Coffee,Tea,ACV,AVJ & Ayurvedic Challenge 2013

I'm going to be doing single herb tea rinses over the next few months to see which ones are best for my hair. I think I have 34 different things to try.
 
:wave: Hi Wenbev, I've been slipping on chlorella, glad to see you in here:yep:

I admire the self control that you guys have to try one tea by itself at a time faithVA and Ravens I wish I could do that:grin:

I used my tea refresher spritz today...DarkJoy I was thinking wow my hair feels so silky...SAA in with my ACV is just too good:yep:
 
IDareT'sHair said:
@RavenSR

Good Girl.:grin: No-Buys are so Over-rated.:lol:

I'm a proponent of "Less Buy":lol: Instead of "No-Buys":nono:
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I'm trying to get rid of a bunch of stuff I don't need or want to make room for stuff I do need (or want). As soon as this stuff is gone, I'll buy less than I used to but at least I'll still be buying something.

I'm supposed to be trying minimalism :blush:. It's not looking so good.
 
Nix08 said:
:wave: Hi @Wenbev, I've been slipping on chlorella, glad to see you in here:yep:

I admire the self control that you guys have to try one tea by itself at a time @faithVA and @Ravens I wish I could do that:grin:

I used my tea refresher spritz today...@DarkJoy I was thinking wow my hair feels so silky...SAA in with my ACV is just too good:yep:
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Thanks Nix08

It's definitely going to be hard. I'm used to throwing whatever sounds good into the pot when I make my conditioners or lotions. One at a time is so foreign to me.
 
RavenSR

Yeah, "Buy Less" is a good thing. I was a miserable failure at N/B's. :look:

I just finally had to give up. *afterall, who was i kidding...right?*:lol:...:look:

Less Buy's have been working a lot better for me.

Less Torture too.:lol:
 
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Nix08;18947043[/USER]]:wave: Hi Wenbev, I've been slipping on chlorella, glad to see you in here:yep:

I admire the self control that you guys have to try one tea by itself at a time faithVA and Ravens I wish I could do that:grin:

I used my tea refresher spritz today...DarkJoy I was thinking wow my hair feels so silky...SAA in with my ACV is just too good:yep:
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It's not self control. It's called funny acting hair. Which means my hair hates about 80% of what I put on it. So I have to use things one at a time to see what it likes. I wouldn't mind having hair like others where I could use all kinds of stuff :yep:
 
Glad your hair is good with the *** Nix08. It's great stuff

faithVA is doing it right. A year ago I was cobbling it together 1 tea at a time too. Now I got my base ingredients that I know won't break my hair off. I add one newcomer at a time now to my base. That way if something goes wrong I know exactly what caused it.

Speaking of also got got multani mitti at the Indian store. It's a conditioning clay for skin and hair. Anyone else try it?

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*.~.*Sent from a distant Galaxy in the Unicorn-verse*.~.*
 
@DarkJoy

I agree. A lot of times I'll do a x1 Tea Blend w/o anything else added to it. Like my Roobis or Fenugreek I've been steeping alone.

Oolong is another one I brew by itself and Black.

Burdock Root I always add with Horsetail, Nettles or Sage.

Or a combo with Saw Palmetto and/or Rosemary.

A lot of times I like to try them on their own, to see how they might play well with others.
 
Nix08 said:
:wave: Hi Wenbev, I've been slipping on chlorella, glad to see you in here:yep:

I admire the self control that you guys have to try one tea by itself at a time faithVA and Ravens I wish I could do that:grin:

I used my tea refresher spritz today...DarkJoy I was thinking wow my hair feels so silky...SAA in with my ACV is just too good:yep:
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Hi Nix08 slipping on your chlorella!? :nono: Excited to be here!
 
Jobwright said:
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.
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Jobwright, I must be doing something wrong because Rooibos doesn't tint my hair. :scratchch

DarkJoy said:
Glad your hair is good with the *** @Nix08. It's great stuff

@faithVA is doing it right. A year ago I was cobbling it together 1 tea at a time too. Now I got my base ingredients that I know won't break my hair off. I add one newcomer at a time now to my base. That way if something goes wrong I know exactly what caused it.

Speaking of also got got multani mitti at the Indian store. It's a conditioning clay for skin and hair. Anyone else try it?

____________
*.~.*Sent from a distant Galaxy in the Unicorn-verse*.~.*
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DarkJoy, likewise. Now that I have my base, I experiment from there.
 
Maybe it's not that exciting looking written down but here is the plan:

Sunday - DC (including fenugreek paste) - moisture or protein conditioner as needed
Monday - Oil my scalp (with almond oil mainly) and steam (without washing)
Tuesday - Mustard oil on scalp then cowash it out
Wednesday - Tea refresher spritz - moisturize and seal
Thursday - Tea refresher spritz - moisturize and seal
Friday -
Week 1 - Henna prep, heavily oil hair and henna overnight (maybe) or steam it in that night or for several hours on the saturday
Week 2 - Ayurveda paste wash (shikakai, amla, bhringaraj, and whatever you guys introduce and tempt me to buy:look:).
Saturday - Steamed DC (moisture or protein as needed)

Each DC and cowash will include various teas and ayurveda herbs and I plan to add sesame oil in the fenugreek mix instead of coconut because sesame is prominent in ayurveda and I don't like coconut oil on my hair.
 
ETA to the above regi...I think I will henna once a month and do an ayurvedic wash the other 3 weeks.

Why is hibuscus powder so hard to find. .. any store that looks like it would carry Indian spices I pop in and so far I've had no luck:(

Oh wait a minute on Thursday I have to work out of another branch which is somewhat closer to little india:yay: oh boy I better compile a shopping list from now:grin:
 
Should I tea rinse on the days I co-wash? I co-wash between 3-5 times a week depending on where I'm working (I'm a painter and some of those apartments have smells that linger). I only DC on saturday.

I'm thinking about doing a mudwash with bentonite and rhassoul clay every other week. Any suggestions for a low porosity hair mix?
 
You know you got it bad when you're happy to work at a place near your ayurvedics! :grin: Nix08

If you havent already, try looking for the sanksrit names of herbs at the Indian Markets. Sometimes stuff aint in English.

Hibiscus powder is Jaswand, Jaswandi or Sorrel.

I try to get translations in either direction (eng-sans or sans-eng) on my phone before entering a market just in case... it's come in handy a couple times.

Dont forget to try Tulsi (Holy Basil) it's the bomb.com. A little strong for my scalp at times but it really deep cleans. Not trying to PJ you, but... you know... :look:
 
RavenSR you can absolutely rinse on days you cowash. .. you can use the same teas or mix it up for variety and fun:look:

Now Ms. DarkJoy... you are not trying to pj me huh:spank: you know full well whenever you mention something I'm like am addict hunting it down:lachen:
I really appreciate the name for hibiscus. .. they look at me like I'm crazy when I ask for it:ohwell: The lady today shoo'ed me saying 'Look. You find."
I'm going to search for both of those and anything else you or anyone else suggests by Thursday:look:


ETA: After my dry steam (steam session without washing before or after) I spritzed with my refresher blend, moisturized and sealed.
 
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Sowwy not sowwy @Nix08 :duck: :lachen: A PJ can't PJ in solitude! What's the fun in that?! Speaking of, gotta try that hibiscus myself.

I got the same treatment from the Indian store managers too! Then someone in this thread hipped me to the sanskrit thing. Can't credit her, cuz I dont recall who it was.

SN: I almost just wanna ayurvedic wash my hair just for the fun of it right now :look:. Too lazy to brew teas tho. Gotta get back into brewing a quart's-worth for these sudden compulsions. :lol:

ETA: I remember! It was HanaKuroi who gave that lovely Sanskrit advice. Thanks Hana!
 
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Got some coconut milk powder at the airport. Cant wait to try it. Will get to it sometime this week maybe. We're you ladies diluting it with water and then adding it before your DC?

Please excuse my iPhone; it's trying to get it together
 
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