Natural hair-dye
Back in the beginning of this year I wanted to dye my hair. I did NOT want to use the kind one buys at the store knowing full well that they are packed with unknown chemicals, such as (I couldn't seem to find any listed ingredients for Revlon or Garnier):
*Ethanolamine
Propylene Glycol
Hexylene Glycol
Resorcinol - I read that this stuff is dangerous
Toluene 2,5 Diamine
That's just to name a few of the unknown ingredients. Note: It was my choice NOT to choose a store-bought, brand name hair dye. Personally, I don't like them. Plus, they give me really bad headaches, and I get mini migraines.
No, thank you! I wanted to go 100% all-natural. I don't even remember where I got the recipe for the kind I'm using but I think this is how it goes:
Walnut shells - I used about 1/4 cup
Ground cloves - I don't even remember how much I used here; maybe 1 teaspoon??
Bay leaf - used just one
Cinnamon stick - again, I used just one of these
Water - I think I filled my pot with 3 cups cold water
You pour it all into a pot, bring it to a simmer and let it steep for a few hours - I let mine go for over 4 hours. That's it. Then you pour it over your hair after your final rinse, rinse completely out, and you are done.
Here are a few pictures of my hair before and after.
Be warned, my hair was really dirty and needed to be washed SO badly! My sisters and I were cleaning two apartments today and it took us over 5 hours! It wasn't because they were dirty - they very rarely are - there was just a ton of watering and polishing to do. We were hot, sweaty, and very tired when we came home.
*Taken from this site: http://www.organiccolorsystems.com/inoa-hair-color-ingredients/
This site actually has some organic hair dye. I haven't gone through the whole site, though. Not sure what else is on there.
If you are interested in some natural hair coloring, here are a two sites that I've enjoyed going through:
http://maryeaudet.hubpages.com/hub/Organic-Shampoo-Recipes
http://healthextremist.com/walnut-hair-dye/
^I really want to try this one!^
Have a great weekend everyone and may God bless you all!
Sarah
*Ethanolamine
Propylene Glycol
Hexylene Glycol
Resorcinol - I read that this stuff is dangerous
Toluene 2,5 Diamine
That's just to name a few of the unknown ingredients. Note: It was my choice NOT to choose a store-bought, brand name hair dye. Personally, I don't like them. Plus, they give me really bad headaches, and I get mini migraines.
No, thank you! I wanted to go 100% all-natural. I don't even remember where I got the recipe for the kind I'm using but I think this is how it goes:
Walnut shells - I used about 1/4 cup
Ground cloves - I don't even remember how much I used here; maybe 1 teaspoon??
Bay leaf - used just one
Cinnamon stick - again, I used just one of these
Water - I think I filled my pot with 3 cups cold water
You pour it all into a pot, bring it to a simmer and let it steep for a few hours - I let mine go for over 4 hours. That's it. Then you pour it over your hair after your final rinse, rinse completely out, and you are done.
Here are a few pictures of my hair before and after.
Be warned, my hair was really dirty and needed to be washed SO badly! My sisters and I were cleaning two apartments today and it took us over 5 hours! It wasn't because they were dirty - they very rarely are - there was just a ton of watering and polishing to do. We were hot, sweaty, and very tired when we came home.
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Looking at it as I post the pictures, there really isn't any big difference in my coloring. Maybe a slight difference, but not a very big one. That's okay. I'll try another one! =)
*Taken from this site: http://www.organiccolorsystems.com/inoa-hair-color-ingredients/
This site actually has some organic hair dye. I haven't gone through the whole site, though. Not sure what else is on there.
If you are interested in some natural hair coloring, here are a two sites that I've enjoyed going through:
http://maryeaudet.hubpages.com/hub/Organic-Shampoo-Recipes
http://healthextremist.com/walnut-hair-dye/
^I really want to try this one!^
Have a great weekend everyone and may God bless you all!
Sarah
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