A few months ago, I was dealing with some major postpartum shedding. Using my homemade black tea and cinnamon rinse has cut down the shedding drastically, almost eliminating it.
Black tea and cinnamon have many of the same benefits which are as follows:
1. Caffeine stimulates hair follicles 1. Promotes growth
2. Slows down shedding 2. Prevents hair loss
3. Darkens hair 3. Sunless lighten of hair
The main difference between the benefits of the black tea and cinnamon is the effects it has on your hair color. I added the cinnamon powder in the black tea rinse because my hair is dyed with Clairol: Cherrywood Texture and Tones; and I figured the lightening affects of cinnamon would counteract the darkening affects of the tea. Plus I hate the smell of tea and the sweet and spicy smell of cinnamon helped to mask the smell.
Black Tea and Cinnamon Rinse Recipe
4 tea bags (I use Lipton tea)
2 tablespoons of cinnamon powder
1 Tea pot of freshly boiled water
Brew the black tea and cinnamon powder in water for a few hours or overnight. BE SURE TO ALLOW RINSE TO COOL!!!
There are many different opinions on where the tea rinse should fit into your wash day routine. The steps I take when doing a tea rinse are as follows:
Procedure
1. Prepoo overnight
2. Clarify
3. Pour rinse over hair (DO NOT RINSE OUT)
4. Deep condition w/heat 30 minutes
5. Rinse deep conditioner/tea mixture from hair
6. Quick cool/cold rinse to close cuticles
7. Moisturize/Detangle/Style
Black Tea has been very good for the hair. It's a great idea to add cinnamon in it.
ReplyDeleteso did it do anything to your colour? or did they cancel each other out?
ReplyDeleteYes it is true that black tea benefits for hair is absolutely working, in fact black tea itself is used as an alternative.
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