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For the second week in a row I have mixed espresso and olive oil with my conditioner as a deep treatment and have gotten fabulous results! My hair is very shiny moisturized and detangled!

Thanks to everyone who recommended this!

love yourself first

I want to try this so badly!! Please share your proportions.

TIA

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Oh goodness, I dont know. I mixed maybe a 1/4c of espresso with 1/2c of conditioner and 1/4c of olive oil. I massaged it all in my hair and let it sit for a couple of hours (I didnt even use a heat cap, since the hot coffee made the mixture pretty warm).

mafalda

Wow, I have to try this. So you didn't apply any outside heat besides the coffee being hot?

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No, I didnt, but just because I dont have a microwave to heat up my microcap with (and boiling the bags in water is such a hassle!), but I would imagine that using heat with it would be even better!

love yourself first

Hmmmm, THANKS That at least gives me something to go by for starters .....

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No, I didnt, but just because I dont have a microwave to heat up my microcap with (and boiling the bags in water is such a hassle!), but I would imagine that using heat with it would be even better![/quote]

I dont have a micro-cap so using hot/warm coffee would be ideal. I'll try it this weekend!

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shrinkster

This coffee thing sounds soooo weird.....LOL! Who-would-of-thunk-it! I wonder who discovered it. I'm glad it's working for you. Must try....amongst other things.

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Amneris

I let the coffee chill before I put it in my hair and I just get a handful of conditioner and oil and dip my hand in the coffee every time I apply (yes, it gets messy in the shower.) I leave it in all week. It's amazing how intense and rich it has made my natural hair colour over time.
It HAS to be espresso - regular coffee won't work and will smell like coffee.
Cehua first posted about this which is where I got the idea, but I found out my family have done this too in the past.

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Pacific Poppy

I tried coffee yesterday! I mixed 1/4 cup espresso into my regular DT of TJ nourish conditioner, honey and olive oil. I added the honey and oil to the hot espresso, let it cool for a minute and added the cond. I used it still pretty warm, since I don't add any heat later. I do wrap my head up well and sit in the sun, though.

Anyway, I noticed a nice little deepening of my color, and it worked good as a dt, too..... but the SMELL.

I adore the smells of all the separate ingredients, so I don't know why, but it just nauseated me. I went and sat next to my big lavendar plants, and later even sniffed some lysol spray (not a LOT, lol). I could only stand it for an hour, and then it had to go!

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subbrock

what exactly does the coffee do? does it have to be espresso?

Pacific Poppy

I'm pretty sure people say to use the espresso. I think it colors your hair a bit (it seems to help with the sunburned curls), and might do some cleaning....

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love yourself first

Will Starbucks coffee grounds work I have some all saved up for this purpose..

TIA!

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Amneris

yeah, has to be espresso or it will stink (I don't know about Starbucks grounds - Latin American/Caribbean coffee is best) and it mostly just gives my naturally black hair more intensity and shine.

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love yourself first

Well, they are grounds from a Guatemalan blend, so they would qualify And Starbucks coffee is very strong and espresso-like; these grounds are inky black... I guess what I am wondering if anyone has used the grounds instead of liquid coffee

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love yourself first

Well, I tried a mix of coffee grounds, molasses and Suave coconut conditioner this morning. I truly loved the results but the coffee grounds were a HUGE PAIN to wash out... So, next time I am just going to use liquid coffee instead.... I see many coffeee (molasses and/or honey) rinses in my future

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spiderlashes5000

Pardon my ignorance; I'm not a coffee drinker so I don't know this stuff. But how to do I get ground espresso beans to brew the coffee? Is that what I have to do -- brew a pot of espresso? So just go the the health food place a buy a half pound of (preferably Caribbean) espresso beans and ask them to grind them...and then put them in my coffee maker? And then when the coffee is finished, I mix it with conditioner and olive oil...in the coffee pot?

D'oh!!! I don't have a clue!

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Colocha

So coffee just gives color to the hair and shine? What else does it do?

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love yourself first

Well, what more do you want it to do ? :P I think those are the main pluses, and you can combine it with honey or molasses for extra moisture..

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Colocha

Do you think it´ll give a nice color to the odd gray hairs? :blush:blush.gif

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