Hair Conditioner

V.Lucky

sanieb - having had a letter home from school last week about the dreaded head problem, that has made me feel really really ill - glad I have already eaten!!

samcat_2

I remember seeing this as a tip by a hairdresser on TV -Avocado
They contain vitamins B6 and E. apparently they leave the hair v. shiny. Not sure how money saving this is.. perhaps more of a once a week special treatment.

http://www.cosmeticsdiary.com/hair-conditioner-recipe.htm

sandieb

Thanks for the avocado suggestion - sounds good although I might be tempted to eat it!

sandieb

V.Lucky wrote:

sanieb - having had a letter home from school last week about the dreaded head problem, that has made me feel really really ill - glad I have already eaten!!

Sorry about that.

saxy1

There's a joke there somewhere about "egg fried lice" but I wouldn't dare use it!!!!

Thanks for that!! Took me ages to get it out and didnt smell too good either!

Felt like a right Egg Head:rotfl:

belfastgirl23

Do you really need conditioner is the first question or are you just using it by routine? I used to use it all the time but lately have got lazy and only use it about once a month or so - but we have nice soft water here in Belfast so I don't need it - I do if I'm in London though

But for info, I have a v sensitive scalp but find I can use conditioner as long as I keep it away from the scalp itself and just put it on the ends. The scalp doesn't need it anyway. Try it and see.

sandieb

Thanks belfastgirl23. Yes I do think I need a "bit" of conditioner as hair feels quite tangly without it.

You're lucky to have soft water. I'm in a hardwater area. BUT yesterday I rinsed my hair in rainwater taken from the rainwater butt and it feels much better. (I heated it in an old kettle that has a mesh strainer in it!)

So I think I'm going to do that in future.

My scalp isn't the problem - the eczema I have is at the base of the hairline at the back of my neck. I think the problem is caused by the hard water. When I used to live in Devon and Somerset where the water is softer I never had the problem!!!

belfastgirl23

sandieb wrote:

My scalp isn't the problem - the eczema I have is at the base of the hairline at the back of my neck. I think the problem is caused by the hard water. When I used to live in Devon and Somerset where the water is softer I never had the problem!!!

I know when I'm in London my hair actually crackles Not nice. Suddenly I can see the point of all those serums etc that always looked mad to me. Anyway just gonna say you'd also prob be best washing and conditioning upside down (ie bent over from the waist) to keep shampoo etc away from the affected area. Wouldn't want to do it in the gym though

beetrootjuicer

sandieb wrote:

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You're lucky to have soft water. I'm in a hardwater area. BUT yesterday I rinsed my hair in rainwater taken from the rainwater butt and it feels much better. (I heated it in an old kettle that has a mesh strainer in it!)

So I think I'm going to do that in future.

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There's was an interesting article in the Daily Mail recently about medical tests using special water filters/softeners? that fix to the shower. Apparently people with eczema were getting goods results with them as it was the water they were washing in that was causing the problems - makes you wonder what's in our water! I don't know if these filters are on general sale yet but if they are I expect they're expensive. Co-incidentally I've come across 2 people in the last couple of weeks who have problems washing in our local tapwater and my daughter always moans that her skin's dry and itchy after showering in the water here but doesn't have any problems at home.

sandieb

I can recommend rainwater! (With a bit of sieving and heating!)