Hey guys :) Just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who welcomed me back on my last video. It warmed my heart to read your comments and it means so much to be welcomed back with open arms after so long. Thank you all for being so wonderful and for creating such a lovely space. I know todays topic will bum some people out, but I definitely do not want to discourage anyone from continuing your Ayurvedic journey. Even though there will be limited to no Ayurvedic content moving forward, I’m so glad that the videos I’ve made thus far have made such an impact on your lives, it was bittersweet that life moved me away from Ayurveda, but I hope you guys can enjoy it’s wonderful benefits for years to come. and for those who have been struggling with similar issues to what I’ve been experiencing more recently, I hope that any new hair content I upload can support you as well.
Yes but she is talking about her strands. Hormonal changes will not affect the strands that you already grew out years before. It might affect your hair density & growth rate but she definitely has those issues from using Ayurvedic haircare. I know people who experienced this when using chebe as well.
Im new here, but high porosity hair dries quickly, not slowly. That's the characteristic of that type of hair strand. Most of my hair is high porosity.
That's why I Ayurvedic gloss only every 2 months. I don't want my hair overly strengthen. Yet I use teas when I retwist my hair every 2 weeks. Ayurveda is still in my routine just not every step. My hair loves my routine.
It doesn't matter, curly or straight, hair is much more similar than different. Most of the RUclipsrs I see using heavy products, like shea moisture, rarely use clarifying shampoo. The heavy coating builds up on the hair, prevents products from working, and results in matting, tangles, etc. I hope people learn from your video. Happy New Year. 🎉 ETA- Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying to anyone, don't use your favorite products. Just add a clarifying shampoo and see the difference in how products work. Also, make sure that products are pH balanced. pH balanced products work for all hair types regardless of porosity or curl type.
I miss your videos, but thank you to the moon and back for your Fenugreek mask video. My daughter"s hair grew and thickened with a very simple regimen of an Aloe Gel prepoo from the plant (thanks to Naptuals85) and your Fenugreek mask as a DC. It does take time to make the mask, but it freezes well. Thanks again 🎉
Nice that your routine is working now! I started following Abbey Yung too even as a black girl with coily hair lol. While there are obvious differences in black hair vs straighter hair types, at the end of the day, hair is hair, so it’s always nice to be open to what you can learn from other hair types and pick and choose what works for you. I dropped out of the Hair Olympics years ago, opting to not diy anything and adopt a low maintenance routine. Through some simple changes I was able to go from a routine that had me in the shower for 2-3 hours and another 2+ hours on styling, to having my hair shampooed, conditioned, detangled and styled in 2 hours. My hair also feels a lot better because with my old routine I had severe mid shaft splits. I would love to see your new routine!
I love Abbey Yung too! She saved my hair. I think I have fine hair strands (but a lot of them) so her reccomendations were always a hit! Only think I don't agree with her on is the drug store shampoos & that hair oil. I started oiling my hair before washing but I use Biossance Squalane oil & it made more of a difference. & I've been using split end menders as a preventative measure. I will start using Epres from next week & I'm so excited!
I’m glad you came to this conclusion about ayurveda. I was doing all of it as well and everything was good until it wasn’t. My hair started to fall out, I lost like half my thickness and length. Was about hip length at the time. Basically had to grow a new head of hair and cut off the damage. I would steer anyone that asked away from any Ayurveda and diy. I would be careful with the henna as well. It is known to fill up the hair strand and block out moisture from getting in. I will never be using it again, I think all this stuff is terrible. I now use just regular shampoo and conditioner, nothing extra. My hair thickened back up so nicely and the length is growing back 🙏🏾
I like Abbey Yung as well. While she has a totally different hair type than me I now believe that hair is hair so it doesn’t matter the type. I also love Cyn doll. While she is very controversial to some her channel will break down the science of hair and scalp care extremely well. A lot of people have shared their testimonies on her channel of not only growing their hair and getting it healthy but being able to grow hair in trouble areas that they’ve never been able to before.
On the contrary, Ayurveda has helped my hair to grow nearly thigh length and much thicker and more dense. I have an autoimmune disease and lost my hair. I have stopped using all chemicals in my hair: no more conventional shampoos and conditioners. My hair is the healthiest it has ever been and the longest it has ever been in my life. Everyone is different.
@Leah_Tewari So true. I experienced similar auto immune and hormone changes and started ayurvedic journey a few years ago, starting with henna dyes then working my way up to other herbs, ditching those items that my hair didn't like (eg coconut oil, rice water or fenugreek - I was using too many protein-rich items without realising. Popular Jamaican black castor oil was another - my scalp would literally feel like I set it on fire, itching and burning; I was totally fine with clear castor oil. You're right. Every hair and scalp is different and moderation for certain herbs/products is crucial. Find what your hair/scalp likes, research and use, monitoring as you go.
@VeeShan14 I'm a Cyn Doll subscriber, and I am extremely happy with the reversion of my hair back to its healthy status following her training. I also went old school with finding the books about curly hair care, styles and nutrition, like queen afua and "eat to live". Thank you for sharing❤😊
Unless I have heard incorrectly. Your description of your younger hair is the extreme opposite of low porosity hair. Based on your description and provided hair is free of product build up, your hair started off as high porosity and changed to low porosity which is considered more healthy and makes sense based on using henna and fenugreek. It also sounds like you may have gotten protein overload. Ingredients really matter. Clarifying and limited protein and products that mimic it at every step should help. I trust this helps. Be well.
It's a lot and I have mixed this and that to the point I have become sensitive to all the herbs and I have a freezer full of stuff that I no longer want to use. I understand and I will still be watching your videos. I was watching another channel and her hair was just growing and growing but then it's revealed she's been on hormone therapy for over 2 years trying to get pregnant, but just now revealing this and you know those shots and pills make your hair ,nails grow your skin beautiful so after seeing this and feeling lied to , I have come to believe that we did good before ayurvedic herbs and we will be fine without them . I respect your decision and honesty . I am glad to know it just wasn't Me. Happy New Year.❤❤❤❤
Hello Queen! You may want to check into the henna usage as well. It is beneficial in strengthening the hair, but it also loosens the curls. Some hair doesnt detangle as easily anymore as well. If you go check out our Queens that use henna, you will notice that (not all of them) but a majority of them have developed a looser curl pattern. Yes their hair is flourishing in length, but if you follow the journey you can see a difference in the curl. With that said, even with moisturizing/conditioning, it is hard for the curls to go back to their original curl pattern. I’m 62 now, but many moons ago, I used to use henna, for strengthening. My hair was already long and I had tons of it, I just wanted it stronger. Henna achieved that, but then slowly but surely I noticed my hair wasn’t as curly. I actually had to start trimming away my hair as it grew to get rid of the henna, as I wanted my curls back. Henna is a protein, fenugreek is a protein, amla is a protein, etc etc. Sometimes even a little of a lot of things can eventually be too much! Also, my hair dries extra fast, which over the years I’ve been told is high porosity. Keep your head up Queen, it’ll bounce back!
Thanks for sharing! Indeed, henna is King! It’s the only Ayurvedic mask I use on my hair. I used to make the fenugreek mask, but I stopped and just started drinking fenugreek tea daily, over a year ago. 😊💕
@MYSTERIOUSasLOVE. I can’t say that my hair is better because of the tea. I keep my hair in plaits or twists, I protect my ends, I strictly finger detangle, I use henna, and I baby my strands. I also take collagen, vitamins and an iron supplement. Because I really take care of my hair and have an ‘inside out’ approach, I can imagine it’s the combination of everything allowing my hair to grow and retain length. I also pray to the Lord Jesus about my hair, and that, I KNOW, has helped. Even with a setback using Shea butter, I retained a lot of length, so I can imagine the fenugreek tea helped, I just can’t single it out. 😅
@Whippersnapper57. Shea butter caused my hair to shed excessively over a period of months. I at first attributed it to postpartum shedding, till my son turned a year. It should have ceased by then. Once I stopped using it, the shedding stopped. It was the last thing I would have thought would cause me to shed. I learned a hard lesson. Treat natural products like unpreserved food; they have a short shelf life, even with no sign of deterioration.
I use a henna gloss every 2-3 weeks and henna for coloring every 4-5 weeks. The other weekends I do deep conditioning. I have been doing this since January 2024 and have been doing good. I’ll keep a note on that regarding three months!
I love Abbey. I have 3c-4a hair and I an so glad I also tried her routine months ago- I use the bond strength line from Dove and I don’t experience breakage anymore (I dont and never have colored my hair or use hoot tools) but bond repair products are the best thing Ive ever done to my hair!!! Its growing very long now
The change in drying time of your hair eludes to you repairing/replenishing the follicle layer so that it retains moisture/water for longer. But I feel you, it’s a lot to have to now find new mixtures to serve you hair’s current needs.
I have realised that there is so much misconception about porosity, your hair drying slowly or quicker is due to thickness of your. Us as non professionals should leave porosity to the professionals. How can we know what porosity is , if we have nothing to compare it to
Wow, this video was insightful as I began using fenugreek around beginning of 2024 , I wasn’t consistent using the mask (conveniently) but I almost made a mental note this 2025 to use it more. Turns out it’s best if I use it less often. Thank you for sharing ♥️
You have your porosity reversed. If your hair dries very quickly and you have frizz that is high porosity. When your hair takes a long time to dry it is low porosity. But I definitely understand looking for something simple
You are correct. My daughter’s hair is low-porosity and takes forever to dry, however mine is high-porosity and dries fast. Ayurvedic haircare has helped my hair a lot. You just need to have a balance with it, clarify your hair and most of all know what your hair like or doesn’t like. Too much of a good thing can ruin your hair if you do not have a glance with it…..herbs, clays, oils, and butters.
This is a misconception about what porosity is, porosity is determined by curl pattern and by definition type 4 cannot be low porosity, a lower porosity yes, but on the high porosity scale. Porosity is technically a term to gage how well a hair type accepts or resists chemical treatments, not about moisture. Alot of characteristics that black people use to determine they have low porosity hair is likely build up from the products we use on our hair. Each bend in the curl pattern of afro hair is a site of high porosity - where chemicals, moisture can get in but also that can get out.
@wordsbymaribeja1470 That's a myth. I think some hair stylist influencer started it a year or two ago. Greenbeauty, who is a chemist, has a video on porosity.
@ you can determine if your hair is low porosity or high porosity by testing a strand of hair in a half cup of water. If the strand of hair floats, then its low porosity, if it sinks to the bottom or halfway to the bottom then it’s high porosity POROSITY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR CURL PATTERN. THAT IS THE DUMBEST THING I EVER HEARD.
I'm currently am using ayurveda again and I am not having the same results that I had before. Because I over did it with Henna. My hair is currently completely low porosity and it's thin and weighed down. It's less porous after I tried to foolishly "remove henna" from my hair. And well. Needless to say I'm going back to less henna/ayurvedic masks and more clarifying shampoo to regain my hair health.
I was having the same issues and thought it was perimenopause lol, I never thought it could be my products because I've used the brand for years. But if the formulation has changed, that would make sense. I need to compare an old bottle vs. new!
I think the Ayurvedic haircare made your hair a lower porosity not higher porosity (which is why people do it because their hair is extremely dry). But this can happen with products like lamellar water, bond builders, keratin treatments, protein treatments, silicones, etc. High porosity hair dries quicker. It accepts moisture easily but loses it just as fast bc the cuticles in the hair strand are open. I'd say how you were describing your hair before you started Ayurvedic haircare was pure medium porosity which is ideal. If you don't like your hair on the lower end of the porosity scale, you still need to be careful with today's hair products bc they are STRONG & permanent. I used Redken Acidic Bonding Pre-shampoo treatment to make my hair ph more acidic which closes the cuticle & makes it less porous. My hair is how you described with Ayurvedic haircare, however I can't really change it. This is good bc my hair ends are permanently fixed, but I've stopped using the product. With Ayurvedic haircare & things like chebe powder they are temporary & more likely to be product building up on the hair over time vs actually repairing the hair strands like modern haircare & bond building treatments do. So that's why I never tried it because I was looking for something more permanent & reparative.
My hair hates Alma oil. That herb product mask can be bought in the box at the local Mediterranean market. You guessed it! My hair dislikes those as well. It dries my hair out as if I washed it with dish soap.
I checked out abbey yung. If i use toomany productsmy scalp starts itching so your recipes really helped get my hair routine back on track. I took your advice and did not use too much fenugreek only once a month. We have the same hair hair onlyy mine is shorter. I think to be honest that havinga balanced haircare routine is the go. I use a bought mask wit no silicons or sulphates. My hair loves it althoughy my hair always enjoys a change but i stick to a mainly natural routine
I get that...those herbs are too much for my hair all the time. I mainly use infused oils now and i use a teaspoon of the mixed herbs in my deep conditioner and lately i use a little bit of the hetb paste in my prepoo oil
Heena makes your hair rough if you use frequently you have to use with curd or coconut oil to avoid roughness and dryness also you should not use during winter time check out some videos of ayurvedic dr Or experts of ayurveda you may end up hating ayurveda for sure if you continue to use it in wrong way. Good luck
Correction My writing for not complete the words wie mein koch, is one channel healthy beauty is another they all European who use kitchen natural remedies Naturosmetik is one of the Best along with Break the Snow /Katherine Seeing can continue helping you keep You keep your beautiful hair she has hair down her back, she started with shorter hair!
As I see it, you are using henna, so you are using Ayurveda, just not to the extent you once were. Herbs are powerful, so moderation is the key . Too much of a good thing can lead to bad results. Practical usage of Ayurveda is always recommended by all the gurus I have seen here on RUclips. They advise that the herbs are potent, and you can suffer from protein overload and breakage if you do not balance the recipes or follow up with moisture. Curl losing can result from henna use without balancing it with amla. They advise u to use amla to balance the curl loosening and keep the curls healthy and bouncy.
Don't apologize move on you did a very good with Fenugreek I was introduced to it as a tea now I use it lovingly as a hair remedy on my hair...2 years ago I had a terrible experience with a Black hair dresser and had to cut my hair off now I'm slowly bringing !it back I have some female pattern baldness branch worries me and I took Finastride which now. SO only use Ayurvedics and Katherine Seeing product for growth she has hair down her back My favourite ladies who stress. Good hair care are the =European ladies and some m who use natural ingredients from their kitchen try looking at healthy beauty, or naturosmetik or she mean loch I recommend a Channel call Break the Snow believe me he is the best and he hundreds the science behind hair and using simple remedies......! Best to you in the New Year
Low porosity hair takes longer to dry. I use Ayurvedic treatments but my hair doesn’t like all of the herbs. My hair doesn’t like fenugreek. Right now I am using a leave in from the Brazilian line Skala and my hair loves it.
Your hair has been changed by SILICONE, I can bet. I've got type 4b/c African hair and just this past fortnight I've come to realise that silicones are god's gift to delicate Afro hair, and likely ALL hair. Any deep treatment moisture mask or leave in that ends in CONE or starts in Dimeth... or Cyclo... are silicone or silicone derivatives and they've changed my hair. I've (do not recommend) bought pure silicone and added to existing products that I need to use up and the upgrade is CRAZY. I've also bought the tresemme beautifully strength (which is a carbon copy of the keratin heat protection oil), and I'll also buy the pantene argane oil - both oils have silicons (partially water soluable) as the largest ingredient. I will be avoiding no silicone products like the plague.
@@jdbailey442 You definitely can I think I'll be doing this but for the last year, maybe more, I've been using a detox shampoo weekly, which is just below a clarifier, but I've realised it's no longer effective and I have a better moisturising shampoo that cleans my hair so I'll use that 3 in 4 washes and 1 wash a month use a clarifier.
Hi, have you heard of cyn doll. She talks about the dangers of henna and to many at diy mixes for natural hair. I would check her out. Your hair is beautiful!
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Hey guys :) Just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who welcomed me back on my last video. It warmed my heart to read your comments and it means so much to be welcomed back with open arms after so long. Thank you all for being so wonderful and for creating such a lovely space.
I know todays topic will bum some people out, but I definitely do not want to discourage anyone from continuing your Ayurvedic journey. Even though there will be limited to no Ayurvedic content moving forward, I’m so glad that the videos I’ve made thus far have made such an impact on your lives, it was bittersweet that life moved me away from Ayurveda, but I hope you guys can enjoy it’s wonderful benefits for years to come. and for those who have been struggling with similar issues to what I’ve been experiencing more recently, I hope that any new hair content I upload can support you as well.
"To everything there is a season, and a time to everything under the heavens."
Ecclesiates 3:1 😊
Hi
Most of the Ayurvedic gurus, namely Curly Proverbz always preach that herbs be used in moderation and not week after week.
Often times our hair changes due to age and hormonal changes.
And stress
@@truthserum1271 exactly every 5-7yrs our skin hair nails and hormones change from birth to the end of our lives.
Yes but she is talking about her strands. Hormonal changes will not affect the strands that you already grew out years before. It might affect your hair density & growth rate but she definitely has those issues from using Ayurvedic haircare. I know people who experienced this when using chebe as well.
Im new here, but high porosity hair dries quickly, not slowly. That's the characteristic of that type of hair strand. Most of my hair is high porosity.
That's exactly what I was going to say. I have high porosity hair, always have.
Same here HP
Sounds like low porosity taking long time to dry.
That's why I Ayurvedic gloss only every 2 months. I don't want my hair overly strengthen. Yet I use teas when I retwist my hair every 2 weeks. Ayurveda is still in my routine just not every step. My hair loves my routine.
Same here
That’s great. What do you put in your Ayurvedic gloss?
It doesn't matter, curly or straight, hair is much more similar than different. Most of the RUclipsrs I see using heavy products, like shea moisture, rarely use clarifying shampoo. The heavy coating builds up on the hair, prevents products from working, and results in matting, tangles, etc. I hope people learn from your video. Happy New Year. 🎉
ETA- Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying to anyone, don't use your favorite products. Just add a clarifying shampoo and see the difference in how products work. Also, make sure that products are pH balanced. pH balanced products work for all hair types regardless of porosity or curl type.
Yes, we have demonized shampoo, but a good clarifying shampoo can have so many benefits. You just need to know when to use it.
@@lpgilber its because people have demonised sulphates
I use apple cider vinegar to clarify
@@merrin5576that’s what I use to clarify my scalp good.
I miss your videos, but thank you to the moon and back for your Fenugreek mask video. My daughter"s hair grew and thickened with a very simple regimen of an Aloe Gel prepoo from the plant (thanks to Naptuals85) and your Fenugreek mask as a DC. It does take time to make the mask, but it freezes well.
Thanks again 🎉
Me too
Same!
Nice that your routine is working now! I started following Abbey Yung too even as a black girl with coily hair lol. While there are obvious differences in black hair vs straighter hair types, at the end of the day, hair is hair, so it’s always nice to be open to what you can learn from other hair types and pick and choose what works for you. I dropped out of the Hair Olympics years ago, opting to not diy anything and adopt a low maintenance routine. Through some simple changes I was able to go from a routine that had me in the shower for 2-3 hours and another 2+ hours on styling, to having my hair shampooed, conditioned, detangled and styled in 2 hours. My hair also feels a lot better because with my old routine I had severe mid shaft splits. I would love to see your new routine!
I love Abbey Yung too! She saved my hair. I think I have fine hair strands (but a lot of them) so her reccomendations were always a hit! Only think I don't agree with her on is the drug store shampoos & that hair oil. I started oiling my hair before washing but I use Biossance Squalane oil & it made more of a difference. & I've been using split end menders as a preventative measure. I will start using Epres from next week & I'm so excited!
Fenugreek has protein in it if its over used ur hair will get protein overload,so does moringa
I’m glad you came to this conclusion about ayurveda. I was doing all of it as well and everything was good until it wasn’t. My hair started to fall out, I lost like half my thickness and length. Was about hip length at the time. Basically had to grow a new head of hair and cut off the damage. I would steer anyone that asked away from any Ayurveda and diy. I would be careful with the henna as well. It is known to fill up the hair strand and block out moisture from getting in. I will never be using it again, I think all this stuff is terrible.
I now use just regular shampoo and conditioner, nothing extra. My hair thickened back up so nicely and the length is growing back 🙏🏾
I like Abbey Yung as well. While she has a totally different hair type than me I now believe that hair is hair so it doesn’t matter the type.
I also love Cyn doll. While she is very controversial to some her channel will break down the science of hair and scalp care extremely well. A lot of people have shared their testimonies on her channel of not only growing their hair and getting it healthy but being able to grow hair in trouble areas that they’ve never been able to before.
Thanks
On the contrary, Ayurveda has helped my hair to grow nearly thigh length and much thicker and more dense. I have an autoimmune disease and lost my hair. I have stopped using all chemicals in my hair: no more conventional shampoos and conditioners. My hair is the healthiest it has ever been and the longest it has ever been in my life. Everyone is different.
@Leah_Tewari So true. I experienced similar auto immune and hormone changes and started ayurvedic journey a few years ago, starting with henna dyes then working my way up to other herbs, ditching those items that my hair didn't like (eg coconut oil, rice water or fenugreek - I was using too many protein-rich items without realising. Popular Jamaican black castor oil was another - my scalp would literally feel like I set it on fire, itching and burning; I was totally fine with clear castor oil.
You're right. Every hair and scalp is different and moderation for certain herbs/products is crucial. Find what your hair/scalp likes, research and use, monitoring as you go.
@VeeShan14 I'm a Cyn Doll subscriber, and I am extremely happy with the reversion of my hair back to its healthy status following her training. I also went old school with finding the books about curly hair care, styles and nutrition, like queen afua and "eat to live". Thank you for sharing❤😊
Unless I have heard incorrectly. Your description of your younger hair is the extreme opposite of low porosity hair. Based on your description and provided hair is free of product build up, your hair started off as high porosity and changed to low porosity which is considered more healthy and makes sense based on using henna and fenugreek. It also sounds like you may have gotten protein overload. Ingredients really matter. Clarifying and limited protein and products that mimic it at every step should help. I trust this helps. Be well.
I think you mean your hair went from high po to low po bcus high po your hair dries quickly and low po hair takes longer to dry.
It's a lot and I have mixed this and that to the point I have become sensitive to all the herbs and I have a freezer full of stuff that I no longer want to use. I understand and I will still be watching your videos. I was watching another channel and her hair was just growing and growing but then it's revealed she's been on hormone therapy for over 2 years trying to get pregnant, but just now revealing this and you know those shots and pills make your hair ,nails grow your skin beautiful so after seeing this and feeling lied to , I have come to believe that we did good before ayurvedic herbs and we will be fine without them . I respect your decision and honesty . I am glad to know it just wasn't
Me.
Happy New Year.❤❤❤❤
Hello Queen! You may want to check into the henna usage as well. It is beneficial in strengthening the hair, but it also loosens the curls. Some hair doesnt detangle as easily anymore as well. If you go check out our Queens that use henna, you will notice that (not all of them) but a majority of them have developed a looser curl pattern. Yes their hair is flourishing in length, but if you follow the journey you can see a difference in the curl. With that said, even with moisturizing/conditioning, it is hard for the curls to go back to their original curl pattern. I’m 62 now, but many moons ago, I used to use henna, for strengthening. My hair was already long and I had tons of it, I just wanted it stronger. Henna achieved that, but then slowly but surely I noticed my hair wasn’t as curly. I actually had to start trimming away my hair as it grew to get rid of the henna, as I wanted my curls back. Henna is a protein, fenugreek is a protein, amla is a protein, etc etc. Sometimes even a little of a lot of things can eventually be too much!
Also, my hair dries extra fast, which over the years I’ve been told is high porosity.
Keep your head up Queen, it’ll bounce back!
Thanks for sharing! Indeed, henna is King! It’s the only Ayurvedic mask I use on my hair. I used to make the fenugreek mask, but I stopped and just started drinking fenugreek tea daily, over a year ago. 😊💕
Have you noticed a difference in your hair because of the tea?
@MYSTERIOUSasLOVE. I can’t say that my hair is better because of the tea. I keep my hair in plaits or twists, I protect my ends, I strictly finger detangle, I use henna, and I baby my strands. I also take collagen, vitamins and an iron supplement. Because I really take care of my hair and have an ‘inside out’ approach, I can imagine it’s the combination of everything allowing my hair to grow and retain length. I also pray to the Lord Jesus about my hair, and that, I KNOW, has helped. Even with a setback using Shea butter, I retained a lot of length, so I can imagine the fenugreek tea helped, I just can’t single it out. 😅
I wish I could drink fenugreek tea but I am estrogen dominant and that would increase it. 😔
How did you have a set back using Shea butter?
@Whippersnapper57. Shea butter caused my hair to shed excessively over a period of months. I at first attributed it to postpartum shedding, till my son turned a year. It should have ceased by then. Once I stopped using it, the shedding stopped. It was the last thing I would have thought would cause me to shed. I learned a hard lesson. Treat natural products like unpreserved food; they have a short shelf life, even with no sign of deterioration.
From my understanding, henna is only supposed to be used every 3 months or so due to its strength.
Is this so? Where did you get this information? I use it to colour my hair.
I use a henna gloss every 2-3 weeks and henna for coloring every 4-5 weeks. The other weekends I do deep conditioning. I have been doing this since January 2024 and have been doing good.
I’ll keep a note on that regarding three months!
That strongly depends on the way it’s being used and the individual person.
I love Abbey. I have 3c-4a hair and I an so glad I also tried her routine months ago- I use the bond strength line from Dove and I don’t experience breakage anymore (I dont and never have colored my hair or use hoot tools) but bond repair products are the best thing Ive ever done to my hair!!! Its growing very long now
I swear by that line now
I love Ayurveda as long as it’s not overdone .
The change in drying time of your hair eludes to you repairing/replenishing the follicle layer so that it retains moisture/water for longer. But I feel you, it’s a lot to have to now find new mixtures to serve you hair’s current needs.
cuticle... not follicle...
I have realised that there is so much misconception about porosity, your hair drying slowly or quicker is due to thickness of your.
Us as non professionals should leave porosity to the professionals. How can we know what porosity is , if we have nothing to compare it to
Agreed
What pantene shampoo and conditioner do you use?
Lovely 🌹 thank you for the realness
What pantene shampo and conditioner do you use❤
How often do you clarify? I have hi-po hair and it completely dries without product in about 45 minutes. You may have buildup.
Wow, this video was insightful as I began using fenugreek around beginning of 2024 , I wasn’t consistent using the mask (conveniently) but I almost made a mental note this 2025 to use it more. Turns out it’s best if I use it less often. Thank you for sharing ♥️
Your curls are looking nice! I like watching Abbey Yung too. 😊
Me too.
My love the Pantene Essentials Botanicals….so many options too
You have your porosity reversed. If your hair dries very quickly and you have frizz that is high porosity. When your hair takes a long time to dry it is low porosity. But I definitely understand looking for something simple
You are correct. My daughter’s hair is low-porosity and takes forever to dry, however mine is high-porosity and dries fast. Ayurvedic haircare has helped my hair a lot. You just need to have a balance with it, clarify your hair and most of all know what your hair like or doesn’t like. Too much of a good thing can ruin your hair if you do not have a glance with it…..herbs, clays, oils, and butters.
This is a misconception about what porosity is, porosity is determined by curl pattern and by definition type 4 cannot be low porosity, a lower porosity yes, but on the high porosity scale. Porosity is technically a term to gage how well a hair type accepts or resists chemical treatments, not about moisture. Alot of characteristics that black people use to determine they have low porosity hair is likely build up from the products we use on our hair. Each bend in the curl pattern of afro hair is a site of high porosity - where chemicals, moisture can get in but also that can get out.
@wordsbymaribeja1470 That's a myth. I think some hair stylist influencer started it a year or two ago. Greenbeauty, who is a chemist, has a video on porosity.
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Where did that info come from? That porosity is determined by curl pattern?
@ you can determine if your hair is low porosity or high porosity by testing a strand of hair in a half cup of water. If the strand of hair floats, then its low porosity, if it sinks to the bottom or halfway to the bottom then it’s high porosity
POROSITY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR CURL PATTERN. THAT IS THE DUMBEST THING I EVER HEARD.
Sorry to hear. Do what's best and try not to stress. ❤
What conditioners did you purchase from sprouts?
Hi Vyala miss you! I'm glad your back!!!
I'm currently am using ayurveda again and I am not having the same results that I had before. Because I over did it with Henna. My hair is currently completely low porosity and it's thin and weighed down. It's less porous after I tried to foolishly "remove henna" from my hair. And well.
Needless to say I'm going back to less henna/ayurvedic masks and more clarifying shampoo to regain my hair health.
I had the same issue my hair started to get matted and just brittle and more harsh but it only happened when I used products from the store
High porosity hair dries faster because the cuticles are open much wider than medium or low porosity hair.
I was having the same issues and thought it was perimenopause lol, I never thought it could be my products because I've used the brand for years. But if the formulation has changed, that would make sense. I need to compare an old bottle vs. new!
I think the Ayurvedic haircare made your hair a lower porosity not higher porosity (which is why people do it because their hair is extremely dry). But this can happen with products like lamellar water, bond builders, keratin treatments, protein treatments, silicones, etc. High porosity hair dries quicker. It accepts moisture easily but loses it just as fast bc the cuticles in the hair strand are open. I'd say how you were describing your hair before you started Ayurvedic haircare was pure medium porosity which is ideal. If you don't like your hair on the lower end of the porosity scale, you still need to be careful with today's hair products bc they are STRONG & permanent. I used Redken Acidic Bonding Pre-shampoo treatment to make my hair ph more acidic which closes the cuticle & makes it less porous. My hair is how you described with Ayurvedic haircare, however I can't really change it. This is good bc my hair ends are permanently fixed, but I've stopped using the product. With Ayurvedic haircare & things like chebe powder they are temporary & more likely to be product building up on the hair over time vs actually repairing the hair strands like modern haircare & bond building treatments do. So that's why I never tried it because I was looking for something more permanent & reparative.
I would like to see a video on how you use henna to cover your greys. I myself am looking for a natural solution.
My hair hates Alma oil. That herb product mask can be bought in the box at the local Mediterranean market. You guessed it! My hair dislikes those as well. It dries my hair out as if I washed it with dish soap.
I checked out abbey yung. If i use toomany productsmy scalp starts itching so your recipes really helped get my hair routine back on track. I took your advice and did not use too much fenugreek only once a month. We have the same hair hair onlyy mine is shorter. I
think to be honest that havinga balanced haircare routine is the go. I use a bought mask wit no silicons or sulphates. My hair loves it althoughy my hair always enjoys a change but i stick to a mainly natural routine
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I get that...those herbs are too much for my hair all the time. I mainly use infused oils now and i use a teaspoon of the mixed herbs in my deep conditioner and lately i use a little bit of the hetb paste in my prepoo oil
I really have the same issue
Heena makes your hair rough if you use frequently you have to use with curd or coconut oil to avoid roughness and dryness also you should not use during winter time check out some videos of ayurvedic dr Or experts of ayurveda you may end up hating ayurveda for sure if you continue to use it in wrong way.
Good luck
Correction My writing for not complete the words wie mein koch, is one channel healthy beauty is another they all European who use kitchen natural remedies Naturosmetik is one of the Best along with Break the Snow /Katherine Seeing can continue helping you keep
You keep your beautiful hair she has hair down her back, she started with shorter hair!
As I see it, you are using henna, so you are using Ayurveda, just not to the extent you once were. Herbs are powerful, so moderation is the key . Too much of a good thing can lead to bad results. Practical usage of Ayurveda is always recommended by all the gurus I have seen here on RUclips. They advise that the herbs are potent, and you can suffer from protein overload and breakage if you do not balance the recipes or follow up with moisture. Curl losing can result from henna use without balancing it with amla. They advise u to use amla to balance the curl loosening and keep the curls healthy and bouncy.
Don't apologize move on you did a very good with Fenugreek I was introduced to it as a tea
now I use it lovingly as a hair remedy on my hair...2 years ago I had a terrible experience with a Black hair dresser and had to cut my hair off now I'm slowly bringing !it back I have some female pattern baldness branch worries me and I took Finastride which now. SO only use Ayurvedics and Katherine Seeing product for growth she has hair down her back
My favourite ladies who stress. Good hair care are the =European ladies and some m
who use natural ingredients from their kitchen try looking at healthy beauty, or naturosmetik or she mean loch
I recommend a Channel call Break the Snow believe me he is the best and he hundreds
the science behind hair and using simple remedies......!
Best to you in the New Year
Consider using coffee spritz or oil for baldness.
Abby young sells EVERYTHING just buy a shampoo… Pantene has always been that girl
Low porosity hair takes longer to dry. I use Ayurvedic treatments but my hair doesn’t like all of the herbs. My hair doesn’t like fenugreek. Right now I am using a leave in from the Brazilian line Skala and my hair loves it.
Indian hair textures are different then ours. That's why I don't use it
Your hair has been changed by SILICONE, I can bet. I've got type 4b/c African hair and just this past fortnight I've come to realise that silicones are god's gift to delicate Afro hair, and likely ALL hair. Any deep treatment moisture mask or leave in that ends in CONE or starts in Dimeth... or Cyclo... are silicone or silicone derivatives and they've changed my hair. I've (do not recommend) bought pure silicone and added to existing products that I need to use up and the upgrade is CRAZY. I've also bought the tresemme beautifully strength (which is a carbon copy of the keratin heat protection oil), and I'll also buy the pantene argane oil - both oils have silicons (partially water soluable) as the largest ingredient. I will be avoiding no silicone products like the plague.
Why can't you just use clarifying shampoo at least once a month?
@@jdbailey442 You definitely can I think I'll be doing this but for the last year, maybe more, I've been using a detox shampoo weekly, which is just below a clarifier, but I've realised it's no longer effective and I have a better moisturising shampoo that cleans my hair so I'll use that 3 in 4 washes and 1 wash a month use a clarifier.
I don’t trust these companies anymore! Just make your own products from ‘natural’ ingredients, hopefully truly natural.
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You are so sweet
a word of advice seek PROFESSIONALS!!! this includes doctor, and nutritionalist. change your focus, love, the world is bigger than YOUR HAIR!
Hi, have you heard of cyn doll. She talks about the dangers of henna and to many at diy mixes for natural hair. I would check her out. Your hair is beautiful!
Cyn made a response to this video, which is why I watched this video