Weld for Blonde

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Posted by Kristine on October 2, 2004 at 15:43:39:

Hi, all -

I am still wanting to make my silver hair (aprox. 20% of total hair,
rest is dark brown) turn blonde, so as to give the appearance of
blonde highlights, not gray. I had a little success with a strong
tumeric rinse, though my previously highlighted ends, which are more
porous, took in much more color than the rest of the hair, and so
turned an unnatural brassy yellow color. Since I am planning on
cutting my hair soon anyway to get rid of those several inches of
ends, that didn't worry me too much.

What was a problem, however, was the tumeric staining my fingers and
fingernails, and rubbing off on my clothes and pillowcase. In any
case, the tumeric has proved to be not colorfast, and has completely
washed off my hands and out of my hair (and, for the most part, off
of my clothes) now that it has been a couple of weeks.

So...I am still interested in experimenting with natural herbs to
turn my silver to blonde. Some here have said that rhubarb root is a
more natural blonde and a better dye than tumeric. I have not yet
found the time to order some and try it. But I was wondering, has
anyone ever used the herb "weld" to dye their hair blonde? I have
read that it is the most colorfast, best yellow natural dye, but I
could not find any references to it being used on hair or the human
body, and am wondering if it is safe or toxic.

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: Hi, all - : : I am still wanting to make my silver hair (aprox. 20% of total hair, : rest is dark brown) turn blonde, so as to give the appearance of : blonde highlights, not gray. I had a little success with a strong : tumeric rinse, though my previously highlighted ends, which are more : porous, took in much more color than the rest of the hair, and so : turned an unnatural brassy yellow color. Since I am planning on : cutting my hair soon anyway to get rid of those several inches of : ends, that didn't worry me too much. : : What was a problem, however, was the tumeric staining my fingers and : fingernails, and rubbing off on my clothes and pillowcase. In any : case, the tumeric has proved to be not colorfast, and has completely : washed off my hands and out of my hair (and, for the most part, off : of my clothes) now that it has been a couple of weeks. : : So...I am still interested in experimenting with natural herbs to : turn my silver to blonde. Some here have said that rhubarb root is a : more natural blonde and a better dye than tumeric. I have not yet : found the time to order some and try it. But I was wondering, has : anyone ever used the herb "weld" to dye their hair blonde? I have : read that it is the most colorfast, best yellow natural dye, but I : could not find any references to it being used on hair or the human : body, and am wondering if it is safe or toxic.
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