Sour Cream contains lactic acid which acts as a temporary hair relaxer, loosening curls and smoothing the hair shaft (over time it ‘trains’ the hair by slowly sloooowly breaking the protein bonds, its not as dramatic as a hair relaxer, but over a long time -months, years- it can cause almost the same effects). this effect lasts for me until the next wash/co wash.
I’ve tried it and it does help with shrinkage and elongating curls. When i do this treatment, this is my recipe:
no exact measurements, i just go with the flow and how much i think my hair will need
Sour Cream
Salt
Juice of two Lemons
Honey
Oil (castor, olive, doesnt matter)
and i use Cornstarch to thicken (i hate drippies all on my face and neck)
heated in a saucepan, and added cornstarch mixed with water in a separate bowl until fully dissolved. then i let it cool.
the consistancy of this was just like pudding or something a tad bit thicker than that, you can also add your favorite moisturizing conditioner to the mix.
here is another recipe / add on via kiya
Sea salt + conditioner, Iodized salt + conditioner, Baking soda + lemon juice + conditioner, and Baking soda + lemon juice + salt + conditioner - and all of them have worked, almost the same, to leave ladies with silky soft, root to end, easy to detangle, deeply moisturized hair.
Basically, using straight salt is a short cut, since according to my friend, wiki:
Reaction of sodium bicarbonate and an acid to give a salt and carbonic acid, which readily decomposes to carbon dioxide and water:
- NaHCO3 + HCl → NaCl + H2CO3
- H2CO3 → H2O + CO2 (gas)
remember to always experiment! whats good for the next person may not be good for you. the thing i love about being natural is that the products that work best for me are right in my kitchen :D
