Shikahai PASTE or rinse???

ttlayli

ttlayli

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Okay, I used the Shikhai bar..LOVED IT. Now I wanted to try the powders. I have read about the rinse....BUT on the box it says to make a paste and to let it sit on the hair for about 45 mins. Which is better??
 
ttlayli said:
Is it safe to use the soap first, then the rinse??? Or is that overkill??? :perplexed
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IMHO I think that might be too much. It's essentially the same thing. I've used the paste and also the rinse/tea. I liked the paste better but it's a pain to wash out so that's when I tried the rinse. I just bought the shampoo bar today and I'll eventually try that.
 
I guess I'm in the minority here. I always use a paste. I guess since I'm used to doing henna this way, it's just seems easier to do a paste to me. For some reason, I think of a rinse just rinsing down the drain.:look: I mix shikakai with coconut oil and coconut milk and I never have a problem rinsing. I think the difference is, too, that a lot of people are using it for washing I guess....shikakai really works well as a deep conditioner for me when I use it as a paste. My hair feels really soft and heavy afterwards, just like when doing a henna.
 
Lavendar said:
I guess I'm in the minority here. I always use a paste. I guess since I'm used to doing henna this way, it's just seems easier to do a paste to me. For some reason, I think of a rinse just rinsing down the drain.:look: I mix shikakai with coconut oil and coconut milk and I never have a problem rinsing. I think the difference is, too, that a lot of people are using it for washing I guess....shikakai really works well as a deep conditioner for me when I use it as a paste. My hair feels really soft and heavy afterwards, just like when doing a henna.
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You didn't have problems washing it out? I mixed it with Elucence MBC and it was a nice consistency but it was a pain to wash out. Very gritty but it stopped my shedding dead in its tracks.
 
nycutiepie said:
You didn't have problems washing it out? I mixed it with Elucence MBC and it was a nice consistency but it was a pain to wash out. Very gritty but it stopped my shedding dead in its tracks.
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No, I've never had problems washing it out, but I do have a handheld shower head and that makes a world of difference. I don't know how I'd manage henna or shikakai without it, really. Yes it does help tremendously with shedding, as does henna, that's why I prefer to treat it as a deep conditioner. I use a heat cap too.
 
Lavendar said:
I guess I'm in the minority here. I always use a paste. I guess since I'm used to doing henna this way, it's just seems easier to do a paste to me. For some reason, I think of a rinse just rinsing down the drain.:look: I mix shikakai with coconut oil and coconut milk and I never have a problem rinsing. I think the difference is, too, that a lot of people are using it for washing I guess....shikakai really works well as a deep conditioner for me when I use it as a paste. My hair feels really soft and heavy afterwards, just like when doing a henna.
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ITA! :yep: I LOOOOOVE using the paste version of the powders! I also use the herbal to wash my hair too!
 
Lavendar said:
No, I've never had problems washing it out, but I do have a handheld shower head and that makes a world of difference. I don't know how I'd manage henna or shikakai without it, really. Yes it does help tremendously with shedding, as does henna, that's why I prefer to treat it as a deep conditioner. I use a heat cap too.
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Thanks. I think I need to get me a handheld shower head.
 
ttlayli said:
Okay, I used the Shikhai bar..LOVED IT. Now I wanted to try the powders. I have read about the rinse....BUT on the box it says to make a paste and to let it sit on the hair for about 45 mins. Which is better??
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How did your hair feel after using the bar? I need to get me one...

I'm making a shikakai, amla, aritha tea in my coffee maker as we speak.
 
ttlayli said:
For the paste do you just follow the directions on the box or modify??
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I modified mine by mixing it with conditioner (Elucence MBC). Someone on here raved about that mix a while back and I just followed. If you do a search you should be able to find the thread.
 
Cleve_gryl said:
How did your hair feel after using the bar? I need to get me one...

I'm making a shikakai, amla, aritha tea in my coffee maker as we speak.
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OMG the bar left my hair feeling AMAZZZIIINNNGGG!!! :lachen: U can really tell ur hair is stronger after using it and it leaves some type of "barrier" that makes her hair feel very soft and strong. :yep:
 
nycutiepie said:
Thanks. I think I need to get me a handheld shower head.
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Oh definitely! The direct water pressure on your scalp and hairline rinses these herbs in less than half the time. I can only imagine how much longer and harder it would be for me to rinse without it. Plus the shower cleans up in a snap! Get it girl!
 
What exactly does this do for the hair? I guess I washed my hair with my shikakai/amla/aritha tea last night :confused:. It left my strands feeling kinda hard like after a henna treatment. It softened up nicely after doing a cowash in the shower.

Should I be using this tea often to wash my hair with?
 
I do not make a rinse, but I do infuse my shikakai powder in filtered water for a spray as I have stated in other threads. However, last night, I was of a mind to use up some of my powder and I mixed with some VO5 honeydew smoothie conditioner and used a whisk to mix it really well. First of all, when I put it on my hair, it just melted into my hair and then "lathered" up. It also melted away whatever tangles may have been in my hair. I barely kept it in 30 minutes because my back started hurting really badly from slipping on my stairs about two hours before, so I got in the shower and rinsed it out. I had no problems rinsing it out at all -- not in the least. My hair did not feel particularly soft or moisturized, but it wasn't bad. It did not feel that good, but it wasn't that bad either. I usually will follow with a Nature's Gate conditioner when I do not like the way my hair feels after a shampoo or co-wash because it always cures what ails my hair, but I just put in my leave-in (which now I always mix with food grade aloe vera gel) and sealed with ghee and went to bed. My hair this morning has this cottony (but cottony in a good way) silky softness and feels really "conditioned" that totally belies how it felt last night. I have been feeling on my hair for 20 minutes now and we all know that is not good for hair, but my hair feels that good.

ETA: I just combed my hair out and no tangles at all and lots of body.
 
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I've only ever used paste and my hair loves it. I might try rinses in the summer seeing as I CO wash several times a week when it gets hot.
 
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