Tea Tree Oil and other wonders

[wolf]

I have been using something called J.R. Liggetts Old Fashioned Bar Shampoo.

I threw away the wrapper, but I think that there's tea tree oil in there somewhere.

I have used it off and on for at least the last 10 years or so. I get it at the hippie grocery store (Whole Foods) and have not seen it anywhere else. Might be carried in some health food stores, I'd expect.

Awesome stuff. Cleans your hair without stripping all the natural oils the way most (modern) liquid shampoos do, and you don't need to use a conditioner on top of it. My hair is really soft, and seems stronger and fuller.

[melidasaur]

Thanks for the suggestion, wolf. It looks like I can purchase it directly from them via their website. I'll check my local hippie grocery establishment too .

[wolf]

I actually just placed an order with them, since there's stuff in their product line the hippie grocery store doesn't carry.

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by melidasaur

Just consulting with my chemist husband... he thinks that there is a possibility that yeast would not be able metabolize lactose in the same way that it could metabolize fructose or sucrose... so that could be why it is recommended as a remedy for yeast infections.

I'm going to investigate this further because if it is improper, then the good folks at Cosmo, Shape, Health, Reader's digest, Cooking Light and Seventeen need to get their facts straight .

Well, when it comes to yeast, I'd consult a baker or brewer first. In my experience baking, (professionally 1979-84. Amateur since then) yeast will eat any kind of sugar. Some of it they eat more slowly, but they'll eat it.

Here's the TMI spoiler for everyone who loves bread and or beer and wine:

The yeast eats the sugars and it poops CO2 and Alcohol! Yummy. The CO2 leavens your bread, and the alcohol leavens your head. The limiting factor in alcohol production is either the amount of sugar present at the beginning of fermentation, or the amount of its own shit that the yeast can abide before it dies, whichever comes first.

That means the stronger the beer or wine, the more yeast shit you're drinking.

Just thought I'd share that tidbit avec...

Oh yeah, one more thing, I think the idea is that despite the yeast being able to eat the lactose in the yogurt, the various acidopholii are supposed the kick the living shit out of the yeast and make it cry UNCLE! I have heard however that even the so called live cultures have an infinitessimally short life span. Like, not even making it to the truck from the factory, refrigerator or not.

But then, what do I know?

[wolf]

Beer is an awesome liquid in which to proof your yeast.

Just saying.

I have a Fren ... uh ... Freedom Bread recipe that recommends that.

[Trilby]

Well, hell. I had to go and buy two bars of RJ Liggetts Old Fashioned Bar Shampoo after that rousing endorsement! S&H cost more than the bar!! I can't wait to try it! The only hippie grocer we have around here is Trader Joe's and they don't carry it. There's a Jungle Jim's in Cincy, but I don't think they have it, either.

[melidasaur]

I found my hippie grocery establishment today and they had the soap... and it was surprisingly cheaper than it was on the internet. Only 5.09!

The funny thing about the hippie grocery store was I couldn't find a place to park in their parking lot - all the spots were taken. Didn't think those types would drive!

[wolf]

My only problem with the hippie grocery store (which shares a parking lot with a movie theater and so the only time you have trouble finding parking is after 6pm on Friday or 3 pm Saturday) is that I somehow manage to go on hostile lesbian day every single goddamn time. Getting nudged by someone's environmentally conscious recycled steel cart as they are trying to get to the organic kasha gets old fast.

I have a much more enjoyable time shopping amongst the land of conspicuous consumers. At least they seem to pay more attention to their driving, in the store and in the parking lot. There aren't as many SUVs being piloted by ninnies on cellphones in the lot at the Acme.

[warch]

Ah Wolf, hostile lesbians should be a piece of cake for you to handle.

[wolf]

I prefer not to handle them.

You did see my response to the "rate yourself from 1 to 10" in the Sex Thread, right?

[melidasaur]

Wash 1 with the Liggetts soap remarks:

It lathers up awesome and rinses out really well. I have super thick hair, so I always have a problem with shampoos rinsing out well because it's hard to get it out of my hair. It feels clean, it smells nice and doesn't feel itchy right now.


So far a satisfied customer . Thanks again for the suggestion, wolf!

[Trilby]

I can't wait to get my Liggetts shampoo!!! I'm so psyched! What hippie store did you find it in, Melid?

[wolf]

I got a nice box today from Liggetts, and had some extra added fun!

They wrap their products for shipping in conventional materials, but the extra box space is filled with pages from the local newspaper.

I enjoy local newspapers, so made a point of flattening out the pages and seeing what was going on ... I found an interesting national article about problems in major league baseball caused by there not being enough spanish translators to let the imported players know what's going on, another about pill-splitting being encouraged by insurance companies to cut prescription med costs, pictures of a local patriotic parade, and, best of all, a story about how a mommy moose got hit by a car and killed on the highway, and the baby moose was taken by the EMTs to a nearby farm that had box stalls in an attempt to rescue it. The baby moose was later taken to a wildlife rehab center to get better care.

So that was my bonus ... the box itself contained some varieties of the shampoo my hippie grocery store doesn't carry (herbal and lavendar & tea tree oil), a camping/travel carrier for the bar, and some of their other products, including a the white sage body scrub and a skin repair cream. The skin repair stuff smells significantly better than my beloved Bag Balm and seems not to be a sticky following application, so depending on how my elbows react to it, might be a real winner. The body scrub will be tested during tomorrow's shower.

[Trilby]

Well let us know how you liked everything. If it's good stuff, I'll try it. I can't wait for my shampoo!!!

[Trilby]

Well, g*ddamnit!! I found the JR Liggetts shampoo (WITH shelf!) at a local health foods store and I already paid S&H on the two bars from the company!! Must learn to use Yellow Pages, etc. and not rely so completely on internet!

Has anybody ever tried Magno soap??? It's a black soap imported from Spain. I hear it's fabulous.