Rye Flour is made from Rye Grass ......which is gardening,,,,

Have you used it yourself Diane Bulley? Has it worked for you?

Hi Diane, I just use plain soap, no scent, no fancy chemicals, Derek.

Having very mild asthma I steer clear of any fancy soaps, shampoos etc., as it's the perfume that bring on the wheezing, so I'm with you there Derek.
I don't remember having any fancy shampoo when we were kids, I think we just used soap!
Interesting thought using flour (of any sort) I remember wallpaper used to be hung with flour and water paste!

So it did - and it soon went mouldy if you didn't use it up fairly quickly!
Yes we did often use soap - and a rinse with vinegar water afterwards got rid of any soap residue and left your hair nice and shiny.

I love rye bread, such a unique flavor.

The instructions say to trial it for a month. It definitely works for me, so will carry on. Its so hard to find plain green soap now. I cant remember the name of the green sachets of shampoo in 1945, or remember what we used before that. I remember 'Dinkie' curlers.
I dont know who recommended the Rye Flour, but I am deeply grateful to them. My head feels fresh again.
Thanks to all who have taken an interest in this topic.

I'm glad it works for you Diane. Steragram, does your hair smell of vinegar afterwards?

Mine does, but it doesnt worry me. Equal parts of vinegar and warm rinsing water soon gets rid of it.

I keep seeing people on T/V scratching their heads and know they are suffering the same as I have.
Just pleased I think I have found a cure. All about grass !

I have developed allergies with age. Some shampoos I now find irritating and I have to buy paraben-free ones.

Using vinegar as a rinse is an old "tradition". Gives a lovely shine and leaves an acid mantle on the scalp.

I have also used bicarb of soda added to shampoo to remove all signs of hair sprays etc.

Thank you Eirlys. Simple block soap was alright for me for a long time, with white vinegar rinse.
Our old friend bi-carb of soda comes to the rescue again,
I never thought of that.
We also need each other !

Lisam I can't remember hair smelling of vinegar so it probably didn't, not for long anyway.I would not use white vinegar though as I can't abide the smell, it turns my stomach. Haha, is there anything that bicarb won't help with I wonder? I use it on a damp cloth to remove tea stains from cups.

Steragram: I buy white vinegar (sorry) by the litre and large quantities of Bicarb. Great for cleaning and for unblocking the sink. Together, they used in primary schools to demonstrate "volcanic eruptions"!!!!