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Chai Tea Benefits for Hair
If you have dry or damaged hair, then Chai Tea may be the solution you're looking for. All of the great benefits that Chai tea provides your skin will also help your hair, even if you just drink a cup or two of Chai a day.
Chai Tea is a natural source of caffeine, which happens to be an excellent elixir for your hair. Caffeine helps improve the quality of individual strands by increasing blood flow and moisture to your scalp. The tea also contains numerous other antioxidants and vitamins that will help make your hair stronger and more resilient to split ends.
Chai Tea Hair Rinse
If you want to use Chai Tea on your hair, then a hair rinse is a good place to start. Beauty experts swear that rinses help make hair stronger, softer, and more shiny. Rinsing with black tea like Chai has helped many women eliminate shedding, dandruff, and even split ends. Chai Tea will leave your hair smelling slightly sweet and spicy, so doing a rinse can be a good idea whether your hair is susceptible to damage or not.
There's some disagreement out there on how to make a black tea rinse, but here's the standard method:
1. Make a very strong cup of tea using two tea bags.
2. Leave the tea to cool until it can be applied safely to your head.
3. Shower normally, then apply the Chai Tea mixture to your scalp just before you're done.
4. Leave the Chai on your scalp for 3-4 minutes (but no longer!).
5. Rinse your hair thoroughly with lukewarm water.
Things to Remember
A chai tea hair rinse may not work for all hair types. Many women have reported it makes their hair more tangled, or even tough and hard. If you're considering a hair rinse, it's best to try it out on only a small patch first to see how your strands react. If you like the results, then you can confidently apply the rinse to the rest of your hair.
Leaving chai tea on your scalp for more than a few minutes can actually change the pigment of your hair. Black tea is also a very effective hair dye-- but if you don't want to run the risk of recoloring your strands, then make sure you rinse out the tea thoroughly!
Black Tea Hair Dye
Love what Chai Tea is doing for your hair? Then you may be ready to try the next step-- black tea hair dye!
For decades, women have used tea as a natural hair dye. Black tea is actually a great dye for darker hair because it doesn't cause as much damage to hair follicles as chemical treatments. If you have lighter hair, then avoid using Chai as a dye since the pigment will be much too dark (another tea, like chamomile, will work wonders instead).
1. Make a very strong pot of tea in a regular saucepan using a few cups of water and 3 or 4 teabags.
2. Let the mixture come to a boil and then leave it simmering for approximately five minutes
3. Allow the mixture to cool so you can safely apply it to your scalp
4. The best way to get the tea onto your scalp is to use a cheap hair applicator bottle, which you can usually purchase in the beauty section of a department store or drugstore.
5. Fill up the applicator bottle and apply the liquid to your hair once it is cooled. Make sure the dye coats the strands evenly and covers any grey hairs.
6. Leave the mixture on your head for around an hour and then rinse your head in the shower (no shampoo!).
You can use tea to dye your whole head of hair or simply to treat the occasional patch of grey hair. Try experimenting with different concentrations of the tea/water mixture to get the desired dye pigment.
