Coffee,Tea,ACV,AVJ & Ayurvedic Challenge 2013

Steepin a pot of nettle, hibiscus, brahmi, amla and horsetail tea for my next wash day on wednesday.

ETA: forgot rose hips too
 
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DarkJoy, have you tried this to cleanse your hair/scalp? I remember reading that you use shikakai powder for cleansing awhile back.

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Ingredients: Cocos nucifera (Coconut) shell powder, Madhuca longifolia (Madwa), Albizia amara (Silk Plant), Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi), Cyperus rotundus (Nutgrass), Vetiveria zizanioides (Vetiver), Cinnamomum tamala (Indian Bay Leaf), Lippia nodiflora (Fogfruit), Acacia concinna (Shikakai), Hedychium spicatum (Kapur Kachri), Eucalyptus globulus (Blue Gum), Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fenugreek), Sapindus trifoliatus (Reetha), Vigna radiata (Green Gram), Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Hibiscus)
 
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MileHighDiva said:
DarkJoy, have you tried this to cleanse your hair/scalp? I remember reading that you use shikakai powder for cleansing awhile back.

Ingredients: Cocos nucifera (Coconut) shell powder, Madhuca longifolia (Madwa), Albizia amara (Silk Plant), Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi), Cyperus rotundus (Nutgrass), Vetiveria zizanioides (Vetiver), Cinnamomum tamala (Indian Bay Leaf), Lippia nodiflora (Fogfruit), Acacia concinna (Shikakai), Hedychium spicatum (Kapur Kachri), Eucalyptus globulus (Blue Gum), Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fenugreek), Sapindus trifoliatus (Reetha), Vigna radiata (Green Gram), Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Hibiscus)
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Well well... What is this?! :9 I have not but would like to try this little gem! Where I buy it at?!

The fact that it has silk is intriguing. That bit of protein might be gooood!
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*.~.*Sent from a distant Galaxy in the Unicorn-verse*.~.*
 
I have my Indigo on today. I want to have completely dark hair for my birthday on Sunday. I have to get rid of this Lily Munster streak in the front of my hair!:yep:
 
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can someone tell me why all my amla is brick hard? i thought once i cut the pack open and air got to it is would turn to powder like its supposed to but it didnt.

i want to start using ayurveda again but i already have 3 packs of amla that i want to use instead of buying more but its brick hard. even in water it doesnt crumble:perplexed:
 
chebaby said:
can someone tell me why all my amla is brick hard? i thought once i cut the pack open and air got to it is would turn to powder like its supposed to but it didnt.

i want to start using ayurveda again but i already have 3 packs of amla that i want to use instead of buying more but its brick hard. even in water it doesnt crumble:perplexed:
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chebaby

:huh:....:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
 
chebaby said:
can someone tell me why all my amla is brick hard? i thought once i cut the pack open and air got to it is would turn to powder like its supposed to but it didnt.

i want to start using ayurveda again but i already have 3 packs of amla that i want to use instead of buying more but its brick hard. even in water it doesnt crumble:perplexed:
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Hmm...my amla is hard and clumps together too. But I just squeeze the package and it crumbles up. Then I spoon it out to use for tea steeping or making a gloss. Amla is a different consistency than henna or cassia. Its kind of hard and rock-like; even though its finely sifted.
 
mshoneyfly said:
Hmm...my amla is hard and clumps together too. But I just squeeze the package and it crumbles up. Then I spoon it out to use for tea steeping or making a gloss. Amla is a different consistency than henna or cassia. Its kind of hard and rock-like; even though its finely sifted.
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i cant squeeze mine. its hard as a rock. ive been using amla for years and have never seen it like this.
imma throw it up against the wall and see if it breaks apart:look:
 
chebaby said:
lmao i think i just might. girl you shoulda seen my face when i went to use the amla and couldnt. talk about pissed:lol:
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chebaby

I know you were like:ohwell:....:look:

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

You should do it like folks do to 'soften' up Brown Sugar.

Put it the Micro for a couple seconds wrapped in a wet paper towel (still in the packaging) and see if it softens up enough to crumble.:yep:
 
Still havent gotten to indigo! :(

Managed to nab some Ayurvedics at the Indian Market today! Got these as well as shikakai, amla, tusli and neem powders:

My hair loved the egg protein hair mask, which is a lighter protein (in this mix) than Aphogee 2 min. Only stopped cuz too lazy to hustle to the market these last 3 months. My hair really retained with it. Gotta stop the laziness and trying to be Miss PJ on the sly :look: :
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Never tried garlic condish before! This ought to be fun:
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The Dabur brand also makes a Black Seed Mask, Lemon Mask, and a couple other 'flavors' to try later :lick:
 
PS: Vatika hair masks in store is only $4.99!

Less than half of what I pay for the AO brand, which my hair likes but doesnt love like the ayurvedics, which really nourish my fine high porous strands much better.
 
Hello ladies...I attempted to prepare my first herbal treatment this evening. I boiled two cups of water. I placed in a bowl red rooibos tea, a hibiscus tea bag, hibiscus flowers, rose petals, slippery elm powder, marshmallow root powder, and burdock root. I poured the water over the herbs and gave a stir. I rinsed out my previous conditioned and waited a bit to let the steeping finish. I took my strainer and a bowl into the bathroom. The mixture resembled a big ball. The rose petals seemed to have become small roses. I wondered what are these balls. The water was completely absorbed. It looked like a big bowl of raspberry yogurt. I put it in the strainer and two teaspoons drained into the bowl. I was puzzled. I thought maybe I should try to press out the fluid. I was not sure......I had put a corner of DB pumpkin seed and some AOHSR in a container to add the herbal mix into. I just spooned some of the ball into the conditioner, stirred and applied with sunflower and grapeseed oils. I went under the dryer/steamer set up. I rinsed out and did a final rinse with oyin honey hemp. I massaged in some horsetail butter/mixed greens sprayed in my spray mix and topped of my combed out hair with the carrot seed and pumpkin defrizzer. My hair looks really healthy and pretty after this henna. I am going to partially blow dry after it dries some more to try to do a braid style...:look::pullhair:
 
Tuesday night,washed with kyras-Hemp moisturize poo bar,NBD-Egg head con 45min,Hydroquench hibiscus Dc mask 1hr,Heritage pink hibiscus moisture cream leave-in,KBN heavenly butter cream & sealed with Hibiscus Oil..Hair feels better.

*My hair/scalp loves Hibiscus,coconut milk,eggs,coffee,Ayurvedic..Yep.

Happy Hair Growing!
 
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MileHighDiva said:
Do the following Ayurveda powders STINK?:
Amla
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@MileHighDiva, I can only speak for Amla. It does NOT stink. However, most powders I use have an 'earthy' or herbal scent.
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Matter of fact took out my crochets last night and went full on Aurvedic! Wash was a thin yogurt consistency mixed with distilled water:
  • shikakai
  • tulsi
  • amla
  • neem
Scrubbed down to the scalp and left on for 30 mins. Rinsed.

Proteined with the Vatika Egg Protein Mask. Left that on for TOOOOO long (1.5 hrs--forgot while cleaning house). Well at near protein overload, followed-up with tea/oil rinse under Aubrey Organics Blue Camomile DC:
  • Red Rooibos
  • Oolong
  • Burdock
  • Nettle
  • Peanut Oil-refined (my hair LOVES THIS)
  • Grapeseed Oil
  • Sunflower Oil
Left on for an hour and a half. Hair was soft! Then:
  • ACV Rinsed
  • Tea Spritzed "leave-in" (nettle, burdock, oolong w/argan, sunflower, EVOO, and baobab oils)
  • Sealed
  • Twisted for a twist out
Done! She is sooooooooooo happy today!:drunk:
 
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DarkJoy said:
@MileHighDiva, I can only speak for Amla. It does NOT stink. However, most powders I use have an 'earthy' or herbal scent.
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Matter of fact took out my crochets last night and went full on Aurvedic! Wash was a thin yogurt consistency mixed with distilled water:
  • shikakai
  • tulsi
  • amla
  • neem
Scrubbed down to the scalp and left on for 30 mins. Rinsed.


Proteined with the Vatika Egg Protein Mask. Left that on for TOOOOO long (1.5 hrs--forgot while cleaning house). Well at near protein overload, followed-up with tea/oil rinse under Aubrey Organics Blue Camomile DC:
  • Red Rooibos
  • Oolong
  • Burdock
  • Nettle
  • Peanut Oil-refined (my hair LOVES THIS)
  • Grapeseed Oil
  • Sunflower Oil
Left on for an hour and a half. Hair was soft! Then:
  • ACV Rinsed
  • Tea Spritzed "leave-in" (nettle, burdock, oolong w/argan, sunflower, EVOO, and baobab oils)
  • Sealed
  • Twisted for a twist out
Done! She is sooooooooooo happy today!:drunk:
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Man that process sound luxurious as ever:yep: Always you making me want to go to the store:nono:
 
MileHighDiva

DarkJoy is right. None of them have a stinky smell in powder for except neem, I think. They all smell earthy when you wet them.

DarkJoy
You really gave your hair a nice treat with that process!! Your new products sound interesting, hhmmm...I wonder if the patel bros sells any of these on line?

ETA: The black seed and lemon masques sound divine!!
 
I used HTN Follicle Must on scalp and ng.

I used Aloe My Hair Moisturizing Spray and SM Yucca/Baobob moisture mist as leave ins after CW today.
 
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