Tip: Easy Natural Hair Coloring Recipes

My hair...many moons ago

According to becomegorgeous.com, there are a few natural ways to change your hair color. The article contains natural ways to dye blonde hair as well as darken your tresses. Many of the ingredients used to dye your hair naturally can be found right in your own kitchen pantry.  

Check out the article and website here:
Easy Natural Hair Coloring Recipes

Have you every tried any natural hair dyeing techniques? 

Which ones worked for you and which ones failed.

Tip: Easy Natural Hair Coloring Recipes

My hair...many moons ago

According to becomegorgeous.com, there are a few natural ways to change your hair color. The article contains natural ways to dye blonde hair as well as darken your tresses. Many of the ingredients used to dye your hair naturally can be found right in your own kitchen pantry.  

Check out the article and website here:
Easy Natural Hair Coloring Recipes

Have you every tried any natural hair dyeing techniques? 

Which ones worked for you and which ones failed.

Color Change: Natural Blue Black

After years of brown and red shades of dye I was ready to revisit black hair. I purchased Clairol Nice n Easy Natural Blue Black from Walgreen's for my new shade. Prior to dyeing my hair I read the instructions and saw that it was not recommended to use the dye on hair that was previously treated with henna. The instructions did not say why so I had to do my own research. I came across these two articles:

Henna & Traditional Color

Hair Color Removers

I did not do the remover instead I opted to take my chances with the color over the henna.

The steps I follow for dyeing my hair include:

1. Application of the dye according to the instructions

2. Leaving the dye on for 40-45 minutes

3. Rinsing thoroughly

4. Deep conditioning for a very long time. I prefer to DC overnight

5. Styling my hair in a style that embraces the natural curl

Why?

Dye on my hair can be very drying and it can also stretch out the curl pattern. By DCing for a long time the dryness I experience is drastically decrease. Styling in a curl embraces style helps keep my curls from stretching - preventing a change in my texture. If I style correctly I will have major shrinkage and that is my sign that my curls still love me.

Color Change: Natural Blue Black

After years of brown and red shades of dye I was ready to revisit black hair. I purchased Clairol Nice n Easy Natural Blue Black from Walgreen's for my new shade. Prior to dyeing my hair I read the instructions and saw that it was not recommended to use the dye on hair that was previously treated with henna. The instructions did not say why so I had to do my own research. I came across these two articles:

Henna & Traditional Color

Hair Color Removers

I did not do the remover instead I opted to take my chances with the color over the henna.

The steps I follow for dyeing my hair include:

1. Application of the dye according to the instructions

2. Leaving the dye on for 40-45 minutes

3. Rinsing thoroughly

4. Deep conditioning for a very long time. I prefer to DC overnight

5. Styling my hair in a style that embraces the natural curl

Why?

Dye on my hair can be very drying and it can also stretch out the curl pattern. By DCing for a long time the dryness I experience is drastically decrease. Styling in a curl embraces style helps keep my curls from stretching - preventing a change in my texture. If I style correctly I will have major shrinkage and that is my sign that my curls still love me.

How I dye my hair

***this dye job was done before I started my healthy care/growing regimen****

I wanted a light bright reddish color and because my hair is so dark and resistant to color I had to go bold. I used SoftSheen-Carson Dark & Lovely in Vivacious Red. I applied the dye to the front section of my hair and let sit for 45 mins. I know that is longer than the instructions but I also know my hair-any less would have been a waste of time. I rinsed the dye out with cool water until the water ran clear.

Then I did a co-wash with Suave Coconut conditioner all over my head but paying close attention to the recently dyed portion. After the co-wash I applied leKair Cholesterol Plus and left on for 30-40mins. Rinsed and style as usual.

I didn't want to do anything that would be strenuous on my hair after dying so I did a twist out and wore that for 4 days. The twist out allowed me to open my sunroof when I got off work and let the sun do it's magic with brightening up the color a little more. I have been dying my hair myself for years now and I finally found a routine that helps me maintain my texture and curl pattern while still giving me the color I want. Works for me!

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