Zizyphus Revisited

I almost never write posts on Sundays, let alone a hair post which is usually reserved for Mondays. So, don’t get used to it LOL. However, I just had to share this one! I didn’t want to overwhelm your reader or email with post after post tomorrow so I’m sharing this one today.

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A while back I shared with you a new ayurvedic find…Zizyphus. Without being too repetitive, Zizyphus is an herb that can be used to thicken up hair and protect it from over exposure to water and damaging hair products such as shampoo. It was also used in ancient times to cleanse the hair before there was shampoo.

What I Did Differently

Today I wanted to share with you a couple of things when it comes to using Zizyphus that I didn’t realize the first time around. For starters, Zizyphus should really be applied to dry hair.

Normally, when I’m applying an ayurvedic regimen such as hair, I apply it to damp hair. So, intuitively that’s what I did when applying the Zizyphus. Then I realized, “How is Zizyphus supposed to protect my hair from water and shampoo if I wash it first?” Duh, I used it backwards.

Now, that’s not to say Zizyphus won’t be effective in thickening the hairs and plumping them up if you wash your hair first. Case in point, my first Zizyphus treatment. However, if you want to use this ayurvedic treatment to protect your hair, it would make sense to apply it to dry hair before anything else.

Notice I did not apply the Zizyphus to my roots. I did that on purpose. The reason being that I am looking to plump my hair shaft but not at the root area.  I would actually like to keep my roots loosened – the effect I get when using Henna.

Here are some other things  I did differently:

• I only mixed 50 grams of Zizyphus which is more than enough for SL (shoulder length) to AL (arm pit length) hair. Last time I mixed the whole 100 gram packet and had to refrigerate about half of that.  This time I had just enough to treat the area I wanted.
• I applied a moisturizing protein-free deep conditioner (As I Am Naturally Hydration Elation Intensive Conditioner) for . Last time I didn’t use a deep conditioner.
• I applied the As I Am Naturally LIC (Leave In Conditioner) as well. The goal was to see how it would be to use the conditioners together.

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