Natural hair coloring

When talking about natural hair coloring, where should you start? First of all, because hair coloring with vegetable dyes is harmless. Natural dyes have long been known - henna, basma, rhubarb, chamomile, tea, green walnut shells, nut kernels, onion peel, buds and leaves of black poplar, linden flowers ...

With these dyes, you can get different shades of hair. But it should only be noted that natural dyes can act in different ways depending on your natural hair color, on its thickness and on individual susceptibility.

So where do we start?

chamomile
Chamomile is especially good for lightening hair. It will make your hair manageable and shiny. Chamomile is best used for oily hair and for dyeing gray hair. To paint over gray hair, it is enough to brew 1 cup of dried chamomile flowers with 0.5 liters of boiling water, leave for 2 hours, then add 3 tablespoons of glycerin. Next, apply the composition to the hair, put a plastic cap on your head and wrap it with a towel for insulation. Wash off after an hour. Gray hair will become golden tinged.

How to lighten hair with chamomile? To do this, pour 150 g of dried flowers with 0.5 liters of vodka, insist for 2 weeks, strain and squeeze. To enhance the clarification, you can add 50 g of hydrogen peroxide to the composition (as you can see, it was not without chemistry). Apply the composition to the hair and keep for 30-40 minutes, then rinse with water and shampoo. Hair will turn golden.

If you have blonde hair, use chamomile as a rinse after every shampoo. Your hair will turn golden too.

And if the hair is dark? Then brew 1 glass of dried flowers with 1.5 cups of boiling water, insist for 1 hour, strain, then add 50 g of hydrogen peroxide. Now apply the composition to clean, dry hair, soak for 30-40 minutes and rinse with water and shampoo. Your dark hair will be lightened.

You can dye your hair with a mixture of chamomile, henna and tea. Heat 400g of water to a boil and add 10g of black tea, 50g of chamomile, 40g of henna. Boil for 5 minutes, then let cool, add 200 g of vodka, leave for 2 - 3 days. Then strain the mixture, squeeze out the remainder. Moisten hair with this mixture and leave without wiping for 30 - 40 minutes, then wash with shampoo.

Onion peel for hair coloring
Onion peel is a useful remedy for hair, with which you can not only dye, but also strengthen your hair and get rid of dandruff. A special compound, quercetin, was found in onion peels, which dyes the hair in orange-reddish shades. You can simply rinse your hair with her broth. How to paint? Let's look at a few recipes.

Blond hair can be dyed a dark brown shade if you rub your hair every day with a strong decoction of onion peels.

If you want your blonde hair to become bright golden, wipe it every day with a mild decoction of onion peel.

Gray hair on dark hair. Use a strong decoction of onion peels. Pour half a glass of husk with a glass of boiling water, boil for 20 minutes, strain, add 2 teaspoons of glycerin. With this composition, you need to wipe your hair every day until you see the result.

Vlos coloring tea
Tea leaves contain the same compound, quercetin, as in onion peels. The tea imparts a reddish brown hue. To prepare the paint, it is enough to boil 2-3 tablespoons of tea in 200 grams of water for 15 to 20 minutes, let it brew. And then use it in the same way as onion peel, that is, the resulting tincture can either be rinsed off the hair or applied to the hair, keeping it for a while, then rinse off with warm water.

To color grey hair brown, you need to brew 4 teaspoons of black tea in 1/4 cup of water. Boil this brew for 40 minutes over low heat, strain and add 4 teaspoons of cocoa or instant coffee. Stir the mixture until smooth. Apply to hair with a brush, then put a plastic cap on your head, and wrap your head in a towel for insulation. Leave the mixture on hair for one hour, then rinse with warm water.

Gray hair will take on a straw yellow tint if you rinse it with strong black tea after each wash!

Hair dyeing with rhubarb is a fairly old method.
This plant contains an orange-yellow chrysophanic acid that will give your hair a golden hue. Depending on the color of your hair, you can get straw-yellow or light brown shades. Dig up rhubarb roots at least three years of age in the spring, chop and dry in the shade. If it is very difficult, buy a ready-made one at the pharmacy.

For short hair you need 10g, for long hair - 20g, for very long hair - 30g of dry rhubarb. Pour the chopped root with 200 g of cold water, boil for 15 - 20 minutes, stirring all the time so as not to burn. A thick mass is formed. It must be cooled and allowed to brew a little. Sometimes a pinch of baking soda is added to add a dark brown hue. The rhubarb infusion is added to pure henna to soften the bright henna color. In this case, the proportions are observed - 30 g of rhubarb powder and 70 g of henna powder.

If you have blonde hair, and you want light brown with a golden or copper tint, then after shampooing, rinse your hair with the following composition: fill in 2 tbsp. tablespoons of chopped rhubarb roots 1 glass of cold water, put on fire and boil for 15-20 minutes with constant stirring, then cool and strain.

If you want to dye your blonde hair light brown, then add a little dry white wine or apple cider vinegar to the above broth (100 g of wine or vinegar per 0.5 l of water). The entire composition is brought to a boil, then kept on low heat until half of the solution is obtained. Rinse your hair only when it is clean, after washing.

To obtain a light brown shade, you can use another recipe: chop 200 g of rhubarb (leaves and roots) and boil in 0.5 liters of white grape wine until half of the original volume is obtained. This recipe is best used on normal to oily hair.

Gray hair. If you use rhubarb for dyeing gray hair, get a light brown shade.

Walnut
Walnut has long been used for dyeing hair. In this case, you can get various chestnut shades. To do this, collect the green walnut peel, it can be used both fresh and dried.

For brown hair, mix 0.5 cups olive oil, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of alum and 1 tbsp. a spoonful of chopped walnut peel. The whole composition is poured into 1/4 cup of boiling water and put on low heat for 15 minutes, after which it is cooled and squeezed out. Apply to hair for 40 minutes, then rinse with warm water. It should be applied with a brush, otherwise the fingers will stain.

And this recipe gives the most lasting result. 2 tablespoons of green walnut peels per 100 g of alcohol. We get a chestnut color. It should be kept on the hair for 10 - 30 minutes.

Boil 100 g of green walnut peel in 1 liter of water to 2/3 of the original volume, then apply to hair and keep for about 20-40 minutes.

Linden
Lipoi dyed their hair back in Ancient Russia. This color not only colors, but also strengthens the hair. Linden dyes hair brown or brown.

Let's look at a few recipes.

Pour 1.5 tablespoons of linden flowers with 1.5 cups of water, put on low heat and stir constantly until 100 ml of water has evaporated. There should be about 1 glass of broth left. Then cool the broth and strain. Apply the resulting liquid to the hair and hold until the desired shade is obtained.

You can make a decoction from linden twigs and leaves. Prepare the mixture and use it in the same way as in the first recipe. Get brown.

Coffee
Coffee contains many coloring compounds in its composition, so it can be used for hair coloring as well.

The easiest way is to brew strong coffee and rinse your hair after shampooing, after which you do not need to rinse with water. The hair will take on a new color.

If the hair is light brown, you can get a rich chestnut color. To do this, take 4 teaspoons of ground coffee, pour 1 glass of water and boil for 5 minutes. After the coffee has cooled down a little, pour 1 bag of henna into it. Mix everything and apply to hair along the entire length. Now put on a plastic cap and a warming towel on top. Let the mixture sit for 10 to 40 minutes depending on the shade you want.

What other natural remedies can you use?
Cocoa. Take 3-4 tablespoons of cocoa, mix with 25g of henna and brew according to the technology indicated on the henna bag. Apply to clean hair for 20 to 30 minutes. Thus, you can get a mahogany shade on dark hair.

Blackberry juice will give your hair a reddish brown tint. This is the easiest way to color - apply the juice to clean, dry hair and keep it on for at least 1 hour. Be careful, blackberry juice can remain on your hands and clothes.

The bark of the spruce will dye the hair black. To do this, grind the spruce bark into powder, boil it with boiling water and apply it to the hair. It must be kept for at least 1 hour.

Sage broth - 4 tbsp. tablespoons of dry sage, brew with a glass of water. If you apply the infusion to the hair roots every day, even gray hair will be colored. Sage dyes hair dark.

Hair can be lightened with lemon. To do this, squeeze lemon juice, mix it in a 50:50 ratio with vodka, apply to damp, clean hair, then dry your hair in the sun, as the ancient Romans did. After hair wash with warm water. This method should not be used by those with dry hair.

As for such means as henna and basma, this is a separate topic that should be discussed more.