A Word About TheIngredients

Most of these ingredients are available in your local health food store...and sometimes even in the large supermarkets that seem to pepper the exurban countryside. Some can be found in your own garden; others are more difficult to get and will require a resourceful pharmacist or your willingness to initiate a relationship with a vendor who deals in more unusual herbs, oils, and extracts. Those of us who live in New York City have Caswell-Massey and Kiehl's Pharmacy at our disposal; other cities may also have their herbalists, natural hygienists, and New Age shops. Fortunately, many outlets maintain a brisk mail-order business, so you need never be without an ingredient you seek.

By the way, "standard" strengths of ingredients (like the various oils) are what I use. And when a "capsule of vitamin E" is referred to, it is the 400 l.U. size. (An eighth of a tablespoon of wheat germ oil can always be substituted for the vitamin E in a capsule.)

Finally, begin to do a little experimenting of your own; and once you have found what your hair and scalp seem to respond best to, you may want to keep in mind that particular ingredients are more appropriate for dry or damaged hair, others for oily and/or coarse hair:

For Dry Hair For Oily Hair
Rose Petals Marigolds
Eucalyptus Herbal Vinegar
Glycerine Nettles
Honey Wheat Germ Oil
Egg Yolk Yogurt

By Richard Stein.