Took my extension braids down last night and will be hennaing my hair later today or tomorrow morning.
I will be trying Hesh Mehandi Henna Powder today with some hibiscus, amla and brahmi powder mixed in to see if I'll like this one. I don't want a henna gloss today so I won't be adding any conditioner to it this time.
I finally remembered to order some Amla powder today. I actually ordered from Amazon because I had some others things I wanted to order so I got free shipping. Besides Amazon's shipping is always super fast. Hopefully I will be good to start my amla tea rinses beginning next week. I will be doing the double tea rinsing tonight.
I decided to apply the henna to my hair tonight and will be sleeping with it in my hair overnight. I will be doing the 2 step henna and indigo treament so the indigo application will follow tomorrow morning.
The indigo I have is from ayurnaturalbeauty.com and it will be my first time using it and I can't wait to see what the outcome will be like.
Shay, is your butterfly transitioning with you? It looks like almost like a Phoenix rising.
Just curious . . . about how many inches of NG are you working with now? I am SERIOUSLY considering the transition step, but scared to death. Every time I have tried w/o chopping, my hair broke off horribly. I know Ayurveda softens it up, but . . . still chicken.
Welcome back Aggie. I mixed my indigo with the henna because I did not have time for both steps. Not sure I think it came out dark enough though. Waiting to see how yours came out.
Welcome back Aggie. I mixed my indigo with the henna because I did not have time for both steps. Not sure I think it came out dark enough though. Waiting to see how yours came out.
Thanks for the warm welcome back Aspire. I have another 45 minutes before I wash out the indigo. I used 175grams of it. I knew that one 100 gram bag would not have been enough for all this new growth on my head and it was enough to cover my whole head.
For my next indigo treatment I may only need one bag for my new growth only or I may just use the 25 grams I have left over from this treatment on my front hairline only to cover my grays.
I can't wait to wash this out and see how it came out.
Ummmmmm flowinlocks, just your mentioning the ayurvedic poo bar makes me want to go and lather up my hair too! Which bars do you enjoy the most? I've been eyeing the coconut milk one..yum!prepooing with Amla oil and my Vatika cocktail. I will shampoo later with my Ayurvedic poo bar from Chargin Valley.
prepooing with Amla oil and my Vatika cocktail. I will shampoo later with my Ayurvedic poo bar from Chargin Valley.
Ummmmmm flowinlocks, just your mentioning the ayurvedic poo bar makes me want to go and lather up my hair too! Which bars do you enjoy the most? I've been eyeing the coconut milk one..yum!
Flowinlocks, you are so helpful always sharing your receipes here and in other ayurveda threads you need a fotki I've already made my own personal journal
Did you make this yourself?Just massaged my scalp with my Fenugreek Bhringraj oil.
Did you make this yourself?
I have a tea rinse mixture of neem, kalpi tone, amla and fenugreek seed powders in my hair right now and is about to wash it out.
Update: This tea left my hair surprisingly soft. I thought the neem powder would have left my hair dry, but it didn't. This was my first time using it and it's not bad, not bad at all.
The powders have been leaving my 9 months of new growth a tangled mess but not anymore because now I use the tea on my hair after I've braided it in 4 big plaits. I pour the tea over my hair a few times then leave it in my hair for an hour or two with a plastic cap on. I DC as usual afterwards.
Update: This tea left my hair surprisingly soft. I thought the neem powder would have left my hair dry, but it didn't. This was my first time using it and it's not bad, not bad at all.
The powders have been leaving my 9 months of new growth a tangled mess but not anymore because now I use the tea on my hair after I've braided it in 4 big plaits. I pour the tea over my hair a few times then leave it in my hair for an hour or two with a plastic cap on. I DC as usual afterwards.
Oh another flowinlocks receipe in my journal. I have alot of hibiscus powder too. I'm going to stock up on my mason jarsYes I actually did, I wanted another way to use up my Fenugreek, plus I like keeping these herbs in my hair/scalp at all times. I infused it with EVOO.
Wow has it been 9 months already?? I cant wait to see your reveal pics.