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...

[ktani]

There is this thread.

[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:



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:


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):



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, 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.

[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.