4 Month Ayurveda Challenge!

[sheba1]

Sounds great, McrzyGr!

Hey, what kind of styles do you do for 7 days, if you don't mind my asking? I've been wondering if I could do an updo with my natural hair and leave it in the same style for 3-4 days at a time. If you got some "do"s that last 7 I'd love to see. I'm sure those would work just fine!

 

[Faith]

Deleted...out of this challenge

 

[flowinlocks]

I already posted my reggie, my siggy is my starting pic.

 

[Shay72]

My starting pic is my avatar. I'm not putting my entire routine but only that is related to ayurveda. I just ordered my powders on Sunday but this is my plan:

Prepoo with Vatika Frosting
Scalp massages with Cocasta & Shikakai Oil
Alternate Tea Rinses (Shikakai, Amla, and Neem) with Amala & Shikakai Poo 1x/month
Co wash (with varying condishes) 1x/wk with powders (Brahmi, Amla, and Bhringraj) added
DC 3x/wk with powders (Brahmi, Amla, and Bhringraj) added
Do a protein tx 1x/month with Methi Sativa Recovery System
Seal with Cocasta & Shikakai Oil
Style is a bun all day, everyday but every now and then I will wear my hair out. That is basically me letting my hair air dry 2 hours in a scarf & bun,then slapping on a headband and taking out my 80% dry hair out of the bun. It looks like a braidout.

Will probably add Hibiscus to the co-washes & dc's.

 

[scarcity21]

i wanna join, i have alot of ayurveda collecting dust over hurrrrrrrrrrrrr...lol..just check out the fotki

 

[Ltown]

Here is what I have:

Co Wash: VO5 strawberry cream
Deep conditioner: ORS
Leave in: Cantu, Rusk and giovanni
Mosturizer: shea butter, coconut, with essential oils
Powder: Amla, Aritha, Brahmi, Shikakai, Need
Oil: Amla, Shikakai, Neem, Jasmine, Coconut
Essential oils: Peppermint, Rosemary, Lavendar, Cedarwood, Tea Tree, Grapefruit

My weekly rountine:
Prepoo: Ayurveda products
Co wash: VO5 strawberry cream
Ayurveda with conditioner or paste
Leave i
Mosturizer
daily spray: rose water, peppermint and leave in
Air dry in pony

I'll post starting pic later this week.

 

[Shay72]

What do ya'll think about the ayurveda poo bars? I like options. Yeah, right another way of saying pj.

 

[4mia]

What do ya'll think about the ayurveda poo bars? I like options. Yeah, right another way of saying pj.

thats funny, i was just looking at castille soap base on camden gray and was wondering if i could add my avy powders to it or either the melt and pour soap. hmmmmmmmmmmmmm it may be gritty from the powders but when it solidfies wouldnt that be a bar of powders?

 

[MissMusic]

Sounds great, McrzyGr!

Hey, what kind of styles do you do for 7 days, if you don't mind my asking? I've been wondering if I could do an updo with my natural hair and leave it in the same style for 3-4 days at a time. If you got some "do"s that last 7 I'd love to see. I'm sure those would work just fine!

I take my hair down everyday regardless of the style, but I do buns, braid-outs, braids, whatever I do lasts for days. Check out my blog and look at the last two months styles (there's an index down the right side with a styles label). I documented each bun i did this month and in the January portion I have pics of the braidout I did, the braids that are shown are how I maintain the braid-out through the week. I hope this makes sense, if not let me know.

 

[Stepiphanie]

I'm definitely in! I started incorperating the powders amla, shikakai, and brahmi in my reggie. I also seal w/ amla gold, vatika oil or frosting, as well as the shikakai cocasta oil.

 

[shae101s]

Products:
Shampoo: my conditioner blend of amla, shikakai and brahmi powders added to my honey and almond conditioner
Deep Conditioner: Honey and Almond Conditioner mixed with olive oil, coconut oil, honey, amla.
Leave-In: Water mix (glycerin, castor oil, elucence mb)
Moisturizer: Shea Butter or Hairveda Whipped Cream
Powders used: Amla, Brahmi, Shikakai
Oils: Coconut, Vatika frosting, Amla, olive oil
Other: L'Oreal Heat Serum,

Routine:
1. Pre-poo overnight using the amla and coconut oils.
2. Without rinsing oils, I apply my conditioner mix and let sit for 5 to 10 mins
3. Rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water
4. Apply my DC (be it protein or moisture), and let sit for 30 mins if protein, 45 for moisture..Rinse with cold water
5. Apply shea butter and or the whipped cream
6. Seal with vatika frosting
7. Style
8. I moisturize the ends daily/nightly with the spritz and then seal with the vatika, also mist my scalp about every 3 days.

I will post my starting pic on either Saturday night or Sunday night when I have one to show.

 

[phive34]

I'm in. I'm in micros so i'll do a tea and my oils

 

[Urban]

ooo can i still join???

 

[joib]

My Products:
Deep Conditioner-Assuie Moist, Brahmi, Shikakai, and Amla Powder
Leave in -NTM
Moisturizer- World's of Curl ( currently looking for another product)

I plan to prepoo the night before using Almond and Amla oil. I will massage my hair with Shikakai oil. The next day I will cowash using my Assie Moist Conditioner with a mixture of equal amounts of Brahmi, Shikakai, and Amla Powder. I plan to seal with either almond, coconut, or Evoo oil. I will use World's of Curl until I find something new, any ideas? I will adjust my Ayurvedic regi as I get to know what my hair likes.

 

[MissMusic]

ooo can i still join???

Yep, certainly.

 

[Shay72]

Forgot to report what I did. No powders yet. I prepooed with Vatika Frosting for 2hours. Did a 5 minute scalp massage. It feels weird to me so I gotta work up to 10 minutes. Got under the dryer for 1 hr. Since I have to get used to leaving the oil in as opposed to rinsing it out I co-washed with the oil still in, dc, used leave in,moisturized, and sealed with Cocasta & Shikakai Oil.

I'ved talked this yt girl at work into going to the Indian store with me. For some reason I don't wanna go by myself. She is interested in what I do with my hair because she has seen it change before her eyes. I know she air dries and rarely flat irons now. She was a daily flat ironer. She is BSL.

 

[Eisani]

Oil pre-poo w/Neelibhringadi. cowashed w/Aussie Moist& Suave Milk & Honey mixed w/Shikakai, Amla, Brahmi. DC'd w/Jessicurl WDT. Moisturized and detangled w/DDTA, used Afroveda Shea-Amla Whipped Butter to moisturize, sealed w/Vatika.

 

[FeelinIt]

Ayurveda Challenge #2!
Join this great bandwagon, you will NOT regret it! The benefits are endless.

This Challenge Begins March 1 and ends June 30
The Last Day to Sign up for this challenge is March 15th

The Rules:
1. No Direct Heat
2. You must use at least two Auyrvedic oils
3. You must use at least two Auyrvedic powders
4. 2 Heat Passes (I'm feeling generous)

Any takers!

For those who want to join, but don't know where to start:
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/for...d.php?t=183305
The previous challenge thread is here:
http://longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=310841
The current results thread is here:
http://longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=343331


Challengers:
theprincess098
Denise11
Elis829
joib
flowinlocks
LadyD2u
shae101s
sheba1
4mia
Faith
kyna323
JetBlackHair
2inspireU
Rosie8604
AVE_One
lusciousladie07
Itown
Platinum
Shay72
rben
Jaxhair
Eisani
crownofglory1985
tatambabyy
tay_luv
Ivy_Santolina
ChamelionChick
jaded_faerie
GirlTalk
Nice&Wavy
knightsqueen
LaBellaDon
Golden75
scarcity21
stepiphanie
phive34
Urban

Ohhh ohh ohh sign me up.

 

[FeelinIt]

I will post my reggie and pic tomorrow....

 

[Golden75]

Thanks MCrzyGr for adding me. I really am bad with the camera so I'll use my siggy for now. Here comes my list of products and something I did today:

Condishes: Aussie Moist 3 min deep, Kenra MC, AOHSR, ORS Rep - for DC
For Cowashing out powders: EO Condish, TJ Nourish, Vitaminshoppe Jojoba condish (all 3 contain natural ingreds/no cones)
Powders: Brahmi, Shikaikai, alma, hisbiscus, fenugreek, henna
Oils:Vatika, alma, Sweet Almond, Coconut oil, Cocasta -to name a few that are in heavy rotation
Leave-ins:NTM silk touch, abba nourishing, whipped cream, joico detangler.

Will either use a tea (froze a bunch to have on hand) made w/ alma & shikaikai powder or make paste with any combo of powders 2x per week. Will pre-oil overnight or for 1/2 depending on time

Ok so last night I mixed up some hibiscus, fenugreek, brahmi w/ aloe vera juice, coconut milk, warm water-made a paste, sat in fridge overnight. After work oiled scalp with coconut oil left on for about 30mins, applied paste for about 20mins, rinsed with condish 3x, used aussie moist 3 min deeep for 7mins. sprayed joico detangler, hairveda whipped cream, did lazy girl roll set. After all said and done my hair is so soft and moisturized. feels amazing. my powder mix was truely a moisture treat for my dry hair!

 

[flowinlocks]

Will either use a tea (froze a bunch to have on hand) made w/ alma & shikaikai powder or make paste with any combo of powders 2x per week.



Freeze tea???!!!! Don't give me any ideas, what do you store it in??

 

[Golden75]

Freeze tea???!!!! Don't give me any ideas, what do you store it in??[/quote]

I am sure I got the idea from another member. But its great. I made "faux" tea bags using coffee filters and tied it off with a long piece of string. (I'll get to the point in a sec) dropped the "bag" in a jar, poured boiling water and let it steep over night. Removed "bag" and froze in glass jar (that I have used in the freezer before) but the teas seem to expand a lot and the jar cracked! So definately freeze in plastic. I use the disposable tupperware (glad, zip-loc). So I just take it out, let it defrost overnight, if not completely thawed, will put container in some hot water, pour tea in spray bottle and go to work. No mess and you really do not need as much tea as you would with pouring it straight from a container. Also with the tea bags I made 2 batches (about 4 cups of tea) and then made a paste with the rest. No need to strain the teas, and great way to stretch the powders.

 

[joib]

I just finished prepooing my hair with Amla oil. Tonight I am going to cowash with V05 Herbal Escapes-Sun Kissed Raspberry ( Smells soooo good),Amla, Shikakai, and Brahmi powders. Deep condition with Aussie Moist, leave-in using Motions, moisturize and seal. will update later.

 

[GirlTalk]

Hey Challengers! I am using:
Powders: Kalpi Tone, Kapoor Kachli, Methi, Bringraj, Hibiscus, Shikakai, Fenurgeek, Indigo
Oils: Vatika, Amla, Castor
Essential Oils: Rosemary, Tea Tree

I luv ayurveda, so I jumped on this challenge! Hubby is not feeling the no heat factor, but my hair is luving it! Keep on pushing on ladies!

 

[Ericka]

I will be joining this challenge. I should be getting my oils and powders either friday or saturday. If not by then, then I should receive them by the beginning of next week.

I hope to see some amazing results.

 

[lusciousladie07]

Hey girls.. im finally getting my stuff tomorrow.. can anyone give me quick run down of what some of the oils/powders do or are best for? Im new at this so I need to know what to pick up for certain cleansing, conditioning. TIA!!!!

 

[Chameleonchick]

Tonight I am oiling my hair with my Bhringraj oil.

 

[Shay72]

Forgot to report what I did. No powders yet. I prepooed with Vatika Frosting for 2hours. Did a 5 minute scalp massage. It feels weird to me so I gotta work up to 10 minutes. Got under the dryer for 1 hr. Since I have to get used to leaving the oil in as opposed to rinsing it out I co-washed with the oil still in, dc, used leave in,moisturized, and sealed with Cocasta & Shikakai Oil

Did above onTuesday.

Started with dry hair. Today I prepooed with Vatika for 2 hours and a plastic cap. Then dc'd with yogurt, wheat protein, & Cocasta & Shikakai Oil 4 hours with plastic cap. Washed out, followed with honey & acv rinse, leave in, moisturizer & sealed with Cocasta & Shikakai Oil

 

[joib]

Did above onTuesday.

Started with dry hair. Today I prepooed with Vatika for 2 hours and a plastic cap. Then dc'd with yogurt, wheat protein, & Cocasta & Shikakai Oil 4 hours with plastic cap. Washed out, followed with honey & acv rinse, leave in, moisturizer & sealed with Cocasta & Shikakai Oil

How did your hair end up? Was it soft?

 

[Shay72]

^^Yes very soft.