Feed Your Hair: Black Tea

By Jenell — September 18, 2012

♨ Black Tea is highly beneficial for the hair and has a bit more caffeine than a cup of coffee. Don’t worry, this caffeine is good for your hair and blocks dihydrotestosterone (DHT) from damaging the hair.

DHT is very similar to testosterone. Both men and women have levels of testosterone and the hormonal process of testosterone converting to DHT is what causes hair loss, by harming the hair follicles.

Benefits of Black Tea for Hair
♨ known to reduce shedding and breakage
♨ contains more caffeine than a cup of coffee, which caffeine inhibits DHT (the hormone that is responsible for hair loss)
♨ can potentially darken the hair or enhance your natural highlights
♨ can add shine, luster and softness to the hair
♨ can increase the thickness of your hair

Try This:
♨Brew some black tea and add to your ACV rinse, or you could simply do a black tea rinse.
♨Add some brewed (and cooled) black tea to your daily hair moisturizing spray. A little mix of water, black tea and veggie glycerin may benefit the overall health of your hair.
♨Rinsing your hair with black tea can also help darken the hair and add shine and luster. To add sheen or shine to the hair, people generally brew two cups of black tea and rinse dampened shampoo hair. The tea rinse also helps increase the bulk of hair, slows down hair fall and can allegedly enhance hair growth.

I don’t know about you guys, but I just may try this black tea rinse or add a little to my spray bottle, amongst other things!

Have you tried black tea for your hair? If so, did you notice any difference in the quality of your hair?

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About Author

Jenell Stewart, formally known as BlakIzBeautyful is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Kinky Curly Coily Me. Jenell has a MS in special education and dedicates her time to educating and uplifting women with kinky, curly, coily hair. She big chopped on March 26, 2010 and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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Tnob_0506

Yes,, I love black tea.. i do it as a rinse after i color my hair.. And it does keep you hair from shedding.. So i do encourage you all to give a try..
hair re-growth for men

I love tea cause it's good for our health. Thank you for sharing this to us.
Jjleb85

I tried black tea for my hair and it works! I don't shed as much any more and my hair has a great shine! The smell is not bad either
JenellyBean

Thanks for sharing.
Pauline

Cnt wait to try this! I really hope it helps with thickening my hair
Do5right

Ok so how do I use the black tea? Just for the shedding alone I need to get me some tonight.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1825592435 Samantha J. Noel

How do you do a “Black tea rinse”? How is it applied to the hair?
- http://kinkycurlycoilyme.com/ Jenell : BlakIzBeautyful
  
  Hey love,
  
  ♨Brew some black tea and add to your ACV rinse, or you could simply do a black tea rinse. ♨Add some brewed (and cooled) black tea to your daily hair moisturizing spray. A little mix of water, black tea and veggie glycerin may benefit the overall health of your hair. ♨Rinsing your hair with black tea can also help darken the hair and add shine and luster. To add sheen or shine to the hair, people generally brew two cups of black tea and rinse dampened shampoo hair. The tea rinse also helps increase the bulk of hair, slows down hair fall and can allegedly enhance hair growth.
  - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1825592435 Samantha J. Noel
    
    Thanks, I’m going to give it a try this weekend. My hair is in need on some TLC!
http://www.facebook.com/curlytea Curly Tea

I’m all for tea rinses!
http://www.facebook.com/atarah.niccole Atarah Niccole

I keep saying im going to do this one day but I keep forgetting. Idk how I could since I drink tea every day. Black tea in my opinion can be a good alternative to coffee in the morning. I drank it at night once, smh I was up for a long time.
- http://kinkycurlycoilyme.com/ Jenell : BlakIzBeautyful
  
  Would love to hear about your results.
  Which brand of black tea do you drink?
  I love Twinnings – their red fruit and the pomegranite is soo good!
Tricia

I’ve never tried a black tea rinse. I’ll add some to my daily hair moisturizing spray to see if it makes a difference. Thanks.
http://youtube.com/jambeauty098280 Lorre

May have to try this out! I may use it as a moisturizing mist instead of plain water
Andrea Terry

Will be giving this a try I’m need of reducing some shedding. Thanks for sharing
http://www.facebook.com/JenJenThaDon Jennifer Moss

I have tried this twice, like 3 months ago, but I found it was too messy and left my hair feeling quite weird on it’s own. I watched a video aaagggeeesss ago from KisSeventSeven, I think she’s called, who is actually relaxed, and she said the same thing, but said that you should bring the tea with like 5 tea bags per litre to make sure it’s concentrated, to the boil then let it cool down, and wash your hair with it as if you were using just water. She also said you could leave it in for a bit, or add it to your deep conditioner, but walking around with it in your hair may not be for some people, unless they really don’t mind smelling like a cup of Starbucks. Now, the only way I use the tea in my hair, is to use it together with my deep conditioner on occasions I feel that my hair needs some good loving, because my hair felt dried out, even though it wasn’t, so the conditioner will help battle that. I haven’t really noticed any difference with it, but then again I haven’t used it religiously. I will try the spritz thing though.
- http://kinkycurlycoilyme.com/ Jenell : BlakIzBeautyful
  
  Awesome. Thanks for sharing!
http://twitter.com/Afro_Geisha Danielle

I’ve used black tea rinses for the past three months and my hair loves it!!!!
- http://kinkycurlycoilyme.com/ Jenell : BlakIzBeautyful
  
  Ooh! How do you make yours?
  - http://twitter.com/Afro_Geisha Danielle
    
    I’m really into experimenting with natural products, so sometimes my mixes take time, but I think you might like it. I bring one cup of water, with 1 tsp. of dry rosemary, to a boil and then remove it from the heat. I then add 4 Tbsp honey, mix to dissolve, and throw in 2 tea bags (2 black or one black and one green). Allow it to sit for 30min. Once cooled, squeeze all the water from the bags (you can throw them away or you can put them in the fridge and save for a ‘spa day’ to place on your eyes) and strain off the rosemary. Finally, I add 2 Tbsp. unrefined apple cider vinegar. My hair is soft, extremely manageable, and has a lot more luster. I hope this crazy concoction helps. I think for the first time I’m having fun with nurturing my hair. God bless!!
    - http://kinkycurlycoilyme.com/ Jenell : BlakIzBeautyful
      
      Omg!
      This sounds amazing!
      Can I share this recipe on the site??
      - Iris
        
        I know right!!!
    - http://www.facebook.com/quinnesha Quinnesha Alverez
      
      YAAY! Sounds wonderful! I think I will try it asap!
http://www.facebook.com/mrs.irisnorwood Iris Blevins Norwood

So, if I just want to do this as a rinse do I just pour it over my hair like I would water.
- http://kinkycurlycoilyme.com/ Jenell : BlakIzBeautyful
  
  Exactly.
http://www.facebook.com/Elena.Wilkerson Letora Wilkerson Flowers

I bought some of the peral black tea a few months back and I hated the taste of it. So I guess this will be a good way to recyle it!
Supernaturlee

I haven’t tried this yet, but for those who are concerned about the smell, there is a great peach black tea by Teavana that I use in making Jamaican Black Castor Oil that gives it a different scent.I guess this may be true of any flavored black teas. Just a thought….
- http://kinkycurlycoilyme.com/ Jenell : BlakIzBeautyful
  
  You rock! Thanks for sharing!
E. Brown

I have done black tea rinses because of excess shedding due to postparum. Since then I’ve seen a dramatic change in the health of my hair. Black tea rinses is now a staple added to my regimen.
- http://kinkycurlycoilyme.com/ Jenell : BlakIzBeautyful
  
  Really? It helped with your post partum?
  What did you do?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Dominga-Changingthegame-Joseph/100000125506808 Dominga Changingthegame Joseph

Well, now when I brew tea, I won’t forget to make my hair a cup as well! LOL! This sounds interesting….I shall try it and see what it does for me. Thanks!
- http://kinkycurlycoilyme.com/ Jenell : BlakIzBeautyful
  
  Let me know how it goes!
http://www.facebook.com/maylene.clemonds Maylene Clemonds

I’ve used any tea rinses I want to try the black tea rinse my question is can I buy any black tea or is there a special kind?
http://www.facebook.com/maylene.clemonds Maylene Clemonds

I mean I’ve never used any tea rinses
http://www.facebook.com/curlytea Curly Tea

I also use teas to retwist with. The same way you would use water to re spritz your hair before retwisting, just use a tea instead. Black tea is good. So is green tea and Rooibos tea. You can add things like rosemary, or add sage and parsley (good for dark hair and shedding) to that tea and let it steep. Then strain, let cool, and use.