Coffee,Tea,ACV,AVJ & Ayurvedic Challenge 2013

[DarkJoy]

Might be too early to say cuz sometimes it takes a week or so for my scalp and hair to react negatively, but I think the roobois addition was amazing!

 

[MileHighDiva]

DarkJoy and mshoneyfly, what do you guys think of the HESH brand powders? Are they sifted well?

 

[IDareT'sHair]

felic1

I don't fool with Powders only Teas & Flowers.

Let us know how things turn out.

Maybe some of the Powder-Heads can chime in.

 

[curlyhersheygirl]

MileHighDiva Hesh powders sometimes contain twigs. When I used them I always sifted before hand.

 

[felic1]

Hello Everyone! I did have fun with my creation/concoction. I guess there is a trial and error with anything new. My hair felt great and smelled great afterward. I blow dried and it really turned out well. Today was the first time in over two years that I put a hot comb, blow dryer and hot curler in my hair. They were all electric and not on the stove. My hair looks really healthy, full, longer and I have a lot of it. It is coming along. If it is not APL yet so be it. Rome was not built in a day and neither is armpit. My hair care practices are better, my products are good, my protection plan is good as well. It has been 18 months since I hit shoulder length. Let me attempt to post this picture. I had my son take these shots and I was unable to trim on my own.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

felic1

Nice! Very Healthy. Thanks for sharing. DS did a good photo-shoot

Keep doing what you're doing.

 

[DarkJoy]

@DarkJoy and @mshoneyfly, what do you guys think of the HESH brand powders? Are they sifted well?

@MileHighDiva Hesh powders sometimes contain twigs. When I used them I always sifted before hand.

MileHighDiva--I use only Hesh because that's what at my closest Indian grocer. And yea, curlyhersheygirl is right. Particularly, the shikakai is gritty. However, I don't bother sifting. Too lazy. I just rinse a loooooooooong time. The rest seems to come out with a good slippy moisture DC. If there's grit left, I never notice it

 

[MileHighDiva]

DarkJoy, how much is it on the ground at your local Indian grocer?

 

[DarkJoy]

OK, so I know I did that whole natural cleansing last night. Well, on a whim today I decided to Indigo. So I just chelated/clarified. No condish. I'll be up til about 1a on my hair, but *** it. I will have ZERO time the next week to do it. Plus I got a formal event this weekend and aint nobody got time for grey roots!

 

[DarkJoy]

@DarkJoy, how much is it on the ground at your local Indian grocer?

MileHighDiva, I get mine in S. SF and the powders are $2.50 per box on the ground. A 100g box of shikakai lasts 3-4 uses (I'm NL). Can't beat that price, esp since my mixes are like 70% shikakai. The others 2-3x that long. The Vatika conditioners are $4.99 (if you're interested). I'm sure in the E. Bay they're a little cheaper.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

DarkJoy

I'm sure it will turn out nice.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Will Brew:

Sage
Burdock Root
Rosemary Leaf

Will use this Blend also tomorrow. Also will use Black Coffee (Columbian) under my DC'er.

And will follow that up with ACV Rinse.

My CAT! = Coffee ACV Tea

If folks can LCO & LCOB I can have a CAT

Nix08 EnExitStageLeft

 

[Nix08]

Will Brew:

Sage
Burdock Root
Rosemary Leaf

Will use this Blend also tomorrow. Also will use Black Coffee (Columbian) under my DC'er.

And will follow that up with ACV Rinse.

My CAT! = Coffee ACV Tea

If folks can LCO & LCOB I can have a CAT

@Nix08 @EnExitStageLeft

You are too funny Don't forget LOCO...I like a little LOCO

 

[mshoneyfly]

DarkJoy and mshoneyfly, what do you guys think of the HESH brand powders? Are they sifted well?

Oooh! This thread is jumpin'! I love it!

MileHighDiva
Dont have experience with the Hesh brand. Im too lazy to drive all the way to the N side to get it on the ground so I just order Jamila, Nupur and Hennasooq. Too much traffic and no parking keeps me far, far away, lol!

 

[IDareT'sHair]

You are too funny Don't forget LOCO...I like a little LOCO

Nix08

Ya'll be making up some stuff.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

My Teas came from the Vitacost B1 G1 Sale

 

[jprayze]

Hey ladies! I've been quiet for a while but I'm now brewing bamboo tea with a sprig of rosemary. I will rinse tonight or in the morning!

 

[lovelycurls]

Will brew these teas for the weekend :

Under dc
Horsetail
Sage
Burdock root
Black tea
Saw palmento

Final rinse/leave in
Rooibos
Peppermint
Oolong
Catnip
Tulsi
Acv or avj

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Will brew these teas for the weekend :

Under dc
Horsetail
Sage
Burdock root
Black tea
Saw palmento

Final rinse/leave in
Rooibos
Peppermint
Oolong
Catnip
Tulsi
Acv or avj

lovelycurls

We like a lot of the same Blends. I love this Combo.

I was killin' some variation of this one this Spring.

 

[naturalagain2]

Last night i put amla/brahmi/vatika on my hair and scalp last night for a prepoo. I still have it in now. This evening I may brew some marshmallow root and put it under my dc bask cacao bark for and extra moisturizing affect since I will be doing a protein treatment before that.

 

[xu93texas]

I used HTN Follicle Mist last night.

 

[xu93texas]

I'm getting ready to brew some teas for my CW today and DC on Sunday.

Sage
Burdock root
Rooibos
Black pearl tea
Peppermint

 

[DarkJoy]

Gonna brew my leave in tea spritzes for me and dd. need to order some silk peptides to go in it too...

 

[xu93texas]

I'm getting ready to brew some teas for my CW today and DC on Sunday.

Sage
Burdock root
Rooibos
Black pearl tea
Peppermint

This blend felt so good on my hair after CW. That rooibos tea is awesome!

 

[faithVA]

I almost forgot to tea rinse today. It is not part of my routine yet I was in the shower and had put in my cowash conditioner and then realized I hadn't made the tea So I got out, made the tea and figured I would clean the bathroom while I waited for the tea to steep. Then I got back in and rinsed my hair and did the tea rinse and put in my dc. I have got to do better.

 

[mshoneyfly]

Last night I moisturized with avg and baggied about 30 min. My hair has new life. It feels like I used a commercial product!! It is so soft after being fried by the heat and humidity

Thursday I tea rinsed with:
Horsetail
Nettle
Hibiscus
Rosehips
Stirred in brahmi, amla and more hibiscus powders

Tea rinsed 4 times in the shower using my new red $store mixing bowls.

 

[HanaKuroi]

I am mad at all y'all!

 

[IDareT'sHair]

I am mad at all y'all!

HanaKuroi

Gurl...Come on & join us.

You have 4 Months to get in on it.oke:

 

[Brownie518]

I'm going to use some Coffee under my DC later. I'll be finishing my wash with a quick Shi Naturals Tea Rinse.

Right now, I'm sitting with some IPN TeaLightful Shine.

 

[felic1]

DarkJoy The rooibos tea blend was terrific. I did a henna and indigo this week. My birthday is tomorrow and I wanted to eliminate these gray and whites(sob). I was feeling really bad prior to doing the henna. I just was not feeling pretty. The henna has made me feel like a natural woman! It looks and feels so different. I had not done henna in a while because of last summers breakage and I was afraid to hurt my hair further. My triangle patch in front looks completely filled in. I had not believed that the JBCO I was using in that area was working because the hair still looked like it was missing. It looks great. The front of my hair can curl under the armpit. The rear is not growing as fast as the front. I feel good though. It is evident that the steps I am taking are producing good results. I have some Jamaican blue mountain coffee somewhere. I cannot find it. It was in my kitchen at my house. I want to brew some for some coffee rinses. I guess I will have to look further. I must have moved it. Well, I have to open and freeze this coconut milk. I have to make some room in the freezer to put the tray flat. I am so excited!!!