Coffee,Tea,ACV,AVJ,Ayurvedic&Powders Challenge 2014

@DoDo

Sure Pop in.:hug3:

But we really want you to commit to the Challenge. :yep:

Please keep random posts to a minimum (unless you find something we really need to know/hear about).:lol:
 
IDareT'sHair

Marshmallow root leaves my hair so soft and moisturized. I wanted to use Fenugreek tea but I passed on it tonight since I will be using BASK Whiskey in a few.
 
Not Sure what I'll be Steeping for next wash day? Not sure what I wanna use?

Green Works very well. Makes a good rinse. Very enjoyable.:lick:

Maybe I'll use Marshmallow Root? It's so expensive, so I don't use those too often.:look:

I think I only had like 20 Tea Bags (so I'm saving those).:perplexed

If I don't use Marshmallow, I'll use either Horsetail, Saw Palmetto, Nettle or Burdock Root.

Cause I have several boxes of those.:lol:
 
So I had a lot leftover from my burdock and ginger under DC treatment. Steeped rest with blue malva and put in the acv final rinse. Left it all in. jury is out on the malva. Its my first time really using it and leaving it in. If my hair stays on my head, I wil try it again.
 
IDareT'sHair said:
Not Sure what I'll be Steeping for next wash day? Not sure what I wanna use?

Green Works very well. Makes a good rinse. Very enjoyable.:lick:

Maybe I'll use Marshmallow Root? It's so expensive, so I don't use those too often.:look:

I think I only had like 20 Tea Bags (so I'm saving those).:perplexed

If I don't use Marshmallow, I'll use either Horsetail, Saw Palmetto, Nettle or Burdock Root.

Cause I have several boxes of those.:lol:
Click to expand...

I’m so frugal ok, ok, cheap.:ohwell: I’m so cheap that I used to separate my base tea bags (Nettle, Horsetail & Hibiscus/Rosehip) and use enough to brew the equivalent of 1 cup of tea with the combined teas. I only need ½ to ¾ cup to spritz my BSL hair in the shower before applying the DC. Since I wash twice a week , 1/3 of a tea bag would last me 1 week.

I now purchase may teas in bulk locally, except for the hibiscus/rosehip tea. Even though the hibiscus/rosehip is only $1.29 for a box of 20.... I still separate the bags. :nuts: Waste not want not.:smirk:
 
Last edited:
I'm going to steep my black tea tonight so it will be ready for my afternoon cowash.

Will mix with coconut milk in a spray bottle and apply under my conditioner and again on my hair after I rinse the conditioner out.
 
Please add me to this challenge. I know ayurvedic powders and regimens work. I did it consistently in 2007-2008 when Candy C on BHM introduced it and I watched my hair grow. I've since bc'ed and gone back to relaxing and now have hair that is between APL and BSB. I lost some of my thickness and health when I relaxed again and I aim to get it back the right way.

I've purchased my powders and began using them again in December. I keep it very simple: Amla, Brahmi and Shikakai tea rinse or paste (whichever I have time for), co-wash rinse w/Wen and deep conditioning and styling. That's it. I am going to put that concoction with some Fenugreek paste and coconut oil tomorrow and let it sit on my hair for a bit. I moisture and seal nightly with Vatika oil and Wen Winter Vanilla Mint. My hair is ridiculously moisturized with this combination! I'm so glad I found it!

So here's to great hair growth ladies! I'm loving your mixtures, keep them coming!
 
I have found the elusive fenugreek. Unfourtuantely its the seeds. So, i boiled a cup water and added 1 and a half tbs of the seeds. We'll see what haooens by morning! Most likely, i'll blend it up and add to some coconut oil.
Used some kera vade fenugreek oil on the scalp tonight
 
Steeped chamomile and peppermint for this morning's DC. This should be very stimulating for my scalp!
 
I plan steel Nettle and Fenugreek for the first time on Monday, I'm actually excited to see the results!!

Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
 
IDareT'sHair said:
@mshoneyfly

I love Research.:bookworm:.....:brainy:

Very interesting about the strength of Asian Hair.......

Thank you so much for posting.

If I think of those products I'll post them too.

I think (off the top of my head) Camille Rose Algae DC'er has beet sugar.

And there was a few others. Maybe something by Hairveda & Afroveda. I'll look for them again.
Click to expand...

As I am Leave-in conditioner contains sugar beet root. It’s my favourite leave-in which I use as the C in LOCO.
http://asiamnaturally.com/leave-in-conditioner.html
Key Ingredients: Extracts of Coconut, Amla, Sugar Beet Root, Green Tea, Lemon, Apple, Sugar Cane, Phytosterols and Saw Palmetto

Aqueous (Water, Aqua Purificada, Purified) Extracts: Cocos Nucifera (Coconut)¹ and Phyllanthus emblica (Amla)¹, Cetyl Alcohol¹, Citric Acid¹, Phytosterols¹, Serenoa Serrulata Fruit (Saw Palmetto) Extract¹, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract¹, Propylene Glycol, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract¹, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Extract¹, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugar Cane) Stalk Extract¹, Beta Vulgaris (Beet) Root¹, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Potassium Sorbate, Fragrance/Parfum, Limonene.

Source: 1-Natural
 
Here's my Fenugreek, coconut oil, Brahmi, Amla and Shikakai combination. Its so creamy too. I'm too excited!

ForumRunner_20140118_195208.jpg

Should the fenugreek look like that? It has the maple syrup smell but I don't know if that look is right.
 
KaramelDiva1978 said:
Here's my Fenugreek, coconut oil, Brahmi, Amla and Shikakai combination. Its so creamy too. I'm too excited!

Should the fenugreek look like that? It has the maple syrup smell but I don't know if that look is right.
Click to expand...

KaramelDiva1978 that looks good to me:yep: I put hibiscus powder in mine so it turns out dark. How does it feel, is there some slip/slime?

I took out my fenugreek paste from the freezer for 'Fenugreek Sunday' DC:yep:

I did a steamed dc with Aubrey WC then added millcreek keratin for an overnight dc. Tomorrow I will add my fenugreek paste and oils:yep:
 
Nix08 said:
@KaramelDiva1978 that looks good to me:yep: I put hibiscus powder in mine so it turns out dark. How does it feel, is there some slip/slime?

I took out my fenugreek paste from the freezer for 'Fenugreek Sunday' DC:yep:

I did a steamed dc with Aubrey WC then added millcreek keratin for an overnight dc. Tomorrow I will add my fenugreek paste and oils:yep:
Click to expand...

@nix08, yes there is slip, it glided through the application, but I don't know if that was the fenugreek or the coconut oil. I really don't feel the grit from the powders at all. There's no slime in the fenugreek container though. I made it with boiling hot water on yesterday evening and let it sit in a covered container until i just used it. Maybe I didn't add enough water and I may have made it too dry. I'm not sure.
 
I boiled the fenugreek for a bit last night, left it in the pot, and this morning blended it until all the bits were gone and added melted coconut oil and blended a bit more. Nice thick texture i cant wait to use it.
 
Last edited:
Last night I hennaed again :look: this is the most consistent I've been with anything in the last 6 mos. Im addicted to henna... My last one wasn't even 2 weeks ago!
Anyway I used Jamilla henna, coconut water, MM root powder, slippery elm powder, bhringraj powder, hibiscus powder, AVG, coconut oil, safflower oil, and SM deep treatment masque

It was a lot more moisturizing and slippy than usual. I rinsed standing over the tub and just cowashed it out with VO5 coconut and then VO5 freesia. My grays around the edges are perfectly blended to where I dont even notice them when looking up close.

I LOVE this HHJ!!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

I
2015 Coffee,Tea,ACV,AVJ,Ayurvedic, Powders/Clay, Challenge
36 37 38
Replies
1K
Views
77K
grow
grow
I
2017 Coffee Tea Clay Mud Acv Avj Ayurveda Challenge
41 42 43
Replies
1K
Views
100K
IDareT'sHair
I
I
  • Locked
2016 Coffee Tea Acv Avj Ayurvedic Clay Powders Challenge
25 26 27
Replies
785
Views
53K
trclemons
trclemons
I
Coffee,Tea,ACV,AVJ & Ayurvedic Challenge 2013
105 106 107
Replies
3K
Views
307K
xu93texas
xu93texas
I
2018 Coffee Tea Ayurv Henna Cassia Rice Clay Mud Avj Acv Onion
36 37 38
Replies
1K
Views
99K
IDareT'sHair
I
Back
Top