Herbally Divine Hair Pack

After returning from my trip I found it hard to decide what my hair needed because it was in such great condition. I opted to do the herbal conditioning treatment and not the herbal hair pack. This post deciphers the difference between the two.

The treatment was nice but I wanted to do a treatment that wasn't so gritty. So yesterday I decided to do the treatment that left my hair in such great condition in the first place- The herbal hair pack.This treatment was truly spectacular! It gives my hair strength and softness, body and shine, and cleanses the hair too! What more can a gal ask for in a hair treatment?  The current staple treatments I have today are listed below. Once I have the chance to figure out how, I will create a link to their recipes.  In the mean time just roll over each treatment and the post contains the recipe.

*Rhassoul Mocha Coco Double Loco- Strength I can feel-  DC needed afterwards

*Sukesh Time Baby! - Moisture I can feel

 AND NOW ...INTRODUCING THE NEW.. ( drum roll please).....

"Herbally Divine! Hair Pack- delivering a delicate balance of both strength and moisture !

Yes, this will serve as my maintenance treatment! I doesn't disturb my hair whatsoever and if I my measurements are a  tad off, this treatment is very forgiving.

Sukesh as a Moisturizing DC??

This past 2 week my hair has been acting contradictory to the smoothness it displayed in the weeks prior. I thought I mastered what it took to get my Ideal hair, achieving each time the perfection I thought I had the last. This week my hair and scalp endured too many changes in one shot and it was hard to pinpoint what was causing such issues.

So instead of doing a henna  treatment this week, I decided to give it a rest for the next few weeks, or at least until I get my hair back to its normalcy. I have been on a quest to find the perfect Ayurvedic dc, where I wont even need to use a liquid dc. Is this possible you ask? I have no idea! But I am in LOVE with ayurveda and decided I was going to give it a try.

My hair was feeling a bit weird and I didn't know what to give it, so  I started out with a moisturizing chocolate treatment.  It had cocoa powder, marshmallow root, honey, coconut oil  in it. Forgive me for not writing down the ingredients; I did this treatment about a week ago and really thought it was going to be nice- well I dont know or remember what went wrong! I mean, at the time I did, but this is what happens when you get super busy, don't write blog posts in real time, and don't write anything down!

Needless to say I needed some moisture and did a sukesh the next day. this turned out really nice and replenished the moisture I truly needed. I was so happy with it that I wondered if the sukesh could really take the place of my usual moisturizing dc!? It's worth experimenting and I plan to do one, say, right after a Rhassoul treatment. If it properly restores the moisture I need this could possible be a keeper (in place of a moisturizing dc). Let's see!

Rhassoul: Mocha Coco Double Loco

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A few weeks ago I did a rhassoul clay treatment. I was very, very happy with it, however, my hair felt weird after. My strands were strong, and yet they felt coated. I was unsure if it left my hair moisturized or not. This was the first time I couldn't tell what had gone wrong ( or right), and what I needed to do next; Did I need to do a moisturizing deep conditioner? Did I need an ACV?

The first clay treatment I did was from the on hennasooq.com   website ( on the organic rhasooul clay powder page under the more info tab). A friend had done it  and loved her results, and fortunately  she shared it with me ♥

 Recipe first time around:

1 Tbs Honey

2 Tbs Rhassoul

1 Tbs Marshmallow Root

1 Tbs Dutch Cocao Powder

1 Cup Coconut Milk

2nd recipe today:

2Tbs Cocoveda Oil

2 Tbs Rhassoul

2 Tbs Marshmallow Root

2 Tbs Dutch Cocao Powder

1 Cup Coconut Milk

****Summer 2012 Updated Recipe ****

2Tbs Cocoveda Oil
2Tbs Raw Honey

1 Tbs Rhassoul

2 Tbs Marshmallow Root

2 Tbs Dutch Cocao Powder

1 Cup Coconut Milk

I forgot to add  the honey  this time around because I did not have the internet to look up the recipe again  so I mixed it from  memory-pretty good huh?  This time around I included a moisturizing deep conditioner and an  ACV afterwards and my results were just FaBuLouS! 

 This mix was VERY VERY  thick. The addition of oils was a treat, as it made the mixture more silky. Adding honey next time will make it more moisturizing too ( my gosh, how did I forget this)? It was exactly enough to coat all of my strands, and I think I liked it  this way! It smelled so divine with the cocoveda oil, coconut milk and cocoa powder.

The first time I suspected I needed just a bit  more moisture and modification of the mixture, so I 'chatted' in real time ( what a plus)  with Vanessa ( what a darling) from hennasooq via their homepage. She suggested that I half the rhassoul as it can be drying- this way the cocoa powder and marshmallow powders could moisturize better. I still wanted the strength of the rhassoul with  just a bit more moisture, so I  doubled these two moisturizing powders instead, making all the powders 2 Tbs. With this mixture I get both strength and moisture. I will still play around with this mixture and  also use the suggested ratio by Vanessa. It's all about tweaking and catering to the needs of your own hair, right?  Well  I just love doing these kinds of ayurvedic hair treatments (treats  )!  I mean, I would do one every other day if it made sense but that might be a little too much, ya think!

Have you ever done a treatment that was just so awesome that you just KNEW  your hair was going to thrive? Well this rhassoul mixture was definitely THAT for me today....I'm on                                     
I call this my Rhassoul Mocha Coco Double loco because it obviously contains Rhassoul,  chocolate and coconut,  doubling the benefits of  both strength and moisture. Don't forget to get yours today, Really!

Sukesh Time Baby!

I've been excited about my affair with Sukesh Ayurevda from hennasooq. This really makes my hair feel great. I loved the results I got using the rhassoul recipe from hennasooq so I mixed my sukesh this time using those ingredients, substituting the coconut oil for black tea and of course the rhassoul clay for the sukesh powder. This way I cans skip my black tea rinse for this week :-)

 

Recipe:

3 T Sukesh

1t  Dutch Cocao Powder

1t Organic Marshmallow root

1/3 c  Black Tea ( 8 tea bags to a little over 2 cups of h2O)

~Mix with hot, not boiling) black tea into the powder mix, let sit for 10 minutes

 then add:

1t Honey

1t Coconut Oil

1T warmed Conditioner

At first I though the mixture may have been too runny, but it wasn't at all...it actually was quite THICK! Next time I plan on adding maybe a 1/2 cup of the Tea, and more warm conditioner at the end as needed. I'm trying to get the measurements down for myself and those of you who like to know things exactly.

Remember I had that issue with the tiny 'crumbs' being left behind? Well I coated my hair FIRST with coconut oil before doing the treatment to see if it helped with rinsing these tiny particles out. I rinsed the same exact way to see if there was a difference...and there wasn't! Tiny particles still remained.

The up side of this is that I had barely rinsed....so all I had to do was to cowash it out a few times as I used to do with henna before I got lazy . I then did a moisturizing deep conditioner for 20 minutes after. My hair felt a tad bit too moisturized, so I grabbed for my protein cowash which quickly restored the protein/moisture balance. 

At the end of it all, my hair was strong ( not AS strong ( and odd-I'm ironing out the details ) of the rhassoul recipe), bouncy and  most importantly...CLEAN! I am so upset with shampoo right now, and I am wondering if this could take the place of shampoo all together....would I still need to clarify/chelate with my creamy aloe once a  month???  This is worth some research!