Is there a plant based color that I can use at home. Nickel allergy makes it almost impossible to use any color products sold in stores
Is there a plant based color that I can use at home. Nickel allergy makes it almost impossible to use any color products sold in stores
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Elline Surianello wrote on :
Have you used Henna Dye (there’s a brand called Coastal Creations)? It could be found at your local Whole Foods. Whole Foods has a great selection of natural, organic dyes for hair. After some research online, I found these brands for you, Naturtint & Herbatint may be some good options to look into. Hope this helps.
suzi51 wrote on :
One of the first things to consider when coloring your hair is the kind of color to use. Store bought, box color contains metallic dyes that either stain the hair or sit outside layers of your hair called the cuticle and covers your natural color. Box colors use smelly ammonia to develop the color which may affect your lungs. Professional salon color will open the cuticle and deposit oxidative dyes into the hair which react with your hair to truly change its color. The results of professional color are longer lasting and more natural looking. Most professional color utilizes harsh and toxic chemicals to achieve this result. These chemicals have damaging effects on your hair and health. For example, ammonia will destroy a protein called tyrosine in your hair which regulates the production of melanin, your hairâs natural pigmentation. Once your hairâs tyrosine is destroyed, your hairâs ability to âholdâ color, either natural of synthetic, is forever compromised. Furthermore, many of the pigments and active chemicals in professional hair color are associated with many different types of cancer. Now that you know a few facts about hair color, letâs consider some safer alternatives.
The only true 100& natural hair color is henna. Henna can darken or change the tone of your hair but cannot lighten it. To achieve long lasting gray coverage, a color must contain ppd (para-phenylenediamines). PPD may cause allergic reactions and therefore it is advised that you do a patch test before using these products. The patch test calls for mixing the color and developer and applying to your forearm 24 hours prior to coloring your hair to see if there is a negative reaction. Colors that claim to be organic with no ppd, will coat the hair with a mixture of henna and metallic salts/dyes but cannot lighten. You can only lighten your hair with peroxide. Peroxide in and of its self is not harmful, especially with the gentler pharmaceutical grades used in some hair colors, but proper use is essential to prevent irreversible damage to your hair.
Your salon may offer professional salon colors formulated with lower, safer per centages of ppd. and no ammonia. There are several brands that are available on the market that give impressive results with superior gray coverage and reduced color fading. Do your research; there are probably salons in your area that carry these products.
Ultimately, the choice to color your hair with a safer, organic product is possible. Make your decision based on the results you wish to achieve. Natural, 100% organic color will not lighten your hair but can blend your gray, darken your color it or change its tone. Lightening hair or getting superior, long lasting gray coverage requires a product that contains peroxide and ppd. Exposure to these products can be minimized with an organic color system that contains pharmaceutical grade peroxide and a lower percentage of ppd than found in some salon brands and box colors used at home. Being beautiful does not mean compromising your health.