Coffee,Tea,ACV,AVJ & Ayurvedic Challenge 2013

I wonder if I should try out a coffee rinse for the 1st times? I plan on DCing with Mocha Silk Infusion, and styling with Mocha Bling and Hair Milk Silk, so the coffee would compliment what I already plan to use.

I have K-Cups of Breakfast Blend (light roast) and Newman's (medium roast). Which would be better for a 1st timer EnExitStageLeft, IDareT'sHair, and Saludable84?
 
DarkJoy said:
Simmered a garlic and ginger infusion to do an Ayurvedic wash but got too busy. Will let it marinate in the fridge til Thursday or Friday then warm it up for use. Will be nice and strong!

I got paid :look:
Will head to the Indian market this week and snap up fenugreek seeds and vatika oil

felic1...you make me :giggle: with your herbal antics! :lol:
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That sounds like a good mix. I have been looking back at my HHJournal to see what I did that might have caused the recent growth spurt. I think it might have been the prepoo and scalp massage I did with garlic infused evoo. Keep a close eye on your growth after this wash. Let me know what you notice.
 
Used Columbian under my Afroveda Ashlii Amala Red Raspberry DC'er (Ayurvedic)
Used Hairveda's ACV Phinising Rinse
Used Fenugreek Tea with my Leave-In
 
MileHighDiva said:
I wonder if I should try out a coffee rinse for the 1st times? I plan on DCing with Mocha Silk Infusion, and styling with Mocha Bling and Hair Milk Silk, so the coffee would compliment what I already plan to use.

I have K-Cups of Breakfast Blend (light roast) and Newman's (medium roast). Which would be better for a 1st timer EnExitStageLeft, IDareT'sHair, and Saludable84?
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I used breakfast blend yesterday and it was really good. For me, acidic coffees work the best so BB or Spanish/Columbian coffee would be best. But I also have an itchy scalp and am realizing that acidic products keep it calm.
 
Okay Ladies, I couldn't find my SD Mocha Silk Infusion, so I didn't mess around with the coffee rinse this time, because it wouldn't have layered the way I wanted it to. So, I mixed some of the Meera Herbal Hair Wash I bought a couple of weeks ago in my hand with the As I Am Coconut Co-Wash to cleanse my scalp and hair. It says to leave it one for awhile, so I'm going to piddle paddle around for about 45 mins, before I rinse it out, so I can DC. The Meera Wash smells good, but the directions for these Ayurvedic products are not clear and concise. In lieu of SD MSI, I'll DC with Shea What!. That coffee thing didn't work out this time.

I'll report back later if I have any additional findings, regarding the Meera Herbal Wash when I rinse it out.

ETA: I like the Meera Herbal Hair Wash! The next time I near the Indian store I bought this from, I'll pick up some more for my stash. I think the vetiver is what's making it smell so good:yep:
 
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Have any of you beautiful ladies used both Kalpi Tone and Sukesh? If so, which one did you like better and why? I bought some Kalpi Tone on my Indian Market field trip, but the Sukesh on Henna Sooqs site looks similar. The Sukesh is expensive compared to the Kalpi Tone.
 
MileHighDiva said:
Okay Ladies, I couldn't find my SD Mocha Silk Infusion, so I didn't mess around with the coffee rinse this time, because it wouldn't have layered the way I wanted it to. So, I mixed some of the Meera Herbal Hair Wash I bought a couple of weeks ago in my hand with the As I Am Coconut Co-Wash to cleanse my scalp and hair. It says to leave it one for awhile, so I'm going to piddle paddle around for about 45 mins, before I rinse it out, so I can DC. The Meera Wash smells good, but the directions for these Ayurvedic products are not clear and concise. In lieu of SD MSI, I'll DC with Shea What!. That coffee thing didn't work out this time.

I'll report back later if I have any additional findings, regarding the Meera Herbal Wash when I rinse it out.

ETA: I like the Meera Herbal Hair Wash! The next time I near the Indian store I bought this from, I'll pick up some more for my stash. I think the vetiver is what's making it smell so good:yep:
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You couldn't find what??? Oh no, I keep a stash do I don't have to worry about not find my SD MSI.

Please excuse my iPhone; it's trying to get it together
 
Y'all inspiring me to try something new. So I see gray roots and it's only been two weeks since my last indigo. You were right mshoneyfly about that growth spurt but I swear it's from that vatika garlic DC. My daughters hair is also having a spurt since I been using it on her too.

Anyhow, going to order more indigo and add indigo and henna to my weekly Ayurvedic pastes foe cleansing and leave in an hour. It's a spin off of IDareT'sHair I think. This is to make my silver roots less visible and keep my volume in between monthly full treatments. Ain't nobody got time for 8 hr treatments every 14days.

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Did a tea and coconut milk powder rinse today (I'm low on coffee and I couldn't risk not having enough to drink:look:) it was nice. Finished with an acv rinse that I left in.
 
uhhh green at @IDareT'sHair?!?! :dighole: noooooooooo! Thanks for the info!

I am also getting fenugreek seeds. So I hear this stuff makes a mucilage from another thread. Anyone here know? WOnder if will make a gel like flax seeds? flax gel it was way too drying, even with adding every oil and butter in my arsenal :nono:

If I get a decent work break tomorrow, will head on over to Indian market and scoop up those seeds too. Will try the tea to make my paste this week and maybe try and see if it will make a fenugreek gel since the indigo wont arrive til next week. Cant try too many new things at once, just in case....
 
DarkJoy said:
uhhh green ?!?! :dighole: noooooooooo! Thanks for the info!

I am also getting fenugreek seeds. So I hear this stuff makes a mucilage from another thread. Anyone here know? WOnder if will make a gel like flax seeds? flax gel it was way too drying, even with adding every oil and butter in my arsenal :nono:

If I get a decent work break tomorrow, will head on over to Indian market and scoop up those seeds too. Will try the tea to make my paste this week and maybe try and see if it will make a fenugreek gel since the indigo wont arrive til next week. Cant try too many new things at once, just in case....
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Yes it Absolutely Does.:yep:

You won't have anything to worry about if you do an Indigo Touch-Up if you have a good Henna Stain to work from.
 
Nix08 said:
I watched a video on making a treatment with fenugreek that I can't wait to try:lick:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqZbWBvsrAo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Yes!! This looks yummy. I have a lot of seeds but have only made tea once. It was awesome for my hair but i do prefer a paste. I tried it once by boiling and soaking overnight but I dont have a blender so I tried to squeeze out the mucilage. It was a mess!!

Guess I have to get another blender. Mine got broke:(
 
mshoneyfly, I was like she could have saved time and got greater benefits, but messy fingers probably wouldn't look good in the video. Have the Ayurvedic treatments helped you with shedding, scalp health or both?
 
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MileHighDiva said:
mshoneyfly, I was like she could have save time and got greater benefits, but messy fingers probably wouldn't look good in the video. Have the Ayurvedic treatments helped you with shedding, scalp health or both?
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MileHighDiva
Yep, I never get dandruff and my scalp always looks good with a nice sheen even before I apply oil. I do have itchies when its close to wash day but prepooing consistently takes care of that.

I still have some sukesh powder even though I now have all the individual powders in the ingredients. The shikakai is good for hair fall and is a good cleanser. The tulsi powder is antiseptic so good for scalp too. I also use this one as a face masque. I will try it soon on my scalp. I think it will feel really good. The other ones in the sukesh (brahmi, bhringraj, amla) are also good for shedding and growth.
 
mshoneyfly and IDareT'sHair I use the seeds in my tea brew. I plan on brewing the seeds along with some hibiscus, marshallow root, bhringaraj and slippery elm, strain those out and then make the blended paste as in the video. Just got to get to it:look:
 
Saludable84 said:
I normally cannot prepoo but I will try it.

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Saludable84
Think of it more as a DC instead of a prepoo. I usually add some conditioner to my ayurvedic pastes (including henna treatments). I also shampoo and detangle if needed before applying the paste to damp hair. This makes it smoother and rinses out much easier. Then I cowash out with my fav VO5. I usually don't shampoo after rinsing my pastes.
 
mshoneyfly you MUST try the tulsi on the scalp. Best thing I've found so far. It's almost a minty feel and the scalp feels extra clean after.

My scalp eczema was managed before with the ayurvedics. But adding the tulsi I haven't had a flare, even with my styling product mishaps. I just had my first itch in months due to gel on the scalp. Tulsi will handle it.

It's amazing stuff.

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DarkJoy said:
mshoneyfly you MUST try the tulsi on the scalp. Best thing I've found so far. It's almost a minty feel and the scalp feels extra clean after.

My scalp eczema was managed before with the ayurvedics. But adding the tulsi I haven't had a flare, even with my styling product mishaps. I just had my first itch in months due to gel on the scalp. Tulsi will handle it.

It's amazing stuff.

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Speaking of tulsi which is holy basil, have you thought of getting it fresh? How about growing it? I am sure we can find holy basil seeds.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y
 
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