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

[IDareT'sHair]

Used: HV's Hydrasilica Spritz and Liquid Gold's Whipped Java Bean (mixed with Mega-Tek)

 

[DarkJoy]

Overnight prepoo with almond and sunflower oil. Then added fenugreek and amla oil the last hour.

Made a powder of tulsi, shikakai and henna mixed with tulsi tea and left on an hour.

Tea and oil rinsed with tulsi tea, almond and grapeseed oil. Dc on top of sm deep treatment.

That wasn't moisturizing enough so did ao rosa mosqueta for 30m. All good now.

 

[Brownie518]

Used a little APB Hair Tonic and Ayurvedic hair creme, sealed with KV Fenugreek oil

 

[HairPleezeGrow]

Ladies what do you put in your tea mix for your spray bottle? Is it just tea? And how do you store it? TIA

 

[Duchess007]

Did an overnight henna gloss and ACV rinse this weekend. My hair is feeling awesome today!

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[DarkJoy]

Ladies what do you put in your tea mix for your spray bottle? Is it just tea? And how do you store it? TIA

Stored outside. Lasts up to a week because of the eo additives. Otherwise its good 3 days.

I add ceramides , EOs, and silk protein.

 

[meka72]

Did my weekly acv rinse as part of my (delayed) wash day.

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[IDareT'sHair]

Hydrasilica Tea Spritz (Hairveda)

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Will start back on Coffee Rinses under my DC'ers this Friday. *excited*

Will use Coffee throughout the entire Summer.

I'll be Brewing a Dark Rich Costa Rican Coffee. (It smells really strong)

I ground the "beans" very finely in my Nutri-Bullet with the Milling Blade.

Not sure when I'll fit "Tea" Rinses in there? I'm sure I'll use a couple Teas this summer too.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Brewed my Extra Dark Costa Rican Coffee for tomorrow.

Will use either Darcy's Herbal Spritz or Annabelle's Ayurvedic Hair Tonic

Will also use Hairveda's ACV Rinse

After it dries, probably LG's Whipped Java Bean

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Coffee Rinse. Using KV's Fenugreek Hair Oil with my DC'er (under Steamer)

Will use HV's ACV Rinse and APB Ayurvedic Hair Tonic for my Leave-In.

May use Naturelle Grow's Honey Balm when my hair dries & a little HV Hydrasilica Spritz.

 

[Rozlewis]

Applied DC over Bold Black Coffee and did a final rinse with tea and cold water.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Applied DC over Bold Black Coffee and did a final rinse with tea and cold water.

Rozlewis

Sounds

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Used APB's Ayurvedic Hair Crème in: Marshmallow

 

[lovelycurls]

Did a detox/moisturizing mask with
Coconut milk
Amla powder
Rosemary powder
Aloe Vera powder
Rhausoul clay
Hibiscus powder
Rose powder
Vatika frosting oil
Drops of rosemary, clary sage, and lavender e.o

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[Ltown]

Today did a HV methi treatment.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Spritzed: Hairveda's Hydrasiica Spritz & APB Ayurvedic Hair Tonic & Baggied,

 

[Rozlewis]

Steeping my tea (Catnip, Rooibos, Nettle Leaf, Burdock Root) for tomorrow's cowash.

 

[Beamodel]

Steeped green tea and applied it under my DC. I think I like green tea way better than black tea.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Used APB Ayurvedic Hair Creme

 

[Rozlewis]

Layered on tea/oil/conditioner.

 

[Ltown]

Tea users here is info I found on FB on tea rinsing.


http://blackgirllonghair.com/2014/05/4-scientific-reasons-to-try-tea-rinses-for-natural-hair


Tea rinses are growing in popularity within the natural hair community. Green tea and black tea are generally widely available and therefore are also the most frequently discussed. Could there be some science to tea rinsing? I decided to investigate and discovered some interesting reasons as to why a final rinse with tea after washing hair may possibly be beneficial.



1. Amino acids – Stengthen Hair
Theanine is an amino acid that is unique to tea. A recent study showed that a purified extract of this amino acid could penetrate fully through to the hair cortex of bleach-damaged hair after a 10 minute soak at 30°C (Surface and Interface Analysis, pp 562-565, 2010). The study was designed to complement a previous investigation that related theanine to improving the mechanical strength of bleached hair. Even if your hair is not bleached, it is possible to accumulate damage to the cortex due to styling and combing as well as normal weathering. A tea rinse could be considered as a very mild protein treatment.

2. Polyphenols – Stimulate Growth
Green tea is currently being studied as a possible candidate for treating hair loss. It is preferred over black tea as the roasting of tea to create black tea oxidises the polyphenols. Tests so far have been performed on rats as well as human hair in a petri-dish (not on actual people) with similar results. The polyphenols are seen to stimulate re-growth of hair (J Natl Med Assoc, pp 1164-1169, 2005; Phytomedicine, pp 551-555, 2007). If you therefore have problem spots e.g at the temples, or are experiencing hair loss, then a tea rinse may be worth a trial.

3. Caffeine – Stimulate Growth
Did you know your hair follicles can take up several drugs and caffeine is one of them? Studies done once more on human hair in a petri-dish showed that the hair follicles do rapidly take up caffeine and this stimulates hair regrowth for hair previously showing signs of hair loss. (International Journal of Dermatology, pg 27-35, 2007).

4. pH
The pH of tea actually depends on how it is brewed as well as the water used to brew the tea. In general, figures of between pH 5 and 7 are generally quoted for both green and black tea. For hair, this means that the final tea rinse will be just slightly acidic to neutral. This pH tends not to irritate the skin or disturb the hair cuticle. Naturally, you should not add a squeeze of lemon or orange to fragrance the tea unless you do actually want a more acidic brew.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Ltown

Thanks for always doing the Research and finding valuable information.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Tea users here is info I found on FB on tea rinsing.


http://blackgirllonghair.com/2014/05/4-scientific-reasons-to-try-tea-rinses-for-natural-hair

2. Polyphenols – Stimulate Growth
Green tea is currently being studied as a possible candidate for treating hair loss. It is preferred over black tea as the roasting of tea to create black tea oxidises the polyphenols. Tests so far have been performed on rats as well as human hair in a petri-dish (not on actual people) with similar results. The polyphenols are seen to stimulate re-growth of hair (J Natl Med Assoc, pp 1164-1169, 2005; Phytomedicine, pp 551-555, 2007). If you therefore have problem spots e.g at the temples, or are experiencing hair loss, then a tea rinse may be worth a trial.

Beamodel

FYI

 

[Beamodel]

Ltown & IDareT'sHair

Thanks ladies

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Brewing a Pot of Dark Roast Costa Rican Coffee for Friday

 

[Rozlewis]

Brewed a tea blend for my wash day on Saturday.

 

[HanaKuroi]

For the procrastinators and the lazy (me) what pages should I start reading. I have been told by my mother that I have a rubbermaid bin of loose tea at her house and I have an unholy amount of tea at my house. I must must must use this tea. I drink some but most is for hair. I know I have asked before but if I promise to start this week will someone give me any idea what page to begin reading?

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[divachyk]

Using Claudie's Tea has really made me question my desire to return to loose leaf teas. Claudie's is so convenient but loose leaf is so much cheaper. I kinda feel like my shedding is controlled better by Claudie's than loose leaf. :scratchch:

 

[IDareT'sHair]

divachyk

Claudie's Hair Tea is thebiz.gov