Natural hair coloring : how to use henna and other pure herbal pigments for chemical-free beauty /
Christine Shahin ; photography by Melinda DiMauro.
- 183 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 178) and index.
Wellness beauty and sage-ing -- Why color your hair? Why herbal colorants ; Embracing your crone, embracing your gray -- Basic understanding of hair coloring. Hair composition and growth ; Chemical colorants versus herbal hair colorants ; Going from chemical colorants to herbal colorants and vice versa -- The four pure herbal colorants. Boy only pure herbal colorants ; Henna ; Indigo ; Amla ; Cassia obovata -- How to use herbal hair colorants. Creating your color recipe ; My herbal colorant recipes ; Mixing and storing ; How to do a patch test ; The basic application process ; Playing with staining time ; Special procedures and considerations ; Making corrections and troubleshooting ; Unusual ways to use herbal colorants -- Wrap styles. Simple turban ; Tuck wrap ; Gypsy ; Crown wrap ; Rosette turban -- How to tale care of hair colored with herbal pigments. Hair care for different types of hair ; Daily care for healthy hair ; Natural shampoos, conditioners, and other hair products ; Hair styling -- Frequently asked questions.
Henna, indigo, cassia and amla have been used for coloring and healing since ancient times. These all-plant dyes are gentle and safe, can be applied over chemical dyes, and actually nourish the hair.