Bentonite Clay Time!

Hello Ladies and Gents!

This evening I am going to try Bentonite Clay: Aztec Indian Healing Clay for the first time. I have been reasearching it and have heard a lot of wonderful things about this clay. I will be using it as a face and hair mask. Then I will proceed with doing a twist-bantu out afterwards. I will post the results once I am done. If I like how my hair turns out after using the bentonite clay, then I will incorporate it into my monthly routine. I will use bentonite clay and henna once a month by rotating them biweekly.

What is it?

Bentonite, also referred to as Montmorillonite, is one of the most effective and powerful healing clays used to treat both internal and external maladies. Bentonite can be used externally as a clay poultice, mud pack or in the bath and, in skin care recipes. Internally it can be added to water or glazed upon food to help those with sensitive palates. A good quality Bentonite should be a grey/cream color and anything bordering "pure white" is suspect. It has a very fine, velveteen feel and is odorless and non-staining. The type of bentonite offered by Mountain Rose herbs is a Sodium Bentonite.

How does it work?

Bentonite is very unusual in the fact that once it becomes hydrated, the electrical and molecular components of the clay rapidly change and produce an "electrical charge". Its highest power lies in the ability to absorb toxins, impurities, heavy metals and other internal contaminants. Bentonite clay's structure assists it in attracting and soaking up poisons on its exterior wall and then slowly draw them into the interior center of the clay where it is held in a sort of repository. To state it another way… "Bentonite is a swelling clay. When it becomes mixed with water it rapidly swells open like a highly porous sponge. From here the toxins are drawn into the sponge through electrical attraction and once there, they are bound.

Where does it come from?

Bentonite clay is sedimentary clay composed of weathered and aged volcanic ash. The largest and most active deposits come from Wyoming and Montana. (Mountain Rose Herbs stocks a Wyoming variety).

The information above was taken from http://www.botanical.com/products/learn/bentonite.html

Until next time,

Indulgenceiskey

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