2017 Coffee Tea Clay Mud Acv Avj Ayurveda Challenge

[IDareT'sHair]

@lulu97
Those Ayurvedic packets look so delicious.

You do a great job making those and labeling them.

Here's to getting your Body Baaaaack

 

[*~*Afrolicious*~*]

My hair is natural with half my hair bleached blonde. Will coffe rinses permanently darken my hair?

 

[IDareT'sHair]

@*~*Afrolicious*~*
Hi Sis.

Are you joining us?

 

[Nightingale]

I must purchase some molds so I can make cute henna gloss bars like these.

 

[*~*Afrolicious*~*]

@*~*Afrolicious*~*
Hi Sis.

Are you joining us?

I will once I know that this won't permanently darken my hair lol

 

[mzteaze]

I will once I know that this won't permanently darken my hair lol

You can always use cassia in place of henna. It's considered a neutral "henna" with little to no color deposit.

OR you can use henna, just skip the part in most recipes that require it sitting for a period of time and undergoing a color change. I use both interchangeably in my glosses. I mix them and use it in my hair IMMEDIATELY. So far, no issues with color changes.

 

[mzteaze]

My hair is natural with half my hair bleached blonde. Will coffe rinses permanently darken my hair?

Wait just saw this. Not sure about coffee rinses BUT would suggest if you are doing coffee for the caffeine - try the method suggested here:

DIY recipe: Mix the contents of one, 200 mg capsule of caffeine powder (such as this one with no fillers or additives) with 1 gallon (about 4 liters) distilled water. Use as a spray or put in a dropper bottle. Using too much can cause the same side effects as ingesting too much caffeine, or can cause scalp irritation. ©Science-y Hair Blog 2017
The end concentration is 0.005% with this mixture.
This recipe is cheap and it really works! I was experiencing extra hair loss and using this on my scalp every other day has reduced my shedding by about 60%.


Can brewed tea or coffee be used? Yes! But not decaffeinated tea or coffee. Tea and coffee can create cool tones in hair. The tea or coffee needs to contact your scalp and be left on for at least 2 minutes.

http://science-yhairblog.blogspot.ie/2017/02/scientifically-tested-over-counter.html

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

I must purchase some molds so I can make cute henna gloss bars like these.

That was cute how she used the rose molds for the rose powder glosses. I wonder which store she purchased the molds from on Amazon...I didn't see a link in the description box. They would be good to make some lotion/butter bars for the upcoming cooler months. Maybe she will link it later?

 

[IDareT'sHair]

@*~*Afrolicious*~*
Personally, Coffee Rinses hasn't darkened my Hair.

I don't use them weekly but I do use them sort of regularly under my DC'ers.

 

[Alma Petra]

@Alma Petra how goes the guava leaf tea for you?

I'm loving it! My hair is still in braids and I spray them with cold guava tea everyday. They are soft and moisturized. I also massage my scalp with the Vitamin E/Grapeseed oil mix.

 

[Sharpened]

I'm loving it! My hair is still in braids and I spray them with cold guava tea everyday. They are soft and moisturized. I also massage my scalp with the Vitamin E/Grapeseed oil mix.

That is so good to hear. Let me know how you fare after you take the braids down, K?

 

[Alma Petra]

Girls, I am going to start caffeine spritz me too. I hope that together with vit E they help reduce my shedding.

 

[Alma Petra]

That is so good to hear. Let me know how you fare after you take the braids down, K?

Yes sure. I'm very curious to see what happens me too. Do you think that combining vit E with caffeine might be too much for my poor follicles?

 

[Sharpened]

Yes sure. I'm very curious to see what happens me too. Do you think that combining vit E with caffeine might be too much for my poor follicles?

It might, 'cause caffeine is a strong one and you are still in braids. I don't want you to end up with clogged follicles is all. Maybe someone with more experience will chime in.

 

[Alma Petra]

It might, 'cause caffeine is a strong one and you are still in braids. I don't want you to end up with clogged follicles is all. Maybe someone with more experience will chime in.

Yeah I know, all that oil. The problem is that washing too often while in braids makes the braids fuzzy very quickly and then they won't be worth wearing lol. It's never easy *sigh*

 

[Smiley79]

To those who use Cassia....where do you order yours nowadays? I am not a fan of the Henna either, due to the color issue...but I wouldn't mind trying Cassia. (I'd love to do a Cassia-Indigo mix)

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

To those who use Cassia....where do you order yours nowadays? I am not a fan of the Henna either, due to the color issue...but I wouldn't mind trying Cassia. (I'd love to do a Cassia-Indigo mix)

If you are going to follow the cassia with indigo, then why not just use henna? The color deposit from henna would be covered up by the indigo. (since you mentioned your hesitation to use it was the color deposit)

Cassia (for me) does not compare to henna. Matter of fact, I never even get why people compare them...when I used it, I found it pretty forgettable. No conditioning, no moisture, no strength...no nothing. But that was just my hair...I'm sure like everything...all things works different for us all. Henna however was love at first use.


I've purchased Cassia from Henna Sooq online. I've never seen it in any of my local Indian markets on the ground.

 

[*~*Afrolicious*~*]

Wait just saw this. Not sure about coffee rinses BUT would suggest if you are doing coffee for the caffeine - try the method suggested here:



http://science-yhairblog.blogspot.ie/2017/02/scientifically-tested-over-counter.html

Hmmmmm.... I use to henna my hair all the time before I went blonde. I'm more interested in tea/coffee rinses as I'd like to decreasing shedding. Tea less less likely to stain my hair, is that a fair assumption?

 

[Sharpened]

Hmmmmm.... I use to henna my hair all the time before I went blonde. I'm more interested in tea/coffee rinses as I'd like to decreasing shedding. Tea less less likely to stain my hair, is that a fair assumption?

Green tea is probably the best of the caffeine bunch. It contains that antioxidant EGCG and should not stain your hair at all.

ETA, One caveat:

Different teas provide different levels of colors because of how oxidation of tea works. First, let’s look at green tea.

One study found that it was possible for green tea to oxidize when the brew sat for an hour at a pH of 7.5 or when set under severe conditions of 90°C (194°F) for 15 minutes (Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry). So what happens when these polyphenols oxidizes?

A 2008 study found that catechins in green tea oxidized by polyphenol oxidase/O2 or peroxidase/H2O2 creates o-quinones and semiquinones (Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry). Quinones are the natural pigments found in plants that can be used for dyes (Chemgaroo). One of the quinones, lawsone, is the one found in henna.

 

[mzteaze]

To those who use Cassia....where do you order yours nowadays? I am not a fan of the Henna either, due to the color issue...but I wouldn't mind trying Cassia. (I'd love to do a Cassia-Indigo mix)

I bought from Amazon. But there are several local places in NYC as well.

 

[mzteaze]

Hmmmmm.... I use to henna my hair all the time before I went blonde. I'm more interested in tea/coffee rinses as I'd like to decreasing shedding. Tea less less likely to stain my hair, is that a fair assumption?

Depends on what type of tea you plan to use. Even light color teas can cast a little color that's visible on BLONDE hair. That's why I was suggesting using caffeine tabs in distilled water then you get the benefits of caffeine without any risks of staining.

 

[Smiley79]

I decided to skip the cassia/henna and use up what I have at home already. A jar of bentonite clay. I tried a clay rinse for the first time (followed The Mane Objective's recipe). I think I love it. I'll see how my hair is in the days ahead.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Did:
Black Coffee Rinse (under DC'er)
Saw Palmetto Tea Rinse (under DC'er)
AVJ w/Sweet Almond Oil Rinse

I also used Cantu's ACV Root Rinse today (Pre-Treat)

 

[Bad&Bougee]

My scalp was mad at me because, like an idiot, I used a petroleum based product on my scalp. Saturday my scalp was irritated, burning, oozing and scaly. I did an ACV rinse after shampooing and then rinsed with Red Roobios tea after conditioner. I massaged the RR tea into scalp and hair and let it sit for 3o minutes and did a 3o second rinse of my scalp (first use and wasn't sure how scalp would react since it was already angry). Awoke this AM to a renewed scalp and shiny, strong hair. I enjoyed the RR tea rinse!

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Oiled my scalp and hair with my Ayurvedic Herbal oil. Followed it up with a scalp massage.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Brewed a Pot of Black Coffee. separated it, and stuck individual batches in the Freezer.

 

[Sharpened]

Applied the last of my thawed aloe to my scalp. Need to re-up.

I have been getting Bay Leaf Tea on my hairline as a default from using it as a bug repellent. Sometimes, it makes parts of my edges itchy. I do not understand why.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Have my:
Coffee
Tea
AVJ
Ready for next Wash Day.
I should actually try to Hendigo all day Sun.

Will think about mixing some up for the Weekend.

 

[Sharpened]

Used the very last of my thawed aloe on scalp, edges, and ends.

I plan to try a henna rinse this weekend to see if I react to it and my hair likes it.

 

[Bad&Bougee]

Has anyone ever heard of or used Shifa Hair tea? It is advertised as a drinking tea but the ingredients appear to be ones that work better if you did a rinse with it instead of consuming.