Re: Southern- W. Indian- Haitian Grandmother\'s Recipes
In the meantime, I made up my pine tar hair oil and you have to appreciate that I am from the far North so a bushy head of hair is like gold here and I have a lot of the old settler and Indian ways of making what you need, because that is how I grew up. Indian people are very knowledgeable about herbs and oil, and they taught us about the pine oil. Sure keeps the scalp clean. Farnams Brand made by Healthy Horse makes the pine tar without additives and is great to use in soaps, and the only one I have considered to make my oil. I buy it from a pharmacy that sells products for humans and animals. That is where Mane and Tail Straight Arrow, Hoofmaker and Eqyss started and they make products for both. In my opinion hair cannot be too thick. My pine tar hair oil...I heated my evo (about a large cup full) and added a quarter tsp. of pure pine tar to it. It mixed in the heated oil really well. I poured it into a small empty evo glass bottle and shook it well. Then I add more evo, a couple of tbl. of my Nature's Way Black Castor Oil, a tbl. of pure shark oil, a few drops of tea tree oil, a few drops of Rosemary ess. oil and a couple of drops of Spikenard ess. oil. Shook it well. I had already done the Surge thing earlier and used my homemade wild growth on my hair length. I decided to use my oil on top of it and it is perfect. Talk about stimulating! And no itching! I swear that my scalp follicles are breathing. (Pine tar is said to significantly increase the circulation in the scalp as well as increase the health and tone. Now once I get the REAL BLACK Castor oil, LOOK OUT!...I am good to go. Oh and I went to the African store and picked up a bottle of the Bone Marrow Shampoo and Conditioner that is made right in Quebec, Canada and I know the Haitians in Quebec swear by it. I am believing for good things ladies, and it is so wonderful to hear from all of you Island ladies. I learned about the Shea Butter and Black Soap from my African sisters and use it faithfully as well. See how much we can learn together!
Happy Hair Growing. Bonjour