To get black and jet black shades you should dye grays with henna first, and then indigo. As soon as you rinse out the henna from your hair the next dye you should apply is indigo to get the best results. Follow the steps for dyeing your gray hair with henna by following the instructions in the article: Red To Auburn Highlights Using Henna- Recipe and Instructions. After you … [Read more...]
Natural Brown Hair Dye Using Henna and Indigo Mix
To get a brown shade and red highlights or all the shades in between you have to mix indigo and henna together. The more or less indigo or henna used can determine the extent of your hair color. Ingredients: 1-cup henna 1 cup indigo Purified/Filtered water to mix 3 tsp. lavender oil (optional) Method Prepare the henna paste. Remember it has to be mixed with a mild acid (orange, … [Read more...]
The Problem With Synthetic Hair Dyes
Every week in a newspaper somewhere there is a chilling report about the effects of synthetic dyes on somebody’s body. Recently, there was a story in the Daily Mail about a mother who was left in a coma after using hair dye, the doctor’s warned that even if she survives she will almost certainly be brain damaged. The culprit or should I say, active ingredient in the hair dyes … [Read more...]