LondonDiva
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If it wasn't for this board I wouldn't even look twice at a bottle of castor oil. What is in that stuff that's so good for promoting hair growth?
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What is it about Castor Oil
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Laela
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Hi LD,
I used to HAVE to drink it once or twice a year as a kid to "purge" my system. It's also a great natural laxative. When my hair was natural it was used during braiding. It really is a great scalp stimulant and does promote growth. But you can't use too much, since its texture is so viscious and the smell so intense. I didn't care for the oil then. But I've got a green beer bottle full of the unadulterated oil that mom sent me years ago and I never bothered to use until now. If you want some, I'll send it to you. You can add a little of it to vaseline to make your own pomade, or make this oil stimulant (if you're not into the strong smell):
Natural Scalp and Hair Stimulation Oil:
<ul type="square"> One Teaspoon Sweet Almond Oil
One Teaspoon Castor Oil
10 Drops Essential Oil of Fir Needle (Abies spp)
OR Essential Oil of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) [/list]
Mix the Sweet Almond Oil together with the Castor Oil in a small bowl and then add no more than 10 drops of Essential Oil. Mix with your fingers and then rub vigorously into your scalp, concentrating on areas where hair is thinning.
I used to HAVE to drink it once or twice a year as a kid to "purge" my system. It's also a great natural laxative. When my hair was natural it was used during braiding. It really is a great scalp stimulant and does promote growth. But you can't use too much, since its texture is so viscious and the smell so intense. I didn't care for the oil then. But I've got a green beer bottle full of the unadulterated oil that mom sent me years ago and I never bothered to use until now. If you want some, I'll send it to you. You can add a little of it to vaseline to make your own pomade, or make this oil stimulant (if you're not into the strong smell):
Natural Scalp and Hair Stimulation Oil:
<ul type="square"> One Teaspoon Sweet Almond Oil
One Teaspoon Castor Oil
10 Drops Essential Oil of Fir Needle (Abies spp)
OR Essential Oil of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) [/list]
Mix the Sweet Almond Oil together with the Castor Oil in a small bowl and then add no more than 10 drops of Essential Oil. Mix with your fingers and then rub vigorously into your scalp, concentrating on areas where hair is thinning.
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Laela said:
OR Essential Oil of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) [/LIST]
Mix the Sweet Almond Oil together with the Castor Oil in a small bowl and then add no more than 10 drops of Essential Oil. Mix with your fingers and then rub vigorously into your scalp, concentrating on areas where hair is thinning.
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that sounds good Laela.
Diva when i was small my mother always used castor oil on all of our hair and skin. Castor oil is also a great wash out. Im using the Black castor made by Tropic Isle and i believe that one is a miracle worker /images/graemlins/smile.gif /images/graemlins/smile.gif
Laela said:
OR Essential Oil of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) [/LIST]
Mix the Sweet Almond Oil together with the Castor Oil in a small bowl and then add no more than 10 drops of Essential Oil. Mix with your fingers and then rub vigorously into your scalp, concentrating on areas where hair is thinning.
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that sounds good Laela.
Diva when i was small my mother always used castor oil on all of our hair and skin. Castor oil is also a great wash out. Im using the Black castor made by Tropic Isle and i believe that one is a miracle worker /images/graemlins/smile.gif /images/graemlins/smile.gif
Hi Diva/images/graemlins/wave.gif
Here's a link from our forum discussing castor oil. Some added a link explaining all the propertied and uses of castor oil
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=Women&Number=29822&Forum=Women&Words=castor%20oil&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=1&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=22393&Search=true#Post29822
BTW, thanks again for the hairsheet. It's helping me to stay much more focused /images/graemlins/grin.gif
hth,
Amethyst
Here's a link from our forum discussing castor oil. Some added a link explaining all the propertied and uses of castor oil
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=Women&Number=29822&Forum=Women&Words=castor%20oil&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=1&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=22393&Search=true#Post29822
BTW, thanks again for the hairsheet. It's helping me to stay much more focused /images/graemlins/grin.gif
hth,
Amethyst
elite_chiq
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I have a question, if its pure castor oil can u still drink it like flaxseed and primrose oil? I trying to put together a regime
ms_kenesha
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LD,
I've been using the SherryLove jojoba, castor oil, rosemary mix and I've been getting the "growing itchies". It was a real easy mix to put in my regime because I'd already had a jojoba/rosemary oil mix & I just added some castor oil to it! /images/graemlins/smile.gif I got my castor oil at the drug store very inexpensive and lasts for a long time since it's so thick!
I've been using the SherryLove jojoba, castor oil, rosemary mix and I've been getting the "growing itchies". It was a real easy mix to put in my regime because I'd already had a jojoba/rosemary oil mix & I just added some castor oil to it! /images/graemlins/smile.gif I got my castor oil at the drug store very inexpensive and lasts for a long time since it's so thick!
LondonDiva
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Ladies as always /images/graemlins/notworthy.gif your help is always appreciated thank you very much /images/graemlins/smile.gif
Ms K don't even get me started girl. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif Growing itchies!?!?! /images/graemlins/shocked.gif Ooooooh good luck. I'm so tempted to try it out.
Laela thank you for the offer, I'm seriously thinking of taking you up on it. /images/graemlins/smile.gif I'll PM you.
Thanks ladies
Ms K don't even get me started girl. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif Growing itchies!?!?! /images/graemlins/shocked.gif Ooooooh good luck. I'm so tempted to try it out.
Laela thank you for the offer, I'm seriously thinking of taking you up on it. /images/graemlins/smile.gif I'll PM you.
Thanks ladies
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LD,
I've been getting the "growing itchies".
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girl those itches are something else. i got them now smack dead in the middle of my hair. This is so embarrassing because i have my wig on and im patting my head like a fool, i know my co workers think that i am crazy /images/graemlins/ohwell.gif
ms_kenesha said:
LD,
I've been getting the "growing itchies".
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girl those itches are something else. i got them now smack dead in the middle of my hair. This is so embarrassing because i have my wig on and im patting my head like a fool, i know my co workers think that i am crazy /images/graemlins/ohwell.gif
LondonDiva
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LMAO @ Madison /images/graemlins/laugh.gif /images/graemlins/laugh.gif
rosie
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Amethyst said:
BTW, thanks again for the hairsheet. It's helping me to stay much more focused /images/graemlins/grin.gif
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WHAT!!! /images/graemlins/shocked.gif I want the hairsheet, too! Can I have a copy PLEASSSEEEEEE!?!?!?!?!? /images/graemlins/grin.gif
Amethyst said:
BTW, thanks again for the hairsheet. It's helping me to stay much more focused /images/graemlins/grin.gif
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WHAT!!! /images/graemlins/shocked.gif I want the hairsheet, too! Can I have a copy PLEASSSEEEEEE!?!?!?!?!? /images/graemlins/grin.gif
Laela
Sidestepping the "lynch mob"
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Madison said:
girl those itches are something else. i got them now smack dead in the middle of my hair. This is so embarrassing because i have my wig on and im patting my head like a fool, i know my co workers think that i am crazy
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/images/graemlins/smile.gifthat's the truth! When I was in transition, I caught myself scratching my wig so hard once, it was shifting from side to side.. I was /images/graemlins/blush.gif when I looked up and saw someone in the office looking at me.
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Madison said:
girl those itches are something else. i got them now smack dead in the middle of my hair. This is so embarrassing because i have my wig on and im patting my head like a fool, i know my co workers think that i am crazy
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/images/graemlins/smile.gifthat's the truth! When I was in transition, I caught myself scratching my wig so hard once, it was shifting from side to side.. I was /images/graemlins/blush.gif when I looked up and saw someone in the office looking at me.
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Laela
Sidestepping the "lynch mob"
i mix the castor oil with some cheap conditioner (superdrug's intensive henna treatment - the 475ml for £1.79)leave on my scalp for at least an hour, rinse and style as usual. I think if you have thick 3C/4a (or even 4B) hair it really helps with the moisture.
London Diva, you can buy the pure castor oil in west indian shops. I dont really find the scent to be foul, just very nutty. I am thinking of melting it with coconut oil (the kind that 'sets' when dry) so that i can use it in my twists or bantu knots (chinee bumps). I use a little bit of castor oil in my hair, and it goes a loooooong way.
In jamaica they use it for a laxative (wash out) before you go to school for the new terms (or they did when i was younger). People also use it for sore muscles and all that.
Its really a good oil, though, and i am glad that i rediscovered it.
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P.S. not wanting to encourage pjitis - but for the uk naturals (or even permies) do give superdrug's henna intensive treatment (the 475 ml one) a try. It is really moisturizing, smells good and doesnt break the bank!
London Diva, you can buy the pure castor oil in west indian shops. I dont really find the scent to be foul, just very nutty. I am thinking of melting it with coconut oil (the kind that 'sets' when dry) so that i can use it in my twists or bantu knots (chinee bumps). I use a little bit of castor oil in my hair, and it goes a loooooong way.
In jamaica they use it for a laxative (wash out) before you go to school for the new terms (or they did when i was younger). People also use it for sore muscles and all that.
Its really a good oil, though, and i am glad that i rediscovered it.
/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
P.S. not wanting to encourage pjitis - but for the uk naturals (or even permies) do give superdrug's henna intensive treatment (the 475 ml one) a try. It is really moisturizing, smells good and doesnt break the bank!
LondonDiva
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Amethyst /images/graemlins/wave.gif
Thank you for the link. I will print it off. I think i am going to have to get a lever arch file and keep all this value information. /images/graemlins/smile.gif
I'm a SO glad that the sheet is helping you stay more focused. Like a little kid, the brighter the colours in my vitamin chart the better I feel as it too has helped me be a LOT more consistent with my vitamin regimen. It's not that hard to keep focused by logging into my laptop everynight just to update is as I'm online everyday anyway.
Thank you for the link. I will print it off. I think i am going to have to get a lever arch file and keep all this value information. /images/graemlins/smile.gif
I'm a SO glad that the sheet is helping you stay more focused. Like a little kid, the brighter the colours in my vitamin chart the better I feel as it too has helped me be a LOT more consistent with my vitamin regimen. It's not that hard to keep focused by logging into my laptop everynight just to update is as I'm online everyday anyway.
LondonDiva
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London Diva, you can buy the pure castor oil in west indian shops. I dont really find the scent to be foul, just very nutty. I am thinking of melting it with coconut oil (the kind that 'sets' when dry) so that i can use it in my twists or bantu knots (chinee bumps). I use a little bit of castor oil in my hair, and it goes a loooooong way.
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Canuck thanks for that. Next time I go to the west indian shop I will look out for it.
London Diva, you can buy the pure castor oil in west indian shops. I dont really find the scent to be foul, just very nutty. I am thinking of melting it with coconut oil (the kind that 'sets' when dry) so that i can use it in my twists or bantu knots (chinee bumps). I use a little bit of castor oil in my hair, and it goes a loooooong way.
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Canuck thanks for that. Next time I go to the west indian shop I will look out for it.
Laela
Sidestepping the "lynch mob"
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canuck said:
i mix the castor oil with some cheap conditioner (superdrug's intensive henna treatment - the 475ml for £1.79)leave on my scalp for at least an hour, rinse and style as usual. I think if you have thick 3C/4a (or even 4B) hair it really helps with the moisture.
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That's a good idea, canuck! /images/graemlins/up.gifI do have 3B/C hair.. the kind that soaks up moisture like a sponge! I'll try that as well. Thanks.
canuck said:
i mix the castor oil with some cheap conditioner (superdrug's intensive henna treatment - the 475ml for £1.79)leave on my scalp for at least an hour, rinse and style as usual. I think if you have thick 3C/4a (or even 4B) hair it really helps with the moisture.
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That's a good idea, canuck! /images/graemlins/up.gifI do have 3B/C hair.. the kind that soaks up moisture like a sponge! I'll try that as well. Thanks.
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Pandora said:
canuck, you mean i can use superdugs henna treatment on my relaxed hair??? /images/graemlins/shocked.gif
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yeah, its really brilliant. Its like a creamy conditioner, and it really shouldnt harm your hair. It is supposed to be good for processed hair, and it is dead cheap. My friend uses it for her hair, and she is a 4bi permie. She finds that it keeps her hair soft(er) and actually counts it as the reason for her touch ups to be extended by two weeks.
Its cheap as chips too, and it will ast you about 4-5 applications.
A caveat though, be careful to wash it out of your hair, as it can stain towels something fierce.
It is realllllly good stuff for the price.
Pandora said:
canuck, you mean i can use superdugs henna treatment on my relaxed hair??? /images/graemlins/shocked.gif
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yeah, its really brilliant. Its like a creamy conditioner, and it really shouldnt harm your hair. It is supposed to be good for processed hair, and it is dead cheap. My friend uses it for her hair, and she is a 4bi permie. She finds that it keeps her hair soft(er) and actually counts it as the reason for her touch ups to be extended by two weeks.
Its cheap as chips too, and it will ast you about 4-5 applications.
A caveat though, be careful to wash it out of your hair, as it can stain towels something fierce.
It is realllllly good stuff for the price.
LondonDiva
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This oil is thick /images/graemlins/shocked.gif It's supposed to be thick right /images/graemlins/confused.gif OK I guess thick is the wrong word, heavy is a better way to describe it.
LondonDiva
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Canuck
Thanks for the tip. I saw this the other day and it was very cheap. I guess mixing it with something else would make an OK product much better. I've found this to be the case a few times with different products. You wouldn't believe the difference 10 drops of oil could make to ORS Carrot Oil. I'll look into picking up the conditioner and see if it helps with the extending of the relaxer for me. /images/graemlins/smile.gif
Thanks for the tip. I saw this the other day and it was very cheap. I guess mixing it with something else would make an OK product much better. I've found this to be the case a few times with different products. You wouldn't believe the difference 10 drops of oil could make to ORS Carrot Oil. I'll look into picking up the conditioner and see if it helps with the extending of the relaxer for me. /images/graemlins/smile.gif
LondonDiva
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Madison said:
Diva , yes the oil is very thick oops I mean heavy /images/graemlins/grin.gif
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Madison it's so heavy I can only see me using this stuff 2 -3 times a week tops. Is there anyone here that applies this stuff daily.
I must admit though that my hairline is a little 'fuzzier' since I started applying the prefectiv balm 2x daily. /images/graemlins/smile.gif It's only been just over a week.
Madison said:
Diva , yes the oil is very thick oops I mean heavy /images/graemlins/grin.gif
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Madison it's so heavy I can only see me using this stuff 2 -3 times a week tops. Is there anyone here that applies this stuff daily.
I must admit though that my hairline is a little 'fuzzier' since I started applying the prefectiv balm 2x daily. /images/graemlins/smile.gif It's only been just over a week.
I am not sure what is in it but I know that it has helped to moisturize my hair and THICKEN my hair. I mix it with Coconut Oil and use it in my hot oil treatments. I recall someone posting that Marvin states that using a castor oil based hair oil at least 2 weeks BEFORE a touch up will soften new growth and prevent it from breaking. /images/graemlins/smile.gif
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Brownie said:
LondonDiva,
I use the castor oil daily, but it's funny because once I put it on my scalp and rub it in, it soaks in (or goes somewhere) really quick. With my scalp, hair, it doesn't just sit on top.
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same here. my hair soaks up the oil.
Brownie said:
LondonDiva,
I use the castor oil daily, but it's funny because once I put it on my scalp and rub it in, it soaks in (or goes somewhere) really quick. With my scalp, hair, it doesn't just sit on top.
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same here. my hair soaks up the oil.
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