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Thu May 14, 2009 7:00 pm  |
| My natural hair color now is sort of a light brown, but it used to be much more ash. Now, I guess from natural lightening or whatever, it has gotten a lot more brassy and reddish, and not in a good way. I don't want to fully color it a different color, I would just like to tone down the brassiness and redness. I know there are natural ingredients for increasing highlights or darkness like coffee etc., but is there anything for just adjusting the tone and counteracting red colors? Thanks. |
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Fri May 15, 2009 5:24 am |
| The only DIY natural hair lightener I know of is lemon juice. Rinse hair with it after shampooing and dry hair in sunlight. Chamomile flowers can also be used (or chamomile tea). However, I don't think the natural alternatives work as well as store bought lighteners and toners. |
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Born 1950. There's a new cream on the market that gets rid of wrinkles - you smear it on the mirror!! |
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Fri May 15, 2009 7:39 am |
Byrg....do you color or highlight your hair? Has the water supply you use to wash your hair changed? If your water has a lot of iron in it (well water sometimes has high iron content), it imparts a brassy cast to lightened, color treated hair (the iron reacts with bleach somehow). High iron content water can turn even light colored untreated hair a brassy color.
I would suggest a water filter in your shower. Home Depot has a handheld shower head with filter for $35. I've read that if you use one of these, you'll never have a bad hair day again. Many of the chemicals that are added to our water supply are potentially harmful. There is an article entitled, "Is your shower killing you?", and while you certainly won't die from brassy hair, it's an eye opener to read about the health effects of inhaling chlorine.
As far as a hair rinse, this may not be natural enough or what you had in mind, but here's one idea. Go to Whole Foods. They carry two brands of natural (low or no ammonia) hair dye in box kits. Pick one in a color you think will counteract the color you dislike, and then go to Sally's and get 10% cream developer and one bottle of ION well water shampoo(don't use the developer included in the box because it's too strong for your purposes). You'll be turning their dye into a kind of demi-permanent "rinse" by mixing 1 part color/ 1 part 10% cream developer/ 2 parts distilled water. Tip: when you open the cap on the small bottle containing the actual dye, punch a small hole in the foil seal with the tip of a ball point pen and squirt the amount you want through the hole. You won't need much, and this will preserve the remaining (unmixed) contents for use next time (natural dyes aren't cheap @ $18/box).
Wash your hair with the ION shampoo (even if you don't have well water. This gets your hair ready for the color rinse). Don't use any cream rinse. Towel dry your shampooed hair. Apply the hair dye mixture on your hair. Leave in for just 5 minutes then rinse out (hopefully with your new filtered shower water). Now you can use a detangler or whatever you typically use after shampooing. |
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Fri May 15, 2009 11:21 am |
Aveeno is supposed to be all natural too, or as close as they can. You might want to contact them.
I have never used it, I really like Redken EQ. But I have heard good things about Aveeno. It might be that you have to have a professional with Aveeno.
However, they say that with the EQ too. I diy myself anyway, just buy it off ebay instead of the beauty supply.
Once you find out what to do, perhaps you could do that as well.
I wasn't sure if you meant you wanted kitchen type ingredients only, or you just want to dye your hair yourself. I think it would be easier to buy a color with a number on it to get the exact shade you want. |
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Fri May 15, 2009 12:14 pm |
| I have the same problem with iron in my water. I use that Roux stuff (from the 40s most likely) in White Minx. I just pour it on as a last rinse every other time I wash my hair. It works brilliantly. |
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Born in 1952. Blonde, very good skin. A few noticeable wrinkles. |
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Sat May 16, 2009 7:18 am |
I use the Roux stuff too!
I also have to use a deep clarifying shampoo and then follow it up with Simply Silver shampoo that has purple tones in it to counter-act any brassiness. Aveda makes a Blue Malva shampoo that works well too but is a little more expensive, but more natural products. |
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Joined the 50 club several years back, blonde w/ fair/sensitive skin, Texas humidity and prone to rosacea, light breakouts and sunburns, combo skin type, starting to see sundamage and fine lines |
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