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Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:20 pm  |
Okay, okay - everybody started yelling at me to do this as a separate thread. Geeez y'all are sooooo demanding sometimes 
Here's the same stuff I said in the other thread!!!
I'm very finicky about shampoo. I like the Terax line, but I get tired of it. There are other things out there that I like, but they're so damn expensive! I have long hair, I wash it everyday (cause I swim and work out, etc), and it was costing me a fortune! Soooo, I started to experiment. What I do now, most of the time, is this: I buy a gallon of the wheat protein conditioning shampoo (delicious mango citrus scent) or the Herb Complex conditioning shampoo (yummy coconut fragrance) fromwww.natural-formulations.com at a cost of about $15 (not bad for a gallon!!!). I mix in a jar of the aformentioned seakelp bioferment, and usually a little coconut endosperm and soy isoflavone if I happen to have them around (which I frequently do cause I use them in my body firming cream / lotion....
It makes an absolutely incredible shampoo! I'm warning you in advance though: it will make your hair grow like crazy! My bf adores the stuff. My older sis also is crazy about it, but she colors her hair and tells me she has to do it way more frequently because her hair grows so fast now. It's also a very good thing for her because she was on some meds that made her previously thick gorgeous mane thin considerably. This stuff has really thickened her hair back up!
I also mix the sea kelp bioferment into my conditioner. I don't usually use any kind of leave in product, but I have used it for this purpose too and its really great. Zero oiliness but maximum conditioning. I keep a small jar of it on hand with a yummy fragrance mixed in for this very purpose.
When I'm in a super ambitious mood (but I rarely have the time to do this), I also make a shampoo from scratch with the stuff as follows:
1/2 cup Sea Kelp Bioferment
1/4 cup Aloe Vera Gel
1/3 cup Pure Honey
cocamidopropyl betaine (a surfectant)
1/4 tsp. Soy Isoflavones
1/8 tsp. L-Arginine
1/8 tsp. L-Carnitine
1/8 tsp. Nianicimide
1/8 tsp. Natural Active Peptides
1/4 tsp. Coconut Endosperm
Fragrance
Distilled water if I want to make it thinner
Germaben II (a preservative)
The stuff is beyond delicious!
Alternatively, I've also made a really nice shampoo with just distilled water, the sea kelp, cocamidopropyl betaine (the surfectant), fragrance and Germaben II.
Have fun ladies ..... |
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Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:27 am |
You forgot the eye of newt  where am I supposed to get all this stuff.I'm so out of the loop. Besides there's this little problem of laziness..perhaps you should think about going into business or partner up with Candy or Carrie or something  |
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Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:53 pm |
Marina,
I thought that too. I have curly hair and found a forum where women with curly hair do co-washing, some still use either no sulfate or low sulfate shampoo. I tried the Paves sulfate free shampoo and it stil dried my hair out. It took some time getting used to it, my hair probably took about a week or so to adjust to the new routine. As far as the buildup is concerned, I try to stay away from silicones or anything that may cause buildup and or isn't water soluable and can't be easily washed off with water. IF I feel the need to clean it better I use an ACV rinse or baking soda rinse, but I prefer ACV for that instead.
I use a lighter conditioner to wash the scalp well for about 5 min. Like Suave Naturals and or VO5. These conditioners are really thin and wash the scalp area pretty darn clean if you can imagine that. Then I condition with my regular conditioner mixed in with about a tablespoon of olive oil. Deep condition about once a week or so or do protein packs. My hair's never been better since I'm not stripping all the moisture from my hair. I've been on this for about, oh I want to say 5-6 months now and I couldn't be happier. My hairs less frizzy, my curls are healthier and more lively and there's actually some shine since I'm not suffocating my hair with all the cones I used to put in my hair
Hope I've cleared that up for you, if not ask away. |
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Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:19 pm |
| That's a great recipe Katee! I was reading on the skinactives forum and it looks as if the soy isoflavones may be the "accelerator" along with the kelp and its nutrients. |
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Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:28 am |
Come on now, ladies, admit it! The thought of Candy running around with seakelp slathered on her head with a shower cap (and her gun belt for good measure) makes you reconsider chick sex, doesn't it......
Running and hiding cause I KNOW this one is gonna get me in trouble.....  |
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Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:11 pm |
Ahhhh so am I (tucking my niner into my garter belt and wiggling...)
Can ya tell how much I loveeeee Fridays!
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