Wash #3: Black Tea II and Before + After

I really needed to shampoo a bit better than I did last time, so I did this time. I might need to clarify, honestly. Anyway, I did the same as the black tea one from before, but I used ORS Replenishing Conditioner. I actually put the black tea in a spray bottle. It went a lot better!
I DC'd for about an hour, detangled with the conditioner in my hair [this is pretty new for me. I wasn't sectioning, so my hair would just get tangled again, so I didn't understand why people did it this way until recently.] then rinsed it and put it in curlformers. It took a very long time to dry and is still a bit wet at the root over 8 hours later. Meh. Anyway, a pic before the black tea:

This is what my curls look like when they're not separated. It's got much more shine than last month, when I was still having some issues. Here is the result on separated curls after my second black tea rinse. Here is a pic from after the black tea:

Result: black tea is awesome! I only applied coconut oil and grape seed oil while the hair was wet. I'm really trying to figure out if I need to clarify, so that's why I only used those two. If my hair is still oily tomorrow, I'm clarifying.

Black tea: So, I used two to four [smallish] bags of incredibly cheap [about $1 for 100] black tea in a cup and a half of water. I put the water into a spray bottle and left it on for thirty minutes, then applied ORS Replenishing conditioner over that because I felt like I need a bit of protein. I know black tea makes other people's hair hard, but really protein has never made my hair hard, and black tea is the same. It just stays moisturized longer. I think it's because I've always followed it with something moisturizing, or perhaps my hair just needs all of the protein in the world.  I set it, and this is the result. My hair is only this shiny when it's flat ironed and I think the colour has improved.

Benefits of black tea: makes hair stronger, promotes growth and drastically reduces shedding. Adds a lot of shine and darkens hair.

BTW: These are two different forts!