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I Never Go Anywhere Without My Stash of HempBy Madelyn MillerIt is legal to use Hemp in your Hair I have rediscovered hemp. Specifically, some wonderful hair products from Alterna. This stuff is so good you won’t even want to sniff it or do anything else except put it in your hair. But I have to warn you that it is addictive I have tried lots of the Alterna products and even got my nearly 80 year mother to become addicted. Now neither of us ever go anywhere without a stash of hemp. Hemp seed oil is the plant kingdom’s richest source of vital hair care nutrients responsible for strong, healthy keratin formation. And not to be confused with its distant cousin, marijuana, hemp is drug-free. It’s illegal to grow hemp in the U.S. but legal to import from foreign countries. Why is the US the only industrialized nation that doesn’t permit hemp cultivation? That’s Alterna’s question and the impetus behind their mission to FREE HEMP by eradicating this misperception of the drug-free, economically viable, wonder-crop for the United States. And one of the newest products sounds so good, you might want it for dessert. Alterna has just introduced a new styling tool -- Hemp Seed Styling Souffle. A weightless, whipped styling tool that combines rich conditioning, a flexible medium hold and UV protectants. In addition, they have reformulated their Hemp Seed Shine Shampoo and Conditioner, as well as Hemp Seed Normal to Dry Shampoo and Conditioner with a new Photozyme Complex -- so color lasts 65% longer.
For more information HEMP HISTORY AND LOREIndustrial hemp is drug-free Under federal law it is illegal to cultivate hemp with out local and Federal permits in the U.S. but it is legal to import it. "Sterile hemp seeds are specifically not excluded from the definition of 'marijuana' and are not controlled substances under federal law." Public Law 91-513, section 102 (15). Hemp seed oil is one of the richest sources of essential fatty acids, essential amino acids and other nutrients responsible for healthy skin and hair. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were hemp farmers. Henry Ford used hemp to build and fuel early Ford automobiles. The first drafts of the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were printed on hemp paper. Even though the U.S. government encouraged American farmers to grow hemp for WWII and had even accepted it as payment of taxes in Colonial America, it is now prohibited to grow hemp in the United States. The first pairs of Levi's jeans were made of the durable hemp fiber. The writings of Confucius and Lao Tsu were transcribed on hemp paper. For centuries, Bibles and illuminated manuscripts were printed on hemp paper. The hemp seed, like the soybean, can be processed into many nutritious food products. Hemp seed is a nutritious food source, high in protein, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, potassium and Vitamin A. Twenty-nine countries including France (Alterna's hemp seed oil source), Canada, England, Germany and China legally produce industrial hemp. All members of the Group of Seven Industrialized Nations permit hemp cultivation except one-the United States. The cultivation of industrial hemp could help to preserve the earth's natural resources. Hemp is a quickly renewable resource in comparison to trees (90 days vs. 70 years in some cases.) 10,000 acres of hemp can produce as much paper as 40,000 acres of trees. The process of turning hemp into paper requires fewer caustic and toxic chemicals than paper production from trees, thus reducing pollution. Hemp requires no herbicides or pesticides for cultivation and naturally re-fertilizes the soil for future crops. |
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