6 Month Ayurveda Challenge

[Kellum]

I'm still spritizing my hair daily with my tea, moisturizing, and sealing. I plan on doing my whole regimen on Sunday.

 

[Shay72]

Well I am finally going to stop being hair lazy. Water has not hit my head since I relaxed last week. I will make my teas tomorrow. I will start with a full routine on Monday.

 

[Ronnieaj]

Prepooed overnight with Vatika oil. Washed this morning with Millcreek Henna shampoo (first time using, hair felt initially dry while washing, but felt soft and strong once I rinsed), currently DC'ing with Aubrey Organics Island Naturals mixed with Dabur Amla Gold and Bhringaraj oils. Will follow with acv rinse, put on some leave-in conditioner and seal, and do my weekly twists.

 

[cutiebe2]

I am going to be ordering some stuff from here: http://www.banyanbotanicals.com/
their oils look good

When I finish my hydro spritz I will start making a ayurvedic spritz

 

[Ronnieaj]

^^that's where i got my bhringaraj oil from. i like that it was mineral oil free.

 

[Aggie]

Finally, this morning I cowashed my braids first with Suave Humectant conditioner, then I DCed with a mixture of UBH Moisturizing Conditioner, Kenra MC, and Goddess Hair Growth Conditioner and I even threw in a little bit of Porosity Control conditioner just for the heck of it. For my leave in - I used WEN tea tree cleansing conditioner. I just love a tingly scalp.

I made another ayurveda tea rinse today minus the fenugreek powder this time. I don't feel like smelling like curried chicken at work this week. I will be using it as of tomorrow.

ETA: My new tea rinse consists of
1.5 Tbs of henna powder
1 tspn of shikakai powder
1.5 Tbs of amla powder
1 Tbs of kalpi tone
1 tspn of ginger root powder for fragrance
2oz Extra Virgin Olive Oil
16oz very hot distilled water
A few drops of peppermint essential oil also for fragrance.

I made just enough rinse to use for one week only. I really soak my extension braids to get to my own hair in between and because it is so hot here, it evaporates pretty quickly. So I make sure it is pretty wet. I think I'm enjoying looking forward to making it every weekend too.

 

[Aggie]

I am going to be ordering some stuff from here: http://www.banyanbotanicals.com/
their oils look good

When I finish my hydro spritz I will start making a ayurvedic spritz

Thanks for sharing the link. I have been getting mine from www.garrysun.com and it also free of mineral oil and really makes my hair super soft, but I always like a lot of choices. Thanks again.

 

[zenith]

applied Vatika last night.

Did henna today then now dcing with no heat. a mixture of deep cond with a tea spoon of amla and brahmi

 

[Ozma]

I pre-pooed with Vatika Coconut Oil and Amla Oil
Washed with Shikakai Poo Bar
Tea Rinsed
Have henna on now
tomorrow, I will rinse, dc and oil again
I'll post pictures of the henna results; I can't wait!

 

[Ltown]

I wash my hair Tues/thurs/Sun routine is preoil amla/shikikai oil, pre poo amla,shikaki,hib,meth,maka,brahmi with vo5/tea rinse nettle, leave in cantu, seal with shea oil mx/seal vatika.

 

[myronnie]

Henna&Indigoed and WOW my hair is uber thick! It's so weird how henna can just thicken hair like that!

 

[miss Congeniality]

I deep condition my hair with a neem-henna condition-wash. I must say that my hair feels totally awesome. I plan on using this every week.

 

[beans4reezy]

I have some Alma powder left, so I am going to make a tea out of it and use it as a rinse.

 

[Aggie]

Finally, this morning I cowashed my braids first with Suave Humectant conditioner, then I DCed with a mixture of UBH Moisturizing Conditioner, Kenra MC, and Goddess Hair Growth Conditioner and I even threw in a little bit of Porosity Control conditioner just for the heck of it. For my leave in - I used WEN tea tree cleansing conditioner. I just love a tingly scalp.

I made another ayurveda tea rinse today minus the fenugreek powder this time. I don't feel like smelling like curried chicken at work this week. I will be using it as of tomorrow.

ETA: My new tea rinse consists of
1.5 Tbs of henna powder
1 tspn of shikakai powder
1.5 Tbs of amla powder
1 Tbs of kalpi tone
1 tspn of ginger root powder for fragrance
2oz Extra Virgin Olive Oil
16oz very hot distilled water
A few drops of peppermint essential oil also for fragrance.

I made just enough rinse to use for one week only. I really soak my extension braids to get to my own hair in between and because it is so hot here, it evaporates pretty quickly. So I make sure it is pretty wet. I think I'm enjoying looking forward to making it every weekend too.

I love love love this new mixture except I had to add more water to it. It was wayyy too thick and I had to stretch it because of the evoo - was having trouble getting it through the sprayer on my spray bottle. I should only have used 1oz instead of 2. I like how the peppermint eo has my hair smelling like peppermint candy and it leaves a nice sweet tingle too. I will be using this mix again. I think I'll save the fenugreek rinse as a base for my henna mixes and ayurveda cowashes only.

 

[Shay72]

Okay finally making my teas. Right now two are made and sitting on the window sill. I had to put some more water in the kettle for the final jar.

So here is what is in each jar:

Mix #1 --6 teabags with amla, hibiscus, bhringraj, brahmi, 24 oz of water, saa, amla oil, jojoba oil, and rosemary oil

Mix #2--6 teabags with kalpi tone & fenugreek, 24 oz of water, wheat protein, shikakai oil, jojoba oil, and rosemary oil

Mix #3--6 teabags with neem, shikakai, and amla, 24 oz of water, shikakai oil, jojoba oil, and rosemary oil.

I will use mix #1 tomorrow.

 

[Kellum]

I did my entire regimen early this morning.
-applied vatika to hair/scalp and scritched
-applied mix of: amla, shikakai, hibiscus, maka, fenugreek, brahmi, nettle and horsetail tea. left on for 30 mins with plastic cap
-rinsed, co-washed, DC'd, used FSP after DC, rinsed, applied leave ins and sealed.

My hair felt great. It felts soft but strong. My NG is crazy thick. I am almost 14 weeks post but it is still very manageable. I definitely believe it helps with my NG.

 

[cutiebe2]

Today I went to my fav indian store in NYC and they were out of Kalpi tone ugggg I know it was one of you who took it
I think I jut may get some in bulk anyway because I love that powder so much!

I have some stritinillah mixed with amla, coconut oil, and hibiscus on my head right now. The oils and power give the conditioner a better consistency

 

[Ltown]

Okay finally making my teas. Right now two are made and sitting on the window sill. I had to put some more water in the kettle for the final jar.

So here is what is in each jar:

Mix #1 --6 teabags with amla, hibiscus, bhringraj, brahmi, 24 oz of water, saa, amla oil, jojoba oil, and rosemary oil

Mix #2--6 teabags with kalpi tone & fenugreek, 24 oz of water, wheat protein, shikakai oil, jojoba oil, and rosemary oil

Mix #3--6 teabags with neem, shikakai, and amla, 24 oz of water, shikakai oil, jojoba oil, and rosemary oil.


I will use mix #1 tomorrow.

Shay, you are becoming the ayurveda tea queen around here, how are you going to store them?

 

[MissMusic]

Yesterday I:
*Applied Aphogee 2 Minute Keratin Reconstructor to my dry hair
*Put a plastic cap on and sat under the dryer for 20 minutes
*I rinsed that out and applied a tea rinse (2 tsp. of Shikakai, Amla, and
Bhringraj powder mix steeped in water)
*I then applied Herbal essesnces long term relationship leave-in and sealed with
a mix of vatika and cold pressed castor oils

I then air dryed in braids for a braid out. Pics on my blog.

 

[HERicane10]

Yesterday I did a pretreat with my amla co-wash mix for 2 hours
Since I henna'ed las week, I did a 2 hour indigo treatment
Then dc'd with Lekair + ORS for 1 hour with my microcap (lazy, I know!) + 4.5 more hours
Sealed with AfroVeda Neem Silk Protein Cream and castor oil infused with hibiscus powder.

 

[Aggie]

Checking in: Sprayed my hair with my ayurveda spritzer this morning before heading off to work.

 

[cookie1]

Those of you that order from fromnaturewithlove.com. Have anyone tried their Henna? Is their other ayurveda powders of good quality?

 

[Nice & Wavy]

I'm joining this challenge. I have been trying to use up alot of products that I have, and my hair hasn't been the same. I'm back on Ayureveda and I can tell the difference, immediately.

I will be using:

Powders: Shikakkai (sp) and Cassia Obovata
Oils: Vatika and Amla
Shampoo Bar: Rosemary from Mehandi.com

This stuff is the best for my hair, I am totally convinced now

2 direct heat passes.......uggghhhhhhhh! chile, that's going to be rough....

 

[zenith]

cowashed today and applying coconut oil

applying vatika tonight.

will henna tomorrow and DC with my deep con mixture (brahmi & amla)

 

[hurricane]

Right now oiling my scalp and hair with coconut oil and EVOO. I will post my starting pic after Wed. I will be getting my touch up on that day.

 

[Shay72]

Shay, you are becoming the ayurveda tea queen around here, how are you going to store them?

I'm storing them in the refridge. I should get 3 uses out of each jar because I use the 8 oz applicator bottles each time I rinse. The teas turned out really well. Nice and dark! Thanks for the input Aggie .

Tonight I prepoo'd with vatika frosting, then used heat cap, and followed with YTC mud mask with steam.Tea rinsed with mix #1, cowashed out with AOHSR, followed by an acv rinse. Leave in (Juices & Berries), moisturized (Hairveda's WBC), and sealed (Hairveda's Cocasta & Shikakai). Pulled it up and put a scarf on. Will airdry overnight.

 

[25Nona]

Did my regi today, I actually scritched my scalp and pre pooed my hair this morning so by the time I got home from work it had time to marinate. Washed with Aritha bar, since I did some highlights I sat with a nexus emergency treatment for 35 minutes uncovered under the dryer until it got hard, then DC's with my conditioner mix for 1 hr. I'm about to do a nettle tea rinse with cold tea to help seal the cuticles, and roller set.

 

[nedney]

Count me in. I'm about to do my second BC in two days and want to use ayurveda products only.

 

[Ozma]

I co-washed yesterday, tea rinsed
leave-in plus Vatika and Amla
Rollerset

 

[HERicane10]

Amla co-wash yesterday as a 15-30 min pretreat on dry hair. Can't wait to use this mix up and make some more with less oil. My back feels like an oil slick.