Natural Hair Dye recipes
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Making and using your own Natural Hair Dye is waaaaay more fun than anything you can buy out there. And we’re not even speaking of the safety aspect, those store bought chemical hair dyes are packed with?…yes, 1000 points for you: Chemicals!!

This is for all who want to keep it natural, obviously. These homemade hair dye recipes contain pure natural ingredients. That is a seriously safer alternative to those chemical paint jobs

And yes, it will take you a bit longer to get to the same sort of result, because these natural hair color recipes are not as concentrated. But that also means you get a more gradual result, having more control over the outcome. But most important, also more than double the fun creating and using your own natural hair dyes

Not only are they easy and fun to make, but also very affordable or downright cheap and you probably have the ingredients already somewhere in your kitchen cabinet

Not for Sheep…

About Skin Tone and choice of color; your new hair color should complement your skin tone. E.g. Light-skinned people are normally advised not to get very dark hair because it draws color out of their skin. blablabla…We say: Who Cares?!

Do what makes you feel satisfied and happy with your appearance, these are not natural hair dye recipes for sheep, follow your own feelings and instincts

But of course you can also use these homemade hair color recipes to cover or slightly accent your current style. Your hair, your choice; worst case scenario: wearing a cap or woolen hat for a few months, and that is trendy too

Which ingredients are useful in natural hair dye recipes?

Now that of course is totally depending on which hair color you have and which color you wantIt is pretty obvious that going from blond to chestnut needs something else than covering up those unwanted grays or going for fire truck red

One of the questions you’ll have to ask yourself is if the color has to stay in just temporary, semi-permanent or permanent? Each will have its own method

Some ingredients for natural hair colors:

• Chamomile flowers
• Yellow broom flowers
• Turmeric
• Calendula
• Saffron
• Rhubarb root
• Lemon juice
• Coffee
• Black tea
• Walnut husk
• Lemon juice
• Beet juice
• Henna
• Carrot juice
• Marigold
• Cherry bark

Flowers and herbs with yellow blossoms are almost all viable options for blond dyes, while coffee and black tea obviously create darker tints and rhubarb root creates a rich, honey tint

If you have the nerves you could experiment a bit and see what exactly does what

Natural hair dye to make hair blonder

Homemade hair care recipes

Brightens your hair; both yogurt and chamomile have brightening properties

What do you need:

• 1/2 cup plain unflavored Yogurt
• 1 cup very strong Chamomile tea (use 5-6 teabags)
• 5-7 drops Lavender essential oil

How to do it:

Make the ultra-strong chamomile tea, let it steep and cool down for about 20 minutes. Mix it together with the yogurt and the lavender oil until you have a smooth consistency

Apply it to your dry hair and make sure you cover all of it, from root to end. Cover your head with plastic wrap and leave it for 30 minutes

Finally shampoo it out and condition

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Natural hair dye for blond highlights

What do you need:

• 1/2 cup fresh Lemon juice
• 4 cups very strong Chamomile tea (use 6-8 teabags)

How to do it:

Make the ultra-strong chamomile tea, let it steep and cool down for about 15 minutes. Mix it with the lemon juice

Wet your hair with warm water and make it towel dry. Rinse your hair twice with the same lemon/ chamomile mixture; leave it in for about 1 hour sitting in the sun (if available)

If you can do that while thinking positive and happy thoughts and reading your favorite magazine or book, that will give the whole process a giant boost……at least it will boost your mood for sure

Finally, wash it out and condition

NOTE: to get some serious results you will have to do this every day for at least 2-3 weeks. It might seem a bit long but this way you certainly have more control over the end result and you can decide to stop at your shade of choice

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Natural hair dye for a rich golden tint, works great on gray roots in blond hair

What do you need:

• 1 tablespoon Saffron threads
• 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
• ½ liter water

How to do it:

Put the saffron threads into a large jug. Boil the water and pour it over the saffron threads. Leave it soaking for 10 to 15 minutes

Strain out the saffron threads and add the lemon juice

Put a large bowl in the sink and pour the liquid through your hair, collect it and re-rinse 15 to 20 times. After the final rinse, wring out your hair and leave it for about 15 minutes, then rinse with clear water

Natural hair dye for Brunette’s

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A homemade hair dye to sip on...if you like strong black coffee

What do you need:

• 10 cups of very strong black Coffee (using 2 heaping tablespoons per cup)

How to do it:

Make the coffee, let it stand to cool down for 15-20 minutes; filter it. Close the sink and place a large bowl in it, hang over this to rinse your hair repeatedly with the coffee; about 15 times. After the last rinse squeeze and wring your hair, then leave it for 15-20 minutes

Finally wash with fresh water

You could do the same using very strong black tea (using 2 bags per cup) the rest is basically the same

NOTE: to see some serious results you will have to do this every day for a few weeks. This might seem a bit long but this way you certainly have more control over the end result and you can decide to stop at your shade of choice

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What do you need:

• Walnut husks
• Water

How to do it:

Coarsely crush the walnut husks and cover them with water. Put it on the stove and let this simmer for 5-6 hours replacing vaporized water

Strain the water, take the husks and put them in a piece of cloth. Squeeze to get as much water out as possible and pour it back in the pot. Boil it until you have about ¼ left

Mix this with a teaspoon of ground cloves and put it in the fridge for a day, stir it regularly

Before you use it strain the liquid through a piece of cheesecloth. Now shampoo your hair, close the sink and place a large bowl in it. Hang over this to rinse your hair repeatedly with the mixture; about 15 times. Don’t forget to put on gloves because it can seriously stain. After the last time leave it for 5 minutes and rinse it out with fresh water

Note: if this sounds too complicated you can also boil the crushed walnut husks for 1 hour and then squeeze them and take the colored water to rinse your hair. This might work for people with lighter hair, and seeing it’s a simple rinse it will not color as strong as the more complicated version

Natural hair dye to darken your hair

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What do you need:

• 3 tablespoons black tea
• 3 tablespoons sage
• 1 teapot water

How to do it:

Boil the water and steep the black tea and sage in it. Allow it to cool. Use it as a hair rinse by repeatedly pouring the tea over the hair. Afterward rinse your hair with tepid water

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Makes your brown or black hair a bit darker

What do you need:

• 1/3 cup walnut shells
• 3 bags black tea
• 8 cloves
• 3 cups water

How to do it:

Bring the water to a boil; add the tea, cloves and walnut shells. Let it simmer for about 20 minutes. Let it cool down and then strain and keep the tea. First shampoo your hair and pour the mix over your hair and gently apply throughout as a final rinse

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A homemade hair coloring that will make your brown or black hair a bit darker

What do you need:

• 1/3 cup cherry bark
• 3 bags black tea
• 3 cups water

How to do it:

Bring the water to a boil; add the tea, cherry bark. Let it simmer for about 20 minutes. Let it cool down and then strain and keep the tea. First shampoo your hair and pour the mix over your hair and gently apply throughout as a final rinse

Natural hair dye for red hair

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Enhances red hair

What do you need:

• 1/2 cup Carrot juice
• 1/2 cup Beet juice

How to do it:

Mix the two juices together. Wash your hair and make it towel dry. Rinse your hair thoroughly with the mixture and let it stay in for about 1 hour sitting in the sun (if available)

Finally wash it out and condition

NOTE: to see some serious results you will have to do this every day for a few weeks. This might seem a bit long but this way you certainly have more control over the end result and you can decide to stop at your shade of choice

For seriously red and we mean really fire-hydrant red hair see the freaky homemade hair color section

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What do you need:

• Very strong Rosehip tea

How to do it:

Make 8 cups of very strong rose hip tea

Close the sink and place a large bowl in it. Hang over this to rinse your hair repeatedly with the rose hip tea; about 15 times. After the last time leave it for 15 minutes and rinse it out with fresh water

Note: you can also do the same but using a very strong cloves tea

Homemade hair color for Freaky Hair

This is the part not suitable for sheep…remember? You want to try some freaky kind of homemade hair color? Scare friends and family or blend in (depending on family situation, social circumstances…)

No problemo. You can basically use two ways of coloring that could get you into serious trouble with the fashion police, your family, friends, or all of the above

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The infamous Kool-Aid, not only good to drink and seriously colorful but also very useful as a homemade hair color

What do you need:

• Packet of unsweetened Kool aid (depending on the length of your hair and how strong you want it)
• 1 tablespoon Corn starch or some drops of natural hair conditioner

How to do it:

Mix the appropriate amount of Kool aid in a bowl; use the unsweetened kind not to get sticky hair. Remember you can also mix colors to get fascinating off the grid results…but we didn’t say that in case somebody asks…

Add a few drops of water to make a paste, don’t make it too watery. Then mix in the corn starch or some drops of hair conditioner so you can apply it more easily. Stir well to make a smooth lump less paste

Before you start put some petroleum jelly on the skin around your hairline and especially your ears; this will make it easier to wash leaking colors off

Now the fun begins! Apply the color paste into your hair, cover from root to end and massage it into your hair not your scalp; you might need some help with this

Wrap your hair in plastic shrink wrap to avoid leakage and secure it with tape. This will keep the stuff in your hair…and not on your pillow because you’ll have to leave it in overnight

Sleep on it and dream nice, happy and colorful dreams to boost the whole coloring process…well we hope it does anyway

In the morning take off the wrap and be very surprised by the results. Now wash your hair thoroughly, put in conditioner and wash it again

Take a comb through your hair and let it dry to settle, the color will be less obvious when your hair is dry

NOTE: the lighter the color of your hair, the brighter the results. However if you are a brunette don't add lighter colors, it could make your hair turn gray-ish and quiet ugly frankly, but that’s an opinion not a fact. If you have darker hair you could slightly bleach it with hydrogen-peroxide, careful with the strength and quantities!

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Another homemade hair color option is natural food coloring. Liquid or powdered, the ones to color drinks, icing, cakes etc

What do you need:

• Food coloring of choice
• Shampoo

How to do it:

Pour the food color of choice in an empty shampoo bottle. Remember you can also mix colors to get some wild and interesting results. Add some shampoo (not too much) to make it easier to apply. Shake to mix it all well

Before you start put some petroleum jelly on the skin around your hairline and especially your ears; this will make it easier to wash leaking colors off

Now the fun stuff; wet your hair and apply the color shampoo into your hair. Cover from root to end and massage it into your hair not your scalp; you might need some help with this. If you have blond, light or bleached hair leave it in for about 30 minutes. For darker hair it obviously takes a bit longer, about 1 to 1.5 hour

Sit down, read your favorite magazine or book and think nice, happy and colorful thoughts Then rinse it out with lukewarm water

Take a comb through your hair and let it dry to settle, the color will be less obvious when your hair is dry

Well there you go, have fun and enjoy your new colorful hair… and life style

NOTE: same as above, the lighter your hair color the brighter the results. However if you are a brunette don't add lighter colors, it could make your hair turn gray-ish and quiet ugly frankly, but again, that’s an opinion not a fact. If you have darker hair you could slightly bleach it with hydrogen-peroxide, careful with the strength and quantities!

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