Many women recognize that the choice of natural dyes for dyeing of the hair is more preferable, but still continue to use chemical dyes. So much easier to get the desired shade. Indeed, not having the experience of coloring with henna or Basma, to be confident in the final result, it is impossible. However, in the process of experimentation can subsequently obtain predictable color.

Does the color variety of henna



The actual selection of natural colors small: henna and Basma. And with the help of Basma without henna, you can only get a blue tint. So for quality painting you need first of all to buy quality henna. Because the green coloring henna powder is made from plants called "lawsonia not prickly that grows in North Africa and in the Central regions of the East, to by henna can only be Indian, Iranian and Sudanese. The latter hails from Saudi Arabia.

Although the staining power of lawsonite is not dependent on habitat, but it is different manufacturers, and hence the processing means. Good henna should be a powder, milled to a state of powder. During steaming it becomes a homogeneous slurry of the marsh color. Indian manufacturers worried in advance about a certain color and have added to henna dyes necessary to obtain a Golden brown, light brown, color Burgund, swallowtail and black. However, whether these supplements are harmless, unknown.

Sudanese the paint has a lot of good reviews about its quality, because it has no additives and is able for several months to keep the rich copper color. Except that the hair grows back. Iranian henna is also represented by only one color scheme – carrot-red, but that many of those experiments relate to the merits. After applying at home natural supplements, you can achieve a variety of shades.

Choose from Golden to black



Of course, the color after dyeing, depends not only from supplements. Largely play the role of the density of hair, their natural color, amount of gray hair, dyeing time, and even the oiliness of the scalp. I must say that dry hair, henna can hurt if wearing makeup often.

To get color from brown to black is possible, by combining henna with Basma. This result will give supplements in the form of coffee, nutmeg, walnut shell and oak bark. In this case, one of these ingredients becomes the basis of the broth, which is filled with henna powder. The decoction should not just bring to the boil, but boil for 5 minutes - 10. Checked that the decoction of nettles also helps darken the red color of henna.

To give a Golden or orange tone will help turmeric, chicory, tangerine or orange peel. The shade of red will give apples, beet, cranberry and the usual red wine. Lightening colors help lemon juice, acacia flowers, decoction of dandelion root, chamomile and essential oils like parsley oil and tea tree.

It is known that the henna perfectly strengthens hair follicles, preventing hair loss, removes dandruff, gives natural Shine and volume to the hair. So, if you want to get this effect without changing the color of your hair, you need to use colorless henna. It is produced from the same lawsonite, but not from the leaves and stems. They have no coloring pigment but is full of healing power.