Alternatives to chemical hair dye

Reckon So

I'm going to be dying my hair for the rest of my life or at least until I'm old enough to be able to work the silver look. As I'm naturally very dark I have to do my roots every few weeks to cover new white hairs that keep popping up.

I'm concerned about the effects of putting strong chemical hair dye on my scalp so often and wonder if anyone knows anything about the alternatives such vegetable hair dye or henna?

I didn't even know where I could buy either in Dublin but found a thread on henna saying it's available in a few places. Can anyone shed any light on veg dyes or just how messy henna is please?

spinandscribble

hennas messy enough but it makes your hair so shiny. its available in lush.

bluestarshine

hey, you could try a health food shop for natural hair dyes i have seen them therebut i havent tried them myself. or check this website out

http://www.beautynaturals.com/cosmetic.asp?ref=TN-PM

i have ordered things from here before, they are great and dont charge rip off delivery prices to ireland

Semele

Most health shops have a brand of dye called Naturatint (I think) thats vegetable based. It has a great range of shades too. Don't know if you can buy it online anywhere but its worth a Google!

McGinty

Hi Op

I use naturatint and it is fantastic, like you I have very dark hair and greying prematurely, for years I used chemical based colours, but now use this and it fantastic and my hair is thicker and glossier because of it. You can pick it up in any health food shop and if they don't stock then ask them to order it. I use 4n colour, my hair was dark and it is recommend you go two shades lighter for a more natural look, and it defo works. Also I would recommend using natural shampoos and conditioners as they also improve the quality of your hair.

lizzyvera

"Chemical based?"?! What in the world isn't made of chemicals? And how would you know if the chemicals found naturally in plants are any less harmful than the ones in normal hair dye?

Anyway, henna is quite nice. The red is stunning and the dark brown is very rich.

Reckon So

Thanks for all your replies! I've tried Naturatint and find it really good, I like the colour & it's worth paying an extra couple of euro for it.