Homemade hair dyes: three natural herbalist recipes (and other remedies)

This period lived within the walls of the house, between family and work, has undoubtedly offered us the opportunity to dedicate more time to ourselves. Precisely that time that in the life of always inexorably escapes without giving us the opportunity to try our hand at hobbies and activities that we usually never manage to complete.

Among these is the attempt to experiment DIY beauty recipes, such as those for revive the color of your hair with blends of natural ingredients.

In fact, nature comes to meet us by giving us precious allies, capable of enhancing all the hair, from red to dark to blondes. “These 100% natural remedies are not real colors because they do not have the help of hydrogen peroxide as a fixer, but they are good for the hair and make them more robust, healthy and shinyThey explain to us Roberta and Francesca Forte, owners of the historic Campo dei Fiori herbalist in Milan. We asked them for some ad hoc recipes.

FOR COPPER REFLECTIONS
«In our opinion, only some powders can actually cover white hair. I’m there Lawsonia powder, a North African plant known as henna that gives red highlights. It is obviously chemical-free and takes a couple of days after application to really set. Usually 100 gr are used, pour boiling water slowly until you get a cream that will act as a compress on the entire hair. To make the color more lasting and to «acidify» the pH of the mixture it is useful to add a teaspoon of yogurt or two teaspoons of lemon juice. The shutter speed will be at least one or two hours. Rinse and enjoy wonderful coppery reflections ».

FOR DARK REFLECTIONS
«To have darker reflections instead you can use the walnut husk powder which is the inner part of the peel that covers the walnut. The procedure is the same as that of henna ».

FOR BLONDE REFLECTIONS
“To have blonde highlights, however, you can use both turmeric in dust that the centaury, a plant that in ancient times was called “Blondie”. In this case, 6 tablespoons of centaury flowers must be infused in 1 and 1/2 liters of boiling water and let it cool. Filter and use this infusion as a final rinse. If done at least three times a month it guarantees beautiful and natural blonde highlights. Turmeric powder in the quantity of 4 tablespoons in a liter of boiling water always used as a last rinse will give copper-blond reflections over time ».

OTHER REMEDIES
«To revive blond hair you can also leave it behind 4 sachets of chamomile tea infused in a liter of boiling water for at least an hour. Black tea or cocoa powder, the first with the same procedure as chamomile and the second with the same procedure as turmeric powder, however, darken the hair. But surely their duration and coverage is not like real dyeing plants such as henna, husk, centaurea».

In the gallery, our selection of other DIY coloring remedies.