Coffee,Tea,ACV,AVJ & Ayurvedic Challenge 2013

Quick question ladies. I made a nice mix Saturday and it will last me 2 more washes. I put it in the fridge to keep it from going bad. How do you all warm your mixes before putting them on your hair?
 
I'm back from the store.

I picked up a box of oolong but then I looked at it :look: Um, that looks like black tea so I put it back.

They have a nice bulk section so I picked up 2 to 3 scoops of each
Nettle
Hibiscus Flowers
Burdock
Fenugreek
Irish Moss ... ooh la la that's expensive
Rosemary
Black Walnut Hulls ( to try coloring my grays)
Oat Straw
Sage

I think I already have some Roobis, marshmallow root and some other stuff somewhere around this house.

They didn't have any Saw Palmetto, horsetail or bamboo.

I think I will try each one after I rinse my conditioner.
 
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Nix08;19004481[/USER]]faithVA that's a GREAT haul:yep:
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Now I need to do something with it :lol: I love buying stuff but using stuff :nono: Not so much. I will have to use you ladies to keep me honest.

I sure hope some of these work for my hair.
 
faithVA what result do you want from the tea? That will help guide you on which and how to use them:
Moisture?
Stimulation?
Smoothing?
Shed reduction?
 
Nix08 said:
faithVA what result do you want from the tea? That will help guide you on which and how to use them:
Moisture?
Stimulation?
Smoothing?
Shed reduction?
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Initially I think I want to just start with moisture. I think that is what IDareTsHair an DarkJoy were aiming to help me with. They know my history of struggle with my hair. They know not many things work on my hair.
 
Nice haul faithVA! :lick: Hope you find something in that that will work for you.

BTW, oolong is neither black, nor green tea. It's actually camellia. And I remember your hair liking camellia seed oil before? Oolong tea is really softening.
 
DarkJoy said:
Nice haul faithVA! :lick: Hope you find something in that that will work for you.

BTW, oolong is neither black, nor green tea. It's actually camellia. And I remember your hair liking camellia seed oil before? Oolong tea is really softening.
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Good to know. I will remember that next time I go to the store.

I am going to follow your recommendation though. I am going to do 1 tea at a time.
 
Tea rinsed my crochet braids :reddancer:

So it's been like 9 days or something and I had to wash my scalp & crochet braids. Prepood with a KeraVada oil that has fenu, brahmi, and a bunch of other things.

I dilute shampood with AO Blue Camomile. Skipped conditioning because it tends to make my cornrows unravel and I can get moisture overload. Then rinsed with rooibos and oolong. OMG! Love the smell! Everytime I turn my head I get hit with that rooibos. :lick: my faaavorite!

SN: THe bamboo tea finally arrived!!!!! YAY!
 
So I did an unplanned hennindigo treatment last night and went to sleep. I Did a tea rinse after CW with a blend of hibiscus, sage, and fennel. I DC w/ SSI Honey Rinse layered with Joico Moisture Recovery Treatment Balm.
 
Nix08 said:
Soooo faithVA in "keeping you honest" :giggle:....which one have you decided to use and how??
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Thank You Nix08. I need someone to stay on my tail :lol:

I am going to start with Rooibos. I will use it as a rinse. I'm not sure if I am going to use it before my DC or as my final rinse though. I need to think on that some more.
 
Aren't you doing some form of LCO faithVA? Might I suggest trying/adding one of the moisture teas to add to the L as well? If you find one that really hydrates as a rinse, it might keep it moist on non wash days as well.

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DarkJoy said:
Aren't you doing some form of LCO [USER=292332]faithVA[/USER]? Might I suggest trying/adding one of the moisture teas to add to the L as well? If you find one that really hydrates as a rinse, it might keep it moist on non wash days as well.

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*.~.*Sent from a distant Galaxy in the Unicorn-verse*.~.*
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I am doing a LLC mostly. Initially I just want to add the tea in one spot because even though its supposed to be moisturizing, even moisturizing products can make my hair feel hard and wiry. If I add it in one spot I can tell if the tea is the issue or my products. If I try it as a rinse and then a spritz I won't know anything. If that makes sense. Usually trying to moisturize my hair mid week has been a waste.

I would love to find something that really hydrates and/or softens though :yep:
 
So, I was too lazy to get back in the shower to rinse my Fenugreek, marshmallow, slippery elm, AOHSR mix out. Went to the kitchen sink (I know this is a major sin but I just could not get even a little bit excited about getting back in the shower), rinsed the mix out, cowashed with VO5 passion fruit smoothie. While I'm giving myself a break from leaning over the sink and letting the conditioner do its thing for a few minutes, I thought about the AVG in the fridge. Grabbed the bottle, poured some in my hands and smoothed in. It felt good, so I got some more, smoothed in, felt great. Rinsed. Tied my hair up for a few minutes to absorb some of the water. Went to the mirror and oh my G, my hair felt so super soft, detangled in like two passes of each section with the comb, felt AMAZING! I also noticed as I was rinsing it out, my hair felt...heavier. Don't know what that was about but my hair felt super good! This is another find for me! Probably some are reading this and are thinking, "you are sooooo late" but hey, we all have an Ahha! moment at some point, right... I guess being lazy sometimes pays off. If I had been in the shower, there is no way in H E double L I would have gotten out to walk through the house to the kitchen to get some juice to pour on my head then get back in the shower to rinse it out. But now I know. Yay!!!! Adding, yet again, another step to my regi...
 
Used tea blend under my dc.

Ayurvedic wash (amla, reetha, tulsi, bhringaraj). This works nicely as my first rinse after I oil my hair and scalp.

Tea/coffee/oil rinse and final leave in rinse with ACV and SAA.
 
Doing a TCAT

Deep conditionin/Steaming with Ynobe Shop's Green Tea & Moringa OVER a cup of Columbian Coffee
ACV Rinse Hairveda
Saw Palmetto Tea with my Leave-In
 
Time to make a fresh braid spray.

Oolong, nettle and rooibos. Will add some oils too.

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I tried something different this past wash day. Ok so it might sound disgusting but hang with me. I cleansed my bathroom sink really well (before & after), dumped my tea concotion over in the sink and just dunked my head in the bathroom sink with alternating left side, right side for about 5 minutes+ -- or until my nose got cloggy. I used a cup to dip tea out the sink and pour over the back part of my head until it was nice and soaked. I felt it saturated my hair better than pouring tea over my head and having to catch the runoff to pour back over my head again and again. I wash in braids so this dunking technique really worked. AND, I like that my body was not soaking wet in the end. I'm looking for ways to improve wash day come winter as I hate all the in/out shower experiences during that time of year. You pros may already be doing this so pay me no attention should that be the case! If not, happy dunking!!!
 
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I use it after I rinse out my DC'er. I apply leave while I'm putting stuff away & rinse out.

Since I steam and my cuticle is lifted, I use this to seal my moisture in and restore my PH Balance and to close my cuticle after DC'ing with Heat.
 
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