For those interested in the teas...I've fallen in love with most teas for the reasons I mentioned up thread. The way I use them are as follows:
1) I use them under my DC (I dry DC so) I dampen my hair with my spritz and I'm also particular about spraying them on my scalp. I then apply conditioner over top and DC as I choose (steam/cap?nothing)
2) I do a mid cowash rinse....by squeezing out excess water from my hair, pouring tea over my hair then applying (oils for an oil rinse) and conditioner, put a cap on then go about my shower duties.
3)Leave in/final rinse....after I've thoroughly rinsed out #2, I pour a mix of 1:1 tea and avj...squeeze out the excess, wrap my hair in a towel, then apply leave ins and oil.
I did all of the above for several months before adding the teas in the last 2-3 months. My observations from upthread are since introducing teas (that's been the only change).
Don't think I'm crazy as it doesn't take a lot of time either to prep the blends listed below that I steep for about 1 day (or sometimes just 2 hours) or to pour them over my head. I use about 1/2 a teaspoon of loose leaf .
DC is what I use in #1, R is what I use in #2 and F is what I use in #3. The notes are what I have on my phone as my quick reference as to what the teas mainly do...of course a google search will give you tons more info
DC - Hibiscus/sorrel. (Colour, moisture, scalp)
DC - Marshmallow root and powder (moisture)
DC - rosemary (stimulate)
DC - Fenugreek(shine, smooth cuticles, strength)
DC - Burdock (growth, stimulate)
DC - thyme (shine, thinning)
DC - Fennel (shedding,enviro protection)
DC - Green
DC - Catnip (split ends, moisturizer)
R - amla (cleanse) - use sparingly
R - bhringaraj (moisture)
R - Nettle (grow, thicken)
R - Saw palmento (growth)
R - Lavendar(stimulate)
R - Horsetail,(strengthen, smooth, stimulate)
R - Rosehip (colour)
R - Catnip (split ends, moisturizer)
F - Roobois (growth, shine)
F - Fenugreek (shine, smooth cuticles, strength)
F - Marshmallow root (moisture, slip)
F - Slippery elm (moisture, slip)
F - Malva
F - Moringa (shine)
Sorry for the super long post....for those interested I thought I'd put as much info as I could.
ETA: I don't use Black tea but many do and enjoy it...I would suggest using a moiturizing DC with it as it could be drying.
Coffee is amazing too...I just love drinking it too much
Many of the teas are available in bag form (loose leaf allows me to be more stingy
I buy all my teas from health food stores). The bhringaraj and amla are powders that I make a tea out of because I don't have the time necessary to properly rinse to get all of the paste out of my hair
One warning: if you are using teas with caffeine (black, green) and you are sensitive to caffeine don't use them close to bed time
oke: You've been posting beautiful styles for several weeks now and I couldn't quote them so please, please, please add them to the thread! kthanx 
You have gorgeous hair. It's so thick. I wish my braids could look like yours.
. any of you ladies dabble in coffee or tea rinsing? I lurk in that challenge thread but still don't really get what the benefits are!
Not sure how that's going to work out with my workload, though! I've also read almost all of 
So, who knows, it's worth a shot if shedding is an issue for you. I know the caffeine in coffee/black tea is supposed to help with regulating the production of DHT which can cause shedding/thinning/balding. I hope I got that right... 
beautiful!
Before I was just sharing my passion for tea and trying to gain challengers for 
