Every woman periodically has a desire to change her image, her hair color. But many, first, afraid of cardinal changes, and secondly, do not want to worsen the condition of hair with chemical elements that contain many colors.
Natural hair dye at home
There are natural dyes that will help a blonde to turn into a brunette, a woman in years to hide gray hair or simply give the hair a brighter shade. Therefore, do not rush to register in the salon: you can be transformed and being at home, and without compromising the health of your hair.
Natural paint for gray hair is prepared as follows: half a cup of sage pour 2 glasses of water. Keep on low heat for 20-30 minutes. After that, the mixture must be filtered, let it brew and apply to the hair 1-2 times a week, depending on what shade you want to get - more or less intense chestnut.
In the brown-haired woman, a gray-haired woman can turn a decoction of alders. To prepare the paint, you need 30 g of bark of this tree and 1 liter of water. It is necessary to bring the water to a boil, add alder and boil over a small fire for about half an hour.
A good effect can be achieved with the help of henna. Several spoons of powder must be mixed with lemon juice, a spoonful of cottage cheese, a spoonful of ground coffee, water and a pinch of mustard oil. The mixture is applied to the head and left to soak for 2-3 hours.
A simple method of painting gray hair is achieved with the help of black coffee. To do this, 1 teaspoon of this ingredient is mixed with egg yolk, 1 teaspoon of cognac, obtaining an excellent beautiful chocolate color.
But it's not always possible to paint silver hairs on the first try. Therefore, the procedure should be repeated until you get the right shade. It is advisable, before applying the paint, to test it on the sample and be sure to use gloves, because the nails and hands can be painted.
Natural black hair dye is also easy to prepare and use. So, crushing a shell of walnut, adding a pinch of salt and water to it, after "potion" on low heat, we set the composition to infuse for 2-3 days, then we apply it to the hair. The broth will give a darker, rich color to chestnut hair. A paint for coloring dark hair can also be prepared on the basis of coffee, ground cloves.
To lighten dark hair, you can use a mixture of chamomile, vodka, henna and water. Chamomile must be insisted on vodka for 10 days, adding infusion of brewed henna powder. This remedy should stand in a dark place for about 2 weeks before use.
Natural hair dyes: basma and henna
Recently, more and more popular is the cosmetics production of India. Natural Indian hair dye - henna. This is a persistent paint, giving a rich color without chemical additives. Henna is obtained from the leaves of the bush of нуowsonia.
She not only dyes her hair, but also cares for them, nourishing the scalp. But there are disadvantages to its use:
- with frequent use, henna dries the hair;
- the color lasts a long time, but it is very poorly washed and not repainted by other natural dyes;
- use of chemical paints can give
unpredictable color.
Basma is made from indigo tree leaves. Use this powder only in combination with henna or coffee, otherwise the shade of the hair turns blue-green. Basma favorably affects the hair, making it more shiny, healthy.
For those who still prefer chemical paints, you need to remember that it's worth choosing professional hair colors that are based on natural ingredients. Then the staining will be safe and bring only positive emotions.