•ღƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒღ• Henna Me Silk 9~4~2012 •ღƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒღ•

Again, another awesome henna treatment! Moroccan Henna never lets me down! What I did differently this time was add two Tbs of cocao powder for extra moisture and 2tbs of Marshmallow root powder for that extra slip. In my last post I talked about my run-in with approaching protein overload. So this time I gave myself that much needed moisture boost. I will not always add the cocoa to my henna as I have no idea how much it affects/interferes with the optimal dye uptake.  The end color was a bit darker than usual but I believe it has evened out to be the same color as usual. 

 

Need an Extra Moisture Boost? 

 Try adding Raw Cocao powder ( no real slippage here just moisture) and Marshmallow root powder to your next ayurvedic mix  or Marshmallow root powder to your next conditioner mix for  extra slip and moisture.

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!