I can attest that T-Gel shampoo is awesome, very good recommendation, thanks Hersute. I'm interested in hearing about your experiences with the vinegar rinse, when you get around to doing it. I missed the tea-tree oil tip in your first post, I'll be trying that myself, thanks once again. If I find any significant changes during my journey I'll be sure to share them myself.

What I've done so far is gotten a relatively cheap conditioner (which was sulfate and bad alcohol free), diluted it with purified water and mixed in honey, green tea extract, some grapeseed oil and macadamia nut oil [which I added before you posted]. The conditioner helped the oil mix with the honey, water and green tea extract.

I'll be trying it with less oil next time (or none at all), in hindsight. I think to see what effect anything has I might need to be trying them separately. I have noticed a difference with my hair though, its not as dry (to the touch) as it was.