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Saturday, September 25, 2010

RE: [AlternativeAnswers] Herbal Shampoo Recipe

Or how about a recipe for detangler? My girls' long hair could use it when
they forget to brush it!!!

Lisa

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Hi Meo,

I never considered making my own shampoo but I think it is a great idea.
Thank you for sharing!

I would love a recipe for unscented, highly moisturing shampoo. Can you, or
anyone else reading this offer a recipe?

Linda White Dove, M. Ed. Awakening Facilitator
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Subject: [AlternativeAnswers] Herbal Shampoo Recipe

Herbal Shampoo Recipe
author/source: Rosalee de la Foret

Caring for your hair, inside and out.

One of my favorite aspects of being an herbalist is to incorporate herbs
into every facet of my life. Besides using herbs for our health we can use
herbs to clean our kitchens, to cook nutritious foods, and to decorate our
homes.

This article looks at another aspect of incorporating herbs into our lives –
washing our hair.

Walking down the personal hygiene aisle of a grocery store you can easily
get overwhelmed at the amazing amount of choices. You can also easily get
overwhelmed at the amazingly high prices!

Besides being pricy, conventional shampoos contain many harmful chemicals.

One example is parabens. These chemicals are a common ingredient in hair
care products and have been linked to cancer. Surprisingly, shampoos
claiming to be more "natural" can also contain harmful ingredients.

In today's recipe we'll make affordable organic shampoo with herbs!

But first a word about healthy hair.

Our hair (like our skin and nails) is a reflection of what is going on
inside our bodies. Healthy hair comes from within. A diet rich in nutrients
will do more for keeping your hair healthy than any fancy shampoo.

Many of us wash our hair daily but this can actually dry out and further
damage hair. I have gone through periods of my life when I never washed my
hair. Instead I rinsed it vigorously with water while bathing. You might
think that I had oily unhealthy looking hair, but I frequently got
compliments on my curly locks.

Now that I live in a drier climate I've found that I need to wash my hair,
but no more than a couple of times a week. If you currently wash your hair
daily and would like to experience the benefits of fewer washings I
recommend slowly cutting back to every other day, then every two days, etc.
You might find your hair to be oily during these transition periods, but
once your hair regains its natural balance you'll notice this less and less.

Another thing to take note of is that the squeaky clean feeling we are used
to experiencing with conventional shampoos is actually signaling that we are
stripping the hair of its natural and beneficial oils.

The following recipe works well for people with more oily hair. Please see
below for variations for different hair types.

To make this shampoo recipe you'll need:

8 oz distilled water
2 teaspoons of dried rosemary
2 teaspoons of dried rose petals
3 ounces liquid castile soap
3 Tablespoon aloe vera gel
¼ teaspoon of jojoba oil
30 drops of pure rosemary essential oil

http://www.herbmentor.com/articles/20100505_15

Blessings, Meo

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Herbal Shampoo Recipe
author/source: Rosalee de la Foret

Caring for your hair, inside and out.

One of my favorite aspects of being an herbalist is to incorporate herbs
into every facet of my life. Besides using herbs for our health we can use
herbs to clean our kitchens, to cook nutritious foods, and to decorate our
homes.

This article looks at another aspect of incorporating herbs into our lives –
washing our hair.

Walking down the personal hygiene aisle of a grocery store you can easily
get overwhelmed at the amazing amount of choices. You can also easily get
overwhelmed at the amazingly high prices!

Besides being pricy, conventional shampoos contain many harmful chemicals.

One example is parabens. These chemicals are a common ingredient in hair
care products and have been linked to cancer. Surprisingly, shampoos
claiming to be more "natural" can also contain harmful ingredients.

In today's recipe we'll make affordable organic shampoo with herbs!

But first a word about healthy hair.

Our hair (like our skin and nails) is a reflection of what is going on
inside our bodies. Healthy hair comes from within. A diet rich in nutrients
will do more for keeping your hair healthy than any fancy shampoo.

Many of us wash our hair daily but this can actually dry out and further
damage hair. I have gone through periods of my life when I never washed my
hair. Instead I rinsed it vigorously with water while bathing. You might
think that I had oily unhealthy looking hair, but I frequently got
compliments on my curly locks.

Now that I live in a drier climate I've found that I need to wash my hair,
but no more than a couple of times a week. If you currently wash your hair
daily and would like to experience the benefits of fewer washings I
recommend slowly cutting back to every other day, then every two days, etc.
You might find your hair to be oily during these transition periods, but
once your hair regains its natural balance you'll notice this less and less.

Another thing to take note of is that the squeaky clean feeling we are used
to experiencing with conventional shampoos is actually signaling that we are
stripping the hair of its natural and beneficial oils.

The following recipe works well for people with more oily hair. Please see
below for variations for different hair types.

To make this shampoo recipe you'll need:

8 oz distilled water
2 teaspoons of dried rosemary
2 teaspoons of dried rose petals
3 ounces liquid castile soap
3 Tablespoon aloe vera gel
¼ teaspoon of jojoba oil
30 drops of pure rosemary essential oil

http://www.herbmentor.com/articles/20100505_15

Blessings, Meo

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Friday, September 24, 2010

[AlternativeAnswers] real soap to wash hair (and the difference between soap and detergent)

Soap is a completely different thing than detergent.

Real soap is saponified oil -- reaction of lye with fat.

"Detergent" in laundry detergent and shampoo are pretty much the same -- synthetic compounds largely made from petroleum.

In "hard" water (water containing lots of minerals), soap leaves scum behind as it reacts with the minerals. Detergent doesn't so much, but detergents cause all kinds of other, less visible problems. Here's the first useful link I found: http://solveeczema.org/problem.html

There are always many questionable chemicals added to detergents, too.

So if you live in a "hard water" area, I don't think you'll be able to use real SOAP to wash hair, without hair looking greasy from the soap scum. I've never found a way to prevent that; if anybody does, I'd love to hear it. (the water here is probably as hard as it gets)

Baking soda works wonderfully in hard water, though. I've only used [un-diluted] homemade kombucha to rinse my hair with, since when I started washing my hair with baking soda, I didn't have any apple cider vinegar (will have to try the ACV at some point).

With the baking soda / kombucha, my long, very-fine hair is soft and shiny and smooth, doesn't tangle, takes longer to look dirty, my scalp never itches any more...

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