Coffee,Tea,ACV,AVJ & Ayurvedic Challenge 2013

Seamonster

I use the 3x5 muslin bags (bought them at Amazon) and I fill up the bags (1 for each herb) and put it in an 8 cup pitcher full of hot water. I only put 7 cups of water in it and I fill the rest with apple cider vinegar. I let it cool overnight, or for about 8 hours, then stick the mix in the fridge for preservation. I use about 1 cup for each wash and I leave the bags w/herbs in the pitcher. I can usually get 2 uses out of the bags even though they are sitting in the mix the whole time.
 
Yesterday I (finally) really jumped into the spirit of this challenge.

I did a kalpitone paste (for the liquid I made tea with fungreek and hibiscus). After I washed out the kalpitone I used the rest of the fungreek/hibiscus tea as a rince and used my mudwash after to ensure I got any gritty bits out.

After that I did a tea rinse for dry hair that I got from chagrin valley - I did not rinse that out.

Then I L.O.C.'d, braided it up and let it air dry.

My hair feels great. Nice and soft and moisturized. :lick:
 
Ok will be better at posting from now on but I have being doing good with my aloe spritz. I only use 3 times a week bc of my protective style. I found a spritz recipe of green tea and honey so I think I'm going to try that for my next spritz batch
 
My rinsing didn't go well yesterday:-( the final rinse was great but that midwash rinse... I think my hair does not like chamomile... doing another wash rinse today with coco milk, coffee and tea. May also do a final tea/avj rinse. I'm redoing my entire wash day.

ETA: the culprit is my Bigelow cinnamon/black tea. Its makes my hair feel straw like... I'm going to do another rinse with the chamomile in a few days to see how that impacts the rinse. But cinnamon is now for drinking...
 
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I used espresso for my rinse yesterday and that's a no no.... my hair felt somewhat dry.

Did my usual today and I'm back in business. I'm almost 9 weeks post. ..yesterday's rinse instantly made me start thinking about my touch up. This regimen done right is making me think that my abandoned goal of relaxing every 16 weeks may be achievable afterall:yep:
 
I rinsed my hair tonight to get the gel and product out. I used my peppermint/marshmallow root/horsetail/AVJ I made yesterday and poured it on my hair after rinsing. Again like yesterday, my hair made these pretty curls but it didn't draw up much as yesterday. My hair felt nice even better than yesterday when I poured it on my hair. It makes me wonder, this mixture was more on the cool side than yesterday's mix, which was still warm. I wonder did the temp. make the difference on how it felt on my hair :scratchch? If so I like it better on the cool side.

I put WEN Tea Tree on top of the tea and let it sit for 15 mins w/ no heat just plastic cap. I was able to finger detangle with ease (never been able to do that without following up with a comb). My fingers glided through as I rinsed it out. I will not go with out henna and tea rinses if I keep getting these great results.
 
Doing an Henna Rx overnight on dry Hair.

Will cowash in the a.m. & slap a DC on under my Wig. Probably Marie Dean Mango & Papaya.
 
i havent posted in here in a while but im still using my powders. ive been using amla for a few weeks now and im loving it. it really does give the hair volume.
i think imma hit paynah on some bringraj(or however you spell it) tonight singe thats like the king of powders and tresses. i might even get me some oil, even though idont use much oil.

this weekend i plan on doing another amla, hibiscus, brahmi treatment mixed with coconut oil. im gonna pre oil my scalp with trigga oil too:lick:

also my hair has been falling out:( my hair is long so i thought it could be normal shedding but i dont know so imma make a strong black tea and spray my scalp with it several times a week. im too scared to put it in my amla mix since i hear its drying. ill just focus it on my scalp.
 
Forgot to post but I did an ayurveda cowash last Thursday morning before heading off to work. My hair felt a little stronger and a bit thicker too. I just wished the effects were lasting without having to repeat the process - wishful thinking, I know:grin:.
 
Using tea under my dc now. Will rinse like usual and coconut milk has continued to be a staple with each wash.
 
Tomorrow will do:

Columbian Coffee under my DC'er
ACV Rinse to close cuticle after Steaming
Tea as my Final Rinse with my Leave-In I think I brewed: Horsetail, Oolong and something else
 
Tonight I did a prepoo using a coconut milk recipe and coffee/tea/avj under my DC... my tea mix was marshmallow root, horsetail, hibiscus, chamomile, and oolong... will continue to do this combo until April when I relax my hair... my NG loved the special attention from the coco milk prepoo! If I buy burdock and nettle I will add them to my mix but I probably will just stock up on njois herbal rinses instead...
 
Babygrowth

I like N'joi's Herbal Tea Rinse. Her's was the very 1st Tea Rinse/Spritz I tried. :yep:

It's only 4 ounces tho'. How long is that lasting you?

Have you tried Claudie's Tea? I really like her's too.

Qhemet had a really nice one. Karkady Hair Tea, But it was discontinued.:perplexed
 
IDareT'sHair said:
Babygrowth

I like N'joi's Herbal Tea Rinse. Her's was the very 1st Tea Rinse/Spritz I tried. :yep:

It's only 4 ounces tho'. How long is that lasting you?

Have you tried Claudie's Tea? I really like her's too.

Qhemet had a really nice one. Karkady Hair Tea, But it was discontinued.:perplexed
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Girl, I get one use out of it right now but before I would use 6 oz of water and stretch it over 3 days when I was cowashing 1-2x per week. I haven't tried claudies yet... but I want to! Njoi's was also my first tea rinse and it worked so well that I didn't care about any one elses! Lol!
 
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