Ok - I really need to wash this out. Why do I oil my scalp with it every night? I'm not shedding, either - and this is week 2 of my straight style!! I really like this mix. I want to keep using it - without causing water cooler discussions - so i'm gonna have to get those essential oils - stat. My boss noticed today and that's like the final straw!
Well I found another reason to use it more frequently and that is when I do my cowash every 2-3 days.
What I do is lightly pre-oil my hair and scalp,
make the fenugreek tea rinse,
pour it in a basin/bowl to cool,
I put the basin/bowl in the sink,
grab a cup,
lean over the bowl and start repeatedly pouring the tea rinse over my hair for at least 12-15 times getting it all through my scalp for stimulation,
grab my towel and wrap my hair.
Either of two things happens after this, I either put some DC right over the tea rinse and keep the mixture in my hair with a plastic cap on for a few hours or maybe I'll exercise and get a steam treatment going while I'm at it
OR I'd simply keep the tea in my hair for a few hours, then wash it out.
That's my fenugreek routine but you don't have to leave it in for hours. It can be left in your hair for as little as 30 minutes if that's all the time you have. Adding some EOs to it would intensify the stimulation if you like.
Now here's the part that will freak you out. When it's time to rinse the tea out, I take the leftover tea rinse that was left in the bowl, add some acv to it and pour that over my hair.
By this time the tea rinse is usually pretty cool, then I would finish off with a cool water rinse, style as usual. My hair is usually pretty soft and shiny when I'm done with this routine.
It seems long, but it really isn't. I'm just a detailed person.