Interesting that this thread is still going. I like the tea idea. I may try it on my silver roots as I wait for my dyed color to grow out. I saw my hairdresser at yoga class - she offered to dye it gray after she got over the shock of my letting it go gray. No - that would only dry it out more and that's why I'm stopping hair coloring. It also wouldn't be "my" gray. My best bet is let it grow until I have a few inches of gray, then get it cut very short.