Natural Hacks: Hair Coloring & Highlights

Sometimes I want to enhance my hair color and the hippie in me wants to do it naturally

Hair Rinse Hacks: make these teas and soak hair for 30+minutes; then allow to air-dry

 

Different methods for hair rinses include filling a bowl with the tea and sitting there while hair soaks; plugging up a sink and using a cup to continuously rinse tea through hair; spraying tea into hair and wearing a shower cap; or simply spraying into hair.

 

Hair rinses need to be repeated often, results are not immediate nor permanent :-( it's just like a self-tanning lotion: repeated use builds up the color change and then casual use as necessary to maintain/upkeep the color

 

Brunette Hair:

Sage (darken hair)

Coffee

Black Tea (chestnut highlights)

Clove (chestnut highlights)

Rosemary (warm tones)

Parsley (lightens)

Marigold (gold and red highlights)

Cinnamon (dark lowlights, red tone)

Hibiscus Flower (red highlights)

 

Blonde Hair:

Marigold (golden highlights)
Lemon juice- mix with water & spray on hair before blowdrying or going in the sun
Chamomile Tea [I've tried this and it made my blonde hair very yellow]
Saffron
Rhubarb
Catnip
Sunflower Petals
Calendula
Honey [I've tried this and it turned my blonde hair orange, do not recommend!!]
 

Red Hair:

Cranberry juice

Rosehips

Calendula (auburn highlights)

Red hibiscus

Carrots (for golden tone)

Beet juice

Saffron (yellow/orange hue)

for Grey Hair wanting it's color back:

Brown hair: black tea, rosemary,

boiled potato water

Dark Brown: sage

Medium Brown hair: tag alder bark chips

Blonde: rhubarb root, licorice root, catnip