Tea Rinses: The Good, The Bad, The Useless

**jane_marie** · July 14th, 2020, 04:47 PM

Some one beheaded one of my sunflower plants. So, I'm going to make a rinse from the leaves one the part they lopped off. I just put them in my mini crockpot so I'll have to wait an hour or so.

I'll report back to let you all know if it was a terrible idea!

**Jane99** · July 14th, 2020, 07:31 PM

I’m sorry to hear about your sunflower!! Someone came through while we were camping and chomped on ALL the kale. At least the squash survived now that my hubs sufficiently deterred the woodchuck who enjoyed the tender new squash leaves

**Fimu** · July 15th, 2020, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by Jane99

That makes me wonder if some green tea would be worth adding to the reetha/shikakai/amla shampoo to bring the pH up? But chemical reactions can be unpredictable

It is possible, but I suggest it to test with pH strips beforehand now you have those. I'm not familiar with the chemistry of those herbs.

**jane_marie** · August 14th, 2020, 10:42 PM

Has anyone tried Ginkgo biloba? My mom has a tree in her front yard and I would like to add them to this month's rinse.

**helluin** · August 30th, 2020, 03:38 AM

Originally Posted by jane_marie

Has anyone tried Ginkgo biloba? My mom has a tree in her front yard and I would like to add them to this month's rinse.

I buy the other day 50gr of ginko biloba, now i'm fininshing my rosemary lavender rinse, next week or next i'll try it!

**Carrie's hair** · September 1st, 2020, 03:05 PM

I once used yarrow (Achillea millefolium) as a rinse. It was a bad idea. The hair was soft but very fluffy and had static.
Today I'm after a horsetail and nettle vinegar rinse.

**knobbly** · September 19th, 2020, 05:49 PM

Question for anyone who does this regularly: wondering where in your routine you use herbal rinses and how much/if at all folks rinse with plain water afterwards? I’ve read suggestions to leave rinses on for 10-ish minutes but that seems impractical after the length of all the other stuff I have to do in the shower on wash day.

**Jane99** · September 19th, 2020, 09:24 PM

I don’t rinse the tea out of my hair afterwards because, yes, it’s impractical for my routine as well. It works fine for me... maybe there’s some buildup but not so much on my hair that it’s problematic

**Jane99** · October 12th, 2020, 10:30 AM

So not a tea rinse per se but it’s going to be the base for conditioner. It is: chamomile, hibiscus, rosemary, nettle, catnip, peppermint, horsetail, gotu kola, and clove bud.