Color Enhancing Shampoos & Rinses: Natural Alternatives

Just mix one of these solutions with your favorite shampoo for an easy way to give your natural hair color a boost without harsh chemicals or dyes. If you no longer use shampoo (see Free Yourself From Shampoo: The No Shampoo Alternative), I have some highlights enhancing hair rinse recipes at the bottom as an alternative for you.

Healthy Long Hair With Lots Of Color

• Blondes: Steep 1 tablespoon chamomile, calendula or powdered rhubarb root in 1 cup boiling water for thirty minutes.
• Brunettes: Add 1 cup strong black coffee *OR* 1 cup water in which you have steeped 1 tablespoon powdered black walnut shells, allspice, or cloves for thirty minutes.
• Redheads: Add 1 cup red wine and/or real orange juice, *OR* 1 cup water in which 1 tablespoon red hibiscus or 2 tablespoons red clover have been steeped thirty minutes.

To Brighten Hair Naturally

• Beat an egg white into a cup of shampoo, leave this mixture on your hair for 15 minutes before you wash it.
• Blond Hair: Mix shampoo with an equal amount of strong chamomile tea (2 or 3 tablespoons to 1 cup of water).
• Dark Hair: Add 1/4 cup of crushed fresh blackberries to a cup of shampoo and use this mixture to wash hair.
• Red Hair: Use raspberries instead of blackberries.
• Black Hair: Make hair shiny by mixing strong, freshly brewed black coffee half and half with shampoo.

Source: Ageless Natural Beauty By Sally Freeman

Natural Highlights Enhancers

Simmer the ingredients over low heat for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and strain. After washing hair as you normally do, rinse with the infusion twice (you’ll need to catch the first rinse with a big bowl so you can use it again for the second rinse).

• Blonde Hair: 1/4 cup dried chamomile blossoms; 2 cups distilled water.
• Brown Hair: 1/4 cup dried rosemary or sage leaves; 2 cups distilled water.
• Red Hair: 1/4 cup dried calendula blossoms; 2 cups distilled water.

Tip: The more regularly you use these color and highlights enhancers, the more effective they will be (and last longer).

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