This was a big weekend. I was working to lighten my hair after having it darken from last week's tea rinse. That was my first time doing a tea rinse. I thought that if I mixed equal parts green and black tea it wouldn't affect my color, but I still ended up being very dark brown, without the lighter streaks that I like. To add insult to injury, it didn't cover my grays.
Friday night I prepooed w honey and condition - I used honey to help lighten my hair.
Saturday I used my new Chagrin Vallley henna shampoo bar. I used chestnut, which was supposed to leave dark red/ brown highlights w continued use. It smells earthy and lathers well. I shampooed twice and left it on ten minutes each time. Then I did a tea rinse of chamomile, rosemary and hibiscus. I left that in my hair ten minutes. On top of the tea I uses a hot oil treatment of olive, caster, ricebran and wheat germ oil. I sat under the dryer for ten minutes.
After the hot oil I used ORS conditioner mixed w Cassius, alma, fenugreek, hibiscus, and camomile tea, plus a dollop of honey. I sat under the dryer for forty minutes w this. Finally I co washed w one of Naturelle growths conditioner three times,and allowed it sit in my hair a few minutes after the last washing.
The final results were very soft hair with a definite lightening in color. I have the auburn henna shampoo bar as well, which I will try next week. I'm hoping that with continued usage I will be able to cover some of my grays. I did notice that some of the grays now have color, but the roots of the ones in my hairline are still gray.