IDareT'sHair
PJ Rehabilitation Center
Herbal Blend Growth Oil
Made up a new hair tea with hibiscus and neem. Not crazy about the red colour and I hope it won't show up too much in my hair, but I've always liked including hibiscus in my loose regimen, so I may continue with it for this month.
ETA: And some lemon essential oil.
I made a zizyphus tea with a few onion skins to use as my hair spritz. I thought I strained it well but I can feel some irritation on my scalp (so alien after so many months without). So I may hold on on using this spritz or only apply it to the ends of my hair. Watching it carefully though because my locs feel soft and supple and Im not sure if that's a good thing or not for sisterlocks. Either way, my hair will be staying in these flat twists for the week until I can get a change to wash my scalp on the weekend.
Do you strain with a coffee filter?
Steeping a Pot of:
Hibiscus
Saw Palmetto
@Chaosbutterfly
Your Plan sounds solid. Love your blend for your Moisturizing Mist.
So do you mean that you will use J&B 50% of the time and your DIY 50% of the time?
The Oil sounds stinky.....
Neem in the Summa' time. I would do a couple versions.
I'll have @snoop @Ltown @NowIAmNappy @imaginary @Lita @Aggie @mzteaze @TamaraShaniece @GGsKin give this a look see.![]()
Hey ladies,
I wanted to start using Ayurvedic herbs in my regimen, but wanted to get some feedback on my plan from the resident experts lol.
So far, I know that I want to do a moisturizing mist and a growth oil.
For my moisturizing mist, I'm planning to do:
50% Oyin Juices and Berries
50% Ayurvedic tea (Fenugreek, Brahmi, Amla, Bhringraj, Hibiscus)
I try to spray my hair every day, and would alternate the Ayurvedic spray with my normal hydrating braid spray.
I also seal my hair with chebe butter a couple of times a week, so I would continue with that as usual.
And for my oil, the plan is to infuse coconut oil with:
Shikakai
Neem
Amla
Brahmi
And combine that my current scalp oil, which is a blend of castor oil, sunflower oil, and a bit of tea tree oil.
I rub down my scalp with oil a couple of times a week, so that would stay the same.
Let me know your thoughts or if there's anything you would tweak.
My goals are mainly increasing thickness, optimizing hair growth, and strengthening my hair. But not too strong lol.
The blends look good. The only bit of advice that I have is for the tea, try to use the cut herbs instead of the powders. I've tried adding powders to my teas and even with preservative my teas would still grow mould in a couple of days (unrefrigerated).
I'm also a fan of caldula for scalp health. It might be a good addition to your oil.
Hey ladies,
I wanted to start using Ayurvedic herbs in my regimen, but wanted to get some feedback on my plan from the resident experts lol.
So far, I know that I want to do a moisturizing mist and a growth oil.
For my moisturizing mist, I'm planning to do:
50% Oyin Juices and Berries
50% Ayurvedic tea (Fenugreek, Brahmi, Amla, Bhringraj, Hibiscus)
I try to spray my hair every day, and would alternate the Ayurvedic spray with my normal hydrating braid spray.
I also seal my hair with chebe butter a couple of times a week, so I would continue with that as usual.
And for my oil, the plan is to infuse coconut oil with:
Shikakai
Neem
Amla
Brahmi
And combine that my current scalp oil, which is a blend of castor oil, sunflower oil, and a bit of tea tree oil.
I rub down my scalp with oil a couple of times a week, so that would stay the same.
Let me know your thoughts or if there's anything you would tweak.
My goals are mainly increasing thickness, optimizing hair growth, and strengthening my hair. But not too strong lol.
Thanks the the tips!
That's scary.
Is that even with straining the finished product to remove the powder?
And which preservatives did you use?
I'll look into the calendula! I saw it mentioned a few times.![]()