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

DarkJoy said:
What are the herbs in this @so1913? Just don't make it too thick. Powders seems to work better and rinse better a little on the runnier side. Oil pre-poos are always nice.
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thanks for the tip!

Ingredients: Sapindus Mukurossi Peel Extract, shikakai, amla, adtoda vasika, bhringraj, neem, holy basil, fenugreek, henna, citrus lemon fruit extract, hibiscus rosa-sinensis, java plum leaf, and mangifera indica.
 
My Slippery Elm Tea Bags and Marshmallow Root Tea Bags arrived today.:grin:

I think I'll use Marshmallow Root on Tuesday.

Still looking for the Marshmallow Root Tea I misplaced.:perplexed
 
Shampooed with bentonite clay shampoo bar, sprayed each section and my scalp down with my acv, aloe vera juice,hibiscus & green tea spray and condition with a condish I added fenugreek to.

2nd week doing this and my scalp feels so nice! Shedding has slowed down too.
 
DarkJoy said:
IMHO it's also the best tea for period pains. Mixed with red raspberry leaf it makes an easy transition to menstruation. For 25 years, it's never let me down when I remember to drink it consistently.
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Thanks for that info! I'll be sure to try it next month.
 
Ive been messing around with trying to make a whipped aloe butter. First I tried a recipe of AVG, refined coconut oil, hemp seed oil, neem powder, Irish moss powder, SAA and raw honey. The butter whipped up pretty nice but its sticky to the touch :roll eyes: I was gonna use this to moisturize so the stickiness wont work.

Then I tried sheaaloe butter. I used just

Aloe
Shea butter
Coconut oil
Hemp seed oil
Neem powder
SAA powder
Tea tree EO
Lemongrass EO

This one is gonna work well for my texturized hair. Its creamy, fluffy but not greasy where I have to wipe my hands off but very moisturizing. I plan to use it as a sealant after moisturizing. Next I will whip a cocoa shea body butter with some rose hip seed oil. I gotta work on this cellulite!

I LOVE this HHJ!!
 
Today's tea rinse
Under dc: green tea, Fenugreek, aniseed, fennel, cardamon
Final tea rinse: Rooibos, chamomile, horse tail, Hibiscus & lavender flowers

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Did the fresh ginger water with rooibos tea rinse and added ceramides. Spread out my extension twists and pour it warmed directly to the scalp and massaged and left it in. Had a little ginger tingle too :). Sealed with a butter. And OMG, my real hair at the base of the twists is buttery soft.
 
omg. that sounds lovely. cant wait for your update
so1913 said:
thanks for the tip!

Ingredients: Sapindus Mukurossi Peel Extract, shikakai, amla, adtoda vasika, bhringraj, neem, holy basil, fenugreek, henna, citrus lemon fruit extract, hibiscus rosa-sinensis, java plum leaf, and mangifera indica.
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The catnip is the business! Ive had three day hair! And I havent put anything in my hair since I twisted it wednesday night besides a dime size of grapseed oil before bed since I use a sulfur mix in the scalp only. Hair feels soft and moisturized. I'm going for four day hair since I wont have an opportunity to cowash until later anyway. I will definetly pick so,eup from the pet store for a fresher version and use the tea to just drink. :)
 
steeping my tea medley now for a tea rinse later. I'm noticing a serious decrease in shed hair these last few weeks!

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DarkJoy said:
omg. that sounds lovely. cant wait for your update
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I will be trying it shortly. Steaming with Neelibhringadi oil right now. Even if I like the wash powder, I'm not sure I could keep buying it. it's only a 100mg bag and the instructions say to use 4 tablespoons. That ended up being half the bag after I measured it out, and I don't know yet if I'd need to use more. It was $20, thats $10 a wash. I'll have to look into less expensive powders if I decide to stay on this route.

I'll keep you guys posted on the results nonetheless.
 
Got my brew steeping now for a wash Tuesday hopefully. It may also be time to bring out coconut milk (powder).
 
Getting back into henna to hopefully plump up my strands. Bought 300g from hennasooq and will use this last bag of nupur 9 I have sometime this week
 
Finishing up doing Henna on my cousins hair. It's her first time and she loves it! She noticed that her strands felt stronger immediately.
I mixed Jamila henna with coconut water and froze it for dye release. Then I added coconut milk & lavender EO for fragrance. Put her under the dryer for 4 hours following Curly Nikki 's abbreviated henna routine.
DC'd with ORS Olive Oil Masque.
 
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Ok, I'm back with results. I ended up having to use the entire pack of the Nzuri Herbal Hair Wash Powder. As I mentioned in a prior post, it cost me $20 with s/h, way to expensive for one use. I found it a little difficult apply, but my hair was in a week old wash and go, it had just gone through a thorough scalp massage with the neelibhringadi oil, so I was trying to smooth the paste through some what of a birds nest lol. My hair felt stiff and hard with it on...I felt I didn't have enough to really coat my hair well, especially since it didn't spread all that great. I just knew at that point it would be a complete fail. I covered it with a shower cap let it sit about 30 minutes as instructed and head to the shower. I had my shampoo on deck ready to have to shampoo this stuff out, but to my surprise, once I started rinsing the paste out my hair felt soft and not hard, rough, or stiff at all. I wasn't sure if it actually washed all the oil and product out of my hair because it felt so soft, but it didn't feel oily or coated and when I smelled my hair, I didn't smell the stinky oil or the fragrance at all. I proceeded with my regular detangling and styling routine. I noticed little specks of herbs as I detangled, but nothing too bad.

As I diffused my hair I noticed my curls were extremely defined, even close to the roots where I sometimes have less definition in the crown area. My hair is bouncy, color is rich, and looks moisturized and healthy.

This is the first time I steamed with the Neelibhrinadi oil and used a wash powder...everything was questionable during the process, but the end results I'm extremely happy with.

Unfortunately at $20 a pop, I won't be able to use this same wash powder, but I will consider other ones on the market that are less expensive.
 
So my hair came out great yesterday! After my DC I used aphogee 2 min then I did a tea rinse of the catnip and avj. I put on a plastic cap and left that in for 30 mins then rinsed it out but a very short rinse. Lawd my hair was so soft and my curls were poppin! I'll try to take a pic of the definition next time bc I have such a hard time getting these frizzy kinks to coil nicely. I will def be doing this rinse again in my next wash day and hope I get the same results.
 
Lovely follow-up so1913. That weird dry feeling when the powder is on was the shikakai. However, when rinsed, it makes the hair feel so balanced.

Sorry it's so expensive! If there's Indian markets near you, those ingredients are are genrally under $3 each. You could find a similar mix for around $5.

Glad your experience was good. :) Thanks for sharing!
 
mshoneyfly said:
Ive been messing around with trying to make a whipped aloe butter. First I tried a recipe of AVG, refined coconut oil, hemp seed oil, neem powder, Irish moss powder, SAA and raw honey. The butter whipped up pretty nice but its sticky to the touch :roll eyes: I was gonna use this to moisturize so the stickiness wont work.

Then I tried sheaaloe butter. I used just
Aloe
Shea butter
Coconut oil
Hemp seed oil
Neem powder
SAA powder
Tea tree EO
Lemongrass EO

This one is gonna work well for my texturized hair. Its creamy, fluffy but not greasy where I have to wipe my hands off but very moisturizing. I plan to use it as a sealant after moisturizing. Next I will whip a cocoa shea body butter with some rose hip seed oil. I gotta work on this cellulite!

I LOVE this HHJ!!
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Well, I whipped the body butter and it was a success! I ended up dumping the results of the first recipe into this one and it worked out well. The first recipe had started to separate in the jar so I knew I wouldn't be able to use it.

I mixed some of the new cocoa shea aloe butter into my fenu bhringraj brahmi neem paste with good results. (I know it was supposed to be a body butter but I love it on my hair too :giggle:). Next fenu paste I will leave out the brahmi; I think it makes me shed :sad:

With all this butter whippin' I forgot to use my tea coconut milk rinse, dangit!

Next, I gotta mix a fresh fenu paste and I need to get in another shikakai tulsi treatment but I HAVE been using the shampoo bar :love:

I LOVE this HHJ!!
 
mshoneyfly said:
Well, I whipped the body butter and it was a success! I ended up dumping the results of the first recipe into this one and it worked out well. The first recipe had started to separate in the jar so I knew I wouldn't be able to use it. I mixed some of the new cocoa shea aloe butter into my fenu bhringraj brahmi neem paste with good results. (I know it was supposed to be a body butter but I love it on my hair too :giggle:). Next fenu paste I will leave out the brahmi; I think it makes me shed :sad: With all this butter whippin' I forgot to use my tea coconut milk rinse, dangit! Next, I gotta mix a fresh fenu paste and I need to get in another shikakai tulsi treatment but I HAVE been using the shampoo bar :love: I LOVE this HHJ!!
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I can't wait until the rest of my herbs and oils come this week so I can make my hair and body butters!! You got me so excited!
 
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