I would like to begin this post by saying welcome to my new followers and a big thank you to my older followers. It gives me great joy when you guys read my posts and of course when you find them interesting and helpful.
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Now on to today's post...!I stopped dying my hair 2 and a half years ago because they started falling out. I am not sure whether it was the dying or my hormones that caused it to start falling however I thought it was very sensible of me to stop dying it. I never went overboard with hair color and after the first 2 years of dying my hair I switched to more natural/herb based dyes such as Korres hair dyes.
However in the interest of keeping my hair I decided to stop altogether and seek alternative methods of enhancing my natural hair color.
So, a couple of months ago my mom gave me a great idea that I tried and altered and I will now share with you.
Firstly, you will need some chestnuts(I used 12 chestnuts although it really doesn't matter). Boil them in a saucepan for about 8-10 minutes(I boiled them in 1 ltr of water). Once the chestnuts are ready remove them with a spoon from the pan(fyi you can eat the boiled chestnuts, they are quite yummy).Now,what you are left with is the water in which you boiled the chestnuts which is now a brownish color.You need to let that coold down before you do anything else. After the water reaches room temperature put it in the fridge for a little while(until cool).
Other things you are going to need:
1.The water in which you boiled the chestnuts in a disposable bowl.
2.A disposable shower cap
3.Some hair clips
4.A dye Brush(optional)
Make sure you do this over your bathroom or kitchen sink and that you wear an old t-shirt.
Start by sectioning your hair...
Dip each section into the bowl, then twist the hair and pin in on your head.I do this to keep these sections out of the way while I work on the rest of my hair. 
After doing this on all of your hair make sure that all of your hair is wet including the roots. I used the dye brush and the remaining water to go over my roots. After that put on your shower cap and wait for 30 minutes.
Finally, remove the shower cap and wash and dry/style your hair as you normally would.
Now, here are two photos of my hair color before and after I used this technique(both taken under natural daylight). You will notice the slightly enhanced color and the shine.
Before
After
I hope this helped! It is an all natural way to enhance your hair color and it costs close to nothing.
Please note that the outcome will depend on your how dark your natural hair is. I think it works best on medium color brown hair.
xoxo
A.
Poly endiaferon to post sou!
ReplyDeleteEbapsa prwth fora sta 16-17 ta mallia mou mayro mple k synexisa na ta bafw sxedon 3 xronia,den eida kapoia arnhtikh allagh apla barethhka na ta bafw mias k einai poly pykna k makria..
Twra exw na ta bapsw 1 xrono k 2 mhnes k thelw na ta afhsw mexri na bgei to fysiko xrwma entelws...
Wstoso isws dokimasw kapoia stigmh thn methodo sou!
S'eyxaristoume pou thn moirasthkes mazi mas!
Filakia
kala milame teleio!
ReplyDeleteden vafw ta mallia m alla to skeftomoun na ta skourinw ligo..!
do u think it's going to last?
Artemi,
ReplyDeleteKi egw ta evapsa prwth fora molis teleiwsa to sxoleio kai mexri ta 23mou ta evafa. Ksekinhsa me antavges kai meta ta synexisa me vafh se olo to kefali se kokkines apoxrwseis kai meta ta evafa kastana gia na epanelthoun sto fysiko tous.
Twra na sou pw mou aresei to fysiko mou alla to kastano ta kanei pio lampera kai fainetai pio glyko to xrwma.
Ean thn dokimaseis let me know.
:D :D
Elena,
ReplyDeleteSigoura den krataei kai den exei to idio stain power me mia vafh alla einai enas fysikos tropos na dwseis elafry xrwma kai lampsh. Egw to kanw oso kratane ta kastana peripou mia fora ton mhna(pou ap'oti mou lene oi goneis mou einai apo ton Oktwvrh mexri ton Fevrouario peripou). Einai analoga thn trixa pisteyw. To kalo me ayton to tropo einai oti einai teleiws fysikos kai akoma kai na mhn sou krathsei den yparxei periptwsh na to metanoiwseis per say giati to xrwma den tha einai opws to fantastikes. Kyriws kanei enhance to fysiko sou xrwma to opoio ftheiretai apo to pistolaki kai ta proionta pou xrhsimopoioume.
p.s. I think that Korres uses chestnuts in his hair dyes or at least the brown/red toned ones. Chestnut extract has a distinctive smell that is most definately present in his hair color line.
Elpizw na voithisa.
xx
I really like the "after" result!!!
ReplyDeleteQuite a rich shade!
xx