Coffee,Tea,ACV,AVJ & Ayurvedic Challenge 2013

I just took down my install and have that same keravada that you used @IDareT'sHair for the pre-poo on and will massage for a few mins. I makes my scalp feel warm and tingly!

Next, will be cleansing with shikakai, amla, tulsi, etc. Dont have oatstraw yet so will do a reconstructor with Vatika Egg Protein Mask. Then moisture and growth DC with Vatika Garlic Growth Mask with bamboo, nettle and burdock tea underneath. After that will be rinsing with oolong and red rooibos for added hydration + ACV in the tea. Seal. Done.

SN: 2 weeks in crochet braids and hardly any shed! Spritzing with the tea 'braid spray' and tea rinsing a cpl times was great. It was also detangled and still moisturized from before the install. Lovin it!
 
I am making another mix now. Decided not to chance it on my old mix. I used 2 cups of water this time, 3 Rooibos, 2 black tea, 2 tsp each of fenugreek, slippery elm and marshmallow root powders. In the morning, before I apply it to prepoo'ed hair, I will add honey, sunflower oil, and AOHSR. Thinking about adding peppermint oil, but not sure yet. Maybe I will just add the peppermint oil to my sulfur mix so it is applied to my scalp and not my hair.
 
I was watching some ytber yesterday and was inspired to make a tea based leave-in. But of course I didn't have all the ingredients so my batch was nothing like hers :lol:

I simmered water, beer and rose petals for about 2 hours. I had purchased the dry hair tea blend and the scalp stimulation tea blend from one of those online places. So I steeped 2 tbsp of each of those, 1/2 tbsp burdock root, 1/2 tbsp nettle, 1/2 tbsp of marshmallow root and 1 chamomile tea bag for a few hours. I put most of it in the ice tray. I have enough left over in the fridge to try on my hair this week.

I figure it can't be any worse than the Giovanni spritz I'm using which does nothing for my hair.

At least I made something :yep:
 
I'm asking here instead of the dumb question thread:

Can someone tell me how to make a MSM spritz or is that even a good idea? I got my MSM from Amazon today and I'm itching to use it. I am planning to use it in my DCner but I'm not due to wash again until Saturday. I want to experience the goodness now. :grin:
 
faithVA said:
I was watching some ytber yesterday and was inspired to make a tea based leave-in. But of course I didn't have all the ingredients so my batch was nothing like hers :lol:

I simmered water, beer and rose petals for about 2 hours. I had purchased the dry hair tea blend and the scalp stimulation tea blend from one of those online places. So I steeped 2 tbsp of each of those, 1/2 tbsp burdock root, 1/2 tbsp nettle, 1/2 tbsp of marshmallow root and 1 chamomile tea bag for a few hours. I put most of it in the ice tray. I have enough left over in the fridge to try on my hair this week.

I figure it can't be any worse than the Giovanni spritz I'm using which does nothing for my hair.

At least I made something :yep:
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And we have a winner.....Put the extra in the ice cube trays!!! Some will be ready for next time Go! faithVA!!!:drunk:
 
So, I "thought" that I was transferring my ayurvedic oil blend into a container but was really pouring it on the side of the container and subsequently all but one ounce down the sink:nono:

I now have another brew setting up:
Rice bran oil with a teaspoon of Tulsi powder, hibiscus powder and a tablespoon of triphala powder and bhringaraj powder. I will let it sit for a day or two them do the double broiler in my crockpot for a few hours.
 
And I also have shikakai powder, bhringaraj powder, triphala powder and 5 aritha soap nuts soaking for my wash blend. (Looks like I forgot to put in some amla.... but I can't remember:ohwell:)
 
I made too much tea mix if I'm just using it for a spritz :lol: I took the tea bag I made and put it in more hot water and did that a few times and I so I have another 2 cups of the tea without the beer or rose petals. I threw it all in the freezer. I may rinse with this new batch on the weekend.

I spritzed and baggied with my tea blend this morning. I think my scalp is going to be happy :yep:
 
Ohhhh faithVA is REALLY going hard! Im fascinated with this beer business too.

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DarkJoy[/USER];19034771]Ohhhh faithVA is REALLY going hard! Im fascinated with this beer business too.

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You know I don't know what I'm doing :lol: But I promise you I will get it together. I am slow but methodical once I get started.

Beer is really used more for setting the hair than anything. My mom set her hair with beer since I was a kid. Of course me being a kid, I was like :yuck: :lol: But my hair sets easily and her hair was softer and was hard to set.

But if I can bring myself to do a curlformer set this weekend, I may try it as a setting lotion. It should give the hair good hold without the crunchiness.
 
So I have another idea :look:. Found some sulfur at the herbalist and picked that up... Will be adding that to the powders since I let them marinate on my hair for 15-30min should get the sulfur to do it's growth magic. Tried it with my DC yesterday. Only 1/2 teaspoon but the smell lingered and I had to cowash it out today.

I got an empty gallon container so gonna fill that up with nettle, burdock and oolong and bamboo. Some of that will go to fill up the silk tea spritzer and the plain tea and oil spritzer.

The rest will be poured off as needed to mix the ayurvedics and add ingredients as I see fit (garlic, ginger, etc) or just for general rinsing.

Think I got away from making quarts/gallon at a time when I had the 3 month PS thing going over summer and didnt need so much. It's been such a pain mixing a cup at a time lately!
 
So road rage pays off:yep: There was so much traffic this morning that I took a different route to work this morning and noticed an Asian grocery store not far from my office. I just came from there this afternoon:look:
Garlic Powder (I plan to infuse it in oil)
a 'huge' bag of nupur henna
aritha powder
tulsi leaves
Neem powder (I'm still trying with this stuff)
AND they were very organized and were friendly to me:yay: I'm so happy:grin:

SN: The ayurvedics are thickening up my hair...I'm just not use to this volume:lol:
 
Ayurvedic Powder users: How's everyone's curl pattern doing?

Note that my changes are after a full YEAR of Ayurvedics:

Man, my nape and bangs have gone from a tight, cottony 4c+ to a cottony/kinky 3c (nape) to 4a (bangs). The rest is also not as tight, but I'd appreciate it if the crown would loosen up too since it's beyond 4c and breaks when the wind changes direction.

The nape now retains almost all growth as opposed to the super kinky bits. GOnna try and figure out a way to get the crown and sides to loosen more/faster.
 
I've been using henna for about 18 months and my other experiments for about a year and haven't noticed any curl pattern changes. Oh well. :-)


DarkJoy said:
Ayurvedic Powder users: How's everyone's curl pattern doing?

Note that my changes are after a full YEAR of Ayurvedics
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My fenugreek paste results are the best when I mix it with other stuff plus conditioner. With just the mix and coconut oil, its not moisturizing enough. I noticed how instantly soft my hair is when I use safflower oil or wheat germ oil to seal or prepoo sooo...Im gonna replace the coconut oil with one of these :yep:

Must be the ceremides

I LOVE this HHJ!!
 
DarkJoy Hi! I only use Ayuvedic powders in moderation or with a lot of conditioner..Yes,when I was doing the powders weekly,my curl loosen a lot..I started to use a lot of Amla powder with hibiscus powder & my curl pattern returned..

Happy Hair Growing!
 
Lita said:
@DarkJoy Hi! I only use Ayuvedic powders in moderation or with a lot of conditioner..Yes,when I was doing the powders weekly,my curl loosen a lot..I started to use a lot of Amla powder with hibiscus powder & my curl pattern returned..

Happy Hair Growing!
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This would explain what I've been experiencing DarkJoy. On one hand my ng seemed straighter then the next it seemed more defined. I haven't been using ayurvedics for long (probably a month) but along with thicker, richer looking and shinier hair my ng is softer. I also attribute my seemingly increased growth to a little inversion or maybe it's also from the ayurvedics...I'm not sure. I usually average 1/2" a month but it not noticeable month to month (if that makes sense). At the end of this month I could see and feel my growth.
 
kxlot79 said:
I've been using henna for about 18 months and my other experiments for about a year and haven't noticed any curl pattern changes. Oh well. :-)
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I hear it doesnt affect some. IDK if it has to do with my hair being real fine and highly porous. Are your strands more coarse and normal to low po?
Nix08 said:
This would explain what I've been experiencing @DarkJoy. On one hand my ng seemed straighter then the next it seemed more defined. I haven't been using ayurvedics for long (probably a month) but along with thicker, richer looking and shinier hair my ng is softer. I also attribute my seemingly increased growth to a little inversion or maybe it's also from the ayurvedics...I'm not sure. I usually average 1/2" a month but it not noticeable month to month (if that makes sense). At the end of this month I could see and feel my growth.
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The thicker richer hair is amazing!!! My hair has completely changed. The moisture balance is nothing short of a miracle. It used to be like steel wool. Now it's just cotton with sheen and body. I've been marvelling at it since I took the crochets out. Had a fantastic growth spurt too! I do the inversion a few times a week and yea, growth is definately on point. That thickness is helping it not to be so break-y. Just want more loosening in key spots :yep:
Lita said:
@DarkJoy Hi! I only use Ayuvedic powders in moderation or with a lot of conditioner..Yes,when I was doing the powders weekly,my curl loosen a lot..I started to use a lot of Amla powder with hibiscus powder & my curl pattern returned..
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Thanks for this @Lita. I heard that amla returns curl pattern. Because mine is so tight and requires Terminator strength to comb through and finger detangling is impossible, I am going to remove amla from my regi for now. Hopefully, that will smooth out the crown and sides faster. They have loosened just not at the rate of the nape and bangs.
 
DarkJoy said:
Ayurvedic Powder users: How's everyone's curl pattern doing?

Note that my changes are after a full YEAR of Ayurvedics:

Man, my nape and bangs have gone from a tight, cottony 4c+ to a cottony/kinky 3c (nape) to 4a (bangs). The rest is also not as tight, but I'd appreciate it if the crown would loosen up too since it's beyond 4c and breaks when the wind changes direction.

The nape now retains almost all growth as opposed to the super kinky bits. GOnna try and figure out a way to get the crown and sides to loosen more/faster.
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DarkJoy

This happened to me also. I was a 3C and now I am a 3B/3A. My hair jas gone from small pencil diameter curls to fat crayon sized curls.

I apply my powders full strength as a paste mixed with water or acv
 
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DarkJoy I'm planning to reduce my use of amla (except in thriphala, nupur henna where it's already mixed in) and see if it makes a difference. I like it's effects but it's a very fine line between good and bad for my hair. Maybe once a month or something I'll use it.

Is it wrong that I'm excited to get home and finish double broiling my ayurvedic oil blend:look:

Maybe I'll make amla oil:look:
 
DarkJoy

My hair is fine (about a third the diameter of a piece of thread in most places) but dense and tightly curly: teeny pen spring curls. And I have normal porosity.
I've only applied my ayurvedic powders full strength and I've never used neem except when it's pre-mixed in something commercial. I think the SM yellow label has it as an ingredient and I love that stuff.
I've heard of some ladies who don't see curl pattern changes for years of consistent use, which makes me think it's still a possibility.

Did/Do you use ayurvedic powders with the intention of loosening your curl or was that a happy accident and now you're just questing for uniformity?
 
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