Comments on: Old-fashioned flax hair gel. http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/ Wed, 16 May 2012 21:35:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: kim http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/comment-page-1/#comment-170359 kim Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:19:56 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/#comment-170359 Just want to share what my mother told me. Yes, they used to use flax seeds to make a hair setting gel for the finger waves they wore back in the twenties! Also love your photo at top of page. Just want to share what my mother told me. Yes,
they used to use flax seeds to make a hair setting gel
for the finger waves they wore back in the twenties!
Also love your photo at top of page.

]]> By: cecilia http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/comment-page-1/#comment-161138 cecilia Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:17:20 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/#comment-161138 i have been interested in trying this out, but i don't have any flaxseed. do you know if chia seeds would work the same? i'm thinking of trying it out, just to see, but wanted to know if anyone had any experience with it. i have been interested in trying this out, but i don’t have any flaxseed. do you know if chia seeds would work the same? i’m thinking of trying it out, just to see, but wanted to know if anyone had any experience with it.

]]> By: Lynne http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/comment-page-1/#comment-160017 Lynne Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:22:21 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/#comment-160017 Anna, Flax seed and linseed are the same thing. Anna,
Flax seed and linseed are the same thing.

]]> By: Chris http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/comment-page-1/#comment-159623 Chris Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:34:42 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/#comment-159623 I have tried all kinds of flax gel recipes. It makes my hair soft and curls pretty. ....but it flakes in my hair. I have tried it with leave in conditioners and just plain by itself. Still I have flaking. Could someone please tell me what I am doing wrong? I really want to make this work because it is a healthier alternative to the "poison" like EZ said. Any help or advice would be appreciated. I would really love to be able to do rollersets with the tea or gel.... which ever one is suitable for rollersets. I have tried all kinds of flax gel recipes. It makes my hair soft and curls pretty. ….but it flakes in my hair. I have tried it with leave in conditioners and just plain by itself. Still I have flaking. Could someone please tell me what I am doing wrong? I really want to make this work because it is a healthier alternative to the “poison” like EZ said. Any help or advice would be appreciated. I would really love to be able to do rollersets with the tea or gel…. which ever one is suitable for rollersets.

]]> By: Linda http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/comment-page-1/#comment-156894 Linda Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:43:52 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/#comment-156894 I have been using the flax gel for the past week...I really like it, my curly hair is so soft and the curls stay. I have one question..can the flax seed gel be frozen, then thawed before using? Well, make it two questions..what is EO? Thanks, Linda I have been using the flax gel for the past week…I really like it, my curly hair is so soft and the curls stay. I have one question..can the flax seed gel be frozen, then thawed before using? Well, make it two questions..what is EO? Thanks, Linda

]]> By: anna hudson http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/comment-page-1/#comment-154638 anna hudson Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:45:38 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/#comment-154638 what is the difference between flaxseed and linseed what is the difference between flaxseed and linseed

]]> By: Fergus Ray Murray http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/comment-page-1/#comment-146145 Fergus Ray Murray Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:57:53 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/#comment-146145 Great! Thanks for this. I've had it in mind for a while to use flax mucilage this way - but I'm not sure if I'd actually heard of it being used for hair, or I just figured it was likely to work because it's physically so much like egg white (I bake with it), and I know people use that. Anyway, good to know there is a precedent. :) I take it you're using the flax seeds whole eh? I've got a stock of ground-up linseeds that give up their slime a bit quicker... Great! Thanks for this. I’ve had it in mind for a while to use flax mucilage this way – but I’m not sure if I’d actually heard of it being used for hair, or I just figured it was likely to work because it’s physically so much like egg white (I bake with it), and I know people use that.

Anyway, good to know there is a precedent. :)

I take it you’re using the flax seeds whole eh? I’ve got a stock of ground-up linseeds that give up their slime a bit quicker…

]]> By: ez http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/comment-page-1/#comment-140914 ez Mon, 13 Dec 2010 04:23:41 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/#comment-140914 Use cheesecloth to strain it. Keep straining and doubling cheescloth, all suspensionsion will be removed leaving thick milky slurry (liquid, uncooled gel). Refrigerate well and at all times. Use EO after it cools (stir well). Depedending on EO may extend shelf life considerably (several months with lavender). 2tbsp is average daily use (once in morning, male, one inch of hair). Simply make 1 cup of seeds to 8 cups of water to make 8 days' worth of gel. Don't ever use that commercial crap again, IT IS POISON! Use cheesecloth to strain it. Keep straining and doubling cheescloth, all suspensionsion will be removed leaving thick milky slurry (liquid, uncooled gel). Refrigerate well and at all times. Use EO after it cools (stir well). Depedending on EO may extend shelf life considerably (several months with lavender). 2tbsp is average daily use (once in morning, male, one inch of hair). Simply make 1 cup of seeds to 8 cups of water to make 8 days’ worth of gel. Don’t ever use that commercial crap again, IT IS POISON!

]]> By: Mary http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/comment-page-1/#comment-135599 Mary Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:55:08 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/#comment-135599 Hi there, Jyoti didn't know what flax seed is and I have found in my travels to Germany and beyond that English speaking non-Americans say Linseed where we would say Flax seed. In the states, what we call linseed oil is used for industrial or paint purposes. It is a flax seed product that is extracted with a petroleum solvent and is entirely inedible. In Germany I had quark with linseed oil and herbs which was so tasty - and here I substitute yogurt and add flax seed oil and herbs like thyme or oregano with black pepper & salt = a savory yummy healthy yogurt. FYI, freshly ground flax seeds are yummy (& so healthy) on ...ice cream! Hi there,

Jyoti didn’t know what flax seed is and I have found in my travels to Germany and beyond that English speaking non-Americans say Linseed where we would say Flax seed. In the states, what we call linseed oil is used for industrial or paint purposes. It is a flax seed product that is extracted with a petroleum solvent and is entirely inedible. In Germany I had quark with linseed oil and herbs which was so tasty – and here I substitute yogurt and add flax seed oil and herbs like thyme or oregano with black pepper & salt = a savory yummy healthy yogurt. FYI, freshly ground flax seeds are yummy (& so healthy) on …ice cream!

]]> By: thewletti http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/comment-page-1/#comment-128567 thewletti Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:06:10 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/05/old-fashioned-flax-hair-gel/#comment-128567 Hi, I just recently started using the baking soda and water with a ACV rinse. So far so good. I was also looking for a natural hair gel when I read about Flax Seed Gel. Would this be a good gel for my type of hair? I used to have curly, long, thick hair but after having my boys, to much processing/heat and getting older the curl has softened to a wave and is much finer than it used to be so i have resorted to cutting it shorter. I am hoping with switching to natural products, I can do my part to help the enviroment and maybe it will also help my hair to become healthier again. Please let me know if you think FSG is a good match for my hair. Thanks!! Hi,
I just recently started using the baking soda and water with a ACV rinse. So far so good. I was also looking for a natural hair gel when I read about Flax Seed Gel. Would this be a good gel for my type of hair? I used to have curly, long, thick hair but after having my boys, to much processing/heat and getting older the curl has softened to a wave and is much finer than it used to be so i have resorted to cutting it shorter. I am hoping with switching to natural products, I can do my part to help the enviroment and maybe it will also help my hair to become healthier again. Please let me know if you think FSG is a good match for my hair.
Thanks!!

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