Make sure you do your research if you try it. Some herbs are not for everyone and can be strong. My last post on this was removed by moderators. Not sure if it was because i linked a photo of the brand. I only posted this because ive seen posts from people lately about lack of motivation and such. Every bit helps. I hope it works for someone out there. You can grow this stuff pretty easy as well. There are many organic brand powders. I took 1/2 teaspoon myself every day this week in the morning along with a 7 blend magnesium supplement. This might be removed as well. I guess ivermectin is the only medicine we are allowed to mention on this board hahaha.
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Wait till you start tackling shampoo and conditioner.
(hint: Boswellia and cononut oil) AMA
Fill me in. Ide love to know
It is a medieval recipe for hair care. The Boswellia powder is dusted into the hair roots like a dry shampoo. (they sometimes added corn-starch or fine flour to bulk it out a bit because boswellia powder is expensive). A pinch or three of pure boswellia works for most hair (Super curly hair might need more).
the ends are treated with oil-coverd fingers, to smooth down the dry sticky out bits and prevent tangles breaking the hair.
Then, one needs a variety of combs and brushes. Get rid of obvious tangles with oiled fingers, then take a wide toothed comb (wood , bone preferred) to make it knot free. Then use a boar-bristle brush to brush a shine onto all the hair. This part is really nice it is remarkable how it improves the texture over time.
You head will be clean, and shiny.
Also, shampoo is horrible - every time you do it, you strip life out of your hair, as is conditioner, which has pore clogging minerals in it, that you wouldn't even want in your clothing let alone your hair.
But one needs to be able to remove the scuzz on one's scalp, so most people can't give up the habit.
About that scalp scuzz. About a year or so ago, I woke one morning after a strange dream and decided to let my hair grow. I also stopped using shampoo. Up until about nine months ago I could scrap a little scalp scuzz, and when tasted it was like shampoo. I no longer have scalp scuzz, dandruff or dry hair. I wash my hair rarely, it moisturises itself, sometimes I help it with coconut butter. God made us to be chemical free.
Interesting. I use doctor bonners Castile soap on my hair. You think that's bad? I am going bald. I wish I could fix that.
Castile is not bad for hands, or even occasionally on the face, but it may be extremely alkaline, which will make your hair-roots cringe. All soap is. Victorians used soap, and that's fine, but they also used a vinegar rinse on hair afterwards - this rebalances the pH. They even had hair-tonics of vinegar and lavender oil. LAvender can re-start cell growth, so there may be something there to investigate, for a 'fresh' feeling.
Try the dry shampoo/oiled ends and boar bristle. You'll thank me later.
I'm looking into this with my brother. My clothes and hair care are 2 things I need to figure out.
Washing soda (Sodium Carbonate) is cheap, and can be used in machines as if it is wash-powder - scoop-for-scoop. It gets grease and any protein stains. Also, it can be used for dishes, either in the dishwasher of in a bowl, with warm water, for hand-washing. Soak dishes, cutlery and glass in such a (hot) solution and everything just slides off when you go to rinse. No fragrances, but if you hang clothes in sun afterwards you'll get a lovely fresh linen smell - au naturel.
If it is whites you want, then use a baby-nappy formula - those tend to be oxidizing, but are not a chloride-bleach, so not hard on baby-bottoms if you know what i mean. It's still available, but most mums use disposables, so it is often marketed as brilliant-white or something like that. You won't need to use that every time, just for white shirts.
But yeah, washing clothes and dish-detergent stuff is toxic, mostly. there are some brands that pursue a more natural way of things, but what I said is the basics, and prolly the cheapest as well.