If you want to dye your hair, you may consider a henna wash. The chemicals in commercial hair dyes terrify me (http://blog.lef.org/2012/07/is-your-hair-dye-killing-you.html), and anyway henna is way cheap. I use Henna Mehendi from the Indian store. It contains 9 herbs with benefits ranging from prevention of graying to promoting hair growth. Sounds great, right? The process takes hours, but well worth it as far as I'm concerned- I just mix up the dye and let it sit over night, then when I put it on my hair, I pop on a shower cap and sew 'til time to rinse! The instructions say to let the powder soak in water for 2-3 hours. It is recommended that you soak in black tea for better results, and add a little almond oil, coconut oil, or whatever you have on hand. Use gloves for applying and also for rinsing (this stuff will dye your hands and your fingernails, and take days to wear off)! It says to make a "paste" but I bought a Wilton cake decorating bottle from Michael's, and I make it runny. I am very happy with the results! Please tell me what you think.
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