2020/2021 Challenge - Cowash, Cocleanse, Mud Wash, Honey Cleanse, & Others

[IDareT'sHair]

Koils By Nature's Mango & Mint Detoxifying Conditioner
Soultanicals Master Cleanse Hair Detox

 

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I'm currently steeping some yucca and soapwort for shampoo. I've added some floral herbs: calendula, lanvandin, lemongrass, cornflower, and orange peel.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

I'm currently steeping some yucca and soapwort for shampoo. I've added some floral herbs: calendula, lanvandin, lemongrass, cornflower, and orange peel.

@snoop
Your ingredients always sound so

Glad your DIY is working so well for you!

 

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@snoop
Your ingredients always sound so

Glad your DIY is working so well for you!

Thank you! I like experimenting. It's so much fun!

 

[water_n_oil]

I'm currently steeping some yucca and soapwort for shampoo. I've added some floral herbs: calendula, lanvandin, lemongrass, cornflower, and orange peel.

That sounds lovely!! I've always wanted to try yucca.

 

[snoop]

That sounds lovely!! I've always wanted to try yucca.

I like it, but I prefer soapwort root. The only problem with soapwort is that it burns if it gets into your eyes.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Cleansed:
Camille Rose Cleansing Milk

Final R/O:
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I forgot to add: Sunday honey wash with some floral herbs added.

 

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Past Sunday: Yucca root shampoo.

 

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Today: Honey wash, but I added shikakai, hibiscus, amla, aloe vera powder, glycerine, and lavender powder.

 

[TamaraShaniece]

1) State of hair (relaxed, natural, etc.):
Natural

2) Current hair length:
Around APL

3) Ultimate hair length:
Full BSL (or MBL) Straight and Below SL Curly

4) Year end hair goal (length, density, softness factor, ends maintenance etc):
Full/Even BSL + thicker hair + less SSKs + less split ends

5) Method you will be using to cleanse your hair and scalp while retaining moisture:
Massaging cleansers onto the scalp in the tub (inversion method) for 2 minutes using fingertips

6) Number of times per week you will do this:
1x a week to 1-2x every 2 weeks

7) Products and/or ingredients you will be using:
Shikakai Shampoo Bar, Anita Grant Anti Breakage Monoi Shampoo, Moroccan Clay (various mixes),
DevaCurl No Poo (gym days & in between), Kinky Curly Come Clean (2-4x a year), Bentonite (2x a year)

8) Anything you will be doing just prior or after (deep conditioning, hot oil, ayurvedic treatment, oil rinsing etc):
Oil Treatments (Ayurvedic oil blends), Onion Elixirs, Aloe Vera Gel (Nap85 Method)

9) Frequency of traditional shampoo use:
1-2x a month

10) List shampoo:
Kinky Curly Come Clean & Anita Grant Anti-Breakage Monoi Shampoo

 

[snoop]

I've puzzled this one out and it has occurred to me that this is kind of LHCF's No-Poo/Low-Poo thead.

So I have a question: Is anyone here intentionally no-pooing?

I ask because I've done water only in the past, but couldn't stick with it because I like my DIYs. But these herbal washes in addition to my clay washes seem to be making my hair happy. Over the past 3 months I've drastically reduced my use of rinse out conditioner, but my leave in has conditioner in it.

After 3 months my hair feels fine so I'm trying another 3 months.

Curious about other experiences since there isn't a lot on the web about natural no-pooers.

 

[snoop]

Yucca, calendula, rose petals, and a small amount of aloe vera juice.

I think that I got my ratios a bit off and I need to add more yucca next time.

 

[snoop]

Kaolin clay, goats milk powder, guava extract + a few oils and butters.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Kaolin clay, goats milk powder, guava extract + a few oils and butters.

@snoop
This sounds

 

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@snoop
This sounds

I substituted the kelp powder for guava, but the recipe can be found here:

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Koils By Nature's Mango & Mint Detoxifying Conditioner

 

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Yucca root shampoo.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Camille Rose Cleansing Milk

 

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Yesterday, yucca root.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Hairveda's Creme Rinse

 

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Yucca root with calendula, rose petals, and lavandin buds.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Creme of Nature's Cleansing Conditioner

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Hairveda's Creme Rinse

 

[IDareT'sHair]

VO5 Kiwi Clarifying Conditioner

 

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Kaolin clay washed: Clay + goat's milk powder + kelp powder + a few oils and butters.

So on Saturday I washed with this. Then DC'd with honey mixed with some other stuff.

My hair didn't get as clean as I wanted -- left over from an ayurvedic treatment from a few weeks back where the herbs ended up taking several washes to remove -- so I washed again today with Flora & Curl Coconut Mint Curl Refresh Clay Wash. I followed up with their Organic Rose & Honey Cream Conditioner.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Miss Jessies Cowash

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Miss Jessies Cowash

REPEAT!

 

[snoop]

ACV wash -- herbal tea (calendula, cornflower, fenugreek leaves, jasmine, lemongrass, nettle leaf, rose petal, orange peel, sage, yarrow, and lavandin) + ACV

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Hairveda:
Cleansing Rinse