Re: What's New at Henna for Hair: Amla (Emblica Officinalis)

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Posted by Teena on January 17, 2005 at 08:50:13:

In reply to: What's New at Henna for Hair: Amla (Emblica Officinalis) posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on January 16, 2005 at 20:49:28:

That's terrific Catherine! I need to order a little more indigo so
I'll just add some Amla to my order now. I had been searching all
over to find a place I could buy Amla from. Do you think it would
have affected your hair colour if you had left it on longer? I'm
hoping to use it to get more brownish colour , although I'm quite
happy with the henna/indigo/walnut/cloves mixture I've been using.

: Got a page up, and tried it myself.
:
: I just put hot water in 100g of Amla, enough to make porridge. I
let
: that sit 15 minutes, and then sectioned my hair and applied it to
the
: roots, then smoothed it down my hair a ways. I rinsed it out after
: about 10 minutes, starting by laying back in the tub to be an Amla
: Swamp Creature, to loosen it up from my hair. It did a wonder for
the
: texture, enhanced the curl and wave like I haven't seen it in
years!
: I think it cooled the color of the hair where I applied it, but it
: sure didn't dye anything. So, it curled up, but didn't dye. Looked
: right lively!
:
: I was more impressed with what the Amla did for my skin. I took a
: handful and scrubbed my face .... lovely astringent, exfoliant,
: anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant scrub without the usual chemicals,
: colognes, and drying! I don't know how useful Amla is for hair,
but I
: LOVE what it did for my skin!
:
: I've got Amla into the samples now ... I'd really recommend getting
a
: $1 sample and trying it as a facial scrub. NICE!
:
: And I've got it for sale on mehandi.com shop ....
: http://www.mehandi.com/shop/amla/ (yes, its not cheap ... sigh)

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: That's terrific Catherine! I need to order a little more indigo so : I'll just add some Amla to my order now. I had been searching all : over to find a place I could buy Amla from. Do you think it would : have affected your hair colour if you had left it on longer? I'm : hoping to use it to get more brownish colour , although I'm quite : happy with the henna/indigo/walnut/cloves mixture I've been using. : : : Got a page up, and tried it myself. : : : : I just put hot water in 100g of Amla, enough to make porridge. I : let : : that sit 15 minutes, and then sectioned my hair and applied it to : the : : roots, then smoothed it down my hair a ways. I rinsed it out after : : about 10 minutes, starting by laying back in the tub to be an Amla : : Swamp Creature, to loosen it up from my hair. It did a wonder for : the : : texture, enhanced the curl and wave like I haven't seen it in : years! : : I think it cooled the color of the hair where I applied it, but it : : sure didn't dye anything. So, it curled up, but didn't dye. Looked : : right lively! : : : : I was more impressed with what the Amla did for my skin. I took a : : handful and scrubbed my face .... lovely astringent, exfoliant, : : anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant scrub without the usual chemicals, : : colognes, and drying! I don't know how useful Amla is for hair, : but I : : LOVE what it did for my skin! : : : : I've got Amla into the samples now ... I'd really recommend getting : a : : $1 sample and trying it as a facial scrub. NICE! : : : : And I've got it for sale on mehandi.com shop .... : : http://www.mehandi.com/shop/amla/ (yes, its not cheap ... sigh)
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