4 Month Ayurveda Challenge!

flowinlocks said:
Hey girls, just checking in. I just did a cowash with TJ Nourish Spa, Suave Humectant, Amla, Bhrami, Bhringraj, Nettle, Horsetail, & Shikakai. I think I've mastered the Shikakai for my hair. I've came to the conclusion, that I can only use a half of teaspoon of this particular herb, even when mixed with other powders. Also 15 mins. is the tops for leaving it on my hair. Also I used double the amount of Horsetail this time, since it makes my hair so soft. My hair felt soooo soft & strong after doing this. I did this on dry preoiled hair. Another discover I made was Shikakai seems to be gritty & leaves particles behind not matter how much rinsing with water & cond. afterwards. So I decided to put my powder in my food processor & grind it some more, the end result was a fine milled powder, which I'm sure will rinse easier. Too bad I thought of it after I cowashed.:rolleyes: I think I will try this with my Bhringraj powder as well, because it seems to have bits of stems & sticks in it.
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AH HA!!! This makes sense. I get little grain residue also a lot of the time, and I have been using the Skikakai all the time. I think I will try the blender as well or do another mix without it. Great Idea! Tank ya!!:thankyou:
 
Aspire said:
AH HA!!! This makes sense. I get little grain residue also a lot of the time, and I have been using the Skikakai all the time. I think I will try the blender as well or do another mix without it. Great Idea! Tank ya!!:thankyou:
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You're welcome, let me know how it works out.
 
Checking in, last night I did a henna treatment. My mix consisted of Reshma Henna, Amla powder, conditioner and a little grapeseed oil. My hair feels great!
 
Aggie said:
Hmmm, I do not have the patience for this at all:nono:. I'd rather make the tea and add the essential oils to it.
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Too funny :lachen:. I am going through a lazy spurt right now myself so I'm adjusting where I can. I am doing a 6 month stretch and I have to decide what I am willing to do & not do to keep this journey alive.
 
Shay72 said:
Too funny :lachen:. I am going through a lazy spurt right now myself so I'm adjusting where I can. I am doing a 6 month stretch and I have to decide what I am willing to do & not do to keep this journey alive.
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Whew! Boy am I glad I am not alone in this...:grin:
 
Hi ladies, I've been lurking on this thread for a few weeks now; I was so inspired I went to the local Indian store and boght some henna or a mix; I tried it last week, mixed it with distilled water, let it sit over night and applied it to my hair. I let the mix sit on my hair for 3 hours and fell absolutely in love with my hennead hair. I love the color and how it feels.

Here's what the henna mix contained:Nypur (is the name on the package)
100% natural Mehehdi
Brahmi, Amla and Bhringrai

How often should I use this? the Indian lady at the store said once ever 15 days is that ok? also do you have any other suggestions? tips, I'm new to henna but I think I'm in love. thanks ladies
 
Aggie said:
Whew! Boy am I glad I am not alone in this...:grin:
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:lachen: You are not. It is the weather for me. I love the spring and just want to curl up in my hammock and ignore everything around me. But since you are in the Bahamas, you are probably used to the great weather . . .?
 
I did my conditioning paste last night, making sure I used things that were beneficial to my ayurvedic hair type (pitta/vatta) and the results were lovely! I did my HOT w/the oil mixture I mentioned before then mixed together amla, maka, brahmi, and a bit of shikakai for my paste. Nothing fancy, just added warm distilled water. Let sit about 10 minutes. Upon rinsing, I was in love! I only cowashed twice after rinsing because I was tired and still had to dc, but I cowashed w/Hairveda Moist 24/7 then Sitrinilla. DC'd w/Pantene R&N mask mixed w/castor, cocasta and avosoya oil. Oh, even though it still took an hour to rinse my hair, I found that my powders rinsed a lot easier and I don't have as much debris in my hair because I used a strainer like the one below to sift my powders.
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I removed a LOT of excess bits and got my powders super fine, especially the shikakai and maka.​
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Aspire said:
:lachen: You are not. It is the weather for me. I love the spring and just want to curl up in my hammock and ignore everything around me. But since you are in the Bahamas, you are probably used to the great weather . . .?
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I sure am but the summer heat makes us move even slower than usual. Any hoo, I pre-oiled my hair today with my special ayurveda oil blend and now I am henna-ing my hair overnight.
 
Quita said:
Hi ladies, I've been lurking on this thread for a few weeks now; I was so inspired I went to the local Indian store and boght some henna or a mix; I tried it last week, mixed it with distilled water, let it sit over night and applied it to my hair. I let the mix sit on my hair for 3 hours and fell absolutely in love with my hennead hair. I love the color and how it feels.

Here's what the henna mix contained:Nypur (is the name on the package)
100% natural Mehehdi
Brahmi, Amla and Bhringrai

How often should I use this? the Indian lady at the store said once ever 15 days is that ok? also do you have any other suggestions? tips, I'm new to henna but I think I'm in love. thanks ladies
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Okay Quita, welcome to the world of ayurveda. You may want to henna your hair no sooner than every 3-4 weeks. Actual recommended time frame for reapplying henna is 4-6 weeks though. Ethnic hair is dry so you really don't want to use henna too frequently because henna is drying. Please make sure to deep condition very well afterwards.
 
I henna'ed my jair overnight and I did a 5 minute MT treatment in the shower. Now I'm DCing with 6 conditioners all mixed up together - a little each of AO HSR, Mizani Moisturefuse, Mizani Thermasmooth, Pantene R/N Hair conditioning mask, Salerm 21 Wheat germ mask, and a smidgeon of Tresemme Remoisturize with B5 conditioner all mixed up with epsom salt.

I heated up the epsom salt and tresemme in the microwave for 30 seconds then mixed in the other conditioners and saturated my hair with it. I did this yesterday and it made my new growth very very soft so I thought I'd repeat it today. I will DC for the rest of the day because of the henna treatment I did this morning.
 
Eisani said:
Are we trying to use up a few things, Aggie?
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Yeah, how'd you know? I am trying to use up my commercial stuff and move on to my natural and organic hair stuff. Although I have to admit, I really like Mizani conditioners, so it's going to be pretty hard for me to leave them alone:nono:.
 
Aggie said:
Yeah, how'd you know? I am trying to use up my commercial stuff and move on to my natural and organic hair stuff. Although I have to admit, I really like Mizani conditioners, so it's going to be pretty hard for me to leave them alone:nono:.
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A PJ always knows...

I love my natural and organic stuff, even though I still have and use quite a few commercial items. I've found that when you get desired results from natural products, it seems to be more long-term and consistent than you get from using commercial stuff. Which would make sense, now that I think about it. If commercial products were meant to have positive long-term benefits/results, there really wouldn't be much money to be made and let's not even talk about how often they change formulas and ingredients :spinning:.
 
Eisani said:
A PJ always knows...

I love my natural and organic stuff, even though I still have and use quite a few commercial items. I've found that when you get desired results from natural products, it seems to be more long-term and consistent than you get from using commercial stuff. Which would make sense, now that I think about it. If commercial products were meant to have positive long-term benefits/results, there really wouldn't be much money to be made and let's not even talk about how often they change formulas and ingredients :spinning:.
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ITA. Incidently I am not too keen on continuing to spend the kind of money I'm spending on commercial products anyway, so using more natural products especially kitchen food items are appealing to me more and more:yep:.
 
just checkin in. im still loving my ayurveda. just a tip when im strainiing my tea rinse, I strain with stockings and i strain it twice just to make sure i catch any lumps. HTH
 
I have 50-11 powders, but I actually like Amla powder the best. It is thickening & growing my hair sumthin' good!
 
pringe said:
just checkin in. im still loving my ayurveda. just a tip when im strainiing my tea rinse, I strain with stockings and i strain it twice just to make sure i catch any lumps. HTH
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Yup, I do this too. It really helps a lot.
 
I was wondering how I could avoid overly oily hair! I put amla, olive, and coconut oil in my hair overnight. In the morning I put some kalpi tone paste on my hair, rubbed it all in rinsed etc, conditioned. My hair felt great after nice and soft, but when it dried ohhh man oily! I'm not going to wash it again, just too much trouble so I will wait till next week. Maybe too much oil?
 
kaykaybobay said:
I was wondering how I could avoid overly oily hair! I put amla, olive, and coconut oil in my hair overnight. In the morning I put some kalpi tone paste on my hair, rubbed it all in rinsed etc, conditioned. My hair felt great after nice and soft, but when it dried ohhh man oily! I'm not going to wash it again, just too much trouble so I will wait till next week. Maybe too much oil?
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No, try adding a half a teaspoon of Shikakai to your mix the next time, believe me it will cut the oil.
 
Prepoo with ntm, co wash vo5, oil with ayurveda mix of amla,neem,shikaki,jasmine, dc ors, ayurveda tea mix with maka,brahmi,hib,fenugreek. Cantu leave in, moist/seal with coconut oil mix.
 
Aggie said:
. . . I heated up the epsom salt and tresemme in the microwave for 30 seconds then mixed in the other conditioners and saturated my hair with it. I did this yesterday and it made my new growth very very soft so I thought I'd repeat it today. I will DC for the rest of the day because of the henna treatment I did this morning.
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Epsom Salt? Had not heard of that one yet. I usually go 12 weeks stretches, but between MT and Ayurveda my growth is coming in pretty fast and I am barley six weeks. How much, how long, Please share. :prettyplease: I am willing to try anything at this point.

ETA . . . Oh right, paste with Maka, brahmi, hibiscus petals. Did not like. I think my hair is experiencing a protein overload so I am pulling the MT and DCing with Suave Humectant 3 times this week. Still dong Amla oil, but will wait till next week before my next paste.
 
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Aspire said:
Epsom Salt? Had not heard of that one yet. I usually go 12 weeks stretches, but between MT and Ayurveda my growth is coming in pretty fast and I am barley six weeks. How much, how long, Please share. :prettyplease: I am willing to try anything at this point.

ETA . . . Oh right, paste with Maka, brahmi, hibiscus petals. Did not like. I think my hair is experiencing a protein overload so I am pulling the MT and DCing with Suave Humectant 3 times this week. Still dong Amla oil, but will wait till next week before my next paste.
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3 Tbs epsom salt to 3 Tbs of conditioner, heat in microwave for 20-25 seconds, apply to hair, cover with a plastic cap for 20 minutes with or without heat.
 
I am currently using this powder. It has Mehendi, Brahmi, Amla & Bhringraj.
Lately, I have prefered to use my powders seperately, but I am giving this powder a shot.
 
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