2017 Coffee Tea Clay Mud Acv Avj Ayurveda Challenge

I'd like to join!

I'm a natural with 3c (I think), fine, high porosity, Wsl hair.
I love doing henna glosses consisting of Nupur Henna, coconut milk and honey.
I usually do a final herbal hair rinse consisting of aloe vera juice + my herbal tea that I pre-make Marshmallow Root, fenugreek, flax seeds, burdock root, nettle...
The days I don't have any of the tea made I just use aloe vera juice. Some sort of final rinse is a must for me because I find it greatly helps correcting the porosity in my hair.
My spray bottle is always filled with 1/2 filtered water and 1/2 aloe vera juice.
 
lulu97 said:
Gonna pick up a tea pot with a built in infuser this weekend. Also need to invest in a few silicone free cheapie conditioners for mixing my powder treatments with. I used up an entire bottle of Giovanni last wash day fooling around trying to get a good consistency. Gonna skip washing this week cause my hair is sickening soft and scalp feels amazing. Probably going back to my 2 week wash day routine since everything is back on track.

Here are the amla and rhassoul deep conditioning bars I made. I'll be alternating between the 2 for deep treating prior to washing.

Mixed each with a whole bunch of goodies. Froze overnight, separated and storing in freezer to use as needed.

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Wow! Those look really really interesting! What is your recipe for those bars?
 
sunshine737 said:
Wow! Those look really really interesting! What is your recipe for those bars?
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Please note: You don't have to use herbal infused water with this...I'm just extra so......LOL

1/4 cup marshmallow root
1/4 cup rose hips
Steeped in water

In one bowl, place 100 grams (3.5 ounces) rhassoul clay. Add in 8 ounces of herbal infused water. Mix well.

In the other bowl, place 100 grams amla powder. Add in 10 ounces of herbal infused water. Mix well.

**Any leftover herbal water can be used as a tea rinse on the next wash day if you choose to use it.**

Add to each mixture respectively:
1/2 cup melted butter (I used cocoa butter wafers)
1 tablespoon raw honey
6 tablespoons of oil of choice. I used 2 tablespoons each of apricot oil, rice bran oil & Meadowfoam seed oil for this mix.

Mix well and pour into molds. Wrap with Saran Wrap and allow to freeze overnight.


*The herbs, butters and oils I use vary each time I make it.

**You don't have to make both recipes at the same time. But my base is usually the same (melted butter, oils & honey) so I just like to make it all at the same time to kinda get it over with. LOL

**If you don't like powders/clays, I have another DIY deep conditioner with coconut milk and coconut cream. I'll share the recipe tomorrow when I remove them from the molds.
 
lulu97 said:
Please note: You don't have to use herbal infused water with this...I'm just extra so......LOL

1/4 cup marshmallow root
1/4 cup rose hips
Steeped in water

In one bowl, place 100 grams (3.5 ounces) rhassoul clay. Add in 8 ounces of herbal infused water. Mix well.

In the other bowl, place 100 grams amla powder. Add in 10 ounces of herbal infused water. Mix well.

**Any leftover herbal water can be used as a tea rinse on the next wash day if you choose to use it.**

Add to each mixture respectively:
1/2 cup melted butter (I used cocoa butter wafers)
1 tablespoon raw honey
6 tablespoons of oil of choice. I used 2 tablespoons each of apricot oil, rice bran oil & Meadowfoam seed oil for this mix.

Mix well and pour into molds. Wrap with Saran Wrap and allow to freeze overnight.


*The herbs, butters and oils I use vary each time I make it.

**You don't have to make both recipes at the same time. But my base is usually the same (melted butter, oils & honey) so I just like to make it all at the same time to kinda get it over with. LOL

**If you don't like powders/clays, I have another DIY deep conditioner with coconut milk and coconut cream. I'll share the recipe tomorrow when I remove them from the molds.
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might be a silly question... but how do you use the bars/incorporate them into your was routine? Also what results do you get with the alma vs the rhassoul clay?
 
This morning I massaged my scalp with my CPGO (Curly Proverbz Growth Oil) for 5 minutes. This oil has henna and fenugreek seeds as it's base herbs. Scalp is nice and tingly from the peppermint and other essential oils in my potion. Also I added 2 tbsps Rooted Treasures JBCO to it - love the smell of this stuff a lot.

I will be making her other oil that has brahmi and amla in it in a couple of weeks but I will be adding bringhraj and hibiscus powders to mine.


I really need to pull out my marshmallow root and slippery elm for my hair detanglers/prepoos/rinses too :look:.
 
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sunshine737 said:
might be a silly question... but how do you use the bars/incorporate them into your was routine? Also what results do you get with the alma vs the rhassoul clay?
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I use them as deep conditioners. Both are very conditioning for my hair especially when mixed with the butters and oils. I love rhassoul clay for face masks too. It has cleansing/detoxing abilities.
 
Mixing 1 oz ice cube each of Sweet Coffee (coffee with blackstrap molasses) with Marshmallow Rooibos Tea for a scalp treatment tomorrow:
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Too many males in this household to do this in the fridge.
 
In the mood to play in my hair. I go through periods of wanting to love it up and play in it all the time to "just can't be bothered" :lachen:

Sometime this weekend:
Steep some slippery elm powder to detangle with.
Deep condition with a DIY Coconut Cream Conditioner
Herbal Tea rinse with the leftover horsetail and rosehip brew from my last wash day :drool:
 
lulu97 said:
@Sharpened How are you planning to use your newly purchased catnip buds? (didn't want to high jack the other thread)

I read that it's really good for preventing split ends!
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Because of the split end prevention, I am hoping it leaves a hydrating film like guava leaf does, without any allergic reaction. I will try 1/2 tsp to 4 oz distilled water as a start.
 
Sharpened said:
How does catnip compare to guava leaf?
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@Sharpened
Honestly, it's been a while since I've used Catnip. You refreshed my memory that I actually had this in my stash.:thought:

Normally when I was using it, I was mixing it with another Tea (Green, Fenugreek, Rosemary). This time I am brewing it by itself.

Guava Leaf is Bae.:love2: Currently my absolute fav.

Plan to pull out my Horsetail this summer too for a nice Horsetail, Nettle blend.
 
Sharpened said:
Because of the split end prevention, I am hoping it leaves a hydrating film like guava leaf does, without any allergic reaction. I will try 1/2 tsp to 4 oz distilled water as a start.
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That sounds like a good plan!

I have so many different types of herbs...I've been focusing on using 2-3 a month. One for scalp health, one for conditioning and one for detangling. May has been all about horsetail, rose hips and slippery elm.

I'mma get around to catnip in January I believe. LOL
 
lulu97 said:
That sounds like a good plan!

I have so many different types of herbs...I've been focusing on using 2-3 a month. One for scalp health, one for conditioning and one for detangling. May has been all about horsetail, rose hips and slippery elm.

I'mma get around to catnip in January I believe. LOL
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Right now, my focus is on conditioning, growth, and shedding because I want to try to keep as many follicles alive as I get older. I use oils and a creme for detangling, but I do want to play with gums and mucilage-containing plants (besides aloe) to make a detangler. From my experiment with marshmallow root, it looks like the stuff wants to flake off my hair.
 
Yesterday I:

Detangled with my slippery elm, marshmallow root & fenugreek conditioning mix. Added a bit of the Ayurvedic Icing then deep conditioned for 1 hour.

Washed with my aloe herbal shampoo bar.

Tea rinsed with horsetail & Rosehips.

One of my best wash days to date and I hand made it all. LOL I literally have no need for anything that's not made by own hands. I never thought I would be able to say that!

After washing, I roller set to stretch. Will be rocking the roller set for a few weeks.
 
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