Coffee,Tea,ACV,AVJ & Ayurvedic Challenge 2013

[IDareT'sHair]

@jprayze

Sounds lovely. I can't wiat to brew up a big pot of flowers. Welcome back.

 

[Ari8]

Hi all,
I have a question about ACV and I'm hoping you ladies can guide me here.

I've read that you're supposed to use a weak dilution of ACV so as not to damage the hair. So far I've tried:

ACV : water
1 - 3 tbsp : 1 cup
1/2 cup : 1/2 cup
1 cup : 1 cup

... with various results, ranging from tangled, straw-like hair (the weakest dilutions) to mildly smooth hair (the strongest).
I've also tried 1/2 cup undiluted with amazing results - very smooth, silky hair. I just tried a similar solution (mixed with a splash of water) and my hair felt pretty smooth as I rinsed.

What gives? Why do I only see good results with a strong dilution of ACV and am I ok using that amount?

Thanks

 

[Lita]

Did over night poo with EVOO mix,Used Raspberry Ganache Cube bar on top 2hrs,washed with CocoMallow poo bar,Naturelle Grow Slippery Elm Dc 45min,heritage coconut Marshmellow leave-in,heritage Broccli cream & sealed with MHC soy butter..little rice bran oil on ends...Heritage Jar Of Joe on roots.

*Raspberry Ganache Cube Bar (ingredients)-Rhassoul clay,organic coconut flour,organic coco/Maca powders,Marshmellow root powder & coco butter....I mixed the bar with hot water,regular milk & raw honey..,Mix was very creamy smooth,smells terrific,no grainy texture...

*Cocomallow condition poo bar (ingredients)-btms,Shea butter,aloe leaf juice,avocado oil,glycerin,rosemary,nettle,lemon grass,organic pumpkin,Marshmellow root..etc...

Happy Hair Growing!

 

[Brownie518]

Finished my wash off with some AV ACV Rinse.

 

[Ltown]

Hi ladies. I will be brewing some tea this weekend been so busy. Black, nettle, horsetail, marshmallow.

added some fresh rosemary leaves i got from the grocery section. I used to do this before hair forum day as a teenager infuse herbs and i think i'll do this more often as i found tea bags aren't as potent as the real herbs.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Ari8

We just had this discussion a few pages back. You might wanna search. Nonie listed the proper dilutions.

I'm sorry, I can't help. I always use Pre-Mixed ACV Treatments like Hairveda, Claudie, etc...I am so not a mixtress. I know I'd get it wrong, so I don't fool with mixing stuff.

I'd go back in this thread and look for Nonie's post on ACV Dilution or do a "Search" on ACV Rinses.

Or maybe someone that does this can help you come up with the proper dilutions.

 

[Babygrowth]

Coffee rinsed under DC, final tea/avj rinse of hibiscus, horsetail, and marshmallow root

 

[hnntrr]

Burdock, Chamomile, Hibiscous, Yerba Mate, Green tea, Marshmallow root steeped for 2 hours (I got busy and couldnt do it last night). DC for 2 hours then rinse.

 

[Bajanmum]

I didn't wash my hair at the weekend (I was rocking a beautiful twistout and wanted it to last), but I made a moisturising tea spray, bottled it and used it last night to twist my hair back up. It had,

1 oolong tea bag
marshmallow root
chamomile flowers
hibiscus petals
dried rose petals
acv
JBCO

It's come out nice and makes my hair soft. I also want it to reduce my shedding, hence the oolong, but I'll have to report back on whether that works.

I did forget, however that hisbiscus temporarily dyes everything it touches:

Fave white t-shirt
face
hands
walls

 

[Seamonster]

Bajanmum


I know this isn't the tea drinkers website but some teas really help from the inside. Take a look at drinking nettle tea to make sure you maintain nutrient while on hormones. Also look into burdock tea to help clean any excess hormones/medicine out of your blood.

 

[Bajanmum]

Seamonster

Thank-you, I will do that. I have Burdock in root form in my cupboard. Do you think it will be ok to brew, strain and drink the tea? I'd be willing to do anything to rid myself of excessive hormones...Who needs that, right?

 

[Seamonster]

Bajanmum yes, just make some tea and enjoy. Have you checked all the information available on that it? A great herb.

 

[Bajanmum]

Thanks Seamonster, I'll get googling.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Will Do a Coffee Rinse under my DC'er. And a Tea Rinse as my Final.

 

[Babygrowth]

Trigger in scalp yesterday...

 

[Nix08]

Used coffee as part of my steamed dc... did my usual coffee, tea and coconut milk rinse and tea/avj final rinse.
I've been giving the water that I now drink all the credit for my soft manageable new growth but maybe it's the daily use of coconut milk. ..

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Seamonster

Thanks Lady!

 

[Seamonster]

IDareT'sHair Us tea heads gotta stick together.

 

[ronie]

Thank god for black tea rinses. My thickness is coming back. I don't use any topical growth aid for they increase my shedding so I have to give the credit to my weekly black tea rinses.
I really was happy with just the stopping of my insane shedding. But months later I am enjoying my thick hair.

 

[Babygrowth]

Trigger in my scalp yesterday andbaggied for 2 hours (hair felt so good), will double up on it today...

 

[bajandoc86]

Made my usual moisturising tea to mix in my rhassoul DC.

 

[Bajanmum]

Henna'd today with Nupur 9 herb henna and weak green tea. I love this mix and my hair comes out soft. I was almost tempted not to bother DCing after co-washing it out...ALMOST!

 

[Babygrowth]

Hennasooq is not that far from me so I will order the lush brown kit from them and just make a trip to go pick it up. Won't be until April tho when I do my next touch up...

 

[naturalagain2]

Can I join?? Yall having too much fun in here *back into lurk mode*

 

[Brownie518]

Ive been using IPN Tealightful Shine on my scalp lately.
Also been using Shi Naturals Tea under my Dcs.

 

[hnntrr]

I think I found my niche. Yerba Mate, Green, Chamomile, Nettle, Burdock, Marshmallow and Rose hips this weekend. Since I switched to yerba mate might cut back to a 1/2 tablespoon my hair feels super dense and not hard hard...but.... sturdy since using it. Going to see how that goes instead of using a full tablespoon.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Can I join?? Yall having too much fun in here *back into lurk mode*

naturalagain2

Sure You Can!:welcome3:

I saw your little Tea Haul! Stop in & Tell us your Plans!

Gald to have you

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Have my Columbian Coffee under my Enso Cacao DC'er (Steaming) now.

Brewing Coffee for Tuesday.

My Tea Rinse for Tuesday is: Peppermint, Horsetail & Saw Palmetto.

Tonight, I think it is Green, Saw Palmetto & Rosemary

 

[IDareT'sHair]

hnntrr

I was using Yerba Mate. I may have to pull that back out.

Nice Review. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[hnntrr]

1 1/2 month if tea rinsing has helped me retain and lessen shedding and breakage..my hair is def thickening back up!! i dont have a before picture but here is a picture of my shed/breakage hair for the night. not nearly as much as it used to be. it used to be 5x worse. def continuing tea rinses in my regimen as a staple.

sorry about typos on iphone, no auto correct.