Herbs as dye -please help

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Posted by Nancy on November 16, 2004 at 12:03:01:

Hi, I've been searching all over the internet for natural hair dyes
and besides henna and indigo (which I have tried) I also found
information about various herbs etc. Apparently you can simmer
some sage in a pan and with the liquid you are left with you can
use it as a hair dye. Now I say this because it all seems much
easier than the time you have to spend using henna and indigo...

...so can I ask if anybody has tried using JUST sage or other
herbs as hair dye, and what kind of results did you get? Some
websites say that you have to run the herb solution over your hair
15+ times a day for a few weeks until you start to see a
difference, so is this the case?
How much of a difference was the color?
Will it continue to get darker the more you use it?
What was your starting hair color and what was the finished
result?
Does it darken hair a lot, say from blonde (mine) to brown (what
I'd like)?
Is their any other recipes anybody has which darkens hair, and
not making blonde hair into dark-blonde, I mean blonde into
brown, just light brown or even dark brown.

Sorry to ask so many questions but there doesn't seem to be any
answers that I can find on the internet and was hoping
somebody here might have the answers.

Thanks!

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Re: Herbs as dye -please help Nancy E. 16:26:05 11/16/2004 (2)
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: Hi, I've been searching all over the internet for natural hair dyes : and besides henna and indigo (which I have tried) I also found : information about various herbs etc. Apparently you can simmer : some sage in a pan and with the liquid you are left with you can : use it as a hair dye. Now I say this because it all seems much : easier than the time you have to spend using henna and indigo... : : ...so can I ask if anybody has tried using JUST sage or other : herbs as hair dye, and what kind of results did you get? Some : websites say that you have to run the herb solution over your hair : 15+ times a day for a few weeks until you start to see a : difference, so is this the case? : How much of a difference was the color? : Will it continue to get darker the more you use it? : What was your starting hair color and what was the finished : result? : Does it darken hair a lot, say from blonde (mine) to brown (what : I'd like)? : Is their any other recipes anybody has which darkens hair, and : not making blonde hair into dark-blonde, I mean blonde into : brown, just light brown or even dark brown. : : Sorry to ask so many questions but there doesn't seem to be any : answers that I can find on the internet and was hoping : somebody here might have the answers. : : Thanks!
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