AYURVEDIC POWDER ADVICE + Excerpt from: Cherie Ayurveda Vol: 1

CandyC! I would like to say thank you because i started using this powder in december when you made the first post. I noticed that my hair got thicker,shiny, soft and long in a small amount of time after using it. I would like to know though when you said to pour it over your head...the minute you do that then you rinse or do you leave the powders for a few minutes?


i usually prepare to rinse right away. leaving it in for a few wont hurt

you have to go alot by your instincts with ayurveda - mind and body working together !!
 
Candy! :rocker: You ROCK girl! :thumbsup: I accidently ordered bhringraj dried stems. Anyway, I thought it was surely a waste; cuz I didn't know what to do with them. Then I said "WWCD? (What Would Candy Do). So I grabbed up that big ole bag of sticks, grabbed a handful and 'brewed' them in 2-3 cups of water for 30 minutes. I added some shikakai and amla powder (in correct ratio even) and used it for the 1st time last night. I saturated my dry hair with the 'brew' and left it on for 1.5 hours. My hair felt soft BEFORE the rinse out, and AFTER was :reddancer: You are so right about the moisturizing effects of the bhringraj! :cloud9: Thanks Candy! I'll be using this mix 2-3x per wek. I luv those sticks!:grin:

HAHAHAA u go girl! :yep:
 
candy where can i find MAHABHRINGARAJ powder at? is there one or just the oil and how would i incorporate the oil? prepoos?

tia

I've only found the oil.

if you did find one, it would be a growth rinse used in the same way as shikakai, which means add a moisturizing powder :grin:
 
So how do the ayurvedic products work with stretching relaxers? Are they conditioning/ moisturizing enough to help with the stretching process? Many people are using yogurt as a prepoo to help stretch. Would you suggest combing the two products? Ayuverdic and coconut milk/ yogurt... Or should you not mix the two while stretching and just do ayuverdic prior to your perm growing out and thus likely to break at the demarcation line.

The yoghurt thing - i've personally never ever heard of

ayurveda is used 7 days before a relaxer ONLY and 7 days After then at regular intervals :yep:
 
Candy_C and Caribgirl, have you ladies used the shampoo bars?

drjo91, in your short time of using the powders, did you notice less shedding too? or just a nicer shine and thicker hair?

Yes i love shampoo bars, i use them every 3-4 weeks or when i want to blowdry my hair (a little too often lately, :perplexed i have so much regrowth)
 
Would I still get wonderful results if I skip putting the conditioner in my hair as if I am doing a shampoo and quickly removing it? If my conditioner is expensive I most likely will want to keep it in for a while the first time and only time.

Amla and bhringeraj will make your hair so soft detangled n silky you may want to skip conditioner - this is fine

but with any other comb, probabley not really wise
 
Candy_C does your scalp feel extra clean after doing this? Mine does. Normally I have alot of build up and after I pouring the mixer on my head it feel so clean.............But the smell kills me. My ma can't stand a dirty kitchen and she hates the smell too lol. It there a powder that smells good Candy_C? Thanks!
 
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Candy_C, thanks for answering my post on where I can find your book. I ordered it and can't wait for it to arrive. I also want to subscibe to this thread as I am now interested in Ayurveda hair care after seeing so many people with fantastic hair growth from using it. What other thread is better than the one created by the ayurveda master herself.

I will be coming in for help in about a month or so as I'm waiting to take down my sew-in about that time. My book should be here by then too.
 
Candy :urock:.... thanks for this sweetie. I am so glad to have found it. Last week, I did a google search regarding ayurvedic herbs and remember someone posting to use amla, reetha, and shikakai as a paste overnight. In your opinion, is this an okay mixture to use :covereyes:nervous2:?
 
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candy or anyone have you noticed extra hair loss since using the powders. i dont kow if its in my head or if im losing more long hairs but at the same time its seems like my hair is growing.
 
candy or anyone have you noticed extra hair loss since using the powders. i dont kow if its in my head or if im losing more long hairs but at the same time its seems like my hair is growing.

No, I don't think it's in your head because it's in mines too. I'm shedding more and I can't tell what's causing it. I'm stopping the Gro-Aut oil because someone else told me that they were having a shedding problem and they think it's the Gro-Aut oil. I'm pissed because I just ordered the larger size :ohwell:. The strange thing is my hair has gotten longer really quickly since using the Ayurveda stuff but I feel like it's thinning and I already have fine/thin hair to begin with. I'm going to keep doing the powder rinses and see what happens with using those alone. Are you only using the powder rinses? I really want to try to narrow this down and figure out what the culprit is.
 
Nope, it's not just you :nono:. I shed tons, like handfulls. But my hair is definitely and noticeably longer. I say I definitely get 1" per month now, using the powders, but I wonder will I have any hair left when I reach my goal :perplexed.

candy or anyone have you noticed extra hair loss since using the powders. i dont kow if its in my head or if im losing more long hairs but at the same time its seems like my hair is growing.
 
Hi 4Mia,try pm-ing Sareca and ask her if it has thinned hers. I will be using Ayurveda products in April and I want the answer to this question too. In fact, the shedding may only be the initial effects but it might be that the thickening happens a little later after contiuous use, just a guess mind you.
 
thank you everyone, im only using shik, amla and neem powders, and i flollowed the instructions on this thread.. i normally have really thick hair its not thin but its not as thick as normal.
i also use vatkia and amla oil.




i dont remember this happening when i was using amla oil.
i wonder if maybe im not diluting it enough?? maybe my mix is too strong for my hair

i think i may do a protein tx my next wash
 
Hi 4Mia,try pm-ing Sareca and ask her if it has thinned hers. I will be using Ayurveda products in April and I want the answer to this question too. In fact, the shedding may only be the initial effects but it might be that the thickening happens a little later after contiuous use, just a guess mind you.


My hair didn't thin at all (not initially and not with continued use). Some people shed seasonally and a recent pregnancy will definitely cause some shedding. I don't think it's ayurvedics ladies, but I'd stop using them and any other new products. Wait until the shedding stops (garlic poo works great for me) then add back one and see if it returns.

HTH
 
im going to investigate a little to see the cause of this. It could be post pregnancy like Sareca said, or i may be too rough during detangling. I washed today and i didnt not comb under the shower i just ran my fingers through. i didnt noticed clumps of shed hair. I also used amla powder only. the hair in my denam brush was normal as well during detangling. So maybe its me being careless. i will be able to tell more when my hair finish airdrying.
 
im going to investigate a little to see the cause of this. It could be post pregnancy like Sareca said, or i may be too rough during detangling. I washed today and i didnt not comb under the shower i just ran my fingers through. i didnt noticed clumps of shed hair. I also used amla powder only. the hair in my denam brush was normal as well during detangling. So maybe its me being careless. i will be able to tell more when my hair finish airdrying.

Okay this puts me a little at ease. Now I don't have to be concerned about my hair coming out when I start using ayurveda in April. Thanks.
 
My hair didn't thin at all (not initially and not with continued use). Some people shed seasonally and a recent pregnancy will definitely cause some shedding. I don't think it's ayurvedics ladies, but I'd stop using them and any other new products. Wait until the shedding stops (garlic poo works great for me) then add back one and see if it returns.

HTH

Thanks Sareca for your quick response.
 
my hair is dry and i didnt lose alot of hair this time. I was losing most of it when its wet so i think it was me being to harsh on my head. I have to remember to treat it like silk.
 
Ok I just read all 18 pages of this thread and I am hooked! Candy_c your info is amazing and so helpful but my question is this, I have a very dry scalp, seborrheic dermatitis to be exact, so when I wash my hair (usually once a week) I try to really get the scalp clean and the only way I have found to do this is my several washes using t-tree oil in my shampoo or t-tree oil based shampoos/natural shampoos (usuallly doing 3 or 4 washes). How can I get my scalp clean and free of all the flakes and debris that is ALWAYS on my scalp by just pouring some powders over my scalp/hair (as Ayurveda suggests)and not actually using the pads of my fingers to give my scalp a vigourous scrubbing? As it is even with my 3 or 4 washes, after my hair is dry it still sometimes flakes and I find dry patches throughout...please advise.

TIA!!
 
Tip: for a moisturizing rinse, and incredible shine, mix 1 tablespoon of Amla powder and 1 tablespoon of Maka (bhringeraj) powder....thank me later! also excellent for breakage caused by protein overload
i have amla oil and powder, bhringraj oil...i know oil and water dont mix, so can i mix amla oil and bringraj oil and still get super moisturizing benefits???
 
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