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I'd like to join! I just bought a box each of amla, shikaki and aretha powders yesterday after work. So, this was peferct timing!!

I haven't used amla oil in quite awhile, but I put some on my hair last night before pulling it back, and I noticed that it made my hair shiny. I also had less shedding this morning when I combed my hair. Actually, I added a little emu oil to the amla oil before putting it on my hair. Between the two of them, I think they made a difference--my hair was shinier, for sure. I'm natural, 4a (I think).

I plan to pre-poo with amla oil and wash at least twice a week: once with a shikaki paste, according to Vickid’s recipe (thanks for posting Tiffcurl)--2 Tbsp. shikaki powder, 1 tsp. amla, coconut or shikakai oil, and 1 tsp. water. Massage into scalp and let it dry. Rinse and condition hair.-- and once with a tea made of shikaki, amla, and aretha. I’ll use amla oil nightly.
 
Sounds like you've got a great plan Josie. Welcome to AA.....A! :lachen:
Josie said:
I'd like to join! I just bought a box each of amla, shikaki and aretha powders yesterday after work. So, this was peferct timing!!

I haven't used amla oil in quite awhile, but I put some on my hair last night before pulling it back, and I noticed that it made my hair shiny. I also had less shedding this morning when I combed my hair. Actually, I added a little emu oil to the amla oil before putting it on my hair. Between the two of them, I think they made a difference--my hair was shinier, for sure. I'm natural, 4a (I think).

I plan to pre-poo with amla oil and wash at least twice a week: once with a shikaki paste, according to Vickid’s recipe (thanks for posting Tiffcurl)--2 Tbsp. shikaki powder, 1 tsp. amla, coconut or shikakai oil, and 1 tsp. water. Massage into scalp and let it dry. Rinse and condition hair.-- and once with a tea made of shikaki, amla, and aretha. I’ll use amla oil nightly.
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See, ya'll are a bad influence on a sister!! :lachen: At least it's easy on the pocketbook. I had to run an errand at my late lunch, and I jsut HAPPENED to be cruising my the indian store, and ya'll KNOW I had to run in, right?

So - this is what I got....

Ramtirth Brahmi Oil
Ingredients: Coconut oil, and 22 Ayurvedic herbs
Suggested Uses: Dandruff, general hair health, brain, sound sleep, and body massage.
Cost: 2.29
Size: 100 ml
Smell: Herby and green. Not bad at all - smells fresh.

Dabur Amla Oil (Original)
Ingredients: None listed (at least not in english)
Suggested Uses: Massage, keeps scalp healthy and makes hair dark
Cost: 3.29
Size: 100 ml
Smell: Herby again, and a little mentholly/minty. I think I've heard folx say this one stinks, so I might just have an odd nose. Then, I LIKE the way Indian stores/food smells in general, so that might be why.

Hesh Shikakai
Ingredients: Shikakai (Acacia Concinna)
Suggested Uses: Paste/pack, keeps hair and scalp healthy and clean, mild astringent.
Cost: 2.99
Size: 100 g
Smell: I can't remember - I've used this brand before, and I don't think it had much of a smell, being a powder. Definitely didn't smell like henna.

Dabur Vatika Enriched Hair Oil
Ingredients: Coconut Oil, Neem, Brahmi, Amla, Bahera, Harar, Kapur Kachi, Henna, Milk, Rosemary Oil, Lemon Oil, preservative, fragrance.
Cost: 1.99
Size: 150 ml
Smell: I can't tell - the coconut oil is solid inside, and I don't smell much, so it can't be that pungent.

Total Cost: 10.56

Now, I'm going to try the oils one at a time, and I think I might (might) try to stretch them by adding a little extra coconut oil to it. I suspect that the Dabur Amla Oil is mineral oil, as it isn't solid in the LEAST - so I also suspect that's the one my hair will like the least - so I might have a barely used bottle of the oil to swap for some powder in a bit.
They didn't have Amla powder, otherwise I would have gotten that instead.

Ya'll is DANGEROUS. I'll keep ya'll updated, though. :lachen:
 
HERicane10 said:
almond, i'ma let chu bite of my reggie...just this one time! :lachen: but you better be working on your on! :grin: I'm kinda protective of my stuff! :lachen:

Oil scalp and hair with EV Coconut oil or homemade shikakai-amla oil blend (as pre-treat with steam towel for 1 hour OR overnight)
'Scritch' for 5-10 minutes
Saturate dry hair with herbal poo (amla/shikakai/reetha) for 30min-1hour
Rinse in shower
DC with heat and steam towel for 30 minutes
Rinse in shower
Apply Daily Doctor Leave-In (veeerry moisturizing)
Oil scalp with majabhringraj and bhringraj oils (gotta find kesini, navratna, & neelibringadi oils to add to my rotation )

Seal damp hair with EV Coconut oil or Vatika oil
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THANKS SO MUCH! i WILL BE WORKING ON MY OWN. :grin:
 
I have a ton of oils that I am using right now so when I use them all up, I'm going to go ayurvedic. I used brahmi and amla during the early months of this year and then went back to coconut and my other staple oils because it was easier to buy large amounts of the latter than the former. If anyone knows where I can purchase ayurvedic oils in bulk, help a sista out!
 
I knew you was gone come my way! I told yall AYURVEDA is stronger than 'the force'! :lachen: nappywomyn, you have been assimilated. :assimilat
nappywomyn said:
See, ya'll are a bad influence on a sister!! :lachen: At least it's easy on the pocketbook. I had to run an errand at my late lunch, and I jsut HAPPENED to be cruising my the indian store, and ya'll KNOW I had to run in, right?

So - this is what I got....

Ramtirth Brahmi Oil
Ingredients: Coconut oil, and 22 Ayurvedic herbs
Suggested Uses: Dandruff, general hair health, brain, sound sleep, and body massage.
Cost: 2.29
Size: 100 ml
Smell: Herby and green. Not bad at all - smells fresh.

Dabur Amla Oil (Original)
Ingredients: None listed (at least not in english)
Suggested Uses: Massage, keeps scalp healthy and makes hair dark
Cost: 3.29
Size: 100 ml
Smell: Herby again, and a little mentholly/minty. I think I've heard folx say this one stinks, so I might just have an odd nose. Then, I LIKE the way Indian stores/food smells in general, so that might be why.

Hesh Shikakai
Ingredients: Shikakai (Acacia Concinna)
Suggested Uses: Paste/pack, keeps hair and scalp healthy and clean, mild astringent.
Cost: 2.99
Size: 100 g
Smell: I can't remember - I've used this brand before, and I don't think it had much of a smell, being a powder. Definitely didn't smell like henna.

Dabur Vatika Enriched Hair Oil
Ingredients: Coconut Oil, Neem, Brahmi, Amla, Bahera, Harar, Kapur Kachi, Henna, Milk, Rosemary Oil, Lemon Oil, preservative, fragrance.
Cost: 1.99
Size: 150 ml
Smell: I can't tell - the coconut oil is solid inside, and I don't smell much, so it can't be that pungent.

Total Cost: 10.56

Now, I'm going to try the oils one at a time, and I think I might (might) try to stretch them by adding a little extra coconut oil to it. I suspect that the Dabur Amla Oil is mineral oil, as it isn't solid in the LEAST - so I also suspect that's the one my hair will like the least - so I might have a barely used bottle of the oil to swap for some powder in a bit.
They didn't have Amla powder, otherwise I would have gotten that instead.

Ya'll is DANGEROUS. I'll keep ya'll updated, though. :lachen:
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DenverGirl said:
Mscoco:
Question about the spritz....what is a good preservative to use?

I am a little nervous. I will dabble in it and make my final decision about this challenge after the first of the year.

I called my Indian friend and she said she will help me get started and even go with me to the Indian market here.
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There is a preservative I got at from nature with love called T-50

Here is what they recommend for preservatives.
preserve with rosemary oil extract or T-50


T-50, natural mixed tocopherols (isolated from vegetable oils), is a natural, heat stable antioxidant that protects food and cosmetic products from oxidation. If you need to add vitamin E oil to protect your formulation from rancidity, use our T-50 Vitamin E oil instead of our 250IU/g, 1000IU/g and 1400IU/g Vitamin E oils. While the alpha tocopherol in the 250, 1000, and 1400IU/g oils is wonderful as an in-vitro anti-oxidant, studies show that the gamma tocopherol in the Vitamin E T-50 oil is a better anti-oxidant for oils/lipids in cosmetic formulations. T-50 has a higher content of gamma tocopherols and can be used at a rate of .04% or 400ppm to adequately protect your oils. Although T-50 is not an organic product, it is allowed for use in "organic" or "made with organic material" products.

I just checked and it is in stock.
 
sonce said:
I have a ton of oils that I am using right now so when I use them all up, I'm going to go ayurvedic. I used brahmi and amla during the early months of this year and then went back to coconut and my other staple oils because it was easier to buy large amounts of the latter than the former. If anyone knows where I can purchase ayurvedic oils in bulk, help a sista out!
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Sonce, I have been looking for large quantities. From Nature With Love have Some oils but not all of them. I checked Oils by Nature, but I don't see any Ayurvedics there.

Will keep searching, been looking for a while. I am about to go to my Indian Store and start asking them there if they know of any place to get bulk oils.
 
mscocoface said:
Sonce, I have been looking for large quantities. From Nature With Love have Some oils but not all of them. I checked Oils by Nature, but I don't see any Ayurvedics there.

Will keep searching, been looking for a while. I am about to go to my Indian Store and start asking them there if they know of any place to get bulk oils.
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I don't tend to like From Nature With Love's stuff because everything from there is refined to death. I prefer raw, unrefined stuff, which makes it even harder to find ayurvedics in bulk. I'll keep looking and if I find a place, I'll let you know. :)
 
I am so joining this challenge. I am so excited. I am trying to have an all Ayurvedic/Natural regimen.

Right now here it goes.


I massage/scritch my scalp with shikakai oil, add alma oil to my strands. I either leave this on overnight or for a few hours depending on whats going on that day. Rinse well, proceed to my powder mix (alma/shikakai/aritha), mix that with boiling water, then put some cold water in that. Pour it over my hair. I let this sit for a while then rinse well. I then add Elucence MB condish, and seal with castor,coconut, avocado,meadowfoam or jojoba oil. Airdry in a bun.

I will DC with heat once a week. Do my rinses twice a week.
 
sonce said:
I don't tend to like From Nature With Love's stuff because everything from there is refined to death. I prefer raw, unrefined stuff, which makes it even harder to find ayurvedics in bulk. I'll keep looking and if I find a place, I'll let you know. :)
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Same here. I am finding some oils, but I am like you I like bulk and I just have an issue with 2oz, 3oz, 4oz. I just can't buy items like that. My hair would laugh at me.

If I find anything I will keep all of you ladies posted.
 
This challenge is gonna be way fun!

I was reading a review of Shikaikai oil on the Indian store website on Amazon, and one of the customer reviews said she uses the following (some of you may already use it; she didn't give any ratios of how much, so if you try it, just wing it like I do sometimes ;)

Heat up the following oils (in the mircowave, I assume):

Shikaikai
Amla
Castor
Olive
Carrot

Apply to damp hair, braid hair, and cover with plastic cap and leave overnight; rinse in the morning, and then apply the paste of shikaikai and amla powder mixed with water as a pre-poo, leave on desired time, and rinse.

Sounds good to me! (one more step in the process, though, Lawd!) :)
 
HERicane10 said:
Alright pcperfection!.....Class is in session!:grin:

Henna is another natural herbal powder that conditions and colors the hair. It colors in shades that range from orange to burgundy. It can be used with water and oil only or done as a 'henna gloss' by adding a couple of spoonfuls to a moisturizing conditioner.

Scritching is compliments of Candy_C. It just means a good 'ole scalp scratching. You know how momma used to do it with that comb girl! :rolleyes: Just slap them good oils on there and get those lil fingers moving.:yep:
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Thank you soooo much. Reading the explaination about scritching brought back memories and gave me goosebumps!!!!:grin:
 
sonce said:
I have a ton of oils that I am using right now so when I use them all up, I'm going to go ayurvedic. I used brahmi and amla during the early months of this year and then went back to coconut and my other staple oils because it was easier to buy large amounts of the latter than the former. If anyone knows where I can purchase ayurvedic oils in bulk, help a sista out!
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Bulk oils here:

http://www.ayurveda.com/products/oils.html

http://store.steamywonder.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=24

http://rubalherbal.com/shop/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=20

http://www.bazaarofindia.com/products_oil.asp?cate_id=FH&subcate_id=HO
 
Brinasia said:
CandyC... ive seen other's regime..but what is yours?
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Here's Candy's reggie:

- I've basically been massaging my head (scritching) esp with my nails, giving it a good scrub with shikakhai oil

- i then comb the hair and add amla to the hair ends and throughout

- around 10 mins later, i rinse with warm-hot water for quite some time, until most of the oil has been distributed and released down the drain

- i then mix 2 parts amla an 1 part shikakhai powder in a tub and mix this with 1 part hot water and 2 parts cold

-i get back in the shower and pour this over my head.

-i rinse alot more and then condition.
- I did this every 3-5 days, and detangled only when saturated in amla oil...i actually shedded alot more doing oil cleanses, i must say, but no breakage.

The only downside is an oily back, so i've invested in clearsil bodywash in case any uglies wanna pop up.

BECAUSE i've been doing this for 4 weeks, i decided to shampoo today, and also trim!

I did the same shikakhai and amla oil scrub, rinsed out, I shampooed as , and snipped a few ends off wet (i know naughty) and did the powder rinse again.. i then deep conditioned with humecto and le kair self heating oil (which is the truth i must add!)
 
O.K., ladies, here's a very DUMB question:

When someone gives a recipe and say "1 part" or "2 parts," what does this measure mean? 1 cup? 2 cups?

Don't laugh at me. I've always wanted to know...:wasntme:
 
Serenity_Peace said:
O.K., ladies, here's a very DUMB question:

When someone gives a recipe and say "1 part" or "2 parts," what does this measure mean? 1 cup? 2 cups?

Don't laugh at me. I've always wanted to know...:wasntme:
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:giggle::giggle: You know I had to get my laugh in! Anywho! 'part' just means:

If you use cups = for example 1 cup amla to 2 cup water

OR 1 Tbsp amla to 2 Tbsp Shikakai

It just the ratio for WHATEVER measure you're using! :grin:
 
Serenity_Peace said:
O.K., ladies, here's a very DUMB question:

When someone gives a recipe and say "1 part" or "2 parts," what does this measure mean? 1 cup? 2 cups?

Don't laugh at me. I've always wanted to know...:wasntme:
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Hey Serenity :)
basically it can mean whatever measurement u want to use....so if it says 1 part to 2 parts, u could use 1 tsp of A and 2 tsp of B. Of 1 cup of A and 2 cups of B. Does that make sense?
 
Is the Alma you put in after the shikakhai oil powder or oil?
Is the Alma I mix with the shikakhai powder powder or oil?
When you say one part..How much is enough?
 
HERicane10 said:
I've had several pm's from different people about pursuing a more Ayurvedic regimen and since we've had such an awesome response about it, I thought this would be a great 'experiment':look:

I like to give a shout out to my #1 NO CHALLENGES-NO MO! sista- DivaRox :notworthy for the great name: AAA = All Ayurveda till April

So what's it gonna be ladies? Are we gonna just let Candy_C keep growing hair down to her arse :blush: before we get a clue? :grin: Who's up for it AND what will you be doing?

:weird:AAA Players are:
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COUNT ME IN HERicane!!! I just bought my Vatika Oil, amla and shikakai powders, and amla powder
Thank you so much for responding to my thread about Ayurvedic products, that lead me to finding this one! I also wanted to share with you MissAlyssa shared with me a shakakai spray that she she uses...
1tbsp of amla powder
1 tbsp of shikakai powder
1 tbspn of rose petal powder
1-2 tsps of glycerin (or amount to your liking)
squirt or spray bottle
4 cups of water (your preference; tap, distilled, spring)
*put ingredients in a pot with about 4 cups of tap water.
2.cover pot and let it boil (the water will turn dark brown w/ a skim formed on the sides of the pot)
3.scoop out the skim, and let the rest sit.
4. let powder particles to settle onto the bottom
5. strain/pour off the top liquid and make sure not to get any powder in my spray bottle

I didnt measure the glycerin, i was trying to use out my bottle, I probably used 1-2tsps.

I hope it works out for you. My hair hasnt fallen out yet, so good so far!
lys
 
Has anyone tried the 'real' Amla oil? Does it give you different results? Also will the shikakai bar work just as well as the powder some of you are using to shampoo your hair?
 
Brinasia said:
Is the Alma you put in after the shikakhai oil powder or oil?
Is the Alma I mix with the shikakhai powder powder or oil?
When you say one part..How much is enough?
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Alright Miss Brinasia! Here we go!

Step 1 - Oil scalp with Shikakai oil and 'scritch'/scratch for 5-15 minutes

Step 2- Apply amla oil to hair and let 'sit' for 30 min-1 hour

Step 3- Rinse oils in shower

Step 4- Apply the following mixture to rinsed hair:

2 tsp amla power
1 tsp shikakai powder
2 cups warm water

Step 5- Let mixture 'sit' for 5-15 minutes

Step 6- Rinse well and proceed with conditioner

The remaining steps are whatever you'd normally do. Whether that's DC under dryer, CW, or just rinse and apply leave-in and oil. :yep:
 
ok...I have yet another ? The Shikakai oil in step one. Ive read some women are making it. How do I do this or is this already made. If so what brand should I get?
 
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