Various kinds of reasons for people to dye their hair. Most want a color change from dark to bright, brown, blond, etc. just for the sake of appearance or fashion. Meanwhile others want color of his hair began to gray to white to turn black again, that does not look older. But essentially all of those goals was to appearance, but the question is "whether the act of hair coloring that you do it safely, do not cause bad side effects that can actually damage the appearance of even your health? .."
warning:
Chemicals are generally counter with our bodies, because in any case could be detrimental elements or growing cells in our body, especially if used continuously in the long term. Likewise chemicals commonly used for hair dye products, even average complain had matted hair, loss, itching, dry scalp, or other types of damage after the use of chemical dyes. If you want to try and find an alternative, certain natural materials can change your hair color !. The natural ingredients are certainly more friendly to our body, especially the hair, even among actually help nourish hair useful to maintain their health. Natural hair dye is not as strong as chemical dyes and are progressive, or must be repeatedly performed to obtain the desired color change. All of it depends on your own in deciding what is good for you. If you want to try a natural, here you can apply yourself at home!
The following recipe is a hair dyeing using natural herbal henna using basic ingredients, safe and healthy.
Henna is a plant material that is used to dye hair naturally, available in a variety of colors and are widely available in stores in the form of henna powder. Applying henna on the hair is a good way to change the color of hair smooth while avoiding damage. Naturally, this herb also contribute to healthy hair and scalp, protecting it from sun damage, and thicken hair. Henna is made naturally very smooth because it is a hair coat, as well as provide natural shade.
Ingredients :
There are several different ingredients that you can add into the mix the henna that can change the color or smell of her hair. All you really needed, but the main one is simply henna powder and liquid acid. The following materials must be prepared:
1. Henna (100-300g depending on hair length)
2. The amount of acid in handy to help the color bloom, you can use one of the liquid acid from lemon or other acidic fruits.
3. Water - if you do not have enough other liquids, or do not want to dry your hair with lemon excessive amount, use the water after the first mixing.
4. Powder other plants to dye, you want:
- Indigo - can be mixed with henna to get brown, or used after the use henna to get the color black hair.
- Ummbi bits to obtain a purplish red color.
- Amla - can be mixed with henna to obtain reddish brown hair color and shine.
- Cassia obtava - for polishing the hair
5. spices or essential oils to add fragrance (optional) - for henna quite smelly, then this herb will help make it smell better.
- Ginger
- Cinnamon
- Teh
- Essential oils Ravensara
6. Moisture (optional) - You can add it to help moisturize the hair:
- Conditioner
- Egg
- Olive oil
How to create and use henna dye:
- Buy a package of natural henna; for short or shoulder-length hair 50 -100g, for long hair, use 200g - not to be very precise. Choose the color you want, and the quality henna course. Henna should be pure, if not indigo or cassia (other natural dyes / plant).
- Pour the henna powder in a ceramic or stainless steel bowl large
- Gradually pour the liquid ingredients.
- Continue adding liquid ingredients / wet until the mixture reaches the consistency of thick as mashed potatoes. Should be soft but not attached to the spoon and not watery.
- Allow the henna mixture in a warm place, cover it with plastic during the night, or it could be a few hours. If the time is appropriate for use on the hair, henna mixture will look turned into a dark brown color from dark green color; but when the spoon was added to the batter, the color of which is under / it was green. This means that the dye is already oxidized and ready for use.
- Prepare some fixtures, a large plastic bag or coat, hair brushes, and towels.
- Punch a hole the size of a large plastic head at an angle, to be used as body armor that is not affected by this natural dye mixture. Wear clothes that are not used anymore, because if the clothes will be difficult to remove.
- Apply henna to your head using a hair brush or comb, and make sure the dye to the ends of the hair. Once completed, pile your hair on top of the head, then wrap the hair from the forehead to the top. Use cold water, wet cloth or rag to wipe off the excess henna. Wrap hair in a towel and sleeping on it. Wrap your pillow with a plastic bag, and put a towel over it to prevent the color of the pillow.
- After passing four hours (or more), rinse your hair. Do it in the bathroom and carefully remove the plastic wrap over the bathtub. Rinse with water. After the henna is almost out, apply shampoo and rinse. Short or long depending on your hair, this process can take anywhere from 5 minutes to an hour. After shampooing, apply conditioner; may have to wait around in 5 or 15 minutes before frizz. Curly hair took longer than straight hair.
- Let your hair air dry or blow dryer. Do not wash or wet hair again for about 24 -48 hours after the above process is completed.
Tips :
- Use Vaseline to the neck, hairline and scalp to prevent the stain from the dye.
- The mixture can be stored up to 6 months in the freezer, and only lasted one week if it is outside the refrigerator
- Ask for help from a friend to help you apply it to your hair
- Get the henna powder is said to be 100% plant or natural. Do not buy that lists the chemicals in the ingredients label. Containing only natural henna henna and other natural plant. Henna other types of so-called black henna containing compound or metal salt and other chemicals that damage the hair, as well as contribute to the cause of poisoning, lesions of the scalp, and even cancer.
- Henna should be green to brown, and it smelled like dried herbs or grass clippings. Do not buy henna purple or black, or that smelled of chemicals.
- How and above recipe made only for natural henna only. Henna chemical can be dangerous, so if you use the chemical, should follow the instructions listed carefully and keep it away from the skin including the scalp.
- Henna is a natural generally very safe, but if you're with severe allergies, do a test before use.
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