Sue Frelick

It sounds like you really know what works for you. I hope you find a way to resolve your quest.

I condition every time I cleanse. Every 2 or 3 days. I say cleanse because I use the conditioner for "shampooing" too. I slide conditioner dipped, splayed out fingers in at the root and cleanse just my scalp, not the whole strand. Then I add more conditioner at the vanity and actually leave it in. I use a diffuser on the hair drier set on medium heat, low air. It took me several weeks of trial and error to find the amount that works on my particular hair type, and I'm sure I will continue to learn as I go grey. Not everyone is the same as you know. You can search for YouTube videos of the Curly Girl method to get the gist of it while you look for the book.

I have curly hair - soft, loose ringlets - the fragile type that quickly turn to frizz in the wind, and I have used conditioner only on it for years; no shampoo and never a comb or brush. The only time it gets combed is at the hair dresser's, and then it takes a few days for the curls to recover from that torment.

The conditioner I use is a coconut one for dry hair by Dessert Essence. Partly, but not 100% organic. The label claims that it does not contain any parabens, sulfates, phthalates, artificial colours, silicones, EDTA, glycol or any petroleum-based ingredients.

I read the book, Curly Girl, The Handbook, by Lorraine Massey about 6 years ago and it has completely changed my hair care routine. Lorraine addresses the different curl types and how to care for each of them. It has a few natural recipes to try out too, if you want, but they aren't necessary. You may find this book helpful. Maybe your library has a copy.

Good luck finding something that works for you.

Brenda Groth wrote:https://permies.com/t/12964/homestead/great-time-year-locate-those

thread going on homesteading forum

Thanks for letting me know about the thread, Brenda, and to Monte, thanks for sharing the diagrams.

A newbie question here.

I listened to podcast #57 Preparing a Food Forest last evening. In it Paul talked about sun scoops a bit. I've googled, youtubed, looked it up in Gia's Garden and Intro to Permaculture and searched the forums here, but didn't find too much information.

Could someone explain further? Pictures of sun scoops would be fantastic!

Sue