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How to dye your hair with natural dye

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By amandata
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If you have gray hair and you are sensitive to the regular dye, you can try some herbal natural dye. Here are tips about how to prepare and apply the dye.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Henna
  1. Step 1

    'Henna' is one of the well known natural dye, it is a plant, growing in Asia and Africa. It is been used in India, Middle East and north Africa to dye hair and make skin design.

  2. Step 2

    You can find online Henna's suppliers, but when you purchase Henna make sure to get neutral herbal henna without any additives. It is a green powder.

  3. Step 3

    To prepare the dye, take about five spoons of henna and add some water, mix them together till it gives you very soft and smooth compound but not watery.

  4. Step 4

    To apply the dye, spread heena compound in your hair till it covers all area of the gray hair. Wait for two hours and then wash the hair with water and comp to remove the remains.

  5. Step 5

    When you use henna in gray or white hair for the first time, it gives red color, but when you repeat it the result will be dark red to brown.

Tips & Warnings
  • Use gloves when apply henna to avoid coloration of your hand.
  • Natural hinna is not toxic or cause blindness if it drops into eyes.

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on 12/26/2008 henna is as old as Egypt. It still works though. 5

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