Homemade Hair Color Brighteners
April 30, 2009 by Michelle Smith
Filed under Handmade and DIY
My first experience with natural hair color came about when I found a box of red hennaunder the sink at my stepmom’s house. I don’t know if my stepmom had ever used it before - I didn’t ask, I just put it on. I started coloring my hair young – the first of any of my friends to do so at 15. That’s no big deal now, in fact I helped my daughter put bright crimson streaks in her hair in the 5th grade, but I was 15 back in 1982. Things were different then.
So, the henna…..it turned me a bright crayon-orange and …read more
Color Treated Hair Rescue
April 24, 2008 by Noel Boehm
Filed under Beauty Products
Some of us are slaves to hair treatments, myself included. The trick is to extend your hair color and keep your hair healthy. I don’t color my hair anymore but I did try Rene Furterer’s Okara Restructuring Mask for color treated hair and it was wonderful. I thought, “what could it possibly do for me since my hair isn’t colored?”
Well let me tell you, it can make my hair soft and shiny. Oh what else…it made my natural hair color pop. Cha ching. It has Vitamin E and Witch Hazel which is what helps the color.
Just think what this could …read more
Some Highlights Would Be Nice
April 9, 2008 by Noel Boehm
Filed under Beauty Products
Today on Planet Green there’s a great article about how to kinda sorta green your hair color. If you just can’t give it up and the more natural alternatives don’t work for you, they offer some easy ways to limit your exposure to chemicals.
Come summer I want to give my hair some warm highlights, maybe find a way to lighten me up using henna. LUSH has some great products for that.
Your Strands Will Thank You
November 30, 2007 by Noel Boehm
Filed under Botanical Products, Hair Care
In response to a request for natural (or at least more natural) hair dye alternatives, I went on a hunt. I found Ecocolors, a non-toxic hair color system. It touts itself as being the do-all solution for chemically aware or chemically sensitive people. It’s paraben, sulfite, gluten and mineral oil free. I haven’t tried it but it looks pretty promising. It says that it provides excellent gray coverage, if that’s what you’re into. Personally, I say embrace the gray. Revel in the fact that you will never have to vote for homecoming queen again.
Lush also has some great henna based hair …read more
