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.

[tiny_teesha]

Reviving an old thread but I used approx:
1 TB turmeric
2 TB corn starch
1 TB tapioca starch
Mad this into a custard with some water.
Then added in
1/4 t henna/cassia/indigo mix
1 shake cinnamon
1t honey
1 t alma

I applied the thick paste to my hair, covered it...and left it on quite a few hours, i can't recall how long...
The herbs were all negligible. The turmeric turned my ashy dark brown hair, a deep honey brown, and my lighter ends were a quite bright honey colour. Nice!
The grey hairs turned fluro greenish yellow! Wasn't expecting the green...but i don't mind it so much. I was VERY reluctant to use henna as i want my hairs to fade back to white. I guess this works too...

[Anya15]

Never heard of it being used as a hair dye... :D

We normally use it in cooking :D and in face packs, masks, as an antiseptic etc. Body scrubs, too-we make a paste of gram flour and turmeric powder and over time, it is said to retard unwanted hair growth. I use a turmeric-based cream on my face and it gives me clear, glowing skin with an even tone. And it works wonders on breakouts...

[Qz]

I take turmeric tincture daily, it's a proven anti-inflammatory and it is thought that it also fights cancer cells and is awesome for heart health. I've often wondered if it might dye hair, it's very quick to stain my fingers an intense yellow if I get a drop on them and takes a couple days to wash/wear off of my skin. If I still dyed, I would try it myself but it's taken me three + years to grow out my virgin hair color, gray and all, and I'm not planning to ever dye again.

[Platzhalter]

Never heard of it being used as a hair dye... :D

We normally use it in cooking :D and in face packs, masks, as an antiseptic etc. Body scrubs, too-we make a paste of gram flour and turmeric powder and over time, it is said to retard unwanted hair growth. I use a turmeric-based cream on my face and it gives me clear, glowing skin with an even tone. And it works wonders on breakouts...

Same here, though you definitely know a lot more about the alternative uses for various reasons... so thanks for mentioning those :)

[school of fish]

This is a bit OT but I just have to share because it's funny:

Years ago in the early days of the internet I was looking up natural skincare treatments and stumbled upon what looked like a really great recipe for a turmeric face mask - it promised smooth, supple skin, an even, glowing tone, reduction in breakouts, all things I was looking for. It sounded so good.

It didn't occur to me that this recipe came from India, where skin tones are more likely to respond favourably to the golden colour that turmeric leaves behind...

My very Nordic complexion did not respond as favourably, however... I didn't even leave it on as long as was suggested - after maybe 5min it started to dawn on my that maybe the 'glow' that was promised was actually the result of dye depositing on the skin... yup! I walked around looking jaundiced for a week, hahaha!!!

I do have to say though that my skin was indeed beautifully smooth though! And the tone, although yellow, was indeed even and glowing :p

[Shepherdess]

This is a bit OT but I just have to share because it's funny:

Years ago in the early days of the internet I was looking up natural skincare treatments and stumbled upon what looked like a really great recipe for a turmeric face mask - it promised smooth, supple skin, an even, glowing tone, reduction in breakouts, all things I was looking for. It sounded so good.

It didn't occur to me that this recipe came from India, where skin tones are more likely to respond favourably to the golden colour that turmeric leaves behind...

My very Nordic complexion did not respond as favourably, however... I didn't even leave it on as long as was suggested - after maybe 5min it started to dawn on my that maybe the 'glow' that was promised was actually the result of dye depositing on the skin... yup! I walked around looking jaundiced for a week, hahaha!!!

I do have to say though that my skin was indeed beautifully smooth though! And the tone, although yellow, was indeed even and glowing :p

LOL! That is funny. :rollin: I had a similar experience once! It really does have a strong dye effect. It does feel good though on the skin. We need to find a similar herb for the skin, without the dye. :p


Otherwise, I think that turmeric is a great herb, and I have heard so many people have great experiences with it. I cannot use it in my hair due to its dye properties (I once tested some shed hairs to see how much it would dye them and they turned bright yellow). I occasionally take turmeric supplements too.

[01]

Body scrubs, too-we make a paste of gram flour and turmeric powder and over time, it is said to retard unwanted hair growth. Exactly... isn't it supposed to weaken hair?
My very Nordic complexion did not respond as favourably, however... I didn't even leave it on as long as was suggested - after maybe 5min it started to dawn on my that maybe the 'glow' that was promised was actually the result of dye depositing on the skin... yup! I walked around looking jaundiced for a week, hahaha!!! Heh, yeah, I look really yellow after it too... but color can be scrubbed off with a towel.

[Anya15]

This is a bit OT but I just have to share because it's funny:

Years ago in the early days of the internet I was looking up natural skincare treatments and stumbled upon what looked like a really great recipe for a turmeric face mask - it promised smooth, supple skin, an even, glowing tone, reduction in breakouts, all things I was looking for. It sounded so good.

It didn't occur to me that this recipe came from India, where skin tones are more likely to respond favourably to the golden colour that turmeric leaves behind...

My very Nordic complexion did not respond as favourably, however... I didn't even leave it on as long as was suggested - after maybe 5min it started to dawn on my that maybe the 'glow' that was promised was actually the result of dye depositing on the skin... yup! I walked around looking jaundiced for a week, hahaha!!!

I do have to say though that my skin was indeed beautifully smooth though! And the tone, although yellow, was indeed even and glowing :p

Haha! It often stains my face, which is why I use the cream now :P though of course the color would be more noticeable with your skin tone. I am on the lighter side for an Indian, so it shows up noticeably.


Exactly... isn't it supposed to weaken hair? Heh, yeah, I look really yellow after it too... but color can be scrubbed off with a towel.

Yes it weakens hair, as long as it's not coarse and thick. People here swear by it for reducing facial peach-fuzz.

[Anje]

This is a bit OT but I just have to share because it's funny:

Years ago in the early days of the internet I was looking up natural skincare treatments and stumbled upon what looked like a really great recipe for a turmeric face mask - it promised smooth, supple skin, an even, glowing tone, reduction in breakouts, all things I was looking for. It sounded so good.

It didn't occur to me that this recipe came from India, where skin tones are more likely to respond favourably to the golden colour that turmeric leaves behind...

My very Nordic complexion did not respond as favourably, however... I didn't even leave it on as long as was suggested - after maybe 5min it started to dawn on my that maybe the 'glow' that was promised was actually the result of dye depositing on the skin... yup! I walked around looking jaundiced for a week, hahaha!!!

I do have to say though that my skin was indeed beautifully smooth though! And the tone, although yellow, was indeed even and glowing :p

I've wondered that, because I've seen all kinds of stories about how wonderful it is as a face mask, but mostly out of India. Was never sure I wanted to risk the staining to find out if it would work on my redhead-pale skin. (I'm actually quite dark and tan well for a redhead. Which means I only barely glow in the dark.)

[school of fish]

I've wondered that, because I've seen all kinds of stories about how wonderful it is as a face mask, but mostly out of India. Was never sure I wanted to risk the staining to find out if it would work on my redhead-pale skin. (I'm actually quite dark and tan well for a redhead. Which means I only barely glow in the dark.)

Let me save you the trouble - risk it not on your redhead-pale colouring! Learn from my mistake and save yourself, haha!!!

Embarrassing though it was, even I had to laugh at myself at the time! I do recall though that in every other respect it was a wonderful facial treatment :)

[MINAKO]

I had my face stained tooand i'm considrebly dark but naturally cool toned at the same time. it looked very funny for two days full coverage foundation did help me out.

[Beborani]

The kind of turmeric used for face is a different one--it stains less and washes out. It is called kasturi manjal (manjal is turmeric in Tamil) and is sold in some online stores. I think the 'hair removal' aspect of it comes from anti-androgen effect of curcumin so technically it should make the hair on head stronger and face weaker.

[tiny_teesha]

That is interesting Beborani!
I was a bit anxious to see if it would weaken my hair but i figured this was going to be an occasional thing so i didn't worry about it, i have such thin hair anyway...lol.

I have washed my hair 3 times now with my ayurvedic shampoo bar and the golden tone is still there. It is still greenish somewhat but some fading has happened- they are a bright but light greenish yellow.

I too have used it as a mask in the past but i don't recall being horrified with a yellow stain...maybe it was more of a scrub? haha.

It's very healthy to eat with some pepper and a source of fat too for the health benefits.

Anyone else has tried staining greys with turmeric and something else to make it less green? I don't want to use something permanent like henna though. Is there a herbal dye that stains reddish and is temporary? Anyone?

I think next time i will include black strap molasses in the mix with some sort of reddish tea. Hibiscus...rooibos...we'll see what my research brings up.

[Zebra Fish]

I tried it as a mask mixed with honey and olive oil and no permanent staining on the face (and I am pale). I needed to scrub it off a little with some kind of tonic for face. But (!) everything else was yellow and a pain to wash. Next time I used with honey and milk (not oil) and no problem on face and also very easy to clean from surfaces. I used the classic cooking turmeric. I stopped coz of being lazy, but tnx for reminding me ;)