Tea gloss?

[florenonite]

I've been less than thrilled with my hair colour lately. It's one of those ashy not-quite-brown, not-quite-blonde colours, but from about the neck down it's blonde from the sun.

I tried henna, and it didn't suit me. I'm also too lazy to colour my hair significantly different from my natural colour, because I'm lazy and don't want to bother with the upkeep. So what I'm looking for is something to subtly change my colour at the roots, and darken the length a bit. I suppose I want hair that's properly brown . I've done a few tea rinses, but they left my hair sticky so I had to rinse them out, and didn't see any colour change.

This is why I'm thinking of doing a gloss. Glosses impart more colour than rinses, so maybe if I do a tea gloss I can subtly darken my hair, and condition it at the same time.

There are a couple of issues I can think of off the top of my head (and more will probably arise). Firstly, I see two ways of adding the tea to the conditioner. I can cut open tea bags and pour the powdered leaves straight into the conditioner. However, tea really needs boiling water to release flavour, so I'm assuming it's the same with colour.

The other option would be to steep a tea bag in some water and add it to the conditioner, but this would make it runny. I could maybe add coconut oil to thicken it up, but against my head the oil would probably melt again, and it might inhibit dye uptake.

I also wonder if I could maybe empty a tea bag or two, add a minimal amount of boiling water and stir, leave it to steep a bit, then stir in the conditioner. It might still be runny, though. Perhaps I could add some AVG to thicken it?

So, what do you think? Is it even possible for me to get anything out of this?

[MissMandyElizab]

I am dying to try this so pleas tell her so i can find out!!!!!!

[Carolyn]

What is the gloss part made of? Just conditioner?

[florenonite]

Originally Posted by Carolyn

What is the gloss part made of? Just conditioner?

Yeah, I'd do it with just conditioner.

[cardamom]

Originally Posted by florenonite

I've been less than thrilled with my hair colour lately. It's one of those ashy not-quite-brown, not-quite-blonde colours, but from about the neck down it's blonde from the sun.

I tried henna, and it didn't suit me. I'm also too lazy to colour my hair significantly different from my natural colour, because I'm lazy and don't want to bother with the upkeep. So what I'm looking for is something to subtly change my colour at the roots, and darken the length a bit. I suppose I want hair that's properly brown . I've done a few tea rinses, but they left my hair sticky so I had to rinse them out, and didn't see any colour change.

This is why I'm thinking of doing a gloss. Glosses impart more colour than rinses, so maybe if I do a tea gloss I can subtly darken my hair, and condition it at the same time.

There are a couple of issues I can think of off the top of my head (and more will probably arise). Firstly, I see two ways of adding the tea to the conditioner. I can cut open tea bags and pour the powdered leaves straight into the conditioner. However, tea really needs boiling water to release flavour, so I'm assuming it's the same with colour.

The other option would be to steep a tea bag in some water and add it to the conditioner, but this would make it runny. I could maybe add coconut oil to thicken it up, but against my head the oil would probably melt again, and it might inhibit dye uptake.

I also wonder if I could maybe empty a tea bag or two, add a minimal amount of boiling water and stir, leave it to steep a bit, then stir in the conditioner. It might still be runny, though. Perhaps I could add some AVG to thicken it?

So, what do you think? Is it even possible for me to get anything out of this?

If you are keen,why don't you try boiling 1 tablespoon tea in half cup water till the volume is reduced to half or a quarter?

[florenonite]

Originally Posted by cardamom

If you are keen,why don't you try boiling 1 tablespoon tea in half cup water till the volume is reduced to half or a quarter?

Ooh, that's a good idea! Thanks!

[Centelleo]

Would a coffee rinse be too dramatic?

http://www.chagrinvalleysoapandcraft...offeerinse.htm

You could possibly pre-oil with coconut to inhibit some of the color if you're concerned it may darken your hair too much.

[florenonite]

I could do coffee. I just thought tea would be more convenient because I already have tea and conditioner in the house (and I don't even use conditioner these days).

[long hair lover]

Hi Ladies,
I did a gloss with rosemary, sage and pectin for 2 and a half hours. I kmow you don't want henna,but I added a teaspoon and a half to the cooled gel. My greys are blonde and the rest of my hair is light brown.
Long hair Lover

[Agasaurus]

As far as coffee rinses I do them from time to time after a wash, instead of an ACV rinse... one day I just decided to see what it does and liked it - no drastic color changes, but a nice body and shine on my hair (medium brown). My coffee rinse mix is a cup of strong espresso with a splash of honey, I then take it to the shower in a tall glass and fill it up from the tap when I'm ready to rinse. I use it as a final rinse, no water rinse afterwards.
On the other hand tea made my hair really fine and limp, I won't be experimenting anymore with that.