joyous said:
I've never used this as an oil, only as an tea. I would steep this along with sage, comfrey and nettle, and I got great results. I would leave this mixture on my hair for hours. My hair was strong, thriving, healthy and full of body. The problem is I can no longer find Indian Hemp anywhere.
Wow that's interesting you say that you use these herbs. hum very interesting it made me look into my
African Holistic Health book cause it talks about something similar with them herbs too wowww it says among plenty things:
comfrey is an emollient (herb of an oily or slimy nature)
it also call herbs like
indian hemp antipyretics meaning:
these herbs are used to reduce body temperature (example:fever). They work by slowing down blood circulation and opening the pores in tissue and skin which allows heat to escape. This also causes water and toxic waste to escape in the form of perspiration. These herbs can be used in baths (hot or cold), wet packs (saturated flannel cloth with herbs and cover cloth with plastic and place on body) or they can be drunk as teas. The herbs are:
Eucalyptus, Wild Indigo, Indian Hemp, Feverfew
for a hair rinse:use 4 tablespoons of
nettle,sage, rosemary and hyssop.
make into a tea, add to rinse water.
For hair oil : crush pine needles(leaves),put in 2 pints olive oil. let soak one 1week then strain and use or 1 ounce
sage oil, 2ounces aloe oil,1pint of sesame,sunflower, almond or a light oil. add lavender and jasmine, etc for fragrance.
For falling hair (balding): boil wild cherry bark for 10mns.remove from heat,add
nettle and horsetail and drink. herbs to drink:dried dates,
nettle,shave grass,horsetail. vitamins: b6,b complex,C,E,F,Biotin,inositol,niacin,choline,PABA,iron,silicon,sulfur. Amino acid:cysteine
for natural hair relaxer (straightener): simmer Henna neutral, 2 pints of sesame oil,10 ounces
Sage oil and add 2 ounces Beeswax. add 1/4 ounce tincture Benzoin, 4drops citronella oil and bergamot oil. remove from heat.pour into glass container and use
Gray hair: boil 8tbsp Henna and 1 ounce of
Sage in 1 quart of water. let cool and rinse hair. apply 1 ounce of
Sage oil mixed with 2 pint of almond oil. food:brewer's yeast, wheat germ. vitamins:b complex, pantothenic acid,PABA,Silicon, Folic acid,Zinc, Calcium,Magnesium,Selenium. Amino Acids: Cysteine
wow i learn everyday