Honey Bee
Well-Known Member
tolly, Be careful with this. The originator of the method, Pinke Cube, was asked about amla powder as a temporary stand-in for clay in that big thread on BHM. I had to search like crazy, but I found her response.I used baking soda in my conditioner, and leave in conditioner with flaxseed gel, [yet to get clay but have used lotus and alma powder pending getting my hands on bentonite clay] and in a week my 4a hair is much softer. I only did my shortened version thrice.
I went ahead and looked up the specific components of amla powder. It's a protein. If you are still using this you may want to stop, as you could be protein sensitive and it may be taking away from your hydration levels.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/280952-what-are-the-benefits-of-amla-powder/
"Other components of amla powder include: albumen, iron, calcium, protein, phosphorus and carbohydrates"
It's on this page, just search for amla.