From what they say...

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Posted by Elettaria on April 2, 2004 at 18:00:41:

In reply to: I have dark ash blonde hair and want to go light golden brown posted by Claire on April 2, 2004 at 15:17:16:

It sounds like senna is the answer. Catherine is currently
experimenting with it (how's it going, Catherine?) and we all keep
hassling her for results. If you wander round the mixes page and this
board, as well as Catherine's page on different plants used for
dyeing, this kind of thing's discussed a fair bit. The ones people
mention for blondeness are chamomile (never worked for me, but
possibly I don't use enough or my hair's too dark), lemon juice (think
you need to go into the sun afterwards), and saffron is on Catherine's
list but no one here seems to have used it and I suspect it would be a
very bright yellow, not to mention extortionately expensive. Fia also
recommends strong black tea, marigold infusion, rhubarb root (which
she says can give a very yellow end result) and turmeric (which I
imagine would be pretty yellow too).

But I'm just summarising what everyone else is saying, ask them! You
can also buy commerical "henna" mixes in blonde shades. Now the thing
is, they are unlikely to have much henna in them since henna is red
and only red, so while some may be nice little mixes of abovementioned
plants, others might have less desirable ingredients. Again, snoop
around the board, people discuss them quite a lot.

I am now going to boil up something fun for a herbal rinse, maybe some
coffee or cloves or something. I doubt it's going to make a
permanent difference without hennaing, in fact I doubt it'll make a
difference at all, but it'll be fun and they do smell lovely.

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Re: From what they say... Alison 23:58:59 4/2/2004 (0)

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: It sounds like senna is the answer. Catherine is currently : experimenting with it (how's it going, Catherine?) and we all keep : hassling her for results. If you wander round the mixes page and this : board, as well as Catherine's page on different plants used for : dyeing, this kind of thing's discussed a fair bit. The ones people : mention for blondeness are chamomile (never worked for me, but : possibly I don't use enough or my hair's too dark), lemon juice (think : you need to go into the sun afterwards), and saffron is on Catherine's : list but no one here seems to have used it and I suspect it would be a : very bright yellow, not to mention extortionately expensive. Fia also : recommends strong black tea, marigold infusion, rhubarb root (which : she says can give a very yellow end result) and turmeric (which I : imagine would be pretty yellow too). : : But I'm just summarising what everyone else is saying, ask them! You : can also buy commerical "henna" mixes in blonde shades. Now the thing : is, they are unlikely to have much henna in them since henna is red : and only red, so while some may be nice little mixes of abovementioned : plants, others might have less desirable ingredients. Again, snoop : around the board, people discuss them quite a lot. : : I am now going to boil up something fun for a herbal rinse, maybe some : coffee or cloves or something. I doubt it's going to make a : permanent difference without hennaing, in fact I doubt it'll make a : difference at all, but it'll be fun and they do smell lovely.
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