Coffee,Tea,ACV,AVJ & Ayurvedic Challenge 2013

Been experimenting with making Ayurvedic conditioner cream to use as a wash out and leave-in moisturizing conditioning treatment. I've been using one I made earlier this week, and my hair hasn't been this moisturized/conditioned in quite some time :-). Planning to make another batch using tea and oils both infused with Amla, fenugreek, bhringaraj, brahmi, hibiscus, horsetail, and nettle. Here's the formulation for anyone interested. Be sure to check your pH in your tea. The hibiscus is acidic, so it should bring your tea to a pH of between 4.5-5.5, which will be the final ph of your conditioner. Enjoy!

Instructions:

Weigh out the BTMS, oils, and cetyl alcohol in a heat proof container, then put into a double boiler. Weigh out the water and humectant in a heat proof container, and put that into the double boiler. Heat both to 70C. Remove from heat, pour the contents of one container into the other, and mix well with a hand mixer or stick blender. When the temperature reaches below 45C, add the essential or fragrance oil, and preservative. Spoon into a jar and let cool with the lid off to avoid condensation.
 

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MyAngelEyez~C~U said:
Been experimenting with making Ayurvedic conditioner cream to use as a wash out and leave-in moisturizing conditioning treatment. I've been using one I made earlier this week, and my hair hasn't been this moisturized/conditioned in quite some time :-). Planning to make another batch using tea and oils both infused with Amla, fenugreek, bhringaraj, brahmi, hibiscus, horsetail, and nettle. Here's the formulation for anyone interested. Be sure to check your pH in your tea. The hibiscus is acidic, so it should bring your tea to a pH of between 4.5-5.5, which will be the final ph of your conditioner. Enjoy!
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MyAngelEyez~C~U

This is Good Information. About the pH Balances of the Teas. Great Observation.
 
Massaged in Trigger with KeraVada amla brahmi on my length.
Plan to piur on some coffee under ny DC and final rinse with some te.
 
IDareT'sHair said:
This is Good Information. About the pH Balances of the Teas. Great Observation.
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Found out the hard way, lol. I made a conditioner with a ph below 4. Figured out it was because I used distiller water with I pinch of citric acid in to lower its pH to 4.5 and I used hibiscus with it to make to tea /liquid portion of my recipe. I had to use a baking soda solution to raise the pH, adding a teaspoon full of solution at a time until I got it where I wanted it.
 
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MyAngelEyez~C~U
Girl you done made yoself a serious conditioner. I always just use Shea Moisture masque as a base for my ayurvedic pastes and I love it. Good work!!

OAN: I wish I woulda mixed my henna this morning before work :oh well: But Im doin it now so I can apply it before I go to bed. My scalp is always feeling tingly. Cant wait to see how much growth I get by December! Im gonna stop being lazy and make sure I do a brahmi, amla, oolong tea rinse tomorrow and a seperate DC after my henna.

I LOVE this HHJ!!
 
Finally finished my conditioner :-) added Japanese lotus blossom scent, but it smelled nice on its own. Now I'm just letting it cool so I can put my tops on. Made 24oz total.

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About to rinse out my first henna gloss (1:4 henna to conditioner ratio). Curious to see if its a keeper. This is the color/consistency:


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The color was exactly like peanut butter.

Saved the extra for next time. I figure I'll henna once a month and gloss once a month (2 weeks after henna). I have about 20 more ounces.

This is my henna mix color/consistency (for comparison):



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So I found the recipe for a Black HennaGloss:

NGREDIENTS:

2-4 TBSP henna
4 TBSP cheapie conditioner
1-2 TBSP aveda black malva
2 TBSP vatika coconut oil
3 TBSP honey or molasses
rose water (optional)

It was posted by @LadyChe a whileeeeeeee ago' (like 07') or something. I'm going to try it to see if I can get the black color I want w/ out dye or the tedious Hendigo process (ain't nobody got time for that :nono:).

I've been doing some research and found that chemically treated hair need to used quality body art Henna to avoid hair being turned green or other adverse reactions, so I think I'll invest in some.

I sure hope this recipe works because that aveda conditioner cost a pretty penny :yep:.
 
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Im doing a one-step hendigo treatment right now using some left over henna I had 2 weeks ago. I added some fresh indigo to it to stretch it for a full head treatment. Deep conditioning will follow right afterwards:yep:.
 
Speaking of 'indigo glosses', been putting indigo in my reconstructors for the last 3 weeks:

tried to buy some 1b hair. That 1b was TOO LIGHT. So I happily got the 1, which was perfect. Thank goodness! My roots arent even showing that much (dark brown). I'll do the 2 step when I feel like it :look: too lazy

SN: The indigo glosses do NOT work that great for thickening and color in moisture DCs. Through experimentation, it seems they deposit and thicken most in a protein environment. I've been mixing it with either SM strengthening Masque or the Vatika Egg Protein Mask. Trying it with AO Rose Mosqueta or my garlic mask were fails.
 
MyAngelEyez~C~U said:
Been experimenting with making Ayurvedic conditioner cream to use as a wash out and leave-in moisturizing conditioning treatment. I've been using one I made earlier this week, and my hair hasn't been this moisturized/conditioned in quite some time :-). Planning to make another batch using tea and oils both infused with Amla, fenugreek, bhringaraj, brahmi, hibiscus, horsetail, and nettle. Here's the formulation for anyone interested. Be sure to check your pH in your tea. The hibiscus is acidic, so it should bring your tea to a pH of between 4.5-5.5, which will be the final ph of your conditioner. Enjoy!
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MyangelEyez...Thank you for the reminder to check the ph in tea!!!:yep:
 
MyAngelEyez~C~U said:
Been experimenting with making Ayurvedic conditioner cream to use as a wash out and leave-in moisturizing conditioning treatment. I've been using one I made earlier this week, and my hair hasn't been this moisturized/conditioned in quite some time :-). Planning to make another batch using tea and oils both infused with Amla, fenugreek, bhringaraj, brahmi, hibiscus, horsetail, and nettle. Here's the formulation for anyone interested. Be sure to check your pH in your tea. The hibiscus is acidic, so it should bring your tea to a pH of between 4.5-5.5, which will be the final ph of your conditioner. Enjoy!
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MyAngelEyez~C~U

What calculator did you use? I normally do everything by hand but this would be much easier.
 
EnExitStageLeft said:
So I found the recipe for a Black HennaGloss: NGREDIENTS: 2-4 TBSP henna 4 TBSP cheapie conditioner 1-2 TBSP aveda black malva 2 TBSP vatika coconut oil 3 TBSP honey or molasses rose water (optional) It was posted by @LadyChe a whileeeeeeee ago' (like 07') or something. I'm going to try it to see if I can get the black color I want w/ out dye or the tedious Hendigo process (ain't nobody got time for that :nono:). I've been doing some research and found that chemically treated hair need to used quality body art Henna to avoid hair being turned green or other adverse reactions, so I think I'll invest in some. I sure hope this recipe works because that aveda conditioner cost a pretty penny :yep:.
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Between black malva and sap moss, it's like finding a 4 leaf clovers up here. The BSS by my house I think has expired sap moss and it looks like number 2 on the shelf. I've been to two Aveda stores with no luck as one didn't have it and the other only ha big bottles. I need the try-al size lol.

Maybe I'll do more searches online.
 
Coffee/tea/Coconut Milk powder in my steamed dc and my CW rinse.
Fenugreek infused oil on my hair during my dc. And will use my ayurvedic oil blend tonight in my scalp.
 
so1913 said:
I recently purchased these ayurvedic shampoo bars:

http://lisasnaturalherbalcreations....bhringraj-hibiscus-shikakai-amla-reetha-.html

http://www.chagrinvalleysoapandsalv...-hair/shampoo-bars/ayurvedic-herb-shampoo-bar

http://www.chagrinvalleysoapandsalv...-the-hair/shampoo-bars/soapnuts-and-sunflower

Anyone have any experience with any of them? I will probably try one of them this weekend.
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Tried both the Chagrin Valley (CV) Ayurvedic Bar and the Lisa's Natural Herbal Creations (LNHC) one, and I liked both, but really liked the LNHC one. It has the actual powders in the soap versus CV infuse the herbs in the oil used to make the soap. I feel like that makes it as close to washing with pure powders as you can get with a bar soap. LNHC has two ayurvedic bars, the one I have that I linked has a few more ayurvedic powders compared to the other one, but it is sold out right now :( The price is right $5.50 I think I'll buy a few to keep on hand when they are back in stock.
 
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My sis made me a neem and camomile infused oil that I do pre-treatments with. Love the stuff! Now I want to trying make a amla infused oil. Heard that it can help to darken the hair over time which is plus.
 
I used the burdock root before my DC today. I think it went well. Not sure if it made my hair more manageable or if it just a combination of the other things I am using. I will try it again next wash day.
 
faithVA, if you have scalp problems, you would notice its effects more. I have bad itchy, dry scalp so when I don't use it, its like a battlefield on my scalp. Otherwise, it really does nothing for my hair.

I need to figure out how to leave KeraVada oil on my scalp/hair. It is so concentrated, I am scared to use it without something. Any of you have any suggestions #clearsthroat IDareT'sHair
 
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