2019 Coffee Clay Chebe Onion Rice Tea Ayurv Acv Avj Challenge

Currently have some herbs on the stove brewing to make myself some hair rinse. Today I am using Raspberry leaves, Rosemary leaves, sage leaves, black tea, lemongrass leaves, and Belle Bar Green Tea.

Can't wait to start my hair rinses again. That flu I had knocked me out of commission for at least 3 weeks.
 
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Washed today with The Mane Choice Do it Fro the Culture shampoo and deep conditioner. They both have black seed oil in them which I contemplated adding to my oil blend (in powder form) for a while. Followed up with my ayurvedic shea grease as usual. I think next wash I'm going to try a fenugreek conditioner. I didn't get around to making my coffee butter as I need to buy a new strainer or a cheesecloth.
 
Sprayed Sirod Naturals Herbal Rice Water on hair/Used SheaTerra Egyptian Black Castor oil/applied Shea Nilotica to seal in everything..Happy Being Nappy applied Onion oil on my edges..

Happy Hair Growing!
 
Update: so I had the flu and was sick for far too long. But I’m back and better than ever! And even more determined to continue to switch to a more natural lifestyle and more Ayurvedic products. I really want to try the Natty Moist leave in and butter but $$.

Last week I detangle washed and twisted. Took twists out and wore my hair in a Shea butter slicked bun for about five days.

Did an herbal bubble bath and completely submerged my whole self Sunday. Felt amaaaaaaazing. Ladies we gotta start using the power of our herbs n butters on our whole body because it gave me life.
:bath:

Last night I did a bentonite clay hair mask to detox as it was the new moon. I’m going to be trying to match up my regimen with the moon because lunar hair care is a thing I am incorporating more of. You can check out how defined it made my curls and impromptu length check on the video I posted here. slowly but surely I will make APL!! :gorgeous:

Also. Tried Obia Narurals Babassu deep conditioner with a shower cap for ~20 minutes. this just might be my holy grail deep conditioner omg I loved everything about it. I can only imagine with heat :2inlove:

Put my hair in 6 flat twists using Kinky Curly Knot Today and Camille Rose Naturals Cocoa Nibs Ayurvedic Oil (applied to my scalp and length this time). Pinned flat twists to sleep and for work. Will rock a twist out this weekend.
 
@mzteaze @Aggie @naturalyogini

Calling on experts for help

My order from HennaSooq just shipped and I want to do the 2 step for black hair. Currently I recently (October) got my hair dyed lighter for the first time. I’m over it lol not only do I miss having dark shiny hair my roots are really growing. I have lots of experience with henna but none with indigo. Any tips/advice will be much appreciated!!

Also. I bought extra because I’m planning to do my newly natural mom who hates her gray hair and I’m trying to get her away from all the chemicals esp because she’s developed scalp issues from all the dyes and relaxers over the years. So any advice on covering gray hair would be great too.

:prettyplease:
 
SunkissedLife said:
@mzteaze @Aggie @naturalyogini

Calling on experts for help

My order from HennaSooq just shipped and I want to do the 2 step for black hair. Currently I recently (October) got my hair dyed lighter for the first time. I’m over it lol not only do I miss having dark shiny hair my roots are really growing. I have lots of experience with henna but none with indigo. Any tips/advice will be much appreciated!!

Also. I bought extra because I’m planning to do my newly natural mom who hates her gray hair and I’m trying to get her away from all the chemicals esp because she’s developed scalp issues from all the dyes and relaxers over the years. So any advice on covering gray hair would be great too.

:prettyplease:
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Welcome to the club!

I don't want blue-black hair so I use a percentage of Indigo to make my hair medium brown. My current mix is 60% Indigo to 40% henna. Basically, you mix your henna and let it sit for 3-4 hours. About 15-30 minutes before you are ready to apply, mix your Indigo and let it dye release.

I mix the henna and Indigo together then apply. That mixture sits on my hair for 3-4 hours then rinse & DC. That is what's known as the One- step process.

If you want darker hair - you should do the 2 step application - Henna first followed by Indigo. Basically henna on hair for 3-4 hours, rinse then Indigo for 2-3 hours.
 
This weekend, I'm excited to try out katam instead of Indigo in my mix. Katam supposedly has a "violent" purple hue so it should give me a warmer brown color when mixed with henna.

Indigo is said to have cooler blue tones.

So my plan is to use 60% katam to 40% henna. What this means is I weigh out my product then mix accordingly. My hair is fine with lower density so I can get away with using 100g of product. So I use :

60g katam (~ 60% of 100 g)
40g henna (~ 40% of 100g)
________
100g total product

Hopefully this helps.
 
SunkissedLife said:
@mzteaze @Aggie @naturalyogini

Calling on experts for help

My order from HennaSooq just shipped and I want to do the 2 step for black hair. Currently I recently (October) got my hair dyed lighter for the first time. I’m over it lol not only do I miss having dark shiny hair my roots are really growing. I have lots of experience with henna but none with indigo. Any tips/advice will be much appreciated!!

Also. I bought extra because I’m planning to do my newly natural mom who hates her gray hair and I’m trying to get her away from all the chemicals esp because she’s developed scalp issues from all the dyes and relaxers over the years. So any advice on covering gray hair would be great too.

:prettyplease:
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@SunkissedLife

So far I have done the 50:50 mix of henna and indigo as a one step process, (leave on hair for 3-4 hours to overnight sometimes) rinse and immediately follow up with all indigo as my second step (leave on for 3 hours, rinse).

When mixing your indigo, add a tablespoon of sea salt to it to prevent it falling all over the floor - it does not stay together as well as henna. Allow the indigo dye to release for 15 to 20 minutes max, then apply to your hair.

By the way, you can add indigo up to 72 hours after a full henna treatment. Any time after that, the indigo will lose some of it's efficacy at dying the hair that true black you are looking for. Indigo needs henna to adhere to the hair.

Do not add any oils or deep conditioner until about 3 days later after the indigo dye is fully released in your hair. You can however use light rinse out conditioners to get the indigo out of your hair.

Adding oils will start to slowly remove the indigo from your hair too quickly so that's a :nono: until the third day after washing it out.

HTH!
 
Check this out! I am going to try and incorporate this into my hair routine!









SunkissedLife said:
@weavepat && @IDareT'sHair

Can you tell me more about your Shea butter and powder infusions? I am in love with using my diy whipped Shea butter for my twists and braids and would love to incorporate Ayurvedic powders but felt like it would make my mix grainy or have to be washed out. It seems like you used it as a deep conditioner so you didn’t leave it in? I didn’t know Shea butter could be a deep conditioner
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@GigiGlows444
Hey! This is an Active On-Going Challenge!

Are you joining or trying to sell something? Please visit the Vendors Forum if you are attempting to sell something.

Thank you!
 
Hey everyone quick, quick update!

I have been using a 4 day fermented rice water in my hair e/o day and on days that I DC with a mix with bentonite clay, a moisturizing conditioner, SAO, EVOO, and coco oil.

On the day I do not use rice water I use a kombucha, mulberry, senna tea mix spritz on my hair.

I leave my hair in two-strand twists throughout the week (I put my hair into a bun and add some natural, curly yaki hair on the ends (low, twist bun style) and I apply the spritz usually at night.

E/0 day I use a peppermint oil mix in my scalp and massage.

My hair has grown 1.5 inches since January...

I have also been taking Biotin 5000 mcg, b-complex, multi-vit, and now I added Vitamin C. I drink about 1-2L of water daily, and I exercise 2-4 times a week. I am trying y'all.

How can I incorporate more methods into my routine???
 
Hello, IDareT'sHair, I am definitely not trying to sell anything here, I just saw an informative video on how to infuse henna into shea butter. I am not sure why you think I am a vendor, also in previous posts I expressed interest in being a member! I have been actively a part of the challenge! I am here to participate!

Thanks!


IDareT'sHair said:
@GigiGlows444
Hey! This is an Active On-Going Challenge!

Are you joining or trying to sell something? Please visit the Vendors Forum if you are attempting to sell something.

Thank you!
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Been using the aloe vera spray daily as a leave in. If I remember I spray again when I get home from work.

Sprayed the rice water on my hair under the dc last Saturday. Forgot to do that during my midweek dc so will do it next week.
 
mzteaze said:
Welcome to the club!

I don't want blue-black hair so I use a percentage of Indigo to make my hair medium brown. My current mix is 60% Indigo to 40% henna. Basically, you mix your henna and let it sit for 3-4 hours. About 15-30 minutes before you are ready to apply, mix your Indigo and let it dye release.

I mix the henna and Indigo together then apply. That mixture sits on my hair for 3-4 hours then rinse & DC. That is what's known as the One- step process.

If you want darker hair - you should do the 2 step application - Henna first followed by Indigo. Basically henna on hair for 3-4 hours, rinse then Indigo for 2-3 hours.
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I will be doing the 2 step process for me and my mother but I will try to mix in indigo with the henna in step 1 then full indigo in step 2 to get the darkest results.


Aggie said:
@SunkissedLife

So far I have done the 50:50 mix of henna and indigo as a one step process, (leave on hair for 3-4 hours to overnight sometimes) rinse and immediately follow up with all indigo as my second step (leave on for 3 hours, rinse).

When mixing your indigo, add a tablespoon of sea salt to it to prevent it falling all over the floor - it does not stay together as well as henna. Allow the indigo dye to release for 15 to 20 minutes max, then apply to your hair.

By the way, you can add indigo up to 72 hours after a full henna treatment. Any time after that, the indigo will lose some of it's efficacy at dying the hair that true black you are looking for. Indigo needs henna to adhere to the hair.

Do not add any oils or deep conditioner until about 3 days later after the indigo dye is fully released in your hair. You can however use light rinse out conditioners to get the indigo out of your hair.

Adding oils will start to slowly remove the indigo from your hair too quickly so that's a :nono: until the third day after washing it out.

HTH!
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Thanks for the tips! I didn’t know not to add oils or deep condition after indigo (which is usually the first thing I do after henna). I will also make sure to add some salt (I have pink Himalayan salt) to indigo when mixing. I have heard it’s quite different from henna so I will be interested to see the outcome. Planning to do it this weekend probably Sunday and I’m so excited!



Thanks for all your advice ladies!! I’ll be sure to post my results
 
SunkissedLife said:
@mzteaze @Aggie @naturalyogini

Calling on experts for help

My order from HennaSooq just shipped and I want to do the 2 step for black hair. Currently I recently (October) got my hair dyed lighter for the first time. I’m over it lol not only do I miss having dark shiny hair my roots are really growing. I have lots of experience with henna but none with indigo. Any tips/advice will be much appreciated!!

Also. I bought extra because I’m planning to do my newly natural mom who hates her gray hair and I’m trying to get her away from all the chemicals esp because she’s developed scalp issues from all the dyes and relaxers over the years. So any advice on covering gray hair would be great too.

:prettyplease:
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I have stubborn gray hair. So I do hendigo AND indigo. That is 70/30 henna, amla, bhringraj, aloe powder/ indigo, salt. I leave on for 4-7 hours. Then indigo, aloe Vera powder and salt for 1 1/2 hours. I co wash only no dc for 3 days. My grays stay covered about 3 weeks before I need a root touch up.
 
GigiGlows444 said:
Hey everyone quick, quick update!

I have been using a 4 day fermented rice water in my hair e/o day and on days that I DC with a mix with bentonite clay, a moisturizing conditioner, SAO, EVOO, and coco oil.

On the day I do not use rice water I use a kombucha, mulberry, senna tea mix spritz on my hair.

I leave my hair in two-strand twists throughout the week (I put my hair into a bun and add some natural, curly yaki hair on the ends (low, twist bun style) and I apply the spritz usually at night.

E/0 day I use a peppermint oil mix in my scalp and massage.

My hair has grown 1.5 inches since January...

I have also been taking Biotin 5000 mcg, b-complex, multi-vit, and now I added Vitamin C. I drink about 1-2L of water daily, and I exercise 2-4 times a week. I am trying y'all.

How can I incorporate more methods into my routine???
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My lazy butt just got tired from just reading your routine lol. But maybe you can start alternating new methods or powders/clays? Infusing them into your rice water spritzes and/or conditioners. That way you can try a bigger variety of items while keeping the routine that works for you.
 
I haven't had time to do herbal treatments for two weeks, but I have been using tea rinses and my sheabiscus butter as a pre-poo.

I reserved some of the rice water I made last week and made a spray leave in with aloe juice and Greg juice (for the glycerin content). My hair is soft, strong and has more elasticity. I use the aphogee green tea spray on wash day but I wanted something milder to use during the week.
 
After I washed my hair,I used Curls & Potions Chebe Rice Rice water on my roots & put Agave Dc on length left on for 2hrs/rinsed with warm water and used Sirod Naturals Fermented Rice Milk & Ayurvedic leave in/Uhuru Naturals Chebe Hair cream/Bekura Beauty on lower length,Sealed with Egyptian Black Castor oil..

•8 strands of hair came out..

Happy Hair Growing!
 
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Last wash 3 weeks ago. In between wash I use my Ayur LOC Method (Belle Bar & Natty products)

Detangle - Marshmallow Root (Belle Bar)

Prepoo - Onion Garlic Oil (Belle Bar)

Cleanse - Deva Curl Build Up Blaster

(Forgot to ferment rice water)

DC: Camille Rose Coconut Water + Hibiscus Powder, Belle Bar Rio, Bellr Bar Chebe Powder

Loc Method again. Using NJoy Essential Oils (ayur blend) 3-4x a week, batana Oil 2-3x a week, and scalp massages 3x a week
 
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