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

I have a formal event on Saturday, debating on whether or not to henna my hair tomorrow & see a natural stylist to give me an amazing style for it... Decisions, decisions..!
 
Hi ladies!

I'm finally back to curly hair! :-)

I found some fenugreek under my cabinet, so I added it to my mud wash. My hair came out nice and soft, but I did a poor job of rinsing it all out. Next time I'll know better.

I've been doing my oil rinses with every wash, and I must say, my hair has become so much more manageable. I don't even recognize my usually untamable, rebellious locks.

Just the other day I found some safflower oil that I had purchased months ago. I'll be adding that to my oil mixture. I am determined to retain my growth this year.
 
Installed some twists with extensions. I will be making my herbal braid spray. Will update with ingredients. Washing will consist of co-washing so I will not be updating this thread on that. However, I'll be pouring tea on my head after each condition and leaving it in. Found between this and spritzing every few days there's hardly any shed during take downs.
 
I did a Fenugreek/Catnip Rinse after I Cleansed my Hair

Did a Coffee Rinse under my DC'er and Steamed

Finished with: HV ACV Rinse to lock everything in.
 
Finally took my crochet braids out. Took me 2 hours to finger detangle since I just came out a protective style. I'm doing an overnight prepoo with my fave dubar vatika oil that I had in my hair all day - it leaves my hair so soft. I just had knee surgery so it's killing me since I stood on it for those 2 hrs. Will DC, light protein, and twist up tomorrow. Will either do an acv or avj final rinse too. Can I do both?? Or is it ok to mix acv and avj??

I also ordered herbs for the first time to make tea rinses! I always just used green/black tea for my rinses. I ordered all in 4 oz to see how I like them from mountain rose herbs. The shipping cost is disrespectful tho! Almost $13 really?? I'll have to find another herb supplier. But the herbs I'll be experimenting with are burdock root, nettle, marshmallow root, saw palmetto, slippery elm, and ya'll convinced me to order catnip lol.

I'm on a one year protective style journey so looking to make a tea spritz while my hair is braided up so I will be researching that while my herbs are on their way.
 
I cowashed, quick dc and rinsed with a horsetail, fenu, rooibos, nettle and black tea mix. Must be going thru some hormonal changes, hair shedding is back up to two big cotton balls. Boo. And a dry, breaking patch in the back. Double boo.
 
IDareT'sHair said:
Fenugreek/Catnip is steeping for tomorrow.

Will do it after my Cleansing Conditioner and before my DC'ing Rx.
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I apologize in advance for the long post ladies.

In the past 3 weeks I’ve tried coffee rinses and yesterday I did a catnip tea spritz.

I tested the coffee rinse 4 times. Let me preface this by saying that I have very fine hair and all of the attemps were under my normal DC blend described in post #101 on pg. 6, followed by my normal leave-in & roller set routine.

1st Coffee attempt – Coffee alone.
Result = Shiny, heavy, very smooth and easy to detangle hair when wet; but limp & sort of greasy after roller set. :nono:

2nd Coffee attempt – Coffee alone after a low poo cleanse (ORS Creamy Aloe). I added less castor oil in my DC and used a lighter hand with my leave-in routine.
Result = Well moisturized, less limp, but not as bouncy as usual. :perplexed

3rd Coffee attempt – 1 part coffee to 3 parts tea blend.
Result = Balanced hair. Perhaps a little too soft. :ohwell:

4th Coffee attempt – 1 part coffee 3 parts tea blend. Added more ORS Rep Pak conditioner to my DC blend.
Result = Hair turned out just the way I like it. :lick: :spinning: :grin: I messed up by automatically moisturizing on Day 2 when I didn’t really need to and my hair became limp again. :sad:

1st Catnip tea attempt Tuesday night. I used Catnip alone under DC blend.
Result = OK but not as smooth as with my normal tea blend. My hair was very bouncy and full after taking down my roller set but not as shiny.

Verdict - I will continue the coffee/tea mix spritz throughout the winter months. I may add catnip to my tea blend every now and then.

I consider myself lucky to have found a tea blend that fits my hair needs early in my tea journey. The additional teas are just for the fun of experimenting with something new.

In the meantime I found some licorice powder in Chinatown yesterday ($4.99 for a 1lb bag). Of course I bought it but I have no idea what to do with it. :rolleyes:
Any suggestions? :look:
 
mshoneyfly said:
Glad to see so many ladies testing out the catnip. Cant wait to hear opinions and results. I LOVE this HHJ!!
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Catnip is best used on clean/shampoo/product free hair. Apply it to your hair. Let it sit for about 20 mins then apply ur DC and continue with your normal regimen.

Catnip acts as a conditioner and helps significantly with slip ends.
 
[USER=182224 said:
Beamodel[/USER];19593309]Catnip is best used on clean/shampoo/product free hair. Apply it to your hair. Let it sit for about 20 mins then apply ur DC and continue with your normal regimen.

Catnip acts as a conditioner and helps significantly with slip ends.
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Why do you have to wait so long between the catnip and the DC?
 
So today I did a DC with AOHSR, applied some Giovanni Nutrafix while in shower and let that sit for 10 mins. Then I did an acv rinse. I applied some KKKT, sealed with jojoba oil, then moisturized with quemet burdock root cream. I did some medium twists that I want to keep for 2 weeks so need to work on a moisturizing tea spray soon as my herbs come.
 
Steeped a nice pot of Fenugreek/Catnip for tomorrow.:lick:

Will use Columbian Coffee under my DC'er and finish up with an ACV Rinse (Hairveda)

I ordered some Costa Rican Coffee (Dark Roast) should be here soon.

I bought some new teas:

Calendua Flowers* May use this with Roses, Blue Malva and Hibiscus
Yarrow
Marshmallow (can't find mine)
Fenugreek (re-up)
 
Received my latest vitacost order with catnip! I didnt realize it has such a lovely smell. Kinda minty. Tastes great too didnt even add sugar. I like to drink a cup before dumping on my head :look:
Thinking I'll use the catnip by itself on shapooed hair at some point this weekend as Ms Beamodel suggested. I read similar postings regarding clean hair on another board as well about catnip AND that it can buildup after several uses.
 
Got some bamboo leaf tea. Mainly for drinking, but I'm going to use it as a rinse once or twice to test it

Still spraying my hair with an AVJ spritz. Hair is loving it.
 
Did a Catnip/Fenugreek Tea Rinse after Cleansing my Hair
Will do a Coffee Rinse under my DC'er
Will Finish up with an ACV Rinse

May use my CC's Naturals Hibiscus or Flax Seed Crème/Butter afterwards
 
veesweets said:
Got some bamboo leaf tea. Mainly for drinking, but I'm going to use it as a rinse once or twice to test it

Still spraying my hair with an AVJ spritz. Hair is loving it.
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I made a leave-in with AVJ and my hair is loving it.

For the water part I did 50% AVJ and 50% water.

When this bottle runs out I might try 100% water.

This is the first leave-in I've made that meshes well with my hair.
 
First attempt at tea rinsing will be tomorrow! I'm brewing some slippery elm & marshmellow root. I'll let it sit under my dc tomorrow. So excited! There is a lot of mucilage from the slippery elm!
 
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