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

I am finally doing my fenugreek treatment with the tea mix I made up yesterday. I forgot to add the oil. I think I am going to sit under a warm dryer though so my cuticles open up. I don't think my low porosity hair will accept it without it.
 
My first round with fenugreek was positive. I was concerned with how it would act on my low porosity hair.

I shampooed my hair with AIA Cleansing Pudding and my hair was tight and tangly. The fenugreek definitely can't replace a DC for my hair but I could tell it was softer. I think I would have had better results if I used it on a day I didn't shampoo. I also think it would have done better if I had remembered the oil. But it washed out easily. I mixed it before hand and it was very smooth so i didn't have any deposits in my hair. I also think I should have applied hit as soon after I applied it instead of just the last 30 minutes.

I will try it again next week without shampooing and let it sit longer, add oil and apply heat sooner. I think that will give me a fair representation of it.

I do like that the paste allows me to let the tea mixture sit on my strands and scalp. With the rinse I feel like all the tea goodness is going down the drain.
 
I'm loving tea rinsing so far. I know that I have a really basic recipe (tea and cocounut milk) but my hair feels so strong and soft afterwards. I needed something extra in my routine because I do so much moisturizing throughout the week. I'm still going to buy some protein products from SSI but I think tea is here to stay.

Has anyone noticed their hair getting lighter from black tea? My hair is already dark brown (looks black to most people, but in the light it has a super red glow, never used henna) and since I've been using tea it's been getting more pronounced. I don't mind it, but as soon as I see a gray hair I'm going to have to stop rinsing because I don't want to dye my grays.
 
toaster said:
I'm loving tea rinsing so far. I know that I have a really basic recipe (tea and cocounut milk) but my hair feels so strong and soft afterwards. I needed something extra in my routine because I do so much moisturizing throughout the week. I'm still going to buy some protein products from SSI but I think tea is here to stay.

Has anyone noticed their hair getting lighter from black tea? My hair is already dark brown (looks black to most people, but in the light it has a super red glow, never used henna) and since I've been using tea it's been getting more pronounced. I don't mind it, but as soon as I see a gray hair I'm going to have to stop rinsing because I don't want to dye my grays.
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toaster said:
I'm loving tea rinsing so far. I know that I have a really basic recipe (tea and cocounut milk) but my hair feels so strong and soft afterwards. I needed something extra in my routine because I do so much moisturizing throughout the week. I'm still going to buy some protein products from SSI but I think tea is here to stay.

Has anyone noticed their hair getting lighter from black tea? My hair is already dark brown (looks black to most people, but in the light it has a super red glow, never used henna) and since I've been using tea it's been getting more pronounced. I don't mind it, but as soon as I see a gray hair I'm going to have to stop rinsing because I don't want to dye my grays.
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What tea do you use? How long do you let it sit on your hair?
 
McQuay30 I've been using black tea. At my apartment I have Lipton Pearl and at my parents house I'm pretty sure it's just de caffeinated black tea

ETA: I spray the tea on my hair and let it sit for about 10 minutes, apply the conditioner, and rinse. In the shower I pour the leftover tea on my hair and rinse pretty much immediately afterward.
 
MileHighDiva

So far, my hair is doing fine with me not DC'ing after the henna yesterday. It's not any drier than usual. I did do LCO this morning when I normally only M&S on wash days or when it's absolutely necessary but I wanted to make sure my hair stayed moisturized.
 
Used JOJ to heavy seal.

used Keravada oils in oil mix.

Used IPN Basil and Lemongrass Conditioning creme to moisturize

Used hairveda cocosta oil to seal
 
Sealed with HV cocasta shikakai

Ordered the fenugreek/coconut mask from naturallyamari. Can't wait to try it
 
Made a fenugreek mask for tomorrow's wash
*Distilled Water
*Fenugreek Powder
*VO5 Conditioner
*KV Fenugreek Oil

Tonight, I sealed my ends with JOJ :-)
 
I really miss doing my coconut milk rinses. I have to find a way to incorporate them back in. And my ACV rinses. I do find that using a leave in with AVJ helps my hair retain moisture so I've been doing alot of LLOC with my Giovanni leave in's because they contain alot of AVJ.
 
Last night I spritzed my hair with Natty ACV Mist. This is the first time trying an ACV spray. It seemed to work fine on my hair. So I started doing my own experiments with ACV, baking soda and AVG to see how much I would need to adjust the ph of products.

I will be using about 1/8 tsp of ACV in 2 cups of my tea mix to create a ph of 5. Going to stay clear of using baking soda in anything for now. If I need to increase the ph of anything I will just add water or tea.
 
Last night I prepoo with Naturally Amari Fenugreek: :love: ingredients- Distilled Water, Organic Fenugreek Seeds, Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Coconut Milk, Raw Organic Honey, Goat Milk Powdered Cream, Optiphen ND (Natural Preservative).

Deep Conditioned with Naturally Amari Rhassoul DC: ingredients- Murumuru Butter, Raw Organic Cocoa Butter, Raw Organic Cocoa Powder, Raw Organic Unfiltered Honey, Extra Virgin Olive Oil

The Fenugreek felt like a DT but I mixed the Rhassoul DC before I rinsed the Fenugreek.. So I had to use it :look: I love it!! Will repurchase both and more products from Naturally Amari.
 
Applied my hendigo that I made with chargan valley tea last night. I mixed in some amla (sp?) oil, cocnut oil, and ayurvedic powders. I will let it sit for 4 hours and then cowash out. Im going to dc with SD vanilla mixed with some honey.
 
IDareT'sHair said:
@MayaNatural So you got your Naturally Amari order? Sounds like: So far so good with everything.:grin:
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IDareT'sHair

Yes!! :grin: I am very happy with the two products I tried so far. The Fenugreek treatment was super easy to apply and rinse out.. I didn't have to comb or apply a lot of conditioner multiple times to get the seeds out. I want to try more of her products now.. :love: I need to use up more of my stash before I make any more hauls but I want to try her cotton soft curls butter.
 
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