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HERicane10 said:
Well by definition, scritching uses the nails. You jusr have to be careful to place them well on your scalp and not just your hair. Pick them all the way up and place back dowm on scalp for each area!:yep:

If rollersetting is less stressful, then by all means stick with that!:grin:
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hear! hear!
 
Okay, I just picked up some Neem, amla and aritha powders so I'm good to go! I'm going to pre-poo with amla oil right now!
 
I thought I had shikakai oil, but I only had vatika, which I LOVE.

So...I
1.Soaked overnight with coconut oil.
2. The next day, put the vatika oil in my hair...SCRITCHED for 20 minutes. MY FINGERS WERE SO TIRED! LOL.
3. Soaked in AMLA oil for about 35-40 minutes.
4. Washed out oil throughly!
5. I was SO afraid of using the shikakai/amla powder since reading the "bad wash" experience thread. So I halved the amounts in two cups of water...just to test it out. Simply poured it over my head. DID NO manipulation! You WILL lose hair if you do! My hair became hard like it usually does with henna in it. I didn't worry, though.
6. After 10 minutes, I washed it out, letting the hot water flow over it till it softened, then slowly worked the water through my strands. My hair felt thicker and heavier! I was a bit paranoid, so I must have rinsed for 10 minutes under the shower. LOL.
7. Slathered Avacado D.C on my hair for about 30 minutes. I don't have a sit under dryer, so I bagged it.
8. Rinsed well...WOW. My hair was so, SO soft!
9. Put my sulfur/MN mixture on my scalp. Put amla oil on wet strands, rollerset, let it airdry overnight under my silk scarf.
My curls were POPPING! It was so cute. I love this!

:D
~*Janelle~*
 
Candy_C said:
Hey leslie, why do you maniulate your hair when the shikakhai oil or powder mix is in your hair?

you coudl try doing all your manipulating before your hair is wet

and then rinse the hair and just piour the mixture over your hair, without physically touching it

just let the water do its job

(just a suggestion) :yep:
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Candy,
that is exactly what I did today and it worked out wonderfully!

I prepood with alma oil and "scritched" my scalp with some shikakai powder for a few minutes. Then I rinsed that out with warm water and my hair felt really nice....I almost didnt want to use the rinse after that. I went ahead and used my shikakai rinse after that and let it sit while I shaved and cleaned the shower and myself lol. Then I rinsed it until it started to soften a bit, then did an oil rinse with vatika oil...finished rinsing and then it still felt a little rough so I put a little white rain tropical coconut through it and rinsed it right back out. My hair felt like silk then!

I did a braidout under the dryer and my hair came out very soft and shiny! And my scalp feels very refreshed...I really like these washes!

I feel like I have a new head of hair since I started using henna and the indian oils/powders. These things have given me the most dramatic change in my hair than anything else since Ive been on the boards! Its nice to see such a great change for the better!
 
Ladies, this is what I did today. Please tell me if it's ok.

Coconut Oil/Sritch
DC Silk Elements Cholestrol (15mins dryer)
Rinse
Shikakai/Aritha
Rinse
Amla Oil (5mins)
Rinse
 
I don't see anything wrong with it, Me2 - how does your hair feel??

Okay, I think I'm going to start doing the shikaika rinses too..... it's just a question of when, when......
 
Thanks nappywomyn. My hair is shiney but felt a little dry. I applied Kids Organics Sheabutter, oiled my scalp with Vatika, and air dried in a ponytail. Added some shea butter this morning and it's soft again. I love to dc after shampooing but I was afraid that doing it at the end would cancel out the pre-poo softness in the begininng:perplexed. So, I did it before hand. Plus I like the idea of only getting in the shower once.
 
kiesha8185 said:
This sounds great...almost the same as mine!



I recommend using the Vatika Coconut Oil. It has a lot of other goodies in it, and you don't need a lot. It really softens the hair. Maybe, 4-5 tablespoons of oil on wet hair, or you can stretch it out by using another oil.
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OK I will try it out. Thanks.
 
I know its light protein, but do you generally follow with a more moisturizing conditioner after using Aveda DR?

HERicane10 said:
You DC as regular, after you rinse out the herbal mix

You'll find that you WON'T NEED traditional clarifying after using this a couple of times a week! :yep:
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I can finally start AAA. I got my products today from http://www.indiaabundance.com/index.asp


Here's what I got:
  • Herbal Shampoo Amla & Shikakai with Reetha by Ayur
  • Water Cress Hair Salad (contains extracts of pineapple, tomato, carrot, aloevera, cucumber, wheatgerm, barley and haloseeds said to strenghen hair follicles and encourage hair growth)
  • Bhringraj
  • Mahabhringraj Oil
  • Bhringraj Capsules (which I have to return or give away due to Gelatin)
I'm so excited and can't wait till I get home!
 
I got my products today...which turns out to be my normal wash day. Here is the regie i plan to follow:

~coated my hair with a mixture of coconut, and amla oil. Covered with conditioning cap and left on for 1 hour with heat cap.
~rinsed hair well with warm to hot water.
~poured herbal tea mixture of shikakai, amla, and aritha powder over my hair. Covered my hair with conditioning cap for 15 minutes.
~rinsed and washed once with AO shampoo because hair felt a little stiff after tea rinse.
~deep conditioned with AO conditioner. (covered with conditioning cap for 20 minutes with heat cap).
~rinsed well with warm to hot water.
~squeezed out extra water and added a little NTM leave-in, finger combed to detangle, applied Vatika hair oil to my ends and air dried.

My hair is very, very, soft and moisturized...not oily at all!! :yay: I can't stop touching my hair!! :grin:
 
LaShanne said:
Maybe I'm scritching wrong?:perplexed
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You can try *scritching* with an all natural horn comb (do a google search on it). I have an ox horn comb; I don't use it for scritching but I could if I wanted too....the comb contains natural keratin which is beneficial to the hair/scalp.
 
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Question:
For prepoo with Amla oil, do you really have to leave it on over night to get the full benefits of it? Is it still just as effective if left on for say an hour or maybe 3 hours?
 
OK, I'm going to start this Saturday, but I was wondering what kind of conditioner are you ladies using? Is it a regular brand or what? I've noticed that some ladies are sealing with oil, but my hair is really fine and I don't want to weigh it down.

Any suggestions?
 
pcperfection said:
I got my products today...which turns out to be my normal wash day. Here is the regie i plan to follow:

~coated my hair with a mixture of coconut, and amla oil. Covered with conditioning cap and left on for 1 hour with heat cap.
~rinsed hair well with warm to hot water.
~poured herbal tea mixture of shikakai, amla, and aritha powder over my hair. Covered my hair with conditioning cap for 15 minutes.
~rinsed and washed once with AO shampoo because hair felt a little stiff after tea rinse.
~deep conditioned with AO conditioner. (covered with conditioning cap for 20 minutes with heat cap).
~rinsed well with warm to hot water.
~squeezed out extra water and added a little NTM leave-in, finger combed to detangle, applied Vatika hair oil to my ends and air dried.

My hair is very, very, soft and moisturized...not oily at all!! :yay: I can't stop touching my hair!! :grin:
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Okay, yesterday I tried a modified version of this routine:
- I massaged Shikaki oil into my scalp for 10 mins and add Amla oil only to my strands, then let it sit overnight
- I washed/rinsed with warm/hot water
- 1 applied 5 herb paste blend (shikaki, aritha, brahmi, neem and amla) to my hair and let it sit for about 30 mins until it got hard
- I washed/rinsed with warm/hot water
- My hair felt hard so I rinsed with Aveda DR poo
- I DC'd with Miss Keys for 1 hour w/shower cap w/o heat
- Applied NTM and sealed with Brahmi Oil
- I airdried in a pony tail

My hair felt sooo soft last night and still feels the same this morning. I did not need to apply any moisturizers this morning.

I like the results. How often are you ladies doing this?
 
Leslie_C said:
I feel like I have a new head of hair since I started using henna and the indian oils/powders. These things have given me the most dramatic change in my hair than anything else since Ive been on the boards! Its nice to see such a great change for the better!
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I have to cosign with this. I've been on this board since 05 and this is the first time my regimen is so simple, working and I am seeing great results!

jayjaycurlz said:
My hair felt sooo soft last night and still feels the same this morning. I did not need to apply any moisturizers this morning.

I like the results. How often are you ladies doing this?
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Another plus. My hair is always always soooooo dry. now I have a problem trying to keep my hands out of my hair because it's so soft and moisturized!
 
:pulpdance:

I figured out a way to scritch my head without messing up my hairdo - a plastic fork!! :lachen: One of the full size, clear ones? It's perfect to slide under my twists, and I'm about to sit here and file the seams on the inside of the tines down so that I don't have to worry about 'cutting' my hair.

I've been applying Amla oil to my hairline every morning - now I'll be able to scritch erry night!
 
Just wondering, when did you do your detangling and how was it and your shedding?

jayjaycurlz said:
Okay, yesterday I tried a modified version of this routine:
- I massaged Shikaki oil into my scalp for 10 mins and add Amla oil only to my strands, then let it sit overnight
- I washed/rinsed with warm/hot water
- 1 applied 5 herb paste blend (shikaki, aritha, brahmi, neem and amla) to my hair and let it sit for about 30 mins until it got hard
- I washed/rinsed with warm/hot water
- My hair felt hard so I rinsed with Aveda DR poo
- I DC'd with Miss Keys for 1 hour w/shower cap w/o heat
- Applied NTM and sealed with Brahmi Oil
- I airdried in a pony tail

My hair felt sooo soft last night and still feels the same this morning. I did not need to apply any moisturizers this morning.

I like the results. How often are you ladies doing this?
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oK ..Thanks to the resourceful ladies on LHCF I found a great indian store near me and I now have all of my products. Here is my regime. Please let me know what you think

Wash days Tues/Fri

Scritch with Shikakhai oil for 20min
Apply Amla oil and sit under heat cap 20-30 min
Rinse with hot water
Mix 2tsp amla pwoder and 1tsp shikakai powderand 1/2c hot h20 1/2 c cold h20 1tbls. coconut oil Pour over head . Let it sit while I wash up.
Rinse and deep condition under heated cap 30min
Use NTM and coconut oil to seal
Henna Once month
Roller set or twist or braid out..

How's that
 
Ok, I'm late but I'm in.....

Shikaki and Amla poo once a week
Twice a week, Oil Rinse (coconut oil) and Co-wash (Aveda Cherry Almond Bark, I know this isn't Ayruvedic but I just bought it)
Henna for conditioning as needed followed by DC w/ NTM

Let me know if this regi is sufficient to consider myself AAA:rolleyes:
 
Hello All!!

I would love to join the experiment...
I am very new to this but excited as well.. I went to the Indian Grocery store by my house and brought a few items that I haven't used yet.
-Amla and Brahmi Oil and Coconut Vatika Oil
-Neem, Shikaiki, Amla and Aritha powders
I am missing the Shikaiki Oil but I will use what I have for now, unless one of you women tell me otherwise.
As far as the Henna, what kind should I be using and how is that applied? The store had various brands, I didn't know which one so I didn't buy any. lol :nono:
Also, may be a dumb question but what does NTM stand for?
Rose water was also at the Indian store, does anyone know of this and if its any good?
The problem I have with my hair is that one single strand will get a knot at the end? I have seen alot of my strands like this... can't figure out what causes this or how to make it stop? Any ideas?
Also Dry scalp, will anything in this AAA experiment help with this?

Whew!! that was alot!! lol Thanks Girls!!! :grin:
 
here to post my results. Ok, here is what I did:
Friday night:
pre-poo with Shikakai oil, massaged scalp.
Applied Amla oil to hair and ends

Saturday:
Rinsed out Shikakai and Amla oils
Washed with Shikakai, Amla and Aritha powders
DC for 15 minutes w/ heat (Aveda DR conditioner and treatment mixed)
Rinse
DC for 20 minutes w/ heat (Kenra MC and olive oil)
Rinse
(hair felt dry, I believe due to hard water)
DC for 1 hour w/o heat (Kenra MC)
Rinse
Applied NTM silk touch leave-in
detangled for about 45 minutes (this was a ****, I had tangles galore. I really need to invest in a shower filter)
Applied Vatika oil
Pinned up and covered with satin scarf and sat under dryer for 1.5 hours
hair still damp, so I blowdried it :nono: and more hair was shedding :wallbash:.


Can someone please help me and tell me what I'm doing wrong. I have tangles, breakage and shedding and I really want to :cry: cause I dont wanna go back to a d**n stylist no mo. I'm tryna be a DIYer for da 08' but I'm killin my hair. I plan to trim it up a bit just for some nice and neat ends on Jan 5 (first relaxer of the NEW YEAR) and I plan to only trim once every 6 months after that.
 
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Me, too, Growingstrong! I had massive tangles and knots. Took me over an hour to detangle. I think I may have added too much of the powders. Basically as soon as I poured the mixture on my head, immediately my hair tangled and matted. Seemed like nothing worked to detangle without losing a lot of hair yesterday. I will wait until a week after I relax to experiment further. But for fine-haired ladies who HATE protein like me, it's going to take a bit more experimentation. One thing that may help is adding the powders to diluted moisturizing shampoo like CON.
 
growinstrong said:
here to post my results. Ok, here is what I did:
Friday night:
pre-poo with Shikakai oil, massaged scalp.
Applied Amla oil to hair and ends

Saturday:
Rinsed out Shikakai and Amla oils
Washed with Shikakai, Amla and Aritha powders
DC for 15 minutes w/ heat (Aveda DR conditioner and treatment mixed)
Rinse
DC for 20 minutes w/ heat (Kenra MC and olive oil)
Rinse
(hair felt dry, I believe due to hard water)
DC for 1 hour w/o heat (Kenra MC)
Rinse
Applied NTM silk touch leave-in
detangled for about 45 minutes (this was a ****, I had tangles galore. I really need to invest in a shower filter)
Applied Vatika oil
Pinned up and covered with satin scarf and sat under dryer for 1.5 hours
hair still damp, so I blowdried it :nono: and more hair was shedding :wallbash:.


Can someone please help me and tell me what I'm doing wrong. I have tangles, breakage and shedding and I really want to :cry: cause I dont wanna go back to a d**m stylist no mo. I'm tryna be a DIYer for da 08' but I'm killin my hair. I plan to trim it up a bit just for some nice and neat ends on Jan 5 (first relaxer of the NEW YEAR) and I plan to only trim once every 6 months after that.
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How much were you using of each powder?

Maybe you should use less powder and either do,

Alma and Shikakai powder or Alma and Aritha, I wouldnt use Aritha and Shikaki at the same time
 
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