Coffee,Tea,ACV,AVJ & Ayurvedic Challenge 2013

Tea/oil/conditioner rinse today.

Tea = Horsetail, Rooibus, Fenugreek, Peppermint
Oil = Safflower
Conditioner = Keracare Humecto
 
Still LOCing with Shea Moisture Yucca Boabab moisturizer, Vatika Oil and Shea Moisture Aloe Boabab milk. Haven't done a fenugreek, Kapur or tea mix lately. I will plan to do that on Friday.
 
Today is co-wash day. Got the VeraVada oil pre-poo on right now.

Will mix shikakai mix with V05, use SM Strengthening DC and follow with tea+acv. Then spritzing with my tea silk leave in before sealing.
 
been a minute but here I am. :) prepoo'd this morning with warmed hair trigger to the scalp and kera vada's green tea oil on the hair. cowashed with tresseme naturals aloe vera and avocado condish. Sitting with oscar blandi's marine mud ( my untimate spa product guilty pleasure) as a dc for 20 mins w/ heat. Will wash that out and final rinse w/ my tea brew of nettle, horestail, fenugreek, and rose hips.
 
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Need to make a few brews:yep:

Hibiscus tea to mix up some henna....I probably should do a treatment this weekend. I don't know if I will get the chance though.

Shikaki, Tulsi, Areetha and amla brew for a rinse. This lasts 2 weeks in the bathroom, I love that!

I added coconut milk powder to the remnants of my 'but the kitchen sink' brew for my wash last night. I need to make a new batch and mix the coconut milk in with the hot coffee it tea so that it dissolves properly.

I will likely use my ayurvedic oil blend to oil my hair overnight and wash tomorrow morning or whenever tomorrow.

Maybe I should get started I'm feeling quite lazy.

Eta: I forgot my brew to dampen my hair when applying Henna - rosehip, sage, rooibos.
 
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You know, I think these strands are going against the grain.

THe theory is that amla returns the curl pattern? I took it out my reggie the last 2 weeks in my efforts to continue loosening my pattern. Well...well... I'll be dipped if my super kinky isnt returning! Was wondering what it was soooooo hard to detangle--taking way too long than I'm used to. Only diff has been the amla isnt there.

Well dag... putting the amla back in for the next full wash day to do a compare.
 
I haven't been in here in a minute. I'm brewing a tea blend of sage, burdock root, fennel, and black tea. Will CW my braids today, do a tea rinse, and DC.
 
Hi ladies, I'm new to tea rinses and Ayurvedic herbs.. Is there a thread that explains how to do the rinses and how long to steep the teas. Also, I noticed a couple posts on CAT.. Is there a thread about this? I'm natural and recently colored my hair (2nd time in 2 months) I really want to improve my regiment and strengthen my hair. Thank you so much!! Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
 
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MayaNatural said:
Hi ladies, I'm new to tea rinses and Ayurvedic herbs.. Is there a thread that explains how to do the rinses and how long to steep the teas. Also, I noticed a couple posts on CAT.. Is there a thread about this? I'm natural and recently colored my hair (2nd time in 2 months) I really want to improve my regiment and strengthen my hair. Thank you so much!! Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
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Hey MayaNatural. Welcome to the wonderful world of teas!

A search of the thread will show that people are all over the place on tea application, steeping times, acv rinses, etc. For the most part, it's experimentation to see what your hair likes and how it accepts it.

I steep mine for maybe 15min others do overnight. Some rinse and put DC on top others rinse after they DC and leave it in. Some rinse it out. I make a tea as a leave-in condish and others dont. Lots of ladies here use green and black teas and some of us, our hair cant stand the stuff and we use herbs and 'flowers' like lavender, rose, etc.

Seems to take everyone a couple of months of experimenting to get a rudimentary tea regimen so you've got a bit of work to do:grin:! Good luck!
 
MayaNatural

CAT is a clever abbreviation for Coffee/ACV (Apple cider vinegar) and tea.

The joy of tea is that you get to do what you want and how your hair likes it best.

At a minimum steep tea until the water cools down.

You can use tea bags but if not remember that you don't need a lot of tea/herbs etc.

Good starting teas in MY opinion are:
Marshmallow root
Slippery elm
Hibiscus
Nettle
I personally have tons more but I am greedy and indecisive:look:
 
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Hey Fellow Teaheads :wave:

Is it the brahmi or amla that smells so nice when you brew it? Or is it the combo of the two?

Yesterday, I made tea bags from the powders, boiled with 3 cups water for 15 mins then let them sit 30 mins and the aroma was pretty nice...kinda reminded me of lavender or another flower.

I LOVE this HHJ!!
 
Gonna wash my crochet braids for the 1st time soon. Brewed organic chamomile with lavender and bamboo for a final rinse.
 
Noticed some buildup in the scalp after the final tea rinse yesterday smh. Im torn between clarifying, cleansing with shikakai and rose powder or just doing a henna to get rid of my tri-color hair. :look:
 
Wenbev said:
been a minute but here I am. :) prepoo'd this morning with warmed hair trigger to the scalp and kera vada's green tea oil on the hair. cowashed with tresseme naturals aloe vera and avocado condish. Sitting with oscar blandi's marine mud ( my untimate spa product guilty pleasure) as a dc for 20 mins w/ heat. Will wash that out and final rinse w/ my tea brew of nettle, horestail, fenugreek, and rose hips.
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Wenbev

What do you think caused the build up Ms. Bev?
 
IDareT'sHair said:
Wenbev

What do you think caused the build up Ms. Bev?
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I'm really not sure, IDareT'sHair I shampooed a week ago so there really shouldnt be that much buildup...im thinking maybe the marine mud since I havent used it in that combo before, maybe I should save that treat for only freshly shampooed hair. But ive used it before on dirty hair w only a cowash. Or maybe I didnt thoroughly rinse out the oil from my scalp...kinda frustrating bc the waste of time and product. I'm really trying the streamline the wash day process since I'm no longer working from home.
 
I bet it was the mud Wenbev I found the second and third time I used bentonite clay I got buildup. It probably had to do with other products used but for that transgression it sits in my cupboard untouched:yep:


OAN:I forgot how good henna is for my hair...I mainly think about the colour.
 
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