turmeric experiences

[Lile]

Hey everybody,
I started this thread because I've been browsing the web for hours to find some relevant information about how to use turmeric as a hair dye...but no luck.I've found some,but I'm more interested in your personal experiences.
Calling for blondes!!!

Do you think a hair rinse would work?

Did you use turmeric as a natural hair dye?How,and how much?



I don't want to be a caution sign yellow head after using it...:rolleyes:

[ktani]

There is this thread. (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=2528)

[cobblersmaid]

I used it once. It gave a bit of a greenish cast for a few weeks, which gave way to a yellow colour that soon faded. Not really worth the time IMHO.

[Lile]

Thak you for the answers,and the useful link Ktani.
What I was thinking about is using it as a hair rinse. Lots of water with a pinch of turmeric.
I used to have a bad eperience with turmeric,but I used way too much powder with henna,and then straight on the hair.It fades out very quickly,but right after the application it looked very shocking yellow,
Now I wouldn't go that far...
What I want is really just a slightly brighter tone...

[ktani]

Thak you for the answers,and the useful link Ktani.
What I was thinking about is using it as a hair rinse. Lots of water with a pinch of turmeric.
I used to have a bad eperience with turmeric,but I used way too much powder with henna,and then straight on the hair.It fades out very quickly,but right after the application it looked very shocking yellow,
Now I wouldn't go that far...
What I want is really just a slightly brighter tone...

You are most welcome!

[Lile]

WEll,we'll see.I'm too decided to change my mind:-)
I'll post before after pics,

if I figure out how that works...

[ktani]

WEll,we'll see.I'm too decided to change my mind:-)
I'll post before after pics,

if I figure out how that works...

Test strand first. It is safe. You lose nothing but the time involved to do it.

[Nightshade]

I did some strand testing with turmeric and for a time used it in my henna mix.

It's a very, very vibrant yellow, this is it left on white mohair for an hour:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f80/SaliceMalkin/HerbalTestStrands1.jpg

I also noticed on my light to medium brown roots that the hair sometimes took on a greenish hue without the henna to add in red.

Another one I tried was rhubarb root:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f80/SaliceMalkin/HerbalStrandTests6.jpg

The other thing I found with turmeric was though it stained my skin and my shower great, it washed out of my hair very quickly.

I had much better luck getting a similar hue with herbs that have conditioning benefits and honey (which was more for conditioning than lightening here):

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f80/SaliceMalkin/Cassia.jpg

This (on white hair) was: 100g cassia, 2 TB henna and 4TB honey. It's what I use for a gloss :) The honey makes things much easier to rinse, and based on this experiment (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showpost.php?p=48707&postcount=21), I think it keeps the hair from picking up too much henna.

[RancheroTheBee]

Be warned that the color is intense, the smell is somewhat over powering and it stains everything in its path. I used to use to to dye paper, and it never comes out.

[ratgirldjh]

true - it is very long lasting and it seem to get much darker - orange yellow after it oxidizes

i once had a rattie girl that had an abcess and i was giving her turmeric (not much) in some pudding. well she was white - and suffice it to say - that just eating the pudding and then grooming would turn her yellow in places for a LONG time

i tried washing her - but it stayed evidently til it wore off - or new hair grew in...

btw - it dried up her abcess very quickly!

[Lile]

Nightshade,that's very useful,thank you.I have to admit,tha you gave me the idea of using turmeric,that you mentioned in another thread and your hair on the photo looked nice,not too yellow at all.I was planning to use really a little bit.
Well,over the shower and hair rinse now...my hair is drying,and my experiences are:


I used a big glass bowl full of water
a pinch of turmeric
one cup of white tea

I left it in.


sorry for my English...

I added really a little bit to the water,and have to say that was enough.
It seems to give a nice bright golden hue to my ash tones.
I used to henna my hair,and the lower part of my hair is still reddish.Turmeric rinse gave this part a very nice shade.It seems to be more effective there actually.
Maybe I should henna all my hair again with a bit of turmeric.;)
The upper part is a tiny bit brighter,I'll have a closer look when it's totally dry.

Fortunately I can't see any green yet...maybe that will be the surprise for tomorrow..;)

[Canarygirl]

Nightshade, I like that color you got from the cassia/henna/honey gloss. How long did you let the cassia/henna dye release? And how long on the hair?

[Nightshade]

Nightshade, I like that color you got from the cassia/henna/honey gloss. How long did you let the cassia/henna dye release? And how long on the hair?

I just add warm chamomile tea for a liquid, mix it all up, put it on right away and leave it on for 2-3 hours or so :)


Nightshade,that's very useful,thank you.I have to admit,tha you gave me the idea of using turmeric,that you mentioned in another thread and your hair on the photo looked nice,not too yellow at all.I was planning to use really a little bit.
Well,over the shower and hair rinse now...my hair is drying,and my experiences are:


I used a big glass bowl full of water
a pinch of turmeric
one cup of white tea

I left it in.


sorry for my English...

I added really a little bit to the water,and have to say that was enough.
It seems to give a nice bright golden hue to my ash tones.
I used to henna my hair,and the lower part of my hair is still reddish.Turmeric rinse gave this part a very nice shade.It seems to be more effective there actually.
Maybe I should henna all my hair again with a bit of turmeric.;)
The upper part is a tiny bit brighter,I'll have a closer look when it's totally dry.

Fortunately I can't see any green yet...maybe that will be the surprise for tomorrow..;)

No apologies needed, your English is great!

I'm glad it's working out for you! If it's working I won't knock it :)

[princess]

Be warned that the color is intense, the smell is somewhat over powering and it stains everything in its path. I used to use to to dye paper, and it never comes out.

This is very true. It is not the thing that usually one applies to hair in India.

Not like henna, or indigo which have been used in making hair oils or have been used for applying to hair as conditioner..

Turmeric is used more on the skin like in face packs and also used to treat external wounds like cuts and boils.

Turmeric is known to have antiseptic properties.
http://www.pureinsideout.com/turmeric-curcuma.html

Sometimes if a person has some cut or abcess in the hair(in the head) turmeric can be applied together with neem leaf paste to treat the condition.

[snowbear]

I got a few bright yellow streaks in my hair when I used it. My hair's normal streaks are in my signature, but here's what I got:
http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss236/snowbearLHC/th_streakone.png (http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss236/snowbearLHC/streakone.png)

[Lile]

Princess


Thanks for the useful information!

Now that my hair is dry, I have to say that the henna reddish parts in my hair have a very nice golden glow from the rinse.
The rest which is naturally light brown with blond stripes,pretty much like snowbear's hair,got the same effect:yellow on the light parts and nothing on the darker ones.(maybe a bit of green?You're right Nightshade)

Well,I have to tell,that if I wanted to henna my hair again,I would do a very light turmeric rinse to have this beautiful glow,but now I want to keep my original hair colour and only give it some highlights.
I think I'll rather do some tea rinses.They are not that drastic on natural hair.

Thanks to everybody for the posts!!!

[Honestwitness]

Nightshade, thank you for posting the photos of your tumeric experiments. I'm especially interested in the Chamomile powder used by itself. I have a lot of white hair, with some brown mixed in. I don't want to turn my white hair anything but a brighter white. If the brown hairs lighten, that's fine with me. I especially don't want to turn my hair any shade of yellow!

Please tell me what kind of Chamomile powder you used. Was it Matricaria Recutita (German Chamomile)? Where did you purchase it? How did you prepare it and apply it to the mohair?

I appreciate your assistance.