Ooops, sorry I'm so late Muffin. I totally missed this thread. Anyway, yes I like fenugreek seed powder mostly for the moisturizing benefits it adds to my hair but it has way more benefits than just moisturizing.
It encourages growth, lustre, health and shine of hair and a well nourished scalp as well. The seeds contain about 30% protein that promotes hair growth and reduces male pattern baldness.
The seeds of Fenugreek are extremely potent and as a result have a medicinal effect to reduce balding, hair fall, and hair thinning. For hair fall and dandruff, the crushed or boiled seeds alone have been found to restore the hair shaft. The seeds also contain hormone precursors that replenish hair growth.
A
natural emollient lecithin, known to
strengthen and moisturize hair, is present in abundance in fenugreek seed. The high content of protein in Fenugreek explains how it is able to restore damaged and falling hair.
I will always have this herb in my regimen for as long as I can find it. I have not used the whole seeds yet, only the ground ones. I was thinking of getting the whole seeds next from amazon.com though. The good thing about this herb is that you really don't need a lot of it to make a rinse. I use only about a tablespoon or 2 to make a 24-30 oz size rinse for my hair. The slip is simply amazing.
The only thing I would not recommend is leaving it in your hair for days, etc, because it sometimes smell like maple syrup and sometimes like curry
. I get both these comments from my family and friends when I have it in my hair around them
.
I use it for 30 minutes to 3 hours in my hair then wash it out or add it to my henna treatments. I never go out with it in my hair as a rinse anymore
.