~2012 Ayurvedic Hair Care Thread w/ Recipes~

By the way, I just finished a henna treatment and now I am sitting with indigo on my hair for rich black and shiny hair.
 
There was a thread posted here sometime back by Candy C and here are a few things that might help that I copied and pasted from it:

TAKE NOTE and follow the instructions. There's no other successful way of utilizing these powders unless:

1. theres one moisturizing powder
2. you have pre-poo'ed with OIL
3. you rinse properly and condition


"You will need:"

· Wide toothed comb
· Boar bristle brush
· Oils (one for hair, one for scalp)
· Soft hair towel, absorbent
· Good water – check if your area has hard water – if so, invest in a water filter as you will reap the benefits as will your whole family, health wise, skin wise and hair wise.
· 45 minutes to 1 hour spare time
· Access to a shower or water basin
· Clothes to get into once your finished (there’s nothing worse then scrambling for clothes when your hair is damp).
· Your ready mixed powders [see ‘utilize your products’ for instructions] (SHIKAKAI + AMLA OR SHIKAKAI + BHRINGERAJ ETC! - NEVER SHIKAKAI ON ITS OWN, OR ARITHA OR BRAHMI!!!)· Any good conditioner – price doesn’t matter, make sure it contains natural oils or you can add your own.
· Hair cap to allow conditioner to process for a few minutes

To cleanse correctly:

· Coat hair with oil a night before washing (pick any oil and swap and change sometimes to avoid boredom and resistance to change.
· Scalp massage as usual [see ‘head massaging’ section], this can be before or after hair oiling, do this for 10-15 minutes in a comfortable room where you will not be disturbed.

· On the day of washing, slowly and gently detangle the hair for you to detangle.
· Comb the hair straight back
· Use a boar bristle brush afterwards to distribute the oils.

· Rinse your hair in the shower [or basin] for around ten minutes, the water should be very warm – as hot as you can safely tolerate
· Pour your powder mixture over your head slowly, focusing on scalp and hair ends.

· Rinse this out immediately for a good ten minutes
· When you feel you have removed most of the powder particles, run a conditioner through your hair as though you were using shampoo.

· Rinse this out immediately and repeat, this time keep the conditioner in your hair for ten minutes, and add an oil combination such as Wonder 8 oil or Keracare Essential Oils (although olive oil will do just fine and is perfect for this treatment)·

When your ten minutes is up, rinse out with lukewarm – tolerable cold water until all the ‘slick’ of the conditioner is gone and you are left with moisturized detangled hair.

Do not comb your hair until your next wash date, if you feel you must comb your hair, only comb it within the ten minutes when conditioners and oils are in the hair – and please take time. Air dry the hair, only blow-dry once every 3 weeks minimum if you have to.

You will need to find the following, either online or at your local Indian market:

· 1 box (or 3) of selected powders; to name the best: Amla (moisture and strength), Shikakai (cleanse and strength), Neem (dandruff and deep cleansing), Brahmi (growth and stimulation), Aritha (oily scalp, build up), Maka (bhringeraj) (deep moisture).

· Boiled kettle water (do not ever heat your mixture up in the microwave, this will destroy most of the properties)
· Plastic spoon
· Variety of oils, choose brands such as Ancient Formulae, Hesh & Dabur – check before purchasing that these oils are:
1. In date,
2. The ingredients are full of natural goodies,
3. Are full to the top or near the top (and are unopened).

You can also use KTC or KIC brands; who usually specialise in cooking oils. These do not label their ingredients though, but its better to assume they are not 100% natural unless stated.
· Mixing jug, or cup

The consistency of your powder mix shouldn’t be too thick or too watery – it also should never be lumpy or hard to stir.
Its colour depends on what powders you use, but it should never be transparent, and you shouldn’t be able to see to the bottom of your mixing jug.

Hair soaps are also popular in Ayurvedic hair care, but I personally prefer powders, as they do not contain the ingredients that soaps contain, which are non-natural. Powders are straight from the plant and are composed of nothing but the herb.

Shampoo only once every 4 weeks with your favourite westernised shampoo or hair soap to avoid build-up. Do not be afraid to mix different powders together, although using more than 3 powders at a time can cancel out the abilities of another powder.

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Now I know she said to use 1 whole box but her hair was hip length so I wouldn't use that much if your hair is not that long or extremely thick and long. My hair is shoulder length so I used a few TBs of powder and that was enough for me. Now that I'm texlaxed, I use a little more powder than when my hair was relaxed straight.

Hope this helps a few people.
 
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I just went to Patel Bros. and purchased the following
Alma powder
Brahmi powder
Neem powder
Neem oil
Amla oil
Vatika coconut oil.

I know how I will use the oils but am not sure about the powders. The last time I used powders was texlaxed and I used henna. I may just use it as rinses.
ETA: @Aggie thank you for that post. I see the three can be used together. Any more info on the three powders I purchased please post it here.
 
growinghealthyhair said:
Hey!!!!

@An_gell

I have fenugreek powder, but where would I get onion powder(the only kind i have is my seasoning for cooking).

I have some oil that I'd love to add my powders too. But I thought that I had to let it sit for weeks in order to use it. I'd love to hear more info on your suggestions!
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Hi! I ordered the onion powder from moutainroseherbs.com, and I use them both as a paste so you don't have to let them sit for weeks unless you want to make an oil with the powders. I usually mix onion and fenugreek powder, coconut oil, and bottled water together and make it into a paste and apply it to my scalp and hair and put on a conditioning cap to keep the paste moist on my hair to keep it from drying which makes it harder to cowash out. I let it sit for a couple hours and cowash it out.
 
Thanks ladies for coming in and sharing your knowledge about ayurvedic hair care and recipes. Please continue to share your information. TIA!
 
For teas you can also run them through a coffee maker. Thats what Ive done and it is so much easier than mixing and straining
 
I will be subbing....I have been collecting ayurvedic powders, and plan to incorporate them in my reggie in 2012.
 
I did an ayurveda herbal treatment of amla, brahmi, bhringraj, kalpi tone, and tulsi powders on Wednesday morning a few hours before my weave install. I had added some lavender and rosemary essential oils to it for a little tingle on my scalp. Loved it.
 
I just brewed a tea for tomorrow's wash. It has shikakai, aritha (super low amount), brahmi, amla, fenugreek, tulsi, neem, cassia, maka and hibiscus. I also added some coconut milk to it. I only do this combo as a rinse, I'd be afraid that it's too many cleansing and strong powders for me to feel comfortable with it as a paste. I'll oil my hair tonight, go into the office for a few hours tomorrow, then come home and do my rinse. It looks so delightful I want to do it tonight :yep:, but I'll be patient.
 
I cannot wait to go to my local Indian grocer and buy some things! Thanks for all the great info ladies :D
 
This is a perfect thread for me, since I failed the APL challenge for 2011 so hard :ohwell: I didn't have a "real" regimen and haven't been serious about using ayurvedic herbs except for my weekly Nupur mehendi powder mix, so I hope I can use the tips from you all to make a serious, hair growing formula.
 
For the ladies making the paste here is a video I found on you-tube for making paste..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-XkfEpytls&feature=g-hist&context=G2ba51acAHT1qr0gAEAA


Here is a blog that I found some recipes also that mixes the powders with your DC and also a ayurveda spray mix..

http://allthingsonatural.blogspot.com/search/label/Ayurveda

I just started a tea rinse last weekend.. I do want to start using some of the recipes I listed on the link..

Sorry had the wrong link above.. Its correct now..
 
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Has anyone made their own oils? Ive been doing this but I'm trying to find a way to make them smell better. I walked around feeling like I smelled like a burnt cookie lol
 
Aggie said:
All you have to do is decide on which powder/s you want to use, add hot distilled or bottled water to it until it's a bit watery but not so watery that you lose all the conditioning properties, strain, allow to cool long enough to pour over your hair. You can let it stay on for about 2-3 minutes, wash out. Now I have poured it unstrained over my hair before, but the grains from the powders take too long to wash out, hence the straining.

I have done a shikakai/amla rinse before using 2 Tbs of each and added about 1 cup to a cup and a half of water, a few drops of rosemary or lavender essential oils for a nice tingle and extra growth stimulation. All this is done on previously oiled hair and scritched scalp for about 20-30 minutes, similar to a prepoo. This is where your ayurveda oils will come in.

Try using different powders to get different results.
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This is what I do for the most part. I make a thick tea by pouring boiling water over assorted powders and I add just a few drops of ylang ylang monoi. When the tea cools off I put it in an 8 oz bottle. It looks like gravy, or mudwash and it's easy to shake and use. I use about 1/3 to 1/2 of the bottle per shampoo and I've learned to keep it in the fridge coz in the past I've had it go sour in the bathroom and I hate wasting my concoctions. :) I don't have any problems with rinse outs at this consistency.

I get my herbs from an Indian market. I've only used them occasionally in the past but I'm thinking about going purist this year.
 
:blush:I completely forgot I made this thread.. Sorry guys didn't mean to abandon yall.

I did a cassia paste this weekend, and I used coconut milk, hibiscus, horsetail, and onion powder, distilled water, agave, and macademia nut oil infused with garlic. I left it on for 3hrs, and cowashed it out with Traders Joe nourishing spa. Even though I smelled like salad my hair came out very soft and no shedding while I was moisturizing today.

I said I was going to do a paste at least once a month this year, and these paste are helping alot with my scalp issues as well as reducing shedding. My hair is alot more thicker.
 
Scalp massage with pure amla oil right now. Tomorrow is wash and dc day and I am going to try the double rinse method or just use my shikakai poo bar sample. I just got my hibiscus powder so I am excited to try this with my tea rinse. Stalking thread for new recipes!
 
Todays Deep Treatment

2 TBLSP Greek Yougurt
2 TSP Rhassoul Powder
2TSP castor/coco/evoo oil blend
2TSP Brhami Powder
1TSP Amla Powder

Happy Hair Growing!
 
discodumpling said:
Todays Deep Treatment

2 TBLSP Greek Yougurt
2 TSP Rhassoul Powder
2TSP castor/coco/evoo oil blend
2TSP Brhami Powder
1TSP Amla Powder

Happy Hair Growing!
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This looks great!

Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
 
Tonight I made a bhrami powder paste using water and oils, applied it to my scalp using an applicator brush. I then mixed conditioner to the rest and applied it to the length of my hair. I left it on for about 30 minutes and cowashed it out.
 
Can Kalpi Tone powder be mixed with black tea bags to give it a darker color or does it already give a dark (blacker) shade on its own? I plan on texlaxing and am seeking a dark glossy look? So Im debating using a clear rinse or trying the Kalpi Tone. I need to research using these powders on relaxed hair...is there a time rule or what? Im not ready for Henna and relaxed hair but I am willing and excited to use Kalpi Tone when I become texlaxed. I really dont want a complicated regimen so I wouldnt mind this powder every other week. But as for a shiny glossy black look for my hair, thats where Im lost.
 
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