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Well, I got a book from the library called Naturally Beautiful Hair(or something along those lines). I figured since my cash is low(nonexistant, really), I could use some natural remedies to put a little flair in my hair.
Yeah, right.
After skimming through most of the book, I realized that the only thing I had the supplies for was a rinse that would supposedly brighten and enhance my natural hair color. All I had to do was make a decoction of black tea, sage, or rosemary. Easy.
Turns out we didn't have enough plain black tea, so I had to supplement it with peppermint tea, which would supposedly help with oily hair. I only found out later that I needed to make an infusion of peppermint, not a decoction . . . And since I didn't have enough peppermint tea, I had to throw in a peppermint/spearmint blend(no word on the benefits of spearmint), and some rosemary.
Now, just try to imagine the smell of tea, peppermint, spearmint, and rosemary boiling together. Go to your kitchen and take a whiff of rosemary. Just think about it.
This morning I poured the concoction(or rather, decoction)through my hair.
Oh boy.
So now I have tea grounds in my hair and the bathroom sink(turns out our strainer isn't foolproof), the bathroom, my skin, my clothes, and the towels are spattered a lovely golden brown(and let me tell you, my mom is going to be less than ecstatic), and my hair smells downright bizzare. I'm still waiting for it to dry and reveal its enhanced and brightened color.
Yeah, RIGHT.
I don't know what I was thinking. My hair is almost black. There is very little color TO enhance. I suppose what I wanted was to bring out the copper highlights to prove once and for all to all the idiots out there that my hair is NOT black, but in that case I should have used cranberries and wheat germ and yogurt(or something along those lines).
By the way, are tea stains permanent?
haha, sorry but i thought that was pretty funny :)
see where vanity gets you!
i don't think tea stains are permanent, i must have spilled black tea everywhere by now.
-vincent
Vanity?! This was a ploy for justice! Do you know what it's like to be a first grader, surrounded by five to eight kids taunting you about your hair color, and having them actually rip out your hair and put it in your lunch? And the teacher doing nothing but supporting their stand that your hair is a color that it's not? We want the truth!
I drink tea all the time. Green Tea, Herbal Tea, Iced Tea, and just about all the other teas you can think of. Tea stains aren't permanent and can be washed off very easy unless you put sugar in the tea, then it sticks to your skin and hair, and might take a little longer to wash off.
Your Cherokee friend,
"Insane" Dwayne
Oh, hey, cool, I'm part Cherokee, too(a very, very small part, somewhere on my father's mother's father's side)! You really can't tell though, because I get all my looks from mom's side of the family, and they're Jewish.
I admit I skimmed through your msg cos it was a little insane, but if you want to tint your hair you should try aveda colour depositing conditioners, its less messy. Also tea doesnt permanently stain.
Hey, insanity is my thing. Just ask anybody.
Is Aveda Colour permanent? And how much less is less messy? Around here we take messy to a whole new level(it really apexes when we have friends over, especially friends with small children). You wouldn't believe what we've managed to do with dish detergent.
For those of you who were wondering about how my little disaster turned out(judging from the rate of responses, not many, but what the hell, this is a message board so you can't very well tell me to shut up) . . .
My hair FINALLY dried, and the scoop is, the color really evened out! For once when I stand in the right light it ALL looks coppery brown, and when I'm not in the light it ALL looks the same shade of black.
In retrospect, however, the mint tea was a mistake. It dried out all of my hair, not just the uber-oily roots, so it's pretty fragile right now(but an awesome color), and I don't wonder if there wasn't some sugar in that tea, because the ends are kind of stiff, like they'd been dipped in sugar water.
Oh, and, heh heh, I haven't cleaned the bathroom yet. I'm kind of waiting to see what kind of response the new color scheme is going to get.
A little late adding to this thread, but after reading just your first post, I was going to tell you to forget the peppermint tea, but that the rest of the ingredients are worth being patient with to see results later. Rosemary is a fabulous rinse for dark hair, and I think the smell is divine. So glad this worked well for you!
JE
