2018 Curlyproverbz-inspired Regimen Challenge

Britt said:
Hi ladies, how practical is it use Ayurveda/henna to cover grey hair? My mom is a mixstress and the front of her hair has a nice lighter color brown due to the products she uses. I honestly can't remember what exactly she uses but I said I would ask advice in this thread. What exactly can I use to color/cover greys? Or should I just stick with regular hair dye?
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Tagging @faithVA for you. I believe she knows all about this from experience.
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
Nice!!!

And thank so much for the encouragement.

Yes -- I think I hop around a little too much. Just a little. :smile: So I'm going to keep what I know for sure works for me: DCing then washing then DCing. I'm going to keep Chicoro's excellent tip about applying shea butter. (I use an ayurvedic one.) Then I'm going to patiently take some time in 2018, Lord willing, to see what cassia and oils and ayurveda do for me. Maybe nothing, but maybe something!

I feel pretty good about my progress: I know my hair can be stronger, and I know I can reduce how much I weaken my ends. I brush A LOT. Keeping my hair in twists under a wig should help reduce how much I brush. :yep:
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I know this post is old, but you have mentioned it and I remember @ElevatedEnergy mentioning it before. What is the tip about applying shea butter. And where did you get an ayurvedic one from? (I haven't read the entire thread yet and I am new to ayurvedic regime)
 
Taleah2009 said:
I know this post is old, but you have mentioned it and I remember @ElevatedEnergy mentioning it before. What is the tip about applying shea butter. And where did you get an ayurvedic one from? (I haven't read the entire thread yet and I am new to ayurvedic regime)
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Here ya go @Taleah2009 I know @ElevatedEnergy has a version that she uses as well but here's a starting point you could use:

 
Taleah2009 said:
I know this post is old, but you have mentioned it and I remember @ElevatedEnergy mentioning it before. What is the tip about applying shea butter. And where did you get an ayurvedic one from? (I haven't read the entire thread yet and I am new to ayurvedic regime)
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I'll share details tomorrow (links to Chicoro's tips, etc.), but in the meanwhile, I get my ayurvedic whipped shea butter from Etsy.com. The shop is called Jakeala. The product is called Shea Amla Parfait. I get it scented at 70% of the normal strength because I have a very strong nose. I special request the scent to come in the same scent as her award-winning conditioner/cowash bar. :drool: Shipping can take 3-4 WEEKS, just a heads up.
 
I have been sucked down a Curly Proverbz hole since yesterday. I'm sold on adding Ayurvedic methods into my regime. There's an Indian store on my way to the jump that I will pop in today to see what I can get on the ground. I'm going to the start with the wild growth oil. I also want to do the tea. I need to do the mask the and the gloss. By the new year I want to have a solid plan on how to incorporate these things. I'm trying to reach bsl by may.

Will this thread contribute for 2018 or will there be a new one @YvetteWithJoy
 
Quick Update: (gotta stay accountable, my hair is counting on it lol)
unfortunately I was sick but feeling much better now. I rocked a flexi rod set (salon) for a week. that got old and raggedy FAST but I was trying to resist washing it because my stylist said now it's winter I need to wash less (typically wash weekly) or my hair is going to get drier and drier. Sooooo Sunday night I finally got a chance to use my new Keravada products

I kinda used Naptural85 twist out tutorial.
Divided hair in 6 sections.
Spritz with water (want to start using a tea but I need it can't be drying, any recommendations on moisturizing teas? preferably one I can buy at the grocer or whole fooods)
KCKT to detangle section
extra moisture with Keravada Creme Brulee
Oil with Keravada Super Ego (LOVE) and scalp massage to take twists out on Wednesday and now on day 3 of a bomb twist out.
 
Man let me tell you that oil is nice!! My youngest daughter have
had the roughest ends for the past 6 to 8 months. I've cut off all of her split ends but her ends still felt rough. The LOC method made her hair feel smooth for a while when I would do it before bed but in the morning her hair would still have that rough feeling. I strain the oil yesterday and applied it to her hair. It instantly made her hair feel smoother then the real test was this morning. When she took down her bantu knots her hair was still soft and smooth. My plan is to oil her scalp 2x a week and put a few drops of oil on her ends every other night. I hope this oil is the answer to her dry ends. I need go ahead and make the shea butter mixture this week.
 
Taleah2009 said:
I have been sucked down a Curly Proverbz hole since yesterday. I'm sold on adding Ayurvedic methods into my regime. There's an Indian store on my way to the jump that I will pop in today to see what I can get on the ground. I'm going to the start with the wild growth oil. I also want to do the tea. I need to do the mask the and the gloss. By the new year I want to have a solid plan on how to incorporate these things. I'm trying to reach bsl by may.

Will this thread contribute for 2018 or will there be a new one @YvetteWithJoy
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Morning!

I didn't realize that the OTHER ayurvedic thread is a challenge of sorts. This challenge will continue into next year, and likely we'll all post to THEIR new 2018 ayurvedic thread. In that new thread, I'll ask the manager of it to link back to this one in the initial post so we have easy access to this thread that way.
 
Britt said:
Hi ladies, how practical is it use Ayurveda/henna to cover grey hair? My mom is a mixstress and the front of her hair has a nice lighter color brown due to the products she uses. I honestly can't remember what exactly she uses but I said I would ask advice in this thread. What exactly can I use to color/cover greys? Or should I just stick with regular hair dye?
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I don’t have greys but from all I’ve seen and read on this board henna is the perfect alternative to hair dye when it comes to greys. It would give the grey hair a nice reddish/copper color depending on the henna and mix used
 
I straightened my hair 2 weeks ago before I had a chance to use all my yummy henna mixes/glosses and tea rinses.

I could probably get another week out of my hair but I’m itching to wash and henna tonight!
 
naturalagain2 said:
Man let me tell you that oil is nice!! My youngest daughter have
had the roughest ends for the past 6 to 8 months. I've cut off all of her split ends but her ends still felt rough. The LOC method made her hair feel smooth for a while when I would do it before bed but in the morning her hair would still have that rough feeling. I strain the oil yesterday and applied it to her hair. It instantly made her hair feel smoother then the real test was this morning. When she took down her bantu knots her hair was still soft and smooth. My plan is to oil her scalp 2x a week and put a few drops of oil on her ends every other night. I hope this oil is the answer to her dry ends. I need go ahead and make the shea butter mixture this week.
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Yes my daughters hair LOVES the oil. I took her braids down and her hair was so soft and shiny she was able to wear the braid out for a day.
 
There are curry leaves in the CS henna blend. When I brewed the tea, I kept smelling something spicy but couldn't place it. Between the curry and the fenugreek I don't think I'll use this for leave in applications.

I'll try adding vanilla or maybe some citrus but it just seems like a funky mess waiting to happen:nono:
 
douglala said:
I don’t have greys but from all I’ve seen and read on this board henna is the perfect alternative to hair dye when it comes to greys. It would give the grey hair a nice reddish/copper color depending on the henna and mix used
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Righttt that's how my mom's hair looks but it looks good, especially since her hair is already kinda brown. I'm just wondering how much mixing and how often would I have to do this. How long to let it sit, what exactly to use, etc.
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
Morning!

I didn't realize that the OTHER ayurvedic thread is a challenge of sorts. This challenge will continue into next year, and likely we'll all post to THEIR new 2018 ayurvedic thread. In that new thread, I'll ask the manager of it to link back to this one in the initial post so we have easy access to this thread that way.
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Yes. There is. Since it was so late in the year, I was going to join that group as well next year.
 
Saludable84 said:
So, a couple things I’m going to test out is:
Henna whipped Shea Butter
Ayurvedica hair Moisturizer (basically glycerin based). Neither will have emulsifiers.
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Right there with you on the glycerin-based ayurvedic hair moisturizer. :yep:

I'm basically planning a DIY ayurvedic Curl Activator that blends CP's Hair Tea with a glycerin-amla DIY Curl Activator recipe I found. Once I get it tweaked right, I'll share the final recipe, though everyone's mileage will vary.

I'm pretty convinced about curl activator for hair growth retention via moisture.
 
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Britt said:
Hi ladies, how practical is it use Ayurveda/henna to cover grey hair? My mom is a mixstress and the front of her hair has a nice lighter color brown due to the products she uses. I honestly can't remember what exactly she uses but I said I would ask advice in this thread. What exactly can I use to color/cover greys? Or should I just stick with regular hair dye?
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I have some grey strands and henna covers them remarkably well.....even a henna gloss kept for about 2 hours works on my greys....i think you should try henna if you are looking for a natural means of colouring your hair. Aside from colouring your hair, it strengthens it and aids in length retention
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
Right there with you on the glycerin-based ayurvedic hair moisturizer. :yep:

I'm basically planning a DIY ayurvedic Curl Activator that blends CP's Hair Tea with a glycerin-amla DIY Curl Activator recipe I found. Once I get it tweaked right, I'll share the final recipe, though everyone's mileage will vary.

I'm pretty convinced about curl activator for hair growth.
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Y'all tempting me.....now i'm wondering if i should add a tablespoon of glycerin to my ayurvedic hair spray
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
I'll share details tomorrow (links to Chicoro's tips, etc.), but in the meanwhile, I get my ayurvedic whipped shea butter from Etsy.com. The shop is called Jakeala. The product is called Shea Amla Parfait. I get it scented at 70% of the normal strength because I have a very strong nose. I special request the scent to come in the same scent as her award-winning conditioner/cowash bar. :drool: Shipping can take 3-4 WEEKS, just a heads up.
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Is the color really dark?
 
shanelallyn30 said:
flax seed water? tell me more about this that you speak of lol.
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Well, I was watching Nap85's flax seed tutorial when it occurred to me that it would be a good medium for powders and such. Flax seeds got vitamins and stuff, right? Plus slip. Sounds better than using some random conditioner. If you freeze your flax seed not-quite-gel into ice cubes, you could use it for a lot of different things.

Different topic, lol, I was thinking about 'traditional amla oil' vs 'amla-infused oil'. Working with herbs in a self-healing capacity, I know that all herbs have water-soluble constituents and oil-soluble constituents. (They also have alcohol-soluble constituents, but we ain't doing alladat, lol.) So, if I don't want to mess with the traditional method (simmering the herb in water, adding oil, then burning off the water), I could just make teas of the same herbs and use them in the same formulation. So, let's say I'm doing a gloss. I would let the herbs marinate in oil, and then have those same herbs combined in a tea, add them all to the conditioner, and I have all constituents. Does that make sense? :lol:

Meanwhile, I just applied my 2(?) days steeped 4 ingredient oil (minus the henna, it's coming today) and my brain is humming. :lol: It felt sort of head ache-y at first, but then I realized it was the feeling of a headache going away. Odd. I don't know if it's the msm or the eo's bc I've never used the former and never use the latter in this concentration.
 
@Britt, I plan to eventually get to henna treatments. I'll let you know how it covers my greys, but your hair (likely) has way more cuticle layers than mine, so I don't think I'd be a good example for you. :(
 
Haven't updated in a while but I'm still using the oil and the henna infused shea butter is my staple. I use it to seal every time I moisturize my hair.

I'm curious about her henna and rose gloss bar but I think I will just add the cocoa butter, rose and aloe powder to my next batch of henna shea butter.
 
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