Herbatint hair dye?

[pumori]

I was in the health food/natural product section of the local grocery store today and saw Herbatint hair dye. It claimed to be permanent and natural, and had no ammonia....I'm wondering if it's safe to use over henna. There was no warning on the box (like with many other hair colors) specifically stating that it couldn't be used over henna- however, there was an allergy warning. Has anyone heard of this or tried it over month old henna? I want to touch up my hair (well, brighten the red tones anyways) and no henna is available to me.
Is this a safe product?

[ktani]

I was in the health food/natural product section of the local grocery store today and saw Herbatint hair dye. It claimed to be permanent and natural, and had no ammonia....I'm wondering if it's safe to use over henna. There was no warning on the box (like with many other hair colors) specifically stating that it couldn't be used over henna- however, there was an allergy warning. Has anyone heard of this or tried it over month old henna? I want to touch up my hair (well, brighten the red tones anyways) and no henna is available to me.
Is this a safe product?

This should help and there is a toll free number to call
"Using Herbatint"
http://www.bioforceusa.com/product-finder/herbatint/using_herbatint/using_herbatint.php[/URL]

It does contain peroxide.
http://www.bioforceusa.com/product-finder/herbatint/index.php (http://www.bioforceusa.com/product-finder/herbatint/about_herbatint/about_herbatint.php)

Reviews: makeupally.com
[url]http://www.makeupalley.com/product/searching.asp?CategoryID=305&brand=&title=herbatint

2 LHC threads
1. http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=1327

2. http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=11218

I know 2 people who have used it. It can be drying.

You can always pre-treat with coconut oil or coconut and argan oils
http://ktanihairsense.blogspot.com/2009/11/part-1-of-3-part-series-on-innovative.html

[aahavaa]

I used herbatint about 7 to 9 years ago twice thinking it was quite chemical free.It isnt.While it is less harsh than most conventional dyes, its not totally natural and I think did contain resorcinol and other strong stuff.My hair ended up a bit bleached from it in sense it stripped colour from my hair even though I used the black one.After many months when that washed out and had also been exposed to sun my dark brown hair ended up lightbrown and bleached kinda looking.Good job I then turned to henna.

[pumori]

Ktani, I read through the product information- thanks for that link, I figured out that it did contain PPD (supposedly to make the color hold better) and I think I'll steer clear from it! Last time I dyed my hair with anything that wasn't henna, my hair became brittle and dry and it fell out far more than it normally does.
I'm still interested to hear everyone's experiences, for those of you who have tried it!

[ktani]

Ktani, I read through the product information- thanks for that link, I figured out that it did contain PPD (supposedly to make the color hold better) and I think I'll steer clear from it! Last time I dyed my hair with anything that wasn't henna, my hair became brittle and dry and it fell out far more than it normally does.
I'm still interested to hear everyone's experiences, for those of you who have tried it!

You are very welcome. Good luck!

[earthymamawitch]

Their site claims it's much *lower* in ppd than other dyes - not that that's much of a consolation if you're allergic!

Jenn

[little_cherry]

I've used the herbatint several years ago...it really dried my hair out and made my scalp very itchy and oily.

[Fiferstone]

Well, that doesn't surprise me, the method by which it works is the same as more conventional box-dye formulations, there has to be some kind of agent like peroxide or ammonia to raise the scales so that the color can be deposited, with the chemical reaction that makes this possible ceasing after some point. Net result is that this will lift your natural color somewhat, and it will fade over time. It may be natural, but it's still a box dye. I'm sticking with henna.