PPD free hair dye

murphydog999

http://www.naturisimo.com/products_brief.cfm?type=Colouring&hair=1

This is my best find yet.

willing2learn_3

Looks good Murphydog!! I may order tonight - along with surya too (which i'm intrigued by as it looks quite convenient)

The reflex by naturtint (non - permanent) is good, it blends in grey but doesn't get rid of all of it - but it stops you being 'patchy'....and no itching on that one, so will keep that one.

As i said before even though naturetint permanent uses ppd, it doesn't use the rest of the cocktail of chemicals and the ppd dose is lower....never felt any 'reaction' when i've used it. If i eventually have to resort to a permanent hair dye again then it will be naturetint.

rinabean

Henna doesn't make grey hair pink! It makes it ginger. I henna my chestnut hair, and it's auburn with ginger highlights due to the grey. If you don't want red you could use indigo (which isn't black unless you apply it heavily, like henna isn't automatically bright red). If you want a brown that's neither red nor not red then you can use a mixture of the two. I'm happy with pure henna so I don't know what proportions to use, you can look it up on google.

Make sure the henna or indigo you buy is pure. There is no such thing as "brown henna" or anything like that. If it says it is a blend made from only henna and indigo you are fine, but if it doesn't specify it will be henna adulterated with artificial dyes, which is also the type of "henna" that turns bleached hair green.

What I like about henna is that, as long as you're not too far from your natural colour, the root line is not at all obvious and straight. It doesn't look dyed. It's also actually beneficial for your hair! It has a moisturising, strengthening effect that makes your hair look thicker and shinier, even with a weak application. And no, I don't sell the stuff! I'm just a big fan (The henna sludge you make up is green and it does smell "green", but I promise it doesn't make your hair green! And the smell wears off quickly.)

murphydog999

Unfortunately, if you've had a reaction to PPD, you are likely to get a reaction from henna - and loads of other chemicals as well. Unfortunately Naturetint has still got Hydrogen Peroxide and Propylene Glycol. PG is classed as dangerous has warnings to avoid skin contact and can have the same internal effects as PPD. It is in sooooooo many products it's unbelievable!

Every time I wash my hair the chemical releases itself again and if I had the guts to shave it all off and start again I would.

Dying hair just for fun? People really, really, need to think about what they are doing and the risks.

sophlowe45

I dye my hair to cover greys, personally i notice the difference in how i get treated when i wake a bit of makeup, contacts and cover my greys (with society based so much on appearance and hence the huge beauty industry and cosmectic surgery and enhancement industry)

Henna is sounding good, my flatmate got henna from India and it was really messy and she left it on for seven hours, all her greys were covered and no ginger on her greys and her hair looked so shiny on healthy.

But i have no idea where to buy that from, and seven hours and mess?? :eek:

rinabean

I do mine for an hour. Obviously it's darker if you leave it on for longer, but I prefer to do it more often with less henna. I also have short hair so it's a bit less messy for me! I get mine from here. It does make your hair so glossy, I love it!

For most people there's no risk to henna aside from orange ears for an hour or two, but it's wise to do a patch test just in case.

pearl123

Google sage rinse or sage for colouring hair. It does do some colouring if you realy can't use chemicals, plus the upside is your hair does not dry out. When I remember to make a batch - I usually keep it in my hair for a long time and not rinse it out immediately. All my family do say that it is covering some of my grey !

willing2learn_3

Have just completed a strand test with logona chestnut brown colour - it appears to have covered the grey on the cut strand....i'm impressed! and it's a darkish brown colour - not red.

not sure how my scalp will react to a patch test - going to do it on the scalp as my arm doesn't react to stuff and i think my scalp does. Will do that tomorrow or saturday and report back.

The product doesn't instruct you to do a patch test....but i will do so anyway.

willing2learn_3

Logona Chestnut brown is orangey on my grey - so next time i would try the brown umber and would suggest others do that if they are trying to get a dark brown result.

Meanwhile it looks like the Surya product is the best for covering the grey - it looks like the rest of my dark hair. Don't know how long it will last though. Lets see.

Mely

rinabean wrote: »

Henna doesn't make grey hair pink! It makes it ginger. I henna my chestnut hair, and it's auburn with ginger highlights due to the grey. If you don't want red you could use indigo (which isn't black unless you apply it heavily, like henna isn't automatically bright red). If you want a brown that's neither red nor not red then you can use a mixture of the two. I'm happy with pure henna so I don't know what proportions to use, you can look it up on google.

Make sure the henna or indigo you buy is pure. There is no such thing as "brown henna" or anything like that. If it says it is a blend made from only henna and indigo you are fine, but if it doesn't specify it will be henna adulterated with artificial dyes, which is also the type of "henna" that turns bleached hair green.

What I like about henna is that, as long as you're not too far from your natural colour, the root line is not at all obvious and straight. It doesn't look dyed. It's also actually beneficial for your hair! It has a moisturising, strengthening effect that makes your hair look thicker and shinier, even with a weak application. And no, I don't sell the stuff! I'm just a big fan (The henna sludge you make up is green and it does smell "green", but I promise it doesn't make your hair green! And the smell wears off quickly.)

I use 1/3 henna and 2/3 indigo which on my hair comes out a dark brown with reddish highlights. My hair has never been in such fantastic condition and id never use chemicals again Another alternative is to make a weaker henna 'gloss' which is basically henna which is mixed with conditioner. Dont forget if you decide to use henna do your homework first as henna is permanent! Always use body art quality (BAQ) henna. Hth.