using ground oats on my face for awhile now. Tonight I boiled the oat powder I use for a few minute and then threw it in the blender to blend up all the tiny chunks. I ended up with a thick liquid that was slippery and felt a lot like shampoo. I used it on my hair...waiting for it to dry now!

Well it made my hair really soft and shiny, but my scalp didn't feel clean. It actually felt dirtier when it dried than it did before I got in the shower. What I did notice though was that my normally slightly itchy scalp felt really REALLY nice! Better than it has since forever! I really wish it would have cleaned my hair because I love what it does for my skin. I will continue using this as a face and body wash.