Flax seed recipe potentials?

[bloodysunset]

 I have had great results with a flax seed recipe posted by  westcoastred a while back. However, I wanted to try to modify it a little with rose hips, sage, rosemary,  hibiscus and burdock root. I used chamomile the first time but read that it can lighten your hair (I am trying to redden/darken it as well as decrease itchiness and help the texture

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[mshanai]

I couldn't find calendula, either, although I haven't tried hard enough (there are a bunch of hippie herb stores in my 'hood that I should probably visit)...

You should just go ahead and experiment. It's hard to impossible to predict how these things will react to each other, so keep track of the amounts you use and the results--and please post them here!

On chamomile--I don't think it really lightens the hair all that much, or that it does so permanently. I think blonds like it because it conditions without staining the hair. In any case, I have dark hair, and it has stayed the same exact brown color regardless of the crap I've put on it--I've even used lemon juice, with is supposed to be lightening. If anything, my hair is darker now because it is in better condition.

[bloodysunset]

wow! thanks for the input! I have been afraid to use citrus because of the lightening properties that I have heard about! Maybe I will keep the Chamomile in then! I will definitely post the results when I make my batch tonight, I think I will be using it tomorrow!

[mshanai]

No prob.

You say you want to redden/darken your hair--are you using henna, by any chance? Because henna will do both of those things, and it should also take care of any itchy scalp issues. The only problem with henna, of course, is that it's permanent. There's precious little you can do to lighten henna-dyed hair (well, I've read that people use Sun-In, but nothing natural works.

[bloodysunset]

thanks! I think Im a little hesitant to use Henna only because of the semi to permanent effects that it does have on the hair. However, if I do get that bold, I will keep in mind that it does help with scalp issues! I think the effect from the herbs that I plan to use was (hopefully) a more subtle red highlight sort of thing (I have them naturally but Id like to bring them out more).