
Can I Use Green Tea For Hair Care?
Everybody wants healthy hair and will spend a lot of money on maintaining it while trying out new trends that are recommended. However there may be something already in your home that has been celebrated for its beneficial properties: green tea. The benefits of green tea for your hair are mainly due to the nutrients, antioxidants, and phytochemicals present in it.
One of them is panthenol (vitamin B) – which is also used in shampoos and conditioners. It is good for the hair health as it is found to help manage the split ends, strengthens the hair roots, and softens the hair. Whether its drinking it or applying it topically, we will look at the benefits to using green tea for hair.
Summary
- How Can I Use Green Tea for Hair?
- Which is Better: Black Tea or Green Tea for Hair?
- Does Green Tea Make Hair Grow Faster?
- How Does Elithair Use Green Tea Extract?
- Conclusion
How Can I Use Green Tea for Hair?
Given the growth-stimulating benefits of green tea leaves and its extracts (from camellia sinensis), they are included as the main ingredient in many hair care products. Here are a few ways to use the tea for hair.
Shampoo
Use a shampoo with the extract every time you wash your hair. Apply most of the shampoo gently to your roots and scalp, then wash it off.
Conditioner
Apply a hair mask or a conditioner with the extract to the hair roots, shafts and ends of your hair.
Homemade hair rinse
Add two bags of the tea to boiling water, and let them steep for 5 to 10 minutes. Once it cools down, rinse your hair and scalp as part of a green tea rinse at the end of your shower.
Drinking tea
You can drink 3-4 cups of green tea daily if you're looking to ingest it in order to help with preventing hair loss.
Drinking a few cups of tea every day and using it topically will begin to work for your hair within 2-3 weeks. You will observe shinier hair, less hair in the shower drain and brush, and faster growth.
Which is Better: Black Tea or Green Tea for Hair?
Black tea works well as an energy booster due to its rich caffeine content. It can even add colour in combination with henna or other natural hair pigment treatments. However, it can't replace green tea for improving your hair health as black tea has a significantly higher level of caffeine.
While caffeine is good for your hair in a small quantity, in large quantities it may cause dryness and frizziness and can damage your hair over time. So while black tea does have its own health benefits; hair care isn’t one of them.
Does Green Tea Make Hair Grow Faster?
The tea does support healthy hair growth. In one study, researchers have added topical extract derived from EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) to the scalps of three participants with pattern hair loss. The participants experienced considerable increases in hair regrowth activity after seven days.
EGCG present in the green tea appears to increase hair growth by preventing skin and hair cells from becoming damaged thanks to its anti inflammatory properties, stimulating hair follicles, and boosting the blood flow towards the scalp.
Does Drinking Green Tea Block DHT Hormones?
Green tea contains caffeine which is proven in a small number of studies to prevent baldness by blocking the hormone DHT (Dihydrotestosterone). This hormone is one of the primary causes of baldness in men. The antioxidants and phytochemicals in green tea also inhibit 5-alpha reductase which stops the production as well as the conversion of testosterone into DHT.
Have you tried our hair care products?
For the best results, you can complement your hair care routine with products that contain all-natural ingredients. Dr Balwi’s shampoo and hair spray include caffeine, vitamin B7, aloe vera and green tea extract, among other things. Their formula, crafted by our head surgeon Dr Balwi, nourishes the scalp with active ingredients for better hair growth.
How Does Elithair Use Green Tea Extract?
From our beard serum and shampoo to our mesotherapy serum and biotin & keratin tablets, many of our own products contain green tea extract. When used in shampoo, the green tea extract has a deep-cleansing and restorative effect on the hair roots. Additionally it can help to prevent flaky hair and helps to remove existing dandruff.
The delivery of nutrients is improved thanks to green tea as the supply is accelerated. This improves hair growth as the scalp receives increased blood flow, nutrition and oxygen necessary for the growth cycle.
Conclusion
Green tea is packed with antioxidants, polyphenols, phytochemicals, and free-radical scavengers. Using this tea for hair and applying it directly to your hair in the form of cosmetic products may reduce hair loss and promote hair growth. Our range of products contain green tea extract and are formulated to fight hair loss and promote healthy hair growth.
Do you have any more questions or are you looking for permanent hair loss treatments? Then feel free to contact our friendly team who will answer all your queries about hair transplantation. Furthermore they can also provide a free and non binding hair analysis!