How can I cover my grays naturally?

**CarpeDM** · January 5th, 2011, 08:34 AM

I've been wondering lately... is there any way to naturally (no chemicals) cover up a few single grays? Any suggestions would be much appreciated, thanks!

**Lemur_Catta** · January 5th, 2011, 08:50 AM

Cassia should give a golden tone to your greys, and it washes out so when you are ready to go grey, you won't have to deal with roots

**CarpeDM** · January 5th, 2011, 09:00 AM

Will cassia also change my natural brown? How long before it washes out? TX!

**Rini** · January 5th, 2011, 09:23 AM

catnip. You might want to PM ktani for details, but basically you brew a tea out of it and use it as a rinse after shampoo. It conditions and adds a blonde colour to greys.

HTH!

**KarpatiiSiv** · January 5th, 2011, 09:55 AM

I'd second Rini's suggestion that you try catnip. Here is a link to the article about using it. I've been using it to colour my silvers and for conditioning for over a year now with good results.

**Lemur_Catta** · January 5th, 2011, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by CarpeDM

Will cassia also change my natural brown? How long before it washes out? TX!

It might add golden tones in sunlight, but your brown will most likely stay the same. It washes out in a month or so, and it's also very conditioning.

**CarpeDM** · January 5th, 2011, 02:06 PM

Those are great tips I will try out, thanks all!

**CarpeDM** · January 5th, 2011, 02:23 PM

Oh and is there a particular brand of catnip and cassia that works best?

**skyblue** · January 5th, 2011, 02:38 PM

great question! I've been wondering the same thing!
Thanks for asking

**ddiana1979** · January 5th, 2011, 02:47 PM

Mehandi.com sells BAQ henna with a really high lawsone content (3.4&#37

that they claim covers grays. They even sell kits depending on what you want your final hair color to be (I'm assuming you want to stay a brunette). Henna for Gray Hair. There's a YouTube video on the site as well. I just ordered some, because my current henna isn't covering the grays, so I'll let you know how well it works if you're interested.