- This is grim.
- Welcome to Laid.
- The mini series where we try out
trending and old-school hair tricks.
- On three different hair types.
(upbeat music)
- Welcome to the last episode of Laid.
- Today, we will be trying...
- Organic hair products.
- By organic we mean we're going to be making
the shampoo and conditioner ourselves.
- Literally those natural ingredients
from the earth concocted by us.
- I'm the kind of person who loves anything home made,
trial and error, do it yourself.
I think it started because, you know,
you run out of shampoo and conditioner
and then you don't realize till you get into the shower.
And then, what are you going to do?
Run to the kitchen, put an avocado in your hair.
- I've been someone who has made
their own beauty products before.
I've made, like, scrubs made a few hair masks.
- I'm not gonna lie to you guys.
I am not a natural, organic product maven.
I'm great in the kitchen,
but like when it comes to hair stuff,
it scares me a little bit.
- I'm really excited to try the organic hair products
because they've been used for centuries
so I'm pretty sure they're going to work.
Imagine if they don't.
- The benefits of making your own products
is because you know where it's come from,
you know how it's made
because it's been made by your own hand.
And as long as the source itself
is something that's natural and the final product
is gonna be very, very simple,
it's nothing but beneficial.
- I have a whole drawer
just full of half used hair products,
and it's just so much plastic.
What I love about, like, organic stuff
that you're mixing yourself
is you just make what you need
and then you use it and that's it.
I'm a little bit nervous about the preparation process,
just because I know it can get quite messy
and also I'm quite sensitive to smell
so if I don't like the smell,
I think I'm going to struggle to keep something
on my head for, like, five minutes.
- So in terms of what we will be using today,
we will be creating shampoo with Aritha powder.
That is this.
- It's made from soap nut
which I don't know what that is, but it sounds nice.
It says it's been used since ages for washing the hair,
it's a natural shampoo and according to the information,
it helps with dandruff.
I don't have dandruff, but I have quite a dry scalp
and eczema so I'm hoping this is good for it.
- Basically, I will just be taking the required
quantity of powder, adding a little water,
mixing well and making a thick paste.
No measurements, so that should be fun.
- And then we have Brahmi powder,
which is Ayurveda's most potent hair vitalizer
so I'm very excited to try that as a conditioner.
- This is, like, used for everything.
It's like an anxiety reliever, treats epilepsy.
It's meant to encourage hair growth,
which is obviously what we want it for.
- And then finally we have the hibiscus powder,
which looks a lot like PG tips to me.
- Do I think it's gonna go well?
No. Not because of the products, because it's me.
This is all knotty. This is what I'm dealing with.
I don't know if I can get through this.
- You're going to do this, so let's go.
- So, I've got everything set up.
I'm gonna mix these two together with water
for the conditioner, and I'm going to mix this,
the Aritha powder with water for the shampoo.
- It essentially just says,
take the required quantity of powder,
add a little water, but the problem is,
I don't know what the requirement is.
Whoops. Haven't got a clue how much I should be using.
I've added a little bit of water
'cause you could add but you can't take away.
That's my mix.
- [Ayesha] Now I want to make my conditioner
with the Brahmi powder and the hibiscus.
So this is the Brahmi, this smells like clay.
And this is the hibiscus powder.
Again, we're gonna mix this with water.
(tap water running)
- This is grim. This is not fun.
- [Ayesha] Okay.
- I didn't expect it to be so dark.
I don't like the smell of it.
It smells kind of like chocolate,
but not in a way that I like.
- This smells like coffee.
- I think I'm gonna put it on my roots
and then just see what happens.
- Gently massage and then I've got to wait
for two to five minutes. (indistinct) consistency.
I should have sectioned my hair.
- I'm not going to lie, I don't like it.
It's very grainy, feels very rough.
- Should I have rinsed my hair first?
Maybe. You usually rinse your hair first
before you shampoo, don't you?
I don't understand why I didn't.
I just went straight in.
- Something has gone wrong because I definitely
mixed enough for all of the hair,
it's just not distributed properly
and I don't wanna use the entire packet.
I don't even know how you would massage it
because that's not knots, that's soap nut.
- Look it's on the bath, on the toilet as well.
Even in the bath, but yeah, it's nuts.
(water running)
- Is it rinsing out?
- So I've just washed this out or I've at least tried to.
It's already giving me good pattern vibes and definition.
However, this is so hard to wash out.
- Not gonna lie to you guys, I'm mad.
That took a really long time to rinse.
- All these little bits, all these, like,
bitty beady kind of grains, it feels like sand.
- It does feel squeaky clean, like,
I can hear the squeaks, but I just,
I just didn't how I'm going to get all the grains out.
- But it's really soft.
- I'm actually trying to rinse it out again.
Fool me once, shame on you, but fool me twice.
So now I'm going to continue with the conditioner
even all these bits are in my hair.
- Exhibit B, hibiscus powder and Brahmi powder.
- Definitely a lot smoother, feels more like a thick,
kinda, leave in product I would use.
- This one smells nicer, I like the smell of this.
It smells earthy, it smells natural.
- It's a lot more pleasant, a lot less sandy.
- It reminds me of a deep conditioner as well.
Anything to nourish the hair is the impression
that I'm getting of this.
- My hair does not feel too good
with all of this on, you know.
It's a nice color though.
- Let's see how it detangles.
Okay. If my hair was a bit more wet
I feel like it'd glide through a bit better,
but I've wet the brush instead.
- I'm kind of worried it's gonna snap my hair.
This doesn't feel detang... mmmm, no.
It doesn't feel detangling so I'm just
gonna clip it up and then I'm gonna leave it on
for the 20 minutes and then come back.
- I'm someone who actually really enjoys doing my hair.
Love it, love it, love it, love it
'cause it doesn't feel labor-intensive.
and my hair's very much a part of me
and I am doing things that make me happy,
but not really enjoying how this is going.
- I'm too scared to go anywhere else
outside of this bathroom because I'm so dirty
and my whole bathroom looks exactly like this.
But the curls are really defined already
and the bits that I did get covered,
like here, they actually feel like,
I can feel the moisture going in.
- It's time to wash this out, I can't.
I just can't anymore.
(water running)
I've let my hair air dry a little bit,
just so you can see it.
- My hair is well, sort of dry.
- By the end of the whole wash routine ordeal,
I couldn't be bothered to do a braid or anything.
So I just detangled my hair and put it up
and I can already see and feel a difference.
- As you have probably guessed, I'm not happy.
My experience has been atrocious. One star.
- My hair is mad dry at the front,
like it's not soft. It's crunchy, guys.
So all in all, that was a mess.
- I wouldn't use the Aritha powder again.
It wasn't worth it. I didn't enjoy it.
Still kinda in my scalp.
- I think I'll definitely do the Brahmi
and hibiscus combination again.
I'll definitely try that again.
Maybe with some essential oils
or different kinds of oils,
just to see how it goes,
because I noticed a difference,
I felt a difference,
but it's not gonna replace my go-to routine.
- Definition wise, it's fine.
I'd go for the conditioner again. Softness is good.
It's just the overall bittyness that I feel,
there's a big one.
Freckle, grain. Grain, freckle.
- It was definitely one of the messiest hair routines,
even messier than other, like,
organic products that I've used or made.
- It honestly felt more like I was cooking
or preparing a mail because of how long it took,
the prep and the cleanup afterwards.
- I think if there are benefits of it,
it's definitely something that you're going to have to see
over a long period of time.
I personally don't have the cleaning products
to deal with that.
- Would I do this again? No.
- Drop me out, drop me out.
- Thank you so much.
I hope you've enjoyed this mini series of Laid.
- I've really enjoyed doing this mini series.
It's been mainly a fail, for me.
We'd love to know what you'd like to see in the next season.
- There are so many more celeb haircare lines
and home remedies, although nothing like that please.
- Leave a comment if there's something
that you've seen that you think we should try
and we'll be back soon. Bye.
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