Praise the Lord I’m not sure if you’ll see this comment or not but I have moved with my husband to Ghana West Africa and I’m truly getting into the homesteading life. I am mid 50s and trying to find hair care products here for my hair as you could imagine is challenging, I’ve always wanted to do homemade hair care and I really appreciate the video. I have watched it before but I was in the states and it’s always easier to just go and put it off and grab the store block items. I have to wash my hair every day because needless to say it is super hot and I sweat a lot here, I really appreciate the details in this video and thought I would take time to let you know. I definitely will be checking out the other links you have posted and will be making my own vinegar again. I tried it in the states after I watched your video and it came out, thank you for all you do. I really appreciate you and you are my one go to Channel for all things natural and homesteading besides the Holler Homestead. May you continue to be blessed beyond measure in Jesus name.
You must have a plenty supply of shea butter around you then too. It is one of the ingredients in my skin cream. You may enjoy this video on the benefits of shea butter: th-cam.com/video/OtoclnhXNsI/w-d-xo.html and this one on how I make my skin cream: th-cam.com/video/M9e5J6Vs1V0/w-d-xo.html
Thanks, Heidi! I've started dropping my homemade soap slivers in a jar of water to make shampoo, and infusing homemade vinegar with blossoms from the garden for my rinse. My hair is softer and feels so clean.
Please come out with a Rain Country Book to give us all of your knowledge to have in our hands at all times. You know so much about everything and could put a little of everything in one big book with different chapters on different subjects or multiple books on different subjects. I would love to see everything in one book and be willing to pay more for it. 🙏🙏🙏
Please make sure to check out the video I linked you to in another comment that I will go ahead and link to here as well: th-cam.com/video/xMZJnarDGL8/w-d-xo.html
My great grandmother was a barber,she always would give me a vinegar rinse after washing my hair…she’s passed now😞…but I sure do miss her and her vinegar rinses..sometimes I do a vinegar rinse it always makes my hair soft and feels so clean. 😊
I want to make soap as you do, but my husband has been hesitant to switch from his Irish Spring to Lye based. I mentioned Dr. Squatch soaps and as time went on he came around to the thought. He wasn't willing to try homemade but started talking about getting some from them (Dr. Squatch). At Christmas, I ordered a sampler box of 11 bars. He's loving it!! I also asked him to stop using his Neutrogena Therapeutic Shampoo and use the bar soap for his hair. He's loving it!! I also am using Lye based soaps. I was using castile soap on my hair and as you said the texture of my hair was awful. Now that I'm using this bar soap on my hair it's beautiful! It's calming down a lot. Thank you for all of these great suggestions. Things are getting better around here while we watch and learn for you and Patrick.
@@RainCountryHomestead, so the correct term would have been lard based? See?! Always learning from you! While I have your attention, what was the other powder you suggested in your jet fuelled latte, in place of the ashwagandha?
@@Minnesota_Mama_Bear That is where it gets tricky because not all natural soaps are made from lard. The ones I make to sell are all vegan so no animal products. I usually only use coconut oil in those. Not really sure what the best term is other than "natural" soap. I do not know what kind of fats are used in some store bought soaps. Maca is the other powder I do use in that blend, if that is what you mean
@@RainCountryHomestead In a video you did (not that long ago) you suggested using something in place of the ashwagandha, but now I can't remember which video it was and I'm struggling to find it. *Natural soap is a good term, I'll use that.
I'm a cosmetologist but I sure don't know natural hair care very well at all. Before hair products were made to clarify hair, we used baking soda to remove residue left from hairspray, hard water and even when blondes turned green from swimming in a chlorine pool. It is very drying and I recommend using it only for those clarifying reasons for most people. By the way, one of the cheapest ways to buy baking soda is to look in the pool chemical section at Walmart. The bags are bigger than in the baking section and a better price too. I put my apple cider vinegar in a spray bottle and when I saw one of the bottles in your video, I thought it looked like the peri bottle they gave me in the hospital after I had my babies. That would be a good option for the vinegar rinse because it has a spray effect rather than such a strong squirt effect. The Vitacost liquid peppermint castile is ok and half the price of Bronner's but I will go back to Bronner's when I finish the Vitacost, I just don't like it as well and I have to use more. The tip to put the small soap pieces in a jar is a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
I am so embarrassed, I just asked you on your video of today 3/24/21 about mixing vinegars, why you use vinegar for your hair, and this video has all the answers. That is why I watched your videos more than twice. You provide so much information, which is amazing. I am a beginner, and everything you share is brand new, so it does take me a minute to get it. Thank you.
I just found your channel and I'm absolutely loving it and I hit the subscribe button I hope to see all the videos do you have a certain spotwhere you have all your natural beauty hair care skin care playlist of natural beauty things I really would love to start doing so and going more natural and trying to get my hair to grow even longer please do share whatever you can when you get a moment I'm so grateful and blessed to have found you and all your information thank you so much for my home to yours you are a blessing
Once again Heidi your video comes at the perfect time! I tried to make cranberry mead for my MIL. She has repeated UTI’s but won’t give up her nightly small glass of wine. So anyway I tried to make her some mead. I work out of town 5 of 7 days and I forgot about it. I went to bottle it and it had turned into the most amazing smelling vinegar! So hair rinse it is!! Thank you so much for all the hard work you do to bring us so much helpful information! God is good! All the time! 🙏🏼
I have the same thick, dry, curly hair ( and I'm close to your age-I'll be 55 on the 27th). I've tried so many products with terrible results! Your videos are a lifesaver! I leave my homemade hair oil in my hair, too. I've never had oily/greasy hair. Love and many thanks!
Thank you Heidi! My hair has started falling out for some reason. Maybe it is just the crazy weather we are having here in Missouri. Anyway, I have been wanting to try the natural hair care. I know that you, Sarah from Living Traditions, and Stacy from Off Grid With Doug and Stacy all use your own homemade products. Your timing is purrfect! God Bless! Carmen
I love Healing-Scents Toxin Free Shampoo/Body Wash in Citrus Fresh which is a castile soap. I love fruity scents. Yes it doesn't foam up. You don't actually need foam to clean. The vinegar rinse is conditioning enough for my scalp but not for my ends. My ends love a Shea butter based conditioner daily (it likes to be treated like it's curlier than it actually is; top half behaves like straight hair, bottom is loose waves) and a weekly deep conditioner with a heat cap weekly (need to get a new one as my old one is falling apart; think I'll upgrade it to one with flax seeds instead of gel packs inside of it). Chagrin Valley Soap and Salve sells empty squeeze bottles (they also sell soaps for many different issues, plain oils for conditioning, vinegar rinses, and herbal hair rinces) and Bubble & Bee Organic sell foam spray tops. I just use an old conditioner bottle to hold my vinegar rinse. Some people even use Neti pots for that. Other natural brands I love are Morrocco Method and Hairprint. My favorite though is Jessicurl as I love their Island Fantasy scent (blend of coconut, vanilla, and citrus), it makes my hair super soft, some of their products make my hair even curlier than it is, and some humidity protect. It's especially designed for wavy and curly hair.
Hi Heidi Regarding the baking soda. The soda and vinegar combo will burn your hair to shreds. This solution is highly corrosive. It's used together to clean burned pots and also acidified car battery terminals. Vinegar alone should be used, not as a moisturiser but as a quick cleanser. For a moisturiser you should try a Fermented seeds mix....Rice and all kinds of spices... These are rich in essential oils... Crush crush or grind the dried ingredients, then Ferment for 7 days or so to bring out the oils, then boil it just to kill off the probiotics. Put it on for as several hours and then rinse.... FYI, consuming too much vinegar can cause dry hair too... This happened to me... I ground a whole mix of seeds and spices, boiled it and steeped it for 45 min, and then strained it through a cheesecloth. The oils that came about was fantastic and I used this liquid to massage my hair, even my entire body, and it was soooooooo moisturising! U can try this.....
Interesting information. I will stick to what I am doing for me though as it has all been working well for both skin and hair. You can check out my own personal skin care regimen video if you are interested in what I do (video is linked in the description box). I will be 55 years old this month and am happy with the results from my own skin cream and other natural things I do to care for it
Heidi - great info as always. I think I understand now why when I rinse with vinegar, my hair is lifeless and flat and even thinner looking than normal (I have short wavy, thin hair that is dry). I've been using the vinegar straight! I haven't been diluting it at all, but when I do that, it looks terrible. It looks great when I just use my Kirk's Castile bar soap alone, but the FULL strength vinegar just strips it down to nothing. Would diluting it make it look less flat and lifeless? Your hair is so gorgeous - hard to believe you ever had thinning hair from thyroid issues! I'm sure that's why my hair is so thin now (along with my eyebrows)! Thank you for all your open honest teaching 🥰
Fascinating !! I LOVE making things myself.....so, what you talked about here ....well, I was riveted !! I hit that Subscribe & bell button, of course ! Don't want to miss a thing...& am sure I'll be binging on your vast YT library.
Thank you Heidi!🙂 I've been using my castile soap on my hair for years but just the bar. I'll try it this way! Also, you inspired me to make lard soap. I haven't used it yet as it's been curing but I like that the bar is more hard and pretty white.🙂 💜🤗🙏
Great tips!!! I appreciate the information. I have naturally curly hair also. I used serum on my hair once for frizzing and have learned not to brush my hair because it caused frizzing. Now being on thyroid medicine plus going through lots of stress while my husband was sick my hair is thinning badly. I hate it too!!! 🥺. I love your channel and all the good information you so generously provide.
I tried the shampoo from the recipe you posted last week, I must tell you, I love it. My hair is very fine and straight, and it feels so different. I will never go back to store bought, I so wish I would done much sooner. Trying to get my husband to try it, he skeptical of everything 🙄, thanks Heidi for sharing your knowledge, blessings
Thank you for all the natural skin and hair care I have wanted to make my own then I know it is all natural for sure. I have used coconut 🥥 oil for skin and hair.
Thank you Heidi for your explanation of your hair and skin care. I think your hair is very pretty. I really like the idea of making your own soaps and shampoos. I plan on trying this Lord willing. Have a blessed week. I like Dr. Bronners too.
Thank you for suggesting this video! I’m looking to go natural for my hair and skin now that I am post menopausal and have much thinner hair and dry skin. The store bought stuff isn’t working for me.
I found your lemon video which was needed bc I like using the store bought lemon vinegar solution , but I have a ton of dried rose petals , and I recently started rendering tallow and would like to make tallow soap bc I can get 5 pounds of grassfed tallow from a local Amish farmer (who’s also Christian ) for 10$ 😊 so I render it down plan on trying for candles and body butters so I’m interested to see where this goes , also love that your Christian! 🥰 and yes ma’am God is good
I do the baking soda followed by vinegar method. I use a natural leave-in conditioner after to help with flyaway. My hair has always been thick and curly, but is actually more curly since I started this method. Maybe one day I will try to make my own shampoo. Take care.
Do you cut your own hair? The shape of your style is lovely. If you do, would do a video please? My hair is very similar to yours and I constantly deal with split ends and dryness. I will try the vinegars!
Good morning I hope you all are ok in this weather, love the shows keep up the great work and May God bless you and your family and friends be safe in the weather and with COVID. God’s blessings I will be praying for y’all
Great video, Heidi! My hair is exactly the same as yours....l call it My Wild lrish Hair. 😁 And, yes, it's certainly different every day. I am 60, and what your hair was doing...breaking, falling out, has happened to me, too. It has improved since l have increased my vit D, magnesium/zinc, and calcium. l have osteoperosis, and not only did my hair improve but my nails have finally begun to grow and not break so much. So, thankyou for your good teaching, and sharing your story. 👍 from Bev, in Australia. 🦘❤😊
Hi Heidi, I’ve heard that Rhassoul clay works very well as a shampoo mixed with rainwater and aloe Vera juice or as a hair mask followed up with a vinegar rinse.
I personally would not use it as it can be very drying and I already have very dry hair. Just using vinegar alone is a great hair wash for those of us who have dry hair.
I have well water that has red clay in it.. A lot and some other not good things. I put salt softener .. it smells like rotten eggs when I don't Also you don't feel clean .I praise God for water at all ..however sometimes rain water would be better I believe
Just wanted to stop in and say hello!! I truly do need to make some more soap and shampoo, I’ve just been using Castile soap I picked up on sale since life have been so hectic recently!
Great video! Ive been trying a few different shampoo alternatives, but none were great. Baking soda is actually about 60 cents a 50 g package here! I have medium everything hair length, thickness, amount, dryness etc. I wash once a week with storebought shampoo with zink. Nothing else needed, but i found that with natural shampoo bars, my hair felted together when i slept, so i had to wear my hair in braids or it would felt up quickly. Then i added olive oil and then it was too heavy lol. I tried a few different ones , but ive got hair like yours in that its so wavy its just at the point its almost curly, so if i wear it up a lot it looses its shape! Ive got more tinkering to do to find something that works. I coukd maybe get away using dry shampoo or something. Id love to be able to use something i can source from my property
Heidi-gal❣️i would like to suggest that you make an essential oil perfume blend that smells just like your skin care tin that has the frankincense, ylang ylang & geranium. I love the smell of it !! Btw, you skin care tin is wonderful on flyaway hair!!!! Finally after years of my husband using Pert dandruff shampoo he is wanting to try your shampoo that I make - yippeeeee!
I have used it on my hair before :) I have two different skin creams, one has geranium, rose, and vanilla and the other has frankincense, ylang ylang, grapefruit, and vanilla. I would have to charge quite a bit for an oil blend but they would be easy enough for someone to blend themselves if they were willing to purchase the oils separately
@@RainCountryHomestead thank you dearie❣️You are so generous with you knowledge. I happen to have all these ingredients so I will start experimenting - do you happen to list them in order of the proportions/ratio?
I love making my own hair products. Hair butter, deep conditioners and shampoo. I use coco glucoside to make my shampoo and i only use yucca root in my shampoo along with mango butter xanthan gum with essential oils hair loves it. I also make fermented black rice water shampoo bars. I sell them to family, friends and co workers. Have you ever tried fresh aloe vera leaf juice or gel?
Heidi! Thank you so much for all your good ideas, to help us save money. My hair is fly away as well, and we burn wood and I think it is because it is so dry in the house and with the cold weather we been having it makes my hair fly away. I have thin long hair. I as well have used Dr. Bronner's soap and I have a weird feeling on my hair! I did not know you are to water it down; as I use it just out of the bottle.
Yes, the down fall of wood heat is how drying it is to the skin and hair and can even cause nose bleeds as the vessels inside a dried out sinus passage because fragile
Hi! Just found your channel. You have great info 🙏🏼 Can we exchange the vinager for Kombucha 🤔 I make loads of kombucha and need uses for it 😅 Do you have a video with CS shampoo etc? Grateful
I only have two shampoo videos and the most recent I used colloidal copper rather than silver. I have never made any with colloidal silver: th-cam.com/video/kbkGSgAppZ0/w-d-xo.html
Do you have a good recipe for soap made with flax seed oil? I keep large quantities of it on hand for cooking and for hand rubbed finish on wood. It’s literally linseed oil without the chemical drying agents. I also like that I can find it cold pressed instead of refined.
@@RainCountryHomestead thank you. The oil thing with soap is confusing to me. A lot of places make it seem like you have to use different amounts of lye with different oils and I couldn’t find a ratio for flax seed oil. It’s great to know what is in use and working for a newbie like me.
@@tagladyify I believe varying amounts may affect the set. I have found going by these measurements, my flax, olive, and hemp seed oil soaps take longer to set and are always softer. Now this could be the oil itself or the possibility of need a higher lye ratio but I personally like the way they turn out. They are perfect for washing my face with and not at all harsh
@@RainCountryHomestead thank you so much for taking the time to answer all of my questions, especially on this subject of oils/lye for soaps as I have done extensive searches on it without being able to find answers. You are literally a wealth of knowledge on so many subjects. I had been holding off on making soap based on this very issue and now I feel I have enough knowledge to do it successfully. Thanks so much!
@@RainCountryHomestead thank you.. wish the copy paste worked on this phone or in you tube I need to get a notebook and put your homestead channel name on it
I would never use that on my hair, it is very drying. Any more I do not even bother making a shampoo, I just use my homemade bar soap that I now add castor oil to when making and I love it.
Vinegar is such a blessing, lol! I usually wash my hair with Bronner’s or Black soap (I would like to make my own soap at some point in the future though!) and for some reason it leaves an alarmingly dense film on my scalp (I have VERY curly hair that dries out quickly, and I use oil to help keep it moisturized) However, like a miracle a 50/50 diluted Vinegar rinse breaks it down and rinses it away. I almost wonder if I can clean it with a vinegar rinse alone, as when I wash my hair sometimes I feel like the soap doesn’t do much except make my hair feel gummy =___= I’ve tried using bentonite clay once but I didn’t care for how long it took to get it out of my hair. Maybe if I watered it down it would have been a more pleasant experience!
I thought I had said in the video that I do actually wash just with vinegar some days. Usually I only use a soap on my hair to wash with once a week and vinegar only the other days/
@@RainCountryHomestead I do believe that you did say that, and I apologize that my comment gave the impression that you did not. I haven’t tried that technique on my hair yet :)
I just recently found your channels and love your videos. You have the same kind of hair as I do. I have a question though - how do you detangle your hair? That is my biggest issue. I really want to ditch the commercial hair care products.
I have Dr Bronners i need to go thru. After I use up I will definitely find another my Christian ethical brand, for me. I have wavy/slight curly hair. Losing hair at my part line now that menpause has hit. Wenf to a new doc and she checked thyroid and its okay and then she threw up her hands. Uggggh. I am nit a vain persln. Used to weasr make-up but no more. But hair loss as a woman is trying. At the moment i have flipped my part to the other side but i want to address this issue without pharma interventions
Understandable in the terms of their religious standing. While I like Dr. Jacob's better, I still think Dr. Bronner's is great and still have some that I use.
Have you thought about putting together a recipe and how to book/.pdf for e-sales on these home made vinegar and shampoo recipes? I have very little internet access to be able to watch videos and take notes. Much of the rural Midwest still does not have residential internet availability.
That is one of my very most frequently asked questions and here is my answer, though I do need to do another update to this: th-cam.com/video/e2nZp222R3o/w-d-xo.html
Hi Heidi, I just tried the baking soda wash & vinegar wash. I just have a quick question, the vinegar burned my scalp & face, is it suppose to? I had to rinse for probably 5 minutes or more just to get the burning to stop enough to stand it. I do have a LOT of allergies to things. I do a paste type of mixture that has an egg, mayo & coconut oil that makes my hair shinny & smooth. I do that maybe once a month.
Are you sure it was the vinegar and not the baking soda? I had to stop using the baking soda because it was too harsh on my hair but not the vinegar. What kind of vinegar did you use?
@@RainCountryHomestead Thank you for messaging back. Also wanted to tell you that I love your videos! I have used baking soda on my hair before so I don't think that it was that & it only started when I put the vinegar on it. It was apple cider vinegar- White House Organic. I just didn't know if it was me or if it did burn?
Wet, if I wait until it is dry, it is near impossible to get a comb through it. I do not use a brush because brushes do not do well in my very curly hair, I use a wide tooth comb
Nothing specific to that, just my homemade skin cream that I use every day, and yes, all around my eyes (note, essential oils can be left out or changed to suit each person): th-cam.com/video/M9e5J6Vs1V0/w-d-xo.html
Gray hair is just a part of getting older. Now, one can slow down premature graying by reducing stress and generally living a healthy life style. Now, there are herbs that can help reduce stress and some that can help darken hair follicles. Here is a list in this article: www.nowiamnappy.com/bloghair-tips/2020/3/26/8-herbs-for-premature-greying
@@RainCountryHomestead Thank you. LOL, I didn't mean to change the color; I am fine with gray hair, but I am worried some herbs will turn it funny colors. I want it to stay gray, just hopefully increase growth which and lessen the loss (stress this year has done a number on my hair)
The links are there, make sure to click on the box just below the video screen if you are on a computer or on the word "more..." if you are on a smart device. It is where you will find links to any video I mention and more (unless I forgot to add it! haha) Also, I now get my clay from here and this link will give you a 15% discount: Halal EveryDay Black Seed OIl and More (Includes 15% discount): www.halaleveryday.com/discount/RAINCOUNTRY15
It would depend on how you plan to use it and the type. Sesame oil can have a pretty strong scent so if you are wanting to use it as a hair oil, just consider if that is how you would want your hair to smell.
Have you thought of buying a shampoo plant ? I only ask bc I know you have a homestead , and I also have a ton of soap nuts I haven’t used and never gotten rid of and would like to keep
Never heard of a shampoo plant. I have some soap nuts someone sent me a couple of years ago but I have not tried them for anything, I keep forgetting about them, haha
That is very interesting but jsut because something is easy to grow in pne place does not mean it is here. Plants that prefer warmer, dryer climates do not do well in our cooler and VERY wet climate
@@RainCountryHomestead I don't know where you are located.. I'm sorry.. I'm new to the channel and didn't hear you mention where you are in the videos that I watched. And yes I understand that about zoning. I believe they are native to HI which I know isn't cooler but is humid
@@MNIU_ Don't be sorry, I was just explaining. As noted, our area is cool. It is possible those plants may like a lot of water and may not mind the extreme amount of rain we get (we live close to a rainforerst) chances are like ginger and turmeric, it would not like our cooler climate. Even some plants that do tend to like a lot of water do not always thrive well here because the amount of rain we get is so great. Most cannot even fathom the amount of rain, even when we tell them we get a low average of 120" of rain per year. That is three times what the Seattle area gets
New to your channel and very interested in making my own shampoo. I HATE all the plastic I have to buy for personal care. I buy homemade goats milk bar soap, would that work for your shampoo? Or does it have to be made with lard?
Goat milk soap is great but all soap is made with some kind of fat so that goat milk soap likely has coconut oil or lard, the title of "goat milk" means that was used instead of plain water to add to the lye and fat used
We have really hard water, I always get the horrible buildup if I don’t have a cleanser that can really get that off. Do you think apple cider vinegar would work fine by itself in hard water?
@@RainCountryHomestead Heidi thank you for your prayers. Guess what I’m telling you God stpped that sickness from progressing. I went and tested negative. I’m telling you that’s what happen! Praise Father God in Jesus name.
I have to be careful because I get scolded by judgemental Christians for using their product based on their pagan beliefs. However, Dr. Bronner's is high quality and all natural I do recommend both their liquid and bar soaps
@@kleineroteHex I have had someone tell me that no true Christian would buy their products (I guess I am a heathen then), then I get those that want to hate on be because I share my amazon affiliate links or because I shop at Costco. Even on last week's This~N~That video where I said I respected people's choices where they shop or do not shop but I did not respect sanctimonious behavior, STILL one of those people came in and started lecturing me, questioning my Christianity, and treating me like I was wicked because of where I shop. Funny, I do not remember any scripture saying people would go to hell if they shopped at or purchased products by non Christian companies...Some seem to think our salvation is based on these things
@@RainCountryHomestead I hope they cleaned up their lives completely or they are digging their own trap with their words. I do not like to shop on Amazon but often that is the only place I can find what I need at an affordable price. Costco has been annoying me, again they carry things at an affordable price - and I wait for a sale :) I do check on direct sale from companies and sometimes it works and I'd rather support a company that way. Even if they were meat offerings to the heathen gods Christ came to set us free, that is also freedom to choose who we buy from. Reminds me of people who go water dousing on their property, now the bible is clear on that: it is divination and an abomination to God. I did point that out one time and was ridiculed, even though I did not put them down, just said to search the Bible on it. Each their own. Ignore the legalists, you are free to follow Jesus and you sure do, with hard work and enough love for others to pass on your knowledge.
You will find the link to calendula viinegar and other videos in the description box below the video screen. Make sure to click on "more" to find them all
I have fine thin oily hair and the baking soda method did NOT work for me. Tried for a couple of months and was so embarrassed by how greasy my hair looked that I gave up.
I live in the city but I am on a septic tank. Are there any issues with using bentonite clay with a septic system? I try to be very conscientious about what goes down the drain.
We also have a septic which is another reason I do not use it a lot but if it is well mixed with water already and you are careful to not over use it, it should not be an issue
The how to videos for the different things I mentioned are linked in the description box above, remember to click on SHOW MORE below the video and to the left or if you are on a smart device, click on the little grey triangle below the video and to the right/ This will open up the description box to find the links I mentioned
Some brands are better than others, I find that even with as dry as my hair is, they work great, especially if I follow up with the homemade vinegar rinse. I do sometimes add a touch of my homemade skin cream to the ends but it is not always necessary
Praise the Lord I’m not sure if you’ll see this comment or not but I have moved with my husband to Ghana West Africa and I’m truly getting into the homesteading life. I am mid 50s and trying to find hair care products here for my hair as you could imagine is challenging, I’ve always wanted to do homemade hair care and I really appreciate the video. I have watched it before but I was in the states and it’s always easier to just go and put it off and grab the store block items. I have to wash my hair every day because needless to say it is super hot and I sweat a lot here, I really appreciate the details in this video and thought I would take time to let you know. I definitely will be checking out the other links you have posted and will be making my own vinegar again. I tried it in the states after I watched your video and it came out, thank you for all you do. I really appreciate you and you are my one go to Channel for all things natural and homesteading besides the Holler Homestead. May you continue to be blessed beyond measure in Jesus name.
You must have a plenty supply of shea butter around you then too. It is one of the ingredients in my skin cream. You may enjoy this video on the benefits of shea butter: th-cam.com/video/OtoclnhXNsI/w-d-xo.html
and this one on how I make my skin cream: th-cam.com/video/M9e5J6Vs1V0/w-d-xo.html
Thanks, Heidi! I've started dropping my homemade soap slivers in a jar of water to make shampoo, and infusing homemade vinegar with blossoms from the garden for my rinse. My hair is softer and feels so clean.
Please come out with a Rain Country Book to give us all of your knowledge to have in our hands at all times. You know so much about everything and could put a little of everything in one big book with different chapters on different subjects or multiple books on different subjects. I would love to see everything in one book and be willing to pay more for it. 🙏🙏🙏
Please make sure to check out the video I linked you to in another comment that I will go ahead and link to here as well: th-cam.com/video/xMZJnarDGL8/w-d-xo.html
My great grandmother was a barber,she always would give me a vinegar rinse after washing my hair…she’s passed now😞…but I sure do miss her and her vinegar rinses..sometimes I do a vinegar rinse it always makes my hair soft and feels so clean. 😊
Heidi... you are a treat for us all. Great tips for independence!!! 😁
I want to make soap as you do, but my husband has been hesitant to switch from his Irish Spring to Lye based. I mentioned Dr. Squatch soaps and as time went on he came around to the thought. He wasn't willing to try homemade but started talking about getting some from them (Dr. Squatch). At Christmas, I ordered a sampler box of 11 bars. He's loving it!! I also asked him to stop using his Neutrogena Therapeutic Shampoo and use the bar soap for his hair. He's loving it!! I also am using Lye based soaps. I was using castile soap on my hair and as you said the texture of my hair was awful. Now that I'm using this bar soap on my hair it's beautiful! It's calming down a lot. Thank you for all of these great suggestions. Things are getting better around here while we watch and learn for you and Patrick.
Just a note, all soap is made from lye. :)
@@RainCountryHomestead, so the correct term would have been lard based? See?! Always learning from you! While I have your attention, what was the other powder you suggested in your jet fuelled latte, in place of the ashwagandha?
@@Minnesota_Mama_Bear That is where it gets tricky because not all natural soaps are made from lard. The ones I make to sell are all vegan so no animal products. I usually only use coconut oil in those. Not really sure what the best term is other than "natural" soap. I do not know what kind of fats are used in some store bought soaps.
Maca is the other powder I do use in that blend, if that is what you mean
@@RainCountryHomestead In a video you did (not that long ago) you suggested using something in place of the ashwagandha, but now I can't remember which video it was and I'm struggling to find it. *Natural soap is a good term, I'll use that.
I'm a cosmetologist but I sure don't know natural hair care very well at all. Before hair products were made to clarify hair, we used baking soda to remove residue left from hairspray, hard water and even when blondes turned green from swimming in a chlorine pool. It is very drying and I recommend using it only for those clarifying reasons for most people. By the way, one of the cheapest ways to buy baking soda is to look in the pool chemical section at Walmart. The bags are bigger than in the baking section and a better price too. I put my apple cider vinegar in a spray bottle and when I saw one of the bottles in your video, I thought it looked like the peri bottle they gave me in the hospital after I had my babies. That would be a good option for the vinegar rinse because it has a spray effect rather than such a strong squirt effect. The Vitacost liquid peppermint castile is ok and half the price of Bronner's but I will go back to Bronner's when I finish the Vitacost, I just don't like it as well and I have to use more. The tip to put the small soap pieces in a jar is a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
I have never tried the Vitacost brand myself, have always been happy with Dr. Bronner's for most things
I am so embarrassed, I just asked you on your video of today 3/24/21 about mixing vinegars, why you use vinegar for your hair, and this video has all the answers. That is why I watched your videos more than twice. You provide so much information, which is amazing. I am a beginner, and everything you share is brand new, so it does take me a minute to get it. Thank you.
Don't be embarrassed! You have no idea how many times I forget what videos I even have out there or even what I said in them! haha
I just found your channel and I'm absolutely loving it and I hit the subscribe button I hope to see all the videos do you have a certain spotwhere you have all your natural beauty hair care skin care playlist of natural beauty things I really would love to start doing so and going more natural and trying to get my hair to grow even longer please do share whatever you can when you get a moment I'm so grateful and blessed to have found you and all your information thank you so much for my home to yours you are a blessing
Once again Heidi your video comes at the perfect time! I tried to make cranberry mead for my MIL. She has repeated UTI’s but won’t give up her nightly small glass of wine. So anyway I tried to make her some mead. I work out of town 5 of 7 days and I forgot about it. I went to bottle it and it had turned into the most amazing smelling vinegar! So hair rinse it is!! Thank you so much for all the hard work you do to bring us so much helpful information! God is good! All the time! 🙏🏼
Interesting.. 🤔
I have the same thick, dry, curly hair ( and I'm close to your age-I'll be 55 on the 27th). I've tried so many products with terrible results! Your videos are a lifesaver! I leave my homemade hair oil in my hair, too. I've never had oily/greasy hair. Love and many thanks!
Honey added to the soap bar recipe will make it more lather-y lol or any sugar type additives
Thank you Heidi! My hair has started falling out for some reason. Maybe it is just the crazy weather we are having here in Missouri. Anyway, I have been wanting to try the natural hair care. I know that you, Sarah from Living Traditions, and Stacy from Off Grid With Doug and Stacy all use your own homemade products. Your timing is purrfect! God Bless! Carmen
I love Healing-Scents Toxin Free Shampoo/Body Wash in Citrus Fresh which is a castile soap. I love fruity scents. Yes it doesn't foam up. You don't actually need foam to clean. The vinegar rinse is conditioning enough for my scalp but not for my ends. My ends love a Shea butter based conditioner daily (it likes to be treated like it's curlier than it actually is; top half behaves like straight hair, bottom is loose waves) and a weekly deep conditioner with a heat cap weekly (need to get a new one as my old one is falling apart; think I'll upgrade it to one with flax seeds instead of gel packs inside of it). Chagrin Valley Soap and Salve sells empty squeeze bottles (they also sell soaps for many different issues, plain oils for conditioning, vinegar rinses, and herbal hair rinces) and Bubble & Bee Organic sell foam spray tops. I just use an old conditioner bottle to hold my vinegar rinse. Some people even use Neti pots for that. Other natural brands I love are Morrocco Method and Hairprint. My favorite though is Jessicurl as I love their Island Fantasy scent (blend of coconut, vanilla, and citrus), it makes my hair super soft, some of their products make my hair even curlier than it is, and some humidity protect. It's especially designed for wavy and curly hair.
Heidi, funny that I listened to this video as I washed my hair with your rose vinegar! Love it and the smell is amazing. Thank you.
We just made some rose vinegar but haven’t used it yet - still giving it time to sit
Two weeks ago, I switched shampoo and my hair started falling out. My first thought was "I bet Heidi knows a better alternative."
Omgoodness..why didn't I think of the soap end bits. Such a simple idea. thank you!
Hi Heidi
Regarding the baking soda. The soda and vinegar combo will burn your hair to shreds. This solution is highly corrosive. It's used together to clean burned pots and also acidified car battery terminals. Vinegar alone should be used, not as a moisturiser but as a quick cleanser.
For a moisturiser you should try a Fermented seeds mix....Rice and all kinds of spices... These are rich in essential oils... Crush crush or grind the dried ingredients, then Ferment for 7 days or so to bring out the oils, then boil it just to kill off the probiotics. Put it on for as several hours and then rinse....
FYI, consuming too much vinegar can cause dry hair too... This happened to me...
I ground a whole mix of seeds and spices, boiled it and steeped it for 45 min, and then strained it through a cheesecloth. The oils that came about was fantastic and I used this liquid to massage my hair, even my entire body, and it was soooooooo moisturising! U can try this.....
Interesting information. I will stick to what I am doing for me though as it has all been working well for both skin and hair. You can check out my own personal skin care regimen video if you are interested in what I do (video is linked in the description box). I will be 55 years old this month and am happy with the results from my own skin cream and other natural things I do to care for it
Baking soda and vinegar combo is what I use for heart burn. Seems my stomach is more tender then my hair. Just saying
Heidi - great info as always. I think I understand now why when I rinse with vinegar, my hair is lifeless and flat and even thinner looking than normal (I have short wavy, thin hair that is dry). I've been using the vinegar straight! I haven't been diluting it at all, but when I do that, it looks terrible. It looks great when I just use my Kirk's Castile bar soap alone, but the FULL strength vinegar just strips it down to nothing. Would diluting it make it look less flat and lifeless? Your hair is so gorgeous - hard to believe you ever had thinning hair from thyroid issues! I'm sure that's why my hair is so thin now (along with my eyebrows)! Thank you for all your open honest teaching 🥰
Thank you for sending me this link in answer to my question, Heidi! Sooo helpful! I appreciate you so much!! ❤
Ok 2nd time I've heard of this on bentonite clay.. so grateful I was led to your channel
Fascinating !! I LOVE making things myself.....so, what you talked about here ....well, I was riveted !! I hit that Subscribe & bell button, of course ! Don't want to miss a thing...& am sure I'll be binging on your vast YT library.
Thank you Heidi!🙂
I've been using my castile soap on my hair for years but just the bar. I'll try it this way!
Also, you inspired me to make lard soap. I haven't used it yet as it's been curing but I like that the bar is more hard and pretty white.🙂
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Great tips!!! I appreciate the information. I have naturally curly hair also. I used serum on my hair once for frizzing and have learned not to brush my hair because it caused frizzing. Now being on thyroid medicine plus going through lots of stress while my husband was sick my hair is thinning badly. I hate it too!!! 🥺. I love your channel and all the good information you so generously provide.
Dr. Bronner's peppermint soap makes the BEST shaving lotion! Coconut oil is great for beard oil.
I tried the shampoo from the recipe you posted last week, I must tell you, I love it. My hair is very fine and straight, and it feels so different. I will never go back to store bought, I so wish I would done much sooner. Trying to get my husband to try it, he skeptical of everything 🙄, thanks Heidi for sharing your knowledge, blessings
So glad that works well for you and thank you for sharing!
Thank you for all the natural skin and hair care I have wanted to make my own then I know it is all natural for sure. I have used coconut 🥥 oil for skin and hair.
Thank you Heidi for your explanation of your hair and skin care.
I think your hair is very pretty.
I really like the idea of making your own soaps and shampoos.
I plan on trying this Lord willing.
Have a blessed week.
I like Dr. Bronners too.
Thank you for suggesting this video! I’m looking to go natural for my hair and skin now that I am post menopausal and have much thinner hair and dry skin. The store bought stuff isn’t working for me.
You are sooo my American sister! Love all your videos, so informative!! I'm learning so much
YOU ARE AN AMAZING WOMAN ! KUDOS FROM CANADA !
I found your lemon video which was needed bc I like using the store bought lemon vinegar solution , but I have a ton of dried rose petals , and I recently started rendering tallow and would like to make tallow soap bc I can get 5 pounds of grassfed tallow from a local Amish farmer (who’s also Christian ) for 10$ 😊 so I render it down plan on trying for candles and body butters so I’m interested to see where this goes , also love that your Christian! 🥰 and yes ma’am God is good
I agree...Dr. Bronners makes my hair feel funky....
Love love love and will look at the links. I truly appreciate it
Last I washed my hair was in September! Waiting for warmer weather 😂😂 but I may try the bentonite and see if I can even go longer.......
I do the baking soda followed by vinegar method. I use a natural leave-in conditioner after to help with flyaway. My hair has always been thick and curly, but is actually more curly since I started this method. Maybe one day I will try to make my own shampoo. Take care.
Good. I needed this. I haven't washed with shampoo...in a month... It makes my hair fall out. Lol. Thank you so much
Do you cut your own hair? The shape of your style is lovely. If you do, would do a video please?
My hair is very similar to yours and I constantly deal with split ends and dryness. I will try the vinegars!
Good morning I hope you all are ok in this weather, love the shows keep up the great work and May God bless you and your family and friends be safe in the weather and with COVID. God’s blessings I will be praying for y’all
So funny I will go to ask a question and you will answer it..
Thank you.. 1 or 2 times a month to apply mask.. that's what I was thinking.. thank you
Great video, Heidi! My hair is exactly the same as yours....l call it My Wild lrish Hair. 😁 And, yes, it's certainly different every day. I am 60, and what your hair was doing...breaking, falling out, has happened to me, too. It has improved since l have increased my vit D, magnesium/zinc, and calcium. l have osteoperosis, and not only did my hair improve but my nails have finally begun to grow and not break so much. So, thankyou for your good teaching, and sharing your story. 👍 from Bev, in Australia. 🦘❤😊
Hi Heidi, I’ve heard that Rhassoul clay works very well as a shampoo mixed with rainwater and aloe Vera juice or as a hair mask followed up with a vinegar rinse.
I personally would not use it as it can be very drying and I already have very dry hair. Just using vinegar alone is a great hair wash for those of us who have dry hair.
Thank you!!! You are revolutionizing my life ❤
thank you for your videos
Yes I use the ac vinegar mixed with water. Usually once a month
❤ Hi Heidi, God is good all the time. Amen.
I have well water that has red clay in it..
A lot and some other not good things. I put salt softener .. it smells like rotten eggs when I don't
Also you don't feel clean .I praise God for water at all ..however sometimes rain water would be better I believe
Just wanted to stop in and say hello!! I truly do need to make some more soap and shampoo, I’ve just been using Castile soap I picked up on sale since life have been so hectic recently!
Good to see you Natasha, I am sure it has been crazy there!
Amazing .. still love you for giving us so much good information 😁
Heidi … as you have lovely skin and hair , I feel safe using you recipes for hair and skin 👍
Great video! Ive been trying a few different shampoo alternatives, but none were great. Baking soda is actually about 60 cents a 50 g package here! I have medium everything hair length, thickness, amount, dryness etc. I wash once a week with storebought shampoo with zink. Nothing else needed, but i found that with natural shampoo bars, my hair felted together when i slept, so i had to wear my hair in braids or it would felt up quickly. Then i added olive oil and then it was too heavy lol. I tried a few different ones , but ive got hair like yours in that its so wavy its just at the point its almost curly, so if i wear it up a lot it looses its shape! Ive got more tinkering to do to find something that works. I coukd maybe get away using dry shampoo or something. Id love to be able to use something i can source from my property
How do you got the best channels that I’ve seen so far with the Lord and I love it❤
Heidi-gal❣️i would like to suggest that you make an essential oil perfume blend that smells just like your skin care tin that has the frankincense, ylang ylang & geranium. I love the smell of it !! Btw, you skin care tin is wonderful on flyaway hair!!!!
Finally after years of my husband using Pert dandruff shampoo he is wanting to try your shampoo that I make - yippeeeee!
I have used it on my hair before :) I have two different skin creams, one has geranium, rose, and vanilla and the other has frankincense, ylang ylang, grapefruit, and vanilla. I would have to charge quite a bit for an oil blend but they would be easy enough for someone to blend themselves if they were willing to purchase the oils separately
@@RainCountryHomestead thank you dearie❣️You are so generous with you knowledge. I happen to have all these ingredients so I will start experimenting - do you happen to list them in order of the proportions/ratio?
Would love to know the answer to this as well 🙂
@@RainCountryHomestead would love to know proportions💜
Oils are leave in for me also
I love making my own hair products. Hair butter, deep conditioners and shampoo. I use coco glucoside to make my shampoo and i only use yucca root in my shampoo along with mango butter xanthan gum with essential oils hair loves it. I also make fermented black rice water shampoo bars. I sell them to family, friends and co workers. Have you ever tried fresh aloe vera leaf juice or gel?
One thing I forgot to mention was making an aloe and marshmallow conditioning vinegar, which is excellent
@@RainCountryHomestead oh wow please post a video if you can I would love to try it. It sounds amazing!
@Rain Country - yes, please the aloe and marshmallow conditioning vinegar sounds wonderful!
Heidi! Thank you so much for all your good ideas, to help us save money. My hair is fly away as well, and we burn wood and I think it is because it is so dry in the house and with the cold weather we been having it makes my hair fly away. I have thin long hair. I as well have used Dr. Bronner's soap and I have a weird feeling on my hair! I did not know you are to water it down; as I use it just out of the bottle.
Yes, the down fall of wood heat is how drying it is to the skin and hair and can even cause nose bleeds as the vessels inside a dried out sinus passage because fragile
Hi!
Just found your channel.
You have great info 🙏🏼
Can we exchange the vinager for Kombucha 🤔
I make loads of kombucha and need uses for it 😅
Do you have a video with CS shampoo etc?
Grateful
I only have two shampoo videos and the most recent I used colloidal copper rather than silver. I have never made any with colloidal silver: th-cam.com/video/kbkGSgAppZ0/w-d-xo.html
I like Shea Mountain marshmallow now for my dryish, and a little curly hair.
I clicked just to see the intro 😁
I have hibiscus in my garden.. I'm wondering if would be good in shampoo
Do you have a good recipe for soap made with flax seed oil? I keep large quantities of it on hand for cooking and for hand rubbed finish on wood. It’s literally linseed oil without the chemical drying agents. I also like that I can find it cold pressed instead of refined.
I just use my same recipe as with my other soaps. 20 ounces flax seed oil, 3 ounces lye, 8.5 ounces water
@@RainCountryHomestead thank you. The oil thing with soap is confusing to me. A lot of places make it seem like you have to use different amounts of lye with different oils and I couldn’t find a ratio for flax seed oil. It’s great to know what is in use and working for a newbie like me.
@@tagladyify I believe varying amounts may affect the set. I have found going by these measurements, my flax, olive, and hemp seed oil soaps take longer to set and are always softer. Now this could be the oil itself or the possibility of need a higher lye ratio but I personally like the way they turn out. They are perfect for washing my face with and not at all harsh
@@RainCountryHomestead thank you so much for taking the time to answer all of my questions, especially on this subject of oils/lye for soaps as I have done extensive searches on it without being able to find answers. You are literally a wealth of knowledge on so many subjects. I had been holding off on making soap based on this very issue and now I feel I have enough knowledge to do it successfully. Thanks so much!
@@RainCountryHomestead thank you.. wish the copy paste worked on this phone or in you tube
I need to get a notebook and put your homestead channel name on it
Ty
What about using Dawn dish soap for shampoo? A few drops in water.
Just asking?
Your presentation is awesome! Very informative and educational!
I would never use that on my hair, it is very drying. Any more I do not even bother making a shampoo, I just use my homemade bar soap that I now add castor oil to when making and I love it.
Your skin is beautiful ❤️
Thank you :)
Thank you . Watching now
Thank you🌹
Heidi if you cut your own hair, would you make a video please?
I just trim the ends on occasion, nothing special
Vinegar is such a blessing, lol!
I usually wash my hair with Bronner’s or Black soap (I would like to make my own soap at some point in the future though!) and for some reason it leaves an alarmingly dense film on my scalp (I have VERY curly hair that dries out quickly, and I use oil to help keep it moisturized) However, like a miracle a 50/50 diluted Vinegar rinse breaks it down and rinses it away.
I almost wonder if I can clean it with a vinegar rinse alone, as when I wash my hair sometimes I feel like the soap doesn’t do much except make my hair feel gummy =___=
I’ve tried using bentonite clay once but I didn’t care for how long it took to get it out of my hair. Maybe if I watered it down it would have been a more pleasant experience!
I thought I had said in the video that I do actually wash just with vinegar some days. Usually I only use a soap on my hair to wash with once a week and vinegar only the other days/
@@RainCountryHomestead I do believe that you did say that, and I apologize that my comment gave the impression that you did not. I haven’t tried that technique on my hair yet :)
I just recently found your channels and love your videos. You have the same kind of hair as I do. I have a question though - how do you detangle your hair? That is my biggest issue. I really want to ditch the commercial hair care products.
I use a wide tooth sandalwood comb.
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I have Dr Bronners i need to go thru. After I use up I will definitely find another my Christian ethical brand, for me.
I have wavy/slight curly hair. Losing hair at my part line now that menpause has hit. Wenf to a new doc and she checked thyroid and its okay and then she threw up her hands. Uggggh. I am nit a vain persln. Used to weasr make-up but no more. But hair loss as a woman is trying. At the moment i have flipped my part to the other side but i want to address this issue without pharma interventions
May you please share the "understandable " reasons that people stay away from Dr. Bronners. I've been using it for more than 5️⃣0️⃣ years. 🤔
Understandable in the terms of their religious standing. While I like Dr. Jacob's better, I still think Dr. Bronner's is great and still have some that I use.
Have you thought about putting together a recipe and how to book/.pdf for e-sales on these home made vinegar and shampoo recipes? I have very little internet access to be able to watch videos and take notes. Much of the rural Midwest still does not have residential internet availability.
That is one of my very most frequently asked questions and here is my answer, though I do need to do another update to this:
th-cam.com/video/e2nZp222R3o/w-d-xo.html
Hi Heidi, I just tried the baking soda wash & vinegar wash. I just have a quick question, the vinegar burned my scalp & face, is it suppose to? I had to rinse for probably 5 minutes or more just to get the burning to stop enough to stand it. I do have a LOT of allergies to things.
I do a paste type of mixture that has an egg, mayo & coconut oil that makes my hair shinny & smooth. I do that maybe once a month.
Are you sure it was the vinegar and not the baking soda? I had to stop using the baking soda because it was too harsh on my hair but not the vinegar. What kind of vinegar did you use?
@@RainCountryHomestead Thank you for messaging back. Also wanted to tell you that I love your videos! I have used baking soda on my hair before so I don't think that it was that & it only started when I put the vinegar on it. It was apple cider vinegar- White House Organic. I just didn't know if it was me or if it did burn?
Never thought of copper..
Hmm 🤔
:) thank you!
Love your presentation Heidi! Try Rhassoul clay. Much better than bentonite clay in that it doesn’t dry out the hair.
I did not notice the bentonite clay drying out my hair at all, only that it made it very soft
@@RainCountryHomestead I guess it depends on the hair types
I'm trying to find a homemade curl jel or cream
Will the bentonite clay & oil’s clog up ur drain & or septic tank?
It can if you are not careful but once it has fully absorbed water, it should not be an issue
Do you comb your hair dry or wet? What type brush do you recommend?
Wet, if I wait until it is dry, it is near impossible to get a comb through it. I do not use a brush because brushes do not do well in my very curly hair, I use a wide tooth comb
@@RainCountryHomestead thank you kindly
Hi do u have and reca. For under baggy eyes . For men and yes i have a blod spot what should i do. Pls and ty and God bless
Nothing specific to that, just my homemade skin cream that I use every day, and yes, all around my eyes (note, essential oils can be left out or changed to suit each person): th-cam.com/video/M9e5J6Vs1V0/w-d-xo.html
Zero oil in my hair unless i add it .. I can go a couple of weeks without washing except it would be a knotted mess.. and big big big lol
Any herb/flower suggestions for gray hair?
Gray hair is just a part of getting older. Now, one can slow down premature graying by reducing stress and generally living a healthy life style. Now, there are herbs that can help reduce stress and some that can help darken hair follicles. Here is a list in this article:
www.nowiamnappy.com/bloghair-tips/2020/3/26/8-herbs-for-premature-greying
@@RainCountryHomestead Thank you. LOL, I didn't mean to change the color; I am fine with gray hair, but I am worried some herbs will turn it funny colors. I want it to stay gray, just hopefully increase growth which and lessen the loss (stress this year has done a number on my hair)
I didn't see the links.. especially for the 2 types of bentonite clay. I should look it up but seriously any more..so much is being hidden it seems
The links are there, make sure to click on the box just below the video screen if you are on a computer or on the word "more..." if you are on a smart device. It is where you will find links to any video I mention and more (unless I forgot to add it! haha)
Also, I now get my clay from here and this link will give you a 15% discount: Halal EveryDay Black Seed OIl and More (Includes 15% discount): www.halaleveryday.com/discount/RAINCOUNTRY15
I know you use red pepper flakes or cayenne in your hair oil. I need to know what you think about sesame oil infused with red chili pepper
It would depend on how you plan to use it and the type. Sesame oil can have a pretty strong scent so if you are wanting to use it as a hair oil, just consider if that is how you would want your hair to smell.
@@RainCountryHomestead Thank you I will stay away from it all together I value your opinion
Have you thought of buying a shampoo plant ? I only ask bc I know you have a homestead , and I also have a ton of soap nuts I haven’t used and never gotten rid of and would like to keep
Never heard of a shampoo plant. I have some soap nuts someone sent me a couple of years ago but I have not tried them for anything, I keep forgetting about them, haha
@@RainCountryHomestead its a ginger/rhizome! so its probably pretty easy to grow as most of them are
th-cam.com/video/tbMciilgqr0/w-d-xo.html
That is very interesting but jsut because something is easy to grow in pne place does not mean it is here. Plants that prefer warmer, dryer climates do not do well in our cooler and VERY wet climate
@@RainCountryHomestead I don't know where you are located.. I'm sorry.. I'm new to the channel and didn't hear you mention where you are in the videos that I watched. And yes I understand that about zoning. I believe they are native to HI which I know isn't cooler but is humid
@@MNIU_ Don't be sorry, I was just explaining. As noted, our area is cool. It is possible those plants may like a lot of water and may not mind the extreme amount of rain we get (we live close to a rainforerst) chances are like ginger and turmeric, it would not like our cooler climate. Even some plants that do tend to like a lot of water do not always thrive well here because the amount of rain we get is so great. Most cannot even fathom the amount of rain, even when we tell them we get a low average of 120" of rain per year. That is three times what the Seattle area gets
New to your channel and very interested in making my own shampoo. I HATE all the plastic I have to buy for personal care. I buy homemade goats milk bar soap, would that work for your shampoo? Or does it have to be made with lard?
Goat milk soap is great but all soap is made with some kind of fat so that goat milk soap likely has coconut oil or lard, the title of "goat milk" means that was used instead of plain water to add to the lye and fat used
@@RainCountryHomestead thank you! I feel better about using it now!
We have really hard water, I always get the horrible buildup if I don’t have a cleanser that can really get that off. Do you think apple cider vinegar would work fine by itself in hard water?
It might, I know vinegar in general is pretty good at removing mineral deposits
Well please pray for me. I lost my taste a little over a hour ago
I pray it is nothing serious
@@RainCountryHomestead Thank You Heidi
@@RainCountryHomestead Heidi thank you for your prayers. Guess what I’m telling you God stpped that sickness from progressing. I went and tested negative. I’m telling you that’s what happen! Praise Father God in Jesus name.
What’s wrong with Dr Bronners? I understand you aren’t dissing their product. What about their practices?
I have to be careful because I get scolded by judgemental Christians for using their product based on their pagan beliefs. However, Dr. Bronner's is high quality and all natural I do recommend both their liquid and bar soaps
@@RainCountryHomestead I don't even want to know about that, I like their soaps😉 (the same people that still "observe" valentine's day, I wonder😊)
@@kleineroteHex I have had someone tell me that no true Christian would buy their products (I guess I am a heathen then), then I get those that want to hate on be because I share my amazon affiliate links or because I shop at Costco. Even on last week's This~N~That video where I said I respected people's choices where they shop or do not shop but I did not respect sanctimonious behavior, STILL one of those people came in and started lecturing me, questioning my Christianity, and treating me like I was wicked because of where I shop. Funny, I do not remember any scripture saying people would go to hell if they shopped at or purchased products by non Christian companies...Some seem to think our salvation is based on these things
@@RainCountryHomestead I hope they cleaned up their lives completely or they are digging their own trap with their words. I do not like to shop on Amazon but often that is the only place I can find what I need at an affordable price. Costco has been annoying me, again they carry things at an affordable price - and I wait for a sale :) I do check on direct sale from companies and sometimes it works and I'd rather support a company that way. Even if they were meat offerings to the heathen gods Christ came to set us free, that is also freedom to choose who we buy from. Reminds me of people who go water dousing on their property, now the bible is clear on that: it is divination and an abomination to God. I did point that out one time and was ridiculed, even though I did not put them down, just said to search the Bible on it. Each their own.
Ignore the legalists, you are free to follow Jesus and you sure do, with hard work and enough love for others to pass on your knowledge.
@@RainCountryHomestead lololol truth!
How do you make vinegar for your hair ?
You will find the link to calendula viinegar and other videos in the description box below the video screen. Make sure to click on "more" to find them all
Will the hair growth oil stain my white hair.
I have quite a bit of grey hair and never noticed any change in color when using it
I have fine thin oily hair and the baking soda method did NOT work for me. Tried for a couple of months and was so embarrassed by how greasy my hair looked that I gave up.
I live in the city but I am on a septic tank. Are there any issues with using bentonite clay with a septic system? I try to be very conscientious about what goes down the drain.
We also have a septic which is another reason I do not use it a lot but if it is well mixed with water already and you are careful to not over use it, it should not be an issue
So how do I make it. I want to I don'twant to use store bought anymoreand I have hair like you
The how to videos for the different things I mentioned are linked in the description box above, remember to click on SHOW MORE below the video and to the left or if you are on a smart device, click on the little grey triangle below the video and to the right/ This will open up the description box to find the links I mentioned
Thank you yes I was on my phone!!
I find those castile soaps too drying for hair.(and yes, diluted)
Some brands are better than others, I find that even with as dry as my hair is, they work great, especially if I follow up with the homemade vinegar rinse. I do sometimes add a touch of my homemade skin cream to the ends but it is not always necessary
If I can't make my soap what do you recommend to use as the soap part
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How do you make the copper uncordial, Silver?
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@@RainCountryHomestead Thank you Heidi💖🙏🏻
I know I have toxins in my hair/scalp
I hope my skin looks as good as yours one day