2017 Coffee Tea Clay Mud Acv Avj Ayurveda Challenge

[IDareT'sHair]

Pure Catnip Tea Rinse

 

[IDareT'sHair]

@Sharpened
Enjoyed the Pure Catnip Tea Rinse. Can't wait to use it again next wash day.

 

[Sharpened]

@Sharpened
Enjoyed the Pure Catnip Tea Rinse. Can't wait to use it again next wash day.

What ratio did you use? More funny-colored ice cubes will be loaded into the freezer.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

What ratio did you use? More funny-colored ice cubes will be loaded into the freezer.

@Sharpened
I just used x2 Catnip Tea Bags. Allowed to sit overnight to steep.

Transferred into Containers and stuck them in the Freezer.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Gardening took my roller set out. Sweat, dirt & bugs made me wash today.

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I had a lot of that detangling mix leftover from my last wash day so of course I froze it. (slippery elm, marshmallow root & fenugreek)



Steeped some Rosehips & horsetail then added a few cubes of the detangling mix to it. That detangling mix smells like dirt so I added some peppermint essential oil to mask the smell. Now it smells like dirty peppermint

Sprayed it on my hair and scalp. Let it soak in for 10-15 minutes.
Washed with my herbal aloe shampoo. Then used the leftover herbal tea as a final condition/rinse. Hair feels super soft!

Air dying in 2 twisted Bantu knots.

Will oil my scalp and seal my ends tomorrow.

I have a butt load of natural fragrance oils as well as essential oils in route to me. I love all my DIY stuff...now I gotta work on getting it to smell good.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

@lulu97
All Your Treats.....

Um I mean products *cough* look delightfully delicious......

DANG!

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

@lulu97
All Your Treats.....

Um I mean products *cough* look delightfully delicious......

DANG!

Thank you. I freeze and store any products I make that has water in it or other perishable liquids. My oldest son just asked me the other day if he could eat some of those Chocolate ice cream pops I made. I was like...what is you talmbout child? I'm always experimenting...making new recipes and having them taste stuff and giving me their opinion. Well this time he was talking about my hair stuff.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

@lulu97
They ALL look

You can tell you put a lot of thought into "crafting them" and didn't just slap some stuff together.

Leave that Baby alone. I see what he talmbout!

 

[Sharpened]

Sweet Coffee and Marshmallow Rooibos Tea Soak for an hour prior to oil rinsing.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

I really wanted to do a deep cleansing to get a clean slate before the month was over. I made a herbal infused mud wash to detox with. I wanted something very easy to rinse out similar to a liquid shampoo. So it's way more liquid than mud.

Started out by steeping some nettle & burdock root. While it was steeping, added in a few cubes of my detangling/conditioning mix (marshmallow root, slippery elm & fenugreek)

Ingredients:
8-10 ounces herbal infused water
2 heaping plastic spoonfuls of bentonite clay
1 heaping plastic spoonful of rhassoul clay
1 tablespoon ACV
2 tablespoons whole leaf aloe vera gel


Applied in the shower and left it on for about 5 minutes. It rinsed extremely well and left my hair feeling super clean. I noticed that my hair air dried in half the time. After it air dried, I oiled my scalp and sealed my ends. My hair sucked the products up so fast. This is a keeper for when I want a stronger cleanser than my normal shampoo.

Also my hair smells so good today. All but 3 of my EO's were delivered to me so I used a few drops of lime EO in this mud wash. I can't stop smelling my hair!

 

[Prettymetty]

My hair has improved so much since I introduced ayurvedic oils a month ago. I want to try everything, but I will introduce 1 new powder/oil a month.

I want to try shikaki next.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Catnip Tea Rinse @Sharpened *will steep another pot*
Aloe Vera Juice Rinse

 

[Sharpened]

Catnip Tea Rinse @Sharpened *will steep another pot*
Aloe Vera Juice Rinse

I just made some catnip tea today; it looks kinda weak...

 

[GGsKin]

@IDareT'sHair and @Sharpened how did the catnip work out for you? Did you notice any immediate difference to your hair?

 

[IDareT'sHair]

@AbsyBlvd
Today is my 2nd Rinse with straight Catnip Tea. (I was usually mixing it with Green, Fenugreek or something else).

But, so far, I really like it.

I like the way my Hair feels after Rinsing with it. I have the actual Tea Bags and not the Catnip folks buy for pets.

I know folks also use that for a Rinse. I'll use it again this weekend and then steep another pot.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

I just made some catnip tea today; it looks kinda weak...

@Sharpened
I love how glossy your curls look in your Avi. Shiny, Healthy, Beautiful

 

[Sharpened]

@IDareT'sHair and @Sharpened how did the catnip work out for you? Did you notice any immediate difference to your hair?

I have not tried it yet, but I will tomorrow. I only used 1/2 tsp in 4 oz of distilled water. The next one will have a full tsp. I am trying to find that "sweet spot" before a herbal tea become astringent. I think that is where I went wrong with the rooibos.

 

[Sharpened]

@Sharpened
I love how glossy your curls look in your Avi. Shiny, Healthy, Beautiful

Thank you, sweetie.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Pulled some Brewed Tea out of the Freezer. I think it's Bamboo?

I actually wanted Catnip. Aw well....I'll save Catnip for next time

 

[Sharpened]

Used the catnip tea today, not sure I got any results. Brewed a stronger batch (1 tsp to 4 oz distilled water) for tomorrow.

I went to put the rest of the fermented rice water into an applicator bottle… frozen solid. My attempt to thaw it under warm water produced a smelly, filmy mess, so I tipped it upside-down in the sink and started a fresh batch. If it does not smell like baby barf, it will not touch my head.

That sounds so wrong…

 

[IDareT'sHair]

If it does not smell like baby barf, it will not touch my head.

That sounds so wrong…

@Sharpened
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Even reading it sounded all kinds of wrong, cause that mess stank.

 

[imaginary]

These braids have been making me extra lazy and I was planning to do more rinses with them in too. I'm going to do a rice water rinse next week and I'm putting it here so that I'll have to do it. Just have to get more rice tomorrow and then set it.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Coffee Rinse and Bamboo Tea Rinse

 

[Sharpened]

Got Sweet Coffee/Marshmallow Rooibos Tea soaking into my hair and scalp as I type. Will do a leave-in rinse with Catnip Tea.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Washed and did a protein treatment yesterday.

Ended the washing process with a burdock root tea rinse. Added in some aloe vera gel and slippery elm powder to give it more conditioning power and slip. Let it sit with a plastic cap for a few minutes while I showered. I've noticed that when I go to rinse out my herbal tea rinses...there is not much to rinse. My hair always just sucks up all that goodness.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Today:
Used Coffee
Used Bamboo Leaf Tea
Used AVJ

 

[Sharpened]

Will be doing an unplanned chlorella oat mask today to firm up my strands.

 

[Rozlewis]

Back to doing my tea rinses. Incorporating some of the things i did at the start of my journey.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Will be doing an unplanned chlorella oat mask today to firm up my strands.

@Sharpened
Sounds very interesting.

I did an Oatstraw Tea Rinse once and it made my hair hard as a brick.

I've never tried/used it again. Same with Neem Tea. (Hard & Dry)

I haven't even tried to mix either of them with Green or something else to see how they would do mixed with another Tea.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Back to doing my tea rinses. Incorporating some of the things i did at the start of my journey.

@Rozlewis
So you are back in our Challenge? Welcome Back Sis. Glad to have you rejoin us.