Coffee,Tea,ACV,AVJ & Ayurvedic Challenge 2013

IDareT'sHair, I keep track of my shedding each wash and co-wach day. Today I noticed increased shedding too. I think it is partly because of the weather. It is cold and snowy in Pittsburgh.
 
I started my cold infusions. I had some mason jars in the utility room. I have 4 jars going: marshmallow root, burdock root, slippery elm and fenugreek. I started with 2 tbsp so I can see how I like that. I will let them sit overnight but will put them in the fridge tomorrow so they last a bit longer. On sunday I think I will put my hair into 4 sections and try a different tea on each section for comparison.
 
Rozlewis and IDareT'sHair My shedding has increased the last month also. Dryness has also increased with the decrease in temperature. I wonder if the dryness and increased shed are related?

faithVA, you're becoming a true mixtress up over there!! I'm anxious to see your cold infusion results. I think that may be a new one in this thread. Thanks for posting that info too.
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I need 2nd day hair for TDay. Soooo...

Getting my pre-poo on with amla/fenugreek oil. About to cowash this out and DC.
 
DarkJoy said:
Rozlewis and IDareT'sHair My shedding has increased the last month also. Dryness has also increased with the decrease in temperature. I wonder if the dryness and increased shed are related?

faithVA, you're becoming a true mixtress up over there!! I'm anxious to see your cold infusion results. I think that may be a new one in this thread. Thanks for posting that info too.
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I need 2nd day hair for TDay. Soooo...

Getting my pre-poo on with amla/fenugreek oil. About to cowash this out and DC.
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I'm a little proud of myself. One day I want to hang with the big girls in here :lol:
 
@DarkJoy @Rozlewis

I was wondering if the Sulfur was also adding to my increased shedding? :sad:

I had been going hard with products with Sulfur (which I usually limit use or definitely use in moderation).

And I also ran out of Viviscal and have been taking something else.

I recently re-upped on the Viviscal, but will take what I've been using until it's gone.

I'm sure it's a combo of a lot of factors including weather, indoor heating, outdoor elements etc.........:spinning:

This is when Journal-ing comes in handy. Which I always say I need to do and never do it.:ohwell:
 
faithVA said:
I started my cold infusions. I had some mason jars in the utility room. I have 4 jars going: marshmallow root, burdock root, slippery elm and fenugreek. I started with 2 tbsp so I can see how I like that. I will let them sit overnight but will put them in the fridge tomorrow so they last a bit longer. On sunday I think I will put my hair into 4 sections and try a different tea on each section for comparison.
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faithVA

These sounds good.:lick:
 
IDareT'sHair said:
faithVA

These sounds good.:lick:
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I looked at them this morning and they look pretty good. I am amazed at how much slippery elm swells. All of the other pouches are about the same size as when I put then in. The slippery elm has swelled to about 3x to 4x its original size. I'm not sure what that means though :lol:

I also did cold infusion with flax seed because I was on a roll :lol: I just wanted to see what it does. It does something. I'm just not sure what it is doing.

Sad I have to wait until Sunday to try them out :sad:
 
IDareT'sHair said:
@DarkJoy @Rozlewis

I was wondering if the Sulfur was also adding to my increased shedding? :sad:

I had been going hard with products with Sulfur (which I usually limit use or definitely use in moderation).

And I also ran out of Viviscal and have been taking something else.

I recently re-upped on the Viviscal, but will take what I've been using until it's gone.

I'm sure it's a combo of a lot of factors including weather, indoor heating, outdoor elements etc.........:spinning:

This is when Journal-ing comes in handy. Which I always say I need to do and never do it.:ohwell:
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IDareT'sHair, I did not know that sulfur could contribute to increased shedding except when done to close to a relaxer. If so this could be the culprit because the Peppermint Pomade has sulfur in it and i Have been massaging my scalp twice a week with that.

I keep a journal of everything that goes on my hair. I have not made any drastic changes lately that could be causing the increase in shedding. I think the weather has caused my hair to become more vulnerable to breakage and additional shedding. This year I have been struggling with trying to keep my hair moisturized. Last night I used Qhemet Biologics Moringa Tree Conditioning Ghee and the Amla and Olive Heavy Cream to moisturize and a penetrating oil to seal. This morning my hair is still moisturized. This might be a winning combination.

I am on vacation this week through next Tuesday and will pay extra special attention to my hair. I plan to do a Henna treatment on Friday evening and this my help as well. When outside I have been wearing my silk lined beanie with a baggy underneath to combat the dryness.
 
DarkJoy said:
Rozlewis and IDareT'sHair My shedding has increased the last month also. Dryness has also increased with the decrease in temperature. I wonder if the dryness and increased shed are related?

faithVA, you're becoming a true mixtress up over there!! I'm anxious to see your cold infusion results. I think that may be a new one in this thread. Thanks for posting that info too.
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I need 2nd day hair for TDay. Soooo...

Getting my pre-poo on with amla/fenugreek oil. About to cowash this out and DC.
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DarkJoy, I think the weather and dryness has a lot do to do with the increased shedding. I take pictures every co-wash and wash day to track my shedding and I usually do not shed much but yesterday it was double my normal amount. I will pay special attention to this so that I can get it under control before it gets out of control.

I am also almost 15 weeks post. This is the longest stretch I have ever done. However, my hair has been behaving nicely but this may also be a contributing factor.

Let me know how things go for you any how you are tweaking your regimen to combat this issue.
 
I decided to try my cold infusions on dry hair. Yesterday I did a protein treatment, dc, leave-in, mist and styling cream. My hair was so hard and wiry today. My twist out was a complete fail so I put it in a puff. I wanted to wash it but didn't have time. So I decided to try each of my teas on a different section of hair.

Just from opening the jars, I want to do the cold infusion again with the same teas, same amount but with less water. So I will try the marshmallow root again with 2 T of tea in 1.5 cups of water and also in 1 cup of water.

My hair is still wet so I will have to update again when dry. I am going to use Hairveda Whipped Ends and retwist later tonight.

I started with the burdock root. It worked great as a detangler. I was able to smooth the front section out and flat twist it up.

I used fennel greek on the back. It seemed to work like the burdock root. I like the smell of it.

I was surprised by the marshmallow root. My hair felt cold and it didn't help with detangling. It didn't do anything :perplexed:

I really liked the slippery elm. It felt great going on and it was easy to detangling.

No of them really had slip which is why I think it was too much water. I think you do a 1 to 1 ratio when you want to drink them. The slippery elm won out, with burdock root 2nd, fennel greek 3rd and marshmallow root 4th.
 
faithVA

Very nice review of your Cold Fusions. They all sound nice. :lick:

I'm sure you'll reap all the conditioning properties from each one.:grin:

They all sound like "Hits" to me!

Thanks for sharing.
 
faithVA said:
I have some irish moss but haven't used it yet since someone said it felt like a protein on their hair. I have a lot I need to play around with. I feel like I spinning in circles :lol:
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faithVA
It was just the opposite for me. About a month ago, I put irish moss and watercress powder in my henna. Hair came out sooo shiny and silky!! Don't know if it was just the watercress but I loved it!

I LOVE this HHJ!!
 
faithVA

I love slippery elm. That mixed with marshmallow gives me nice slip and detangling power to apply conditioner with little fuss.

Irish moss did the same thing to me. I will try it again, but the one time I tried it, my hair stiffened and clumped up a bit.

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^^When I try the irish moss I will do that on just a section of my hair. I know my hair doesn't respond to things like many common things.

Since I've done the 4 section trial with these 4 products, I am looking forward to doing this with some of my other teas. I will start doing test on wet hair and then dry hair. My twist are dry today and my twist feel really good. Unless we go somewhere today, I'm not taking my twist out to see how my hair is really doing.

Doing the experiment yesterday though gave me a good idea. I may want to apply my leave-in, a moisturizer and then apply my tea mist after.
 
Did a Honey & Horsetail Reconstructor Rx (MyHoneyChild)

Doing a CAT

Columbian Coffee under DC'er
ACV Rinse Hairveda
Tea Burdock Root & Saw Palmetto
 
I was planning to henna today but ended up spending all my free time and money shopping:look:

I took the henna out of the freezer...and it's now defrosted, should I put it in the fridge for tomorrow's us? Or can I leave it out?
 
IDareT'sHair said:
@Nix08

Yeah, it's fine.:yep: Indigo is the one that has to be used after it's mixed (can't store).

Yeah...so...okay?? What's up with that?:lol:
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I can only focus on one obsession at a time:lachen:...usually it's hair but every now and then I dabble in makeup/nails (where I've been the last month). I've spent all I can now so I'm back to hair as of tomorrow morning:giggle:

IDareT'sHair
 
I did a 'nice' Burdock/Saw Palmetto Tea Rinse today.

Reading about that SSI 'new' Blueberry Cleansing Conditioner is gone make me pull out my Blueberry Tea for next Wash Day.

And steep a nice Pot of Blueberry Tea for a Rinse.

I also have a: Blueberry, Acai and Pomegrante Blend.

*Nice Anti-Oxidants
 
Steeping some fenugreek tea. Will add KV fenugreek oil to it for a rise tomorrow. To lazy to fool with my hair right now.
 
IDareT'sHair said:
I did a 'nice' Burdock/Saw Palmetto Tea Rinse today.

Reading about that SSI 'new' Blueberry Cleansing Conditioner is gone make me pull out my Blueberry Tea for next Wash Day.

And steep a nice Pot of Blueberry Tea for a Rinse.

I also have a: Blueberry, Acai and Pomegrante Blend.

*Nice Anti-Oxidants
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Sounds like a nice twist on that blueberry conditioner. I just could not splurge on it today. Sunday is a different month!
 
Brewing sage, rosehip, rooibos and hibiscus to dampen my hair before applying henna. And I have the tub of henna in a water bath to warm up. ..just because:yep:
 
Doing a henna treatment right now with fenugreek tea as my liquid.

After I will use the mucilage from the tea bags and mix it with my bee mine for a DC.
 
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