How to Dye Hair Red With Natural Dyes

This color can be made to pop with regular rinses with this natural red hair dye.

Hair dyes are generally hard on your hair because they contain many chemicals which can cause your hair to break and even fall out. Not surprisingly, many people resist the desire to dye their hair in an effort to keep their tresses healthy and strong. Fortunately, you can dye your hair using natural ingredients that are beneficial to your locks. While natural dyes cannot dye black hair red, they can alter lighter colors such as brown and blond and bring out red highlights in darker shades. In this article, we will discuss how to dye hair red with natural dyes.

Things You'll Need

• 1 cup of beet juice
• 1 cup of carrot juice
• Sunny day
• Plastic bottle
• Spray bottle of water

Instructions

How to Dye Hair Red with Natural Dyes

1. Pour the carrot and beet juice into a plastic bottle. Make sure that the bottle is completely clean and dry before you use it to store your hair dye. If there is residue from other food or cosmetic products in the bottle this can affect your hair.

2. 

   Shake the mixture thoroughly. You will end up with a dark reddish-purple mixture.

3. Dampen your hair thoroughly with water. Although your hair should not be soaked, it should be quite damp. Make sure that you mist the lower layers of your hair with water as well as the top.

4. Work the juice mix through your hair. Make sure that you cover your hair from the roots to the tips. You may need half of the bottle or more depending on the length of your hair.

5. Sit in the sun for an hour.The sunshine will interact with the juices to emphasize and enhance your natural red highlights, undertones and shades.

6. Rinse your hair and style as usual. You may need to repeat the process several days in a row to see a marked difference. If you wish, you can repeat the process immediately as long as you let your hair dry before reapplying the juice mixture.

Tips & Warnings

• When dyeing hair with natural ingredients you will not see a significant change in color immediately. Natural dyes tend to enhance colors already in your hair so do not be discouraged if you do not notice an instant change as you would with processed color.

• If you have white or platinum blond hair, this treatment can give your hair a pinkish tinge. Try the treatment on a clipping before putting it on your entire head.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• Read this article before deciding whether or not to dye your hair with natural or manmade dyes.