Black Tea Hair Rinse - First Attempt

Hey there.

Recently, I noticed that my hair was shedding and before I could fully freak out, thanks to looking at a million online tutorials, I discovered that doing a black tea rinse could stem that problem.

I LOVE TEA (I guess that was one of the legacies the British colonizers left Jamaicans...lol), but avoided teas with too much caffeine since it doesn't agree with my stomach (I avoid coffee like the plague). Either way, I had never envisioned that tea was not just for ingesting.

I have since learned that other teas, such as peppermint, rosemary, horsetail, burdock root, green tea and hibiscus (sorrel) <------ (which is confusing since "hibiscus" and "sorrel" are too distinctly different things in Jamaica...lol), can do wonders for your hair.

But apparently, a bit of caffeine is awesome for strengthening hair follicles. So, I boiled two cups of water, and then steeped two bags of Yorkshire Black Tea in my largest teacup.

Then, waiting until it was cool, I put it in a glass container and put it in the fridge (Note: You can use it right away. I didn't only because I was tired and decided to do it the next day. :> ).

The next morning, I transferred it in my spray bottle, sectioned my hair in four parts, and saturated each section with the spray.

Then, I added some moisturizing conditioner and twisted my hair, tucking the ends under to ensure they didn't lose moisture, since my hair is short.

 Afterward, I simply threw on a shower cap and waited 30 minutes.

Then, I washed out my hair, and  I did my usual LCO moisturizing method -
L - liquid - (Water) Hair damp from wash
C - conditioner - Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie
O - oil - Extra Virgin Coconut oil










I then finger coiled with home-made Flax Seed Gel (I will tell you how I did this in another blog).







VERDICT: It's too soon to tell, but my hair did not feel as soft as it normally feels after a co-wash and of course, I did not notice any immediate difference in shedding. I probably will have to do this over a period of weeks to notice a marked difference. I will do another entry about my progress in the coming weeks. STAY TUNED :)


Okay, 'til nex' time. Take care.
-W.