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Honey is a great humectant (attracts moisture to your hair) and is full of vitamins and minerals and I believe it even has antioxidant properties. So it moisturizes, attracts moisture and nourishes, all in one shot :D
 
I don't use honey as a leave-in, but I use it in my conditioners/DC's all the time. Mix in a healthy dollop (maybe a tablespoon or two? I dunno) apply, and rinse out. It's not the least bit sticky, and it leaves my hair moist and shiny.
 
I add honey to conditioner, hair gel, and recently when no gel would keep my edges down all day the only thing that worked was a little honey around the edges but using it this way you do have to be careful about the sticky factor.
 
I use honey as well. I add it to products that has to be rinsed out. I believe that by mixing it with other properties the stickiness is eliminated.:yep:
 
It leaves my hair a hard, dry, tangled mess. I've tried it conditioners and leave-in products. I always have the same bad result so I stopped using it.
 
Honey is great for moisture, shine and softness. I use to use it all the time in crappy conditioners to give it a boost, along with EVOO or Jojoba oil.
 
I worked well for me when I used it. Soft, shiny hair :yep: No stickiness and it's easy to rinse out.

It's a humectant and is antifungal.

I stopped using it because honey+water= some peroxide.

It probably is way too little to actually harm (or lighten) anyone's hair, but I'm just weird like that :lol:
 
tiffers said:
Honey is a great humectant (attracts moisture to your hair) and is full of vitamins and minerals and I believe it even has antioxidant properties. So it moisturizes, attracts moisture and nourishes, all in one shot :D
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How much should you use?
 
I use the honey with olive oil. it didn't stick or become stickey. It left my hair soft and with lots of shine.
 
Mz. Princess said:
It leaves my hair a hard, dry, tangled mess. I've tried it conditioners and leave-in products. I always have the same bad result so I stopped using it.
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yeeeeeepp

i get the same results with honey.

i've tried using it in different ways, in different amounts and always the same...so i also gave up on it.
 
Neith said:
I worked well for me when I used it. Soft, shiny hair :yep: No stickiness and it's easy to rinse out.

It's a humectant and is antifungal.

I stopped using it because honey+water= some peroxide.

It probably is way too little to actually harm (or lighten) anyone's hair, but I'm just weird like that :lol:
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Highlighted bit is very true..... people use honey to lighten hair....a little sample from another hair website:


Honey lightening is so much simpler now.

And the reported results have been so much better than with previous recipes.

Now it is just honey, distilled water (unless your tap water is mineral free and pH 7) and the choice of added peroxide boosters (ground cardamom, ground cinnamon, coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil). Everything should be used at room temperature only, with no added heat (body heat is the exception to no heat). Here are pictures of just honey and water results.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...postcount=2043


also check out: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=148

I dont use it that often anymore....dont want lighter hair but its up to u....i think its great though.
 
honey is an humectant. It draws moisture from the air to your hair. I put honey in everything, shampoos, conditioners.
 
vnaps said:
Highlighted bit is very true..... people use honey to lighten hair....a little sample from another hair website:


Honey lightening is so much simpler now.

And the reported results have been so much better than with previous recipes.

Now it is just honey, distilled water (unless your tap water is mineral free and pH 7) and the choice of added peroxide boosters (ground cardamom, ground cinnamon, coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil). Everything should be used at room temperature only, with no added heat (body heat is the exception to no heat). Here are pictures of just honey and water results.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...postcount=2043


also check out: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=148

I dont use it that often anymore....dont want lighter hair but its up to u....i think its great though.
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Whaaaaa? I used it for years and didn't get any lightening effects, I didn't know that it actually is used or could be used to lighten hair. I just assumed it doesn't make enough peroxide to actually do anything :scratchch

I might have to try some of those recipies :grin:
 
I need to go to longhaircommunity more often... it really works :shocked:

Before I assumed that it would be damaging because it's peroxide, but it seems to be damage free. That thread also explains why I never got any lightening (I use heat with my dc)

This seems like a good way to make my henna pop a little.

Eh, what the hell? I'll try it tonight and see what happens.
 
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I have used honey for 3 years. I love honey. I zap it fo 30 seconds in the microwave. Kills the lightening properties...
 
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