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Cooled Black Tea Rinse for Dark Hair
Black tea is brewed, cooled, and poured as a final rinse only on dark hair. It can stain clothes, towels, and light hair.
Cooled black tea rinse for dark hair
A cup of black tea is brewed in water, then cooled until it is no warmer than the room. Used as the last rinse, it is meant for dark hair only. Light, grey, bleached, or chemically lightened hair can take a stain, so those heads should skip it.
Tea also stains clothes, towel edges, sinks, and collars. Wear an old shirt and dry with a dark towel. The rinse is external and is not a hair-growth drink poured on the scalp. It does not dye hair in a controlled way, and it is not medicine for thinning hair. Keep it out of the eyes.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon loose black tea or one plain black tea bag
- 1 cup water
- Half a cup more water if the black tea brews very dark
How to prepare
- Steep the black tea in freshly boiled water, then remove the leaves or the bag.
- Cool the tea completely before it is used as a rinse.
How to use
- Use this only on dark hair, after shampoo, as the final rinse.
- Pour the cooled black tea slowly over the hair while wearing an old cloth.
- Let the hair dry. Do not follow with a pale towel that you need to keep unstained.
Helpful habits
- Brew it a little weaker if you are unsure. A very dark cup stains more.
- Rinse the shower floor so dried tea does not leave a ring.
Precautions
- Black tea can stain light hair, grey hair, clothes, and towels. Skip it on light or bleached hair.
- Pour only cooled tea. Keep it out of the eyes and off broken skin.
- This final rinse is not a dye you can predict, and it is not medicine for hair loss.
Frequently asked questions
Who should skip a black tea rinse?
- Anyone with light, grey, bleached, or chemically lightened hair. Tea can stain those strands.
Can it stain clothes?
- Yes. Black tea can stain clothes, towels, collars, and sinks. Use an old cloth and a dark towel.
Is the tea swallowed for the hair?
- No. On this page the cooled tea is only a final external rinse for dark hair.
