So ever since I was like 3 (yep, always been a beauty guru) - in fact, I think this all began when I was eavesdropping on my mother while she was pregnant with me as she discussed a lot of beauty with her little sister and cousin girlfriends (sorry, Mom, I'm making this sound way too weird). So yeah.
Anyway, I applied some hibiscus tea on my hair, to boost it up a bit along that redhead-glow route (I'm brunette but I mean add some tint). However, it sort of got not rough, like it was softer, but it got a bit frizzy in this static electricity sort of way, but not sticking t my clothes or anything. Like it wasn't all that bad. But I felt sooo betrayed, because "tea is very good for your hair!"
Well, I had to contact my 13 year old cousin, a.k.a. the dermatological creature (oh, hell yes, we gals in the fam keep that tradition thru the good and bad).
Guess what my terrible mistake was.
Tea is for oily hair. It dries it up in this glamorous way so that it still feels soft and healthy. But dry hair doesn't need that. Phew. 'Cause I had a feeling it had worked with me before, and so there! In case y'all ever come to assume that you always need tea for any hair issue.
But this girl know what she's doing, because not only did she put me in my place, but also recommended olive and coconut oils. Here's some good olive one:
Anyway, I applied some hibiscus tea on my hair, to boost it up a bit along that redhead-glow route (I'm brunette but I mean add some tint). However, it sort of got not rough, like it was softer, but it got a bit frizzy in this static electricity sort of way, but not sticking t my clothes or anything. Like it wasn't all that bad. But I felt sooo betrayed, because "tea is very good for your hair!"
Well, I had to contact my 13 year old cousin, a.k.a. the dermatological creature (oh, hell yes, we gals in the fam keep that tradition thru the good and bad).
Guess what my terrible mistake was.
Tea is for oily hair. It dries it up in this glamorous way so that it still feels soft and healthy. But dry hair doesn't need that. Phew. 'Cause I had a feeling it had worked with me before, and so there! In case y'all ever come to assume that you always need tea for any hair issue.
But this girl know what she's doing, because not only did she put me in my place, but also recommended olive and coconut oils. Here's some good olive one:
Of course, you won't have to mix the two oils together at all. You can apply one before the other. You can just use a cocoa butter on your hair as a mask, and then -PLOT TWIST- rinse out with coconut water (found at a grocery store, perhaps?) not a shower! Exciting!
I would do this twice a week, since my locks are Rapunzel, if that makes sense. But if you have less hair, I don't think you'd need to bother.
Conclusion: oils for dry hair, teas for oily hair. Right. Careful around these kinds of matters!
But before we leave, just one more thing - if you do end up using the olive oil, do take a shower after like 30 minutes, but don't use a very harsh shampoo, because that, of course, won't have you indulge in all the benefits of our discussed mask.
Lol. Byeeee, xoxo
I would do this twice a week, since my locks are Rapunzel, if that makes sense. But if you have less hair, I don't think you'd need to bother.
Conclusion: oils for dry hair, teas for oily hair. Right. Careful around these kinds of matters!
But before we leave, just one more thing - if you do end up using the olive oil, do take a shower after like 30 minutes, but don't use a very harsh shampoo, because that, of course, won't have you indulge in all the benefits of our discussed mask.
Lol. Byeeee, xoxo