Coffee,Tea,ACV,AVJ & Ayurvedic Challenge 2013

finally took my braids out last week. Already miss the convenience of it but I missed my hair when I had them in :rolleyes: planning on putting henna in my hair in next couple days. Will make a moisturizing tea as my mixing liquid.
 
Nix08 said:
@DarkJoy how do you use shikakai as a wash? Do you just use it like a tea rinse?
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Nix08 I make a yogurty paste out of it with cleansing and growth teas. Lately, I've been mixing it with ginger and garlic water. Before that it was just distilled water. I part my hair and apply it to the scalp then massage it in. Then apply it the length of the strands. Put a processing cap on it for 15-30 mins. Then a long water rinse, tea with DC on top, acv. Thats it, really.
 
Nix08 said:
mshoneyfly oh you use henna too! What's your process? I'm planning on getting on that band wagon.
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Nix08
Ive using since Feb...about once a month. I always add conditioner, honey, avg and oils to the mix right before I apply.

To make sure I get good dye release, I mix with warm water and add a few squirts of lemon juice. A few pinches of sugar to help it mix up real creamy :lick: i got these tips from Hennasooq.

The stuff I add above will make the mix more watery so I am careful to start out with just enough water to make a really thick paste (when I turn the bowl to the side, the mix does not move).

Then I put a small square of paper towel on the surface and then a piece of plastic wrap on top. I tuck the pastic so its tight all across the surface then put the top on the bowl. This is what it looks like:



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I usually add hibiscus powder too but I don't have any more finely sifted; just flowers :( i have added organic coco powder a few times with hibiscus to get a dark chocolate burgundy-brown color :lick: there are pics somewhere around this forum.

I let it sit in a cabinet for at least 4 hours, then add w/e else I wanna use. I poo and use a r/o conditioner so my hair is detangled. I apply henna on damp hair in small sections and cover each piece really well from root to tip and my
scalp (the dye never get on my scalp).

I cover my edges with saran wrap and put on two plastic caps, my bonnet and skully hat. I cover my pillow with a bath towel and go to sleep. I rinse out in the shower then slather on VO5 extra body to help remove all traces of the paste. I cowash several times and leave in the 2nd time while finishing up my shower. Hair should be strong, soft, conditioned and tangle free.
 
divachyk said:
I steeped summa errythang yesterday -- oolong, green, marsh root, burdock, slippery elm, peppermint, pure camomile, moringa, hibiscus, rose. I make a gallon jug at a time. Added EOs: lavender, rosemary & cedarwood. The bolded are new ones added to my weekly mix. Hopefully, I like.
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I spritzed last night with my mix. My hair is liking it without attitude (thus far). My hair feels strong yet soft. Oh and, it's cool to the touch, thus it's moisturized properly.

I want to try some fenugreek.
 
okay sooo I just got done with my henna mix. I used godrej nupur. I put maka and amla powder. For my liquid I had about a cup of hibiscus tea in the fridge. I also steeped fenugreek, and one sleepy time tea bag :look: ingredients: chamomile, spearmint, West Indian lemongrass, tilia flowers, blackberry leaves, Orange blossoms, hawthorn, and rosebuds. I wanted my mix to be creamy so I added mahabhringaraj oil and honey. Stuck it in the attic. Will apply tonight and rinse tomorrow.

I still have the fenugreek seeds and sleepy time tea blend in the pot so I just added more water to make more tea. Once I rinse the henna out tomorrow I will follow up with dc of Shea moisture purification masque over that tea rinse :lick:
 
Massaged in some: KeraVada Fenugreek Oil (in Warm Vanilla). Pulled my stuff out tomorrow for a CAT:grin:

Columbian Coffee under my DC'er
ACV Rinse with Hairveda Phinising Rinse
Tea Rinse with Fenugreek Tea
 
Last nights henna was pretty awesome. I added chlorella powder, SAA powder, coconut milk powder, JBCO, coconut oil and all the stuff listed above except honey. I will keep the honey next time.

When I rinsed this morning, my hair didn't have that bone dry henna feeling. Its thicker, stronger and moist!!
 
I love the deep red tint Rooibos tea gives my hair. Looking forward to rinsing again on Saturday morning. 2 black tea bags, 2 Rooibos and a couple of peppermint just for fun.
 
oooeeeeee!! That was the best henna application EVER!!! No lie! Rinsing it out was easy breezy! Normally my tub and shower curtain is a stained mess but not this time! No clogging up the drain or muddy water gathering at my feet. This godrej nupur is the best henna! Everything that I mixed in my henna played a part in my hair coming out like butter. my natural hair feels silky soft to the touch and my relaxed ends feel strong and no matting over here. Another thing is my curl pattern has loosened significantly. I'm 1 year post relaxer and still going so this will help a lot. I'm sooo excited! :spinning: Right now I have Shea moisture purification masque in my hair over that moisturizing tea blend :lick: Will sit under dryer at least an hour. This will now be a monthly regimen. Will be restocking on that godrej nupur. I used a whole bag and have one left. $2.99 is not bad at all.
 
Found something new at the Indian Market:

Ashwagandha Powder

Ayuvedically, it has been clinically tested for many internal issues including blocking cortisol to relieve anxiety mood disorders, normalize thyroid and adrenal disease, blood sugar regulation, blood pressure, etc. They are starting to test it for its anti-cancer properties.

For hair?
Stops slow hair growth and loss, mostly due to high cortisol levels. High cortisol happens due to high/extreme stress conditions. It theoretically, should return you to your normal hair growth speed--not necessarily speed it up beyond what's natural for you.

Some Ayurvedic message boards warn that it can cause hair growth ALL OVER when taken internally, so to be warned. I don't wanna be waxing my body every 3 days.

With that in mind, some are adding it to their hair powders, which I will and have noted new growth. They indicate taking it internally for best results. And I will in small doses for the other healing properties--anxiety and adrenal fatigue due to high stress.

I've been having a little extra hair fall due to severe work stress. I shed like a cat when under stress. The ayurvedics and rinses have been a hair-saver so maybe this will give me the extra I need to keep my low density hair from thinning.
 
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Nix08 said:
That mask was great :yep:

I'm now brewing a scalp spritz of:
ashwagandha powder
bhringaraj powder
Nettle leaves
Rose petals
Peppermint leaves and I'll add sandalwood eo when I'll done. I can't seem to find time to cowash daily like I use to so I'm thinking a spritz at night will be the next best thing.
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DarkJoy this is how I used it, but because I mixed it with others all I can say was that it wasn't bad. The mix was very nice on my scalp:yep: no irritation. I need to make a new batch tonight:yep: I'd love to hear how you find it, especially if you are disciplined enough to use it in isolation.
 
For the ladies that use do an herbal tea rinse, do you make your teas stronger? let them steep longer? If so why? Have you seen differences in results from a regular brew vs. a stronger brew?

For example a regular brew would be 1 tea bag per 6 to 8 oz of water?

Stronger brew would be 2 to 4 tea bags for the same amount of water?

Is there a point where you don't notice a difference?
 
faithVA I often let them steep overnight but that is usually because I'm including ones like fenugreek, marshamallow root and slippery elm, hibiscus...I find it gets the brew more 'slimy' the longer I leave it or I get more colour out of it (hibiscus). However if I were to not be using those types of teas in the brew I would only brew them until the mix cooled down...I have noticed in the past that the tea gets too strong and is not as moisturizing.
 
My answers below faithVA :)

faithVA said:
For the ladies that use do an herbal tea rinse, do you make your teas stronger? let them steep longer? If so why? Have you seen differences in results from a regular brew vs. a stronger brew?
Strong herbals make my hair hard or dry.

For example a regular brew would be 1 tea bag per 6 to 8 oz of water? I like to drink a light tasting tea. Apparently my hair likes it that way too:yep:. I make blends so it's 1 tea bag + 1 tea ball (since some are loose leaf) for a large mug 8oz(?), steeped for under 5 mins. They total about 2 tsps of herbs all together.

Stronger brew would be 2 to 4 tea bags for the same amount of water? For me, stronger is steeping the one bag + tea ball over 5 mins.

Is there a point where you don't notice a difference?My hair always notices a difference. :lol:
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I made a paste. ..I'm missing something because it was hard to apply but it's on...shikakai, amla, bhringaraj, and mixed with a beautiful looking hibiscus tea. .I LOVE the red it makes.
I'm sitting with a cap for about 30 minutes after massaging it on my scalp and on the length of my hair.
My hair felt hard once it went on. If need be I'll do an overnight dc after I cowash.
 
@Nix08, it does feel hard when it's on. It's just the shikakai that feels stiff on hair so don't panic. When I rinse, it feels 'regular' if that makes sense. It feels balanced-neither hard nor mushy. Half the time I follow that with a reconstructor and never any hard problems. Update us when it's out!

OTN: busy weekend so about to Ayurvedic wash now while there's time. been doing a tea and coconut oil pre-poo all day. Making the shikakai, amla, tulsi and that new one with the long name:lol: paste with garlic and ginger water. Gonna brew the usual fresh burdock, nettle and oolong with the last rooibos bag combined with cermide oils for under Vatika Garlic DCer. Rinsing that with the same tea blend and acv combined.
 
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DarkJoy said:
Nix08, it does feel hard when it's on. It's just the shikakai that feels stiff on hair so don't panic. When I rinse, it feels 'regular' if that makes sense. It feels balanced-neither hard nor mushy. Half the time I follow that with a reconstructor and never any hard problems. Update us when it's out!
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DarkJoy thanks. ..I won't panic then:grin: My scalp feels refreshed even though i haven't rinsed it out. .its weird but good:look:
 
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