[Greenbuilding] Human hair (was Re: bovine booster)

[kenn brown]

All, 

Don't you think that there would be too much shampoo and conditioners from
salons? Too slick..

Kenn

 

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From: greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org
[mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of
Lawrence Lile
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 5:03 PM
To: Green Building
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Human hair (was Re: bovine booster)

 


>Dunno about using it in earthen floors or plasters, but I know a guy who
collected people hair from salons and used it in lime plaster. He considers
it a failed experiment. Much too fine and pliable, with a really aggravating
tendency to clump up.

One could collect plenty of hair from my sink drains.  I'd be glad to donate
it, just come and get it.  Bring your auger.  Includes free soap.  

 

--Lawrence

 

 

 

 

 

From: greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org
[mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Gennaro
Brooks-Church
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 6:09 PM
To: Green Building
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Human hair (was Re: bovine booster)

 

Yes now that I look into it human hair isn't that strong. You can barely
pull apart a horse hair. Strong stuff. Same for pig hair. But human hair is
like wet noodles compared.


Gennaro Brooks-Church

Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
www.EcoBrooklyn.com
22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231



On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Mark Piepkorn <duckchow at potkettleblack.com>
wrote:

On 1/19/2011 4:32 PM, Gennaro Brooks-Church wrote:

... earthen floor ... Human hair too - lots of hair salons here in NY! How
about that for local green building - NY green builders using human hair
because is the most readily available.


Dunno about using it in earthen floors or plasters, but I know a guy who
collected people hair from salons and used it in lime plaster. He considers
it a failed experiment. Much too fine and pliable, with a really aggravating
tendency to clump up.




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