Herbal Hair Care and Hair dyes
From organic foods to herb based cosmetics, the cycle has turned a full 180 degrees circle, back to nature. Synthetic shampoos are now being accused of causing several irritations, including dandruff and excessive dryness of hair and scalp. After sveral chemical experiments on our hair, we have now rediscovered the natural goodsness and purity of nature’s gift to beautify hair and skin. More and more women, all over the world have started realizing the real worth of natural herbs for cosmetic purpose. Vegetable dyes and rinses are already known in the ancient times for their rich benefits they reap in. But these have come back into fashion in the past 8-10 years.
Herbs are being used to bring life to dull hair, to colour grey hair, and to bring a change in the original color of the hair and also to clean it. Rinses like Camomile team is claimed to give a golden titnt to hair, while Chinese tea is supposed to brighten dark hair.
Dyes: Herbs like henna, walnut bark, indigo, which were used even in the ancient times when women first started being consious of beautifying their hair and skin are still in practice.
Indigo: Gives a blue color to the hair. It is mised with henna to make what is called as the Persian Dye, still widely used in the East. The color obtained varies according to the porportion mixed of the 2 ingredients. It must be left on the hair for several hours for the dye to be effective.
Walnut Bark: Gives an atrractive brown color to the hair.
Henna: Henna is ther Persian name for a small shrub. A paste made of the powdered leaves is of ancient repute as a cosmetic. It has been used by egyptian and Indian women to dye their finger nails ad make intricate patterns on their hands and feet in a orange-red color, which is considered to add to their existing beauty. It is still widely being used for dyeing hair and beards, as well as horse’s manes. Perfumes too are produced from the distilled waters of the henna flowers.
Henna is used by beauticians to get a bright red color or a burnished copper, or just to get highlights. Henna gives a coppery bronze or reddish effect. Mixed with coffee seeds, the hair assumes a rich brown color. Henna when used on grey hair gives a carotty red color; when used on dark hair, it gives a rich auburn tone. It is usually applied on the strands of clean, shampooed hair while it is still damp and is left on the hair for an hour or two.
Take care of your hair, its quite precious!
October 4th, 2008 at 7:27 am
Also, as hair ages, the hair shaft becomes finer, and thinner hair shafts are more susceptible to chemical damage from permanent waves and coloring. Roots
November 23rd, 2008 at 1:07 pm
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