The tea worked wonderfully! It worked just as well as the paste and was so much easier to apply. Later that day I had my hair in a chignon and my sister said to me, so "Is that how the Ayurvedic stuff makes your hair look?" My new growth still looks non existent and I am now 6 weeks post! So here's the breakdown, I followed the method of kiesha8185, an lhcf member.
Materials:
Water
Brahmi Powder
Amla Powder
Henna Powder
Shikaka Powder
Aritha Powder
Amla Oil
Vatika Oil
Spoon
Sizeable Tupperware Container
Strainer
Applicator Bottle (s)
How to make the Tea:
To make the tea I put two tablespoons of each powder, except Brahmi and Amla which I added three tablespoons, into the tupperware container. I mixed them up and then I added 3 cups of water and mixed. I put the tupperware container's top on and let that sit overnight. In the morning I shook well and strained the tea (Use a strainer that will allow you to keep the water while getting rid of the really fine granuales of powder). I threw away the powder and mixed 2 cups of oil (I used one cup of amla oil and one cup of Vatika Oil) into the herb infused water. Shook and put into an applicator bottle. This makes a little over 24 ounces of tea.
How to Apply the Tea:
Pre-poo with Oil Overnight
Part the hair in four sections and apply the tea to each section (I apply like you would a relaxer)
Put on shower cap and fiddle around the house for 1 hour
Rinse for 5 minutes with warm water
Deep Condition
And Voila!
Simple as pie and I only used a little over 1 oz of tea on my hair! This is going to last me Awhile!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy that I decided to try the tea's, it is a lot less messy, get's the same result and goes a lot further. Woohoo!!!!!!!
ETA: So far I have used 8 ounces after 4 washes.
Monday, February 2, 2009
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6 comments:
Just curious..how long did you leave the tea in your hair with this process?
Sorry that I forgot to put that. I edited the post, but I left it in for 1 hour.
How long will the tea last, freshness? Will you have to refrigerate the rest to keep it from going rancid? Thx!
Yep, you have to refrigerate it. I discovered that back when I used to make henna paste's it will go bad in a matter of days when left out. I am not sure how long it will last, but I imagine that I will find out. I know that kiesha8185 uses it for at least 8 washes and it doesn't go bad. HTH (Hope this helps)! I will edit the post when I know. Good question.
hi, do you use hot water or cool? does it make a difference?
Great question! I use hot water. I use hot water to be sure that the herbs steep overnight. Its the same premise as regular tea, you use hot water to be sure that the tea is infused with the taste of the herbs. The hot water aids in the release of the nutrients from the herbs.
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