My First Henna and Indigo Experiment!

I’ve finally purchased my henna and indigo! I purchased 1 pound of henna and 3.5 oz of Indigo powder from Amazon. My plan is to mix the henna tonight, apply the henna tommorrow night before I go to bed, rinse out the henna Friday morning and apply the indigo.
My henna recipe is as follows:
Steep 1 bagof Indian Spice Yogi Tea and 1 bag of green tea in 2 cups of boiling distilled/RO water. Chill the tea for 15 minutes in the freezer to knock off the heat.
Stir the tea in about 1.5 cups of henna powder. Add two caps full of Organic/Raw Apple Cider Vinegar.
Add a tablesppon of egg whites (I would add more but I just did an egg treatment a few days ago…)
Add a teaspoon of Rosemary leaves and a dab of ginger powder(to help neutralize the smell.)

Hair Update

Lately I’ve been pretty lazy with my hair. I have been washing bi-weekly instead of weekly, cowashing when I feel like it, moisturizing daily and bunning frequently.  Between school, work, and hubby, its been difficult trying to find the time! I decided to take the time and do an overnight pre-poo with coconut and avocado oil last night, This morning I rinsed and did an egg treatment, shampoo, deep condition, apply giovanni direct and Herbal Essences Long term relationship leave-ins and rollerset.

Organic Root Stimulator Lye Relaxer- May 2011

I relaxed my hair with ORS lye relaxer on May 27 after a 14 week stretch. I relaxed using the half and half method by parting my hair down the middle and relaxed and neutralized each section one at a time. I pre-sectioned and loosely two strand twisted each section so that I could speed up the processing time. It took about 5-7 minutes to apply the relaxer. Total application and processing time was 18 minutes per side.  I then rinse neutralized, deep conditioned and rollerset my hair on purple and gray rollers. I sat under the dryer for an hour.
I have to say, I really like this relaxer. It left my hair slightly under processed in some parts but I’m okay with that. My hair has so much more body than when I relaxed in February with Phytospecifics Index 2 relaxer. Although, Phyto resulted in much softer hair, it left my hair stick straight and limp. I will have to wait a few weeks to see if this is a keeper…