I’ve heard that if the blade is stainless steel it shouldn’t cause an issue.

I am wondering though, are the metal blades on a blender or food processor going to hinder the effectiveness of the clay?

If you have curly hair, don’t use any types of gels or holding products. It will make your hair frizzier and will dry out your hair more. Research, and use only products that condition your hair. Many wonderful, natural options are available to try until you get the right one (or mix of several things) for you. With straight hair, the oils can coat the hair strand more easily, than with curly hair. With curly hair, the oils tend to stay towards our scalps, and because the hair twists and turns, the oils can’t readily go down the strand as readily as it does with straight hair. So… Love on your curls, don’t use gels or foams or any holding products because they are usually very drying for curls. Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize! Just keep trying different things until you find a combination that works great. It’ll be worth it!!!

Just a concern, most people’s blenders and food processors will have metal blades. Might be best to just hand whip the clay into the mixture, unless you have a plastic pastry blade on your food processor. Have tried this recipe on my scalp countless times and it works magic. My hair has more movement and a light silky feel, which is an amazing switch up from having such heavy thick hair.

Would this be clarifying also? I have hard water.
If not, what would be good? Thanks!

Hi Leah! Amazon has everything you’d need; do they deliver to your country? But don’t use Baking Soda, it’s PH Balance is all wrong for hair & will destroy it!

Hi Sue! You might want to try the “no-poo” method. I’ve been using rye flour, mixed with water (I shake it in an OXO salad dressing shaker), then rinse with couple teaspoons of Apple Cider Vinegar & water (takes out tangles). I’ve taken to combing my hair in the shower & this helps with rinse process. My hair looks & feels great, plus growing like mad! Very natural process, no toxins, no reactions. Hopefully for you, too!

So here are my two pennies on this recipe. I made it for my kidlet 2-3 days ago. There is oily acne prone skin on face and scalp involved here, so there always seems to be a greasy, oily and dirty hair appearance. I made a full recipe according to this post and this was my observation:

1) After the chamomile flowers were done steeping & cool to the touch, I had roughly 1 1/2 C of tea made with distilled water.
–I wonder if it would work to puree the water & with the flowers & then add to the ACV & clay?!
2) I used the entire amount of tea added into the ACV & clay with no essential oils (I just plain forgot to add them).
3) This was indeed a loose mixture BUT it made it extremely easy to pour from my 4 C glass mixing pitcher into spouted squeeze bottles (2 of them & the kind you would use to color hair or frosting for cookie decoration) with enough leftover to let sit and thicken overnight in order to use as a face mask.
4) My child (teenager) said this was the perfect consistency for easy application to the hair & does not wish to use it any thicker.
5) I no longer dilute the ACV in my 12 oz. spray bottle left in the shower, but I DO ADD 10-20 drops of peppermint EO. It tingles the scalp but burns the eyes if you are not careful….
6) There were no drips down the nape of the neck to worry about. There was a zippered robe worn so as to not stain clothes removed over the head.

Hope this gives comfort to those worried about the consistency of this recipe.

Yes, but just lightly rinse as the acids are beneficial for the hair

Indian grocery shops have rose water which I use when I rinse my hair between weekly washes. I have also used clove oil drops rubbed on palms and then the ends or underside of hair. I have also made a light gel of rose water and aloe gel. You could add a fragrance oil to that and try it.

hmm I’m gonna have to try that. I used just the coconut milk shampoo and my hair was tangled and oily and just not very happy.

CLAY PASTE = IMMEDIATE RELIEF FROM BEE STINGS, SPIDER – MANY INSECT BITES
The reason I believe in clay already is because I was taught to immediately draw out the venom from
serious insect bites. The first sting was at age 5 for a bee sting. Mom made me a paste.

5 times in the last years I’ve been stung so badly the pain made me almost pass out.
One spider venom was so bad I thought my hand had been struck by lightning.

RECIPE
Keep any clay powder in a container in bathroom and in purse.
Then make a quick paste by adding water. IMMEDIATELY.
Baking soda also works but clay seemed better and faster working..

Pile on the paste, keep it on the bite. You can’t see the venom being drawn into the clay, but it does, it does!
Re-apply when it crumbles off, for days if you have to.
Cry a bit. 🙂

Benedryl may help later with itching but if you keep the toxins from getting into your body in the first place, you will heal faster and suffer less. I’ve used it with Bee, Spider, Red Ants bites.

THE TRICK
The trick is to slap on the mud immediately.

Bears are supposed to roll in mud after being stung by bees. I’ve never seen that, but it sure makes sense.