Ayurveda Questions/Help

[MissRissa]

wow, i hope i was reading that in a completely incorrect tone. i wouldnt know why it would be incorrect to add the herbs to the oil. it was a statement that i thought i had read somewhere in one of the many ayurvedic threads on the board. it was not a statement that i was making myself but was looking for input.

as far as the coffee machine, it was a suggestion that was made with the connotation that it is just as effective a method of using the herbs. i do not drink/make coffee or tea so i actually do not understand the process or mechanics. the reason i was going to go the coffee maker route is because people were initially complaining about having grit and granules in their tea. thank you though very much explosiva about the teabag suggestion. after doing a little bit of reading on steeping herbs, i think that is the method that i'll use. i think im good to go on the routine that i will use. with this newly found info, i think i'll go ahead and fallback.

 

[Forever in Bloom]

Correct me if I am wrong, but the powder can be hard to rinse out from what I have heard and you have to use a lot of cheapy conditioner to get the granules out so it's better to add the tea to the condish.

Now, i have heard about the coffee maker theory but my question with that is how do you get all the benefits of the powder if it isn't steeping in water? Do you run the same water several times? Someone recommended tea bags from fromnaturewithlove.com.

Here is the link
http://www.fromnaturewithlove.com/product.asp?product_id=teabagsm&searchflag=1

I used them and it was easy to just drop the powder in them and then I steep the tea bag overnight. Make a nice dark tea that I use the next day.

Girl, I must be a freak of nature. I didn't want to fool with any namby-pamby rinses - I want the full monty!!

I make sure my hair is covered in my amla/shikakai mix, let it sit for about 20 minutes, then rinse. Afterwards I add a little conditioner, massage it in, then rinse again. I never have had a problem with leftover granules and I have the kinkiest of the kinks going on up in this head of mine

Rinsing the herbs out well is like using neutralizing shampoo after a relaxer. Would you rinse a little of the relaxer out, then add neutralizer? No, but to ensure that all of the little granules are gone, you would rinse well first. Try it once and see what happens.

 

[chebaby]

right now i am using hairveda products. in a couple of weeks i am going to order the dubar vatika coconut oil. i like the shampoo and conditioners i use but i want to keep using the ayurveda oils.

 

[explosiva9]

MissRissa- if you have the receipt for the coffee machine, take it back and get the tea bags. Its a much easier and better process at steeping and as much of the goodness from the powders as possible. I steep for a minimum of 8 hrs. Plus, if you use the machine, you would prob have to use 2-3 times the amount of powder to get just a decent rinse and you still won't reap the full benefits in my opinion. But I'm a newbie so vets, feel free to educate me.

tootrendy19- LOL, I hate rinsing out the relaxer so I don't think that I can spend so much time rinsing out the granules. The veda process is already a pretty long process so I'm trying to reap the benefits without making it even harder. Oh, and I have a trick which really isn't new but not many people know about from my understanding, for cutting neutralizing a relaxer. I do the 1-2 poos and then I dumb about two cups of diluted vinegar on my hair and then poo with the neutralizing poo again. Then I just need one more poo just to make sure all the relaxer is out (color indicator poo) and it's usually completely clear. Then I deep condish. Works for me. Anyone who relaxes should give it a try.

Jamaraa- Muchas Gracias Bis Sis!! I hope I'm not disappointing you with my input!!

 

[explosiva9]

I will post this also in the hair recipe board but I wanted to know if anyone knows how to make butters, soaps, lotions, that kind of stuff? I want to start making my own products based on what I'm learning. That way I can make what I want and need without having to do a manhunt to find all the ingredients I want and need.

Thanks for any links or suggestions. FYI- Not looking to sell these things, just making for myself and maybe my mom.

 

[explosiva9]

Bumpity bump bump!!!!

 

[Miss Priss]

You should check out the hair recipe threads. Maybe you will find something there. Good Luck!

 

[explosiva9]

I have and only really found recipes for butters. I'm still looking though

 

[Miss Priss]

You can also try to Google "homemade lotions, butter, etc." I just tried it and got a lot of results using natural products

I have and only really found recipes for butters. I'm still looking though

 

[Missi]

A coffee maker is never an approach I'd use for making an herbal TEA Explosiva, but some people use this method. It'll work, but as you pointed out, the benefits of steeping are lost. LOL...besides coffee made in a drop machine is weak coffe...very weak. If you want something to have strength, you submerge it in water.

I use the coffee brewer: the boiled water fills the container w/ the powder in it and slowly drips to the beaker: i can't speak for everyone else but i get the benefits of using the coffee maker.

I use tea bags when i'm making my ayurvedic growth tonic

 

[Missi]

I will post this also in the hair recipe board but I wanted to know if anyone knows how to make butters, soaps, lotions, that kind of stuff? I want to start making my own products based on what I'm learning. That way I can make what I want and need without having to do a manhunt to find all the ingredients I want and need.

Thanks for any links or suggestions. FYI- Not looking to sell these things, just making for myself and maybe my mom.

check out www.lotioncrafter.com they make whatever you want

 

[Jetblackhair]

This is a great thread, thanks Explosiva9 and Jamaraa. I just received my Amla powder and Shikakai powder from Stinastina along with a small bottle of Shikakai oil.

I am planning on pre-pooing with the oil and adding the powders to a conditioner for pooing and then use my deep conditioner afterwards.

How does this sound?

TIA

 

[LyndseyJK]

Does anyone know where in Los Angeles I can find Ayurveda powders and oils?

 

[Love~Above~Color]

ooh this thread has answered SOOOOOOOOOOO many questions...
The search engine in this forum continues to amaze me!