BroadstreetBully
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I am in love with dark hair and can't wait until I can dye my hair Jet Black. While I'm still trying to figure out which dye to use, I came across this and wondered if this would be a decent method to keep my hair dark...
taken from http://www.motherearthnews.com/
SAGE RINSE
A sage rinse can be made by steeping a handful of the dried herb in a quart of boiling water for 30 minutes (longer, if you want a darker tint). Cool the infusion, strain it, and pour it through freshly shampooed hair 15 or more times. Then wait ten minutes before washing the liquid out with clear water. Because a sage rinse is a progressive dye, you'll have to apply it weekly until you produce the shade you want . . . and then continue using it once a month to maintain that color.
would this be drying?
This also seems interesting...
A very dark, sable-colored dye can be obtained from walnut hulls, but this one is tricky, since the nuts' outer casings tend to stain everything they touch (for that reason, I recommend that you wear gloves throughout all stages of the process, and avoid rubbing the mixture into your scalp). To prepare the dark juice, first crush the hulls in a mortar . . . cover them with boiling water and a pinch of salt . . . and let them "soak" for three days. Then add three cups of boiling water and simmer the hulls—in a nonmetal container—for five hours (replacing the water as it steams away). Strain off the liquid, place the walnut hulls in a cloth sack, and twist it tightly to wring out all remaining juice. Finally, return the expressed liquid to the pot and reduce it—by boiling—to about a quarter of its original volume. The resulting brew can then be used to whip up a rich walnut dye, as follows.
Add a teaspoon of ground cloves or allspice to the prepared extract. Allow the dye mixture to steep in the refrigerator for about a week (shaking it frequently during that time). When it's ready for use, strain the liquid—using a piece of cheesecloth—and pour it at least 15 times through freshly shampooed hair before rinsing it out thoroughly.
According to the site, each of these methods can be used to darken hair naturally. The last one seems kinda complicated and looks like it could get messy, but there's no harm in trying. I've also heard that Rosemary darkens hair. Anyone experience this?
taken from http://www.motherearthnews.com/
SAGE RINSE
A sage rinse can be made by steeping a handful of the dried herb in a quart of boiling water for 30 minutes (longer, if you want a darker tint). Cool the infusion, strain it, and pour it through freshly shampooed hair 15 or more times. Then wait ten minutes before washing the liquid out with clear water. Because a sage rinse is a progressive dye, you'll have to apply it weekly until you produce the shade you want . . . and then continue using it once a month to maintain that color.
would this be drying?
This also seems interesting...
A very dark, sable-colored dye can be obtained from walnut hulls, but this one is tricky, since the nuts' outer casings tend to stain everything they touch (for that reason, I recommend that you wear gloves throughout all stages of the process, and avoid rubbing the mixture into your scalp). To prepare the dark juice, first crush the hulls in a mortar . . . cover them with boiling water and a pinch of salt . . . and let them "soak" for three days. Then add three cups of boiling water and simmer the hulls—in a nonmetal container—for five hours (replacing the water as it steams away). Strain off the liquid, place the walnut hulls in a cloth sack, and twist it tightly to wring out all remaining juice. Finally, return the expressed liquid to the pot and reduce it—by boiling—to about a quarter of its original volume. The resulting brew can then be used to whip up a rich walnut dye, as follows.
Add a teaspoon of ground cloves or allspice to the prepared extract. Allow the dye mixture to steep in the refrigerator for about a week (shaking it frequently during that time). When it's ready for use, strain the liquid—using a piece of cheesecloth—and pour it at least 15 times through freshly shampooed hair before rinsing it out thoroughly.
According to the site, each of these methods can be used to darken hair naturally. The last one seems kinda complicated and looks like it could get messy, but there's no harm in trying. I've also heard that Rosemary darkens hair. Anyone experience this?
