How to make hair darker without dye

In this article, we want to tell you how to make your hair darker, and the color richer and deeper, without the use of dye. All who do not want to spoil their hair with dyes, but want to slightly change their image, we invite you to explore alternative ways that you can use at home.

The advantage is that such products not only color the hair, but also strengthen it well, and generally improve the condition of the hair. Of course, such funds will not make you a burning brunette, but the color will become a little darker, brighter and more saturated.

How to make hair darker without dyeThe disadvantage of such staining is that it must be done often in order to have a result, and it also takes a lot of time.

Darken hair a few shades with walnuts

It turns out that nuts can make hair darker by several tones, while tincture of nuts strengthens hair, prevents hair loss, makes hair denser and more saturated in color.

Darken hair a few shades with walnutsTo do this, you need to take a few nuts, peel and, together with the shell, place them in boiling water (about a liter of water) and cook over low heat for 10-15 minutes, and let it brew. While you can wash your hair and then at the very end rinse your hair with an infusion of nuts, squeezing out the excess liquid from your hair, pin your hair with a hairpin and walk for another 20-30 minutes, so the shade will be more saturated, and then rinse your hair with warm water and you can start styling.

In order not to stain your hands, carry out all the manipulations with the infusion of nuts with gloves.

Rinsing hair with sage, nettle and oak bark

From this entire list, I really like oak bark, the infusion of oak bark gives a very beautiful shade to my light brown hair, so warm, rich and also well emphasizes the natural shine of the hair. Nettle gives a brighter color, even with copper highlights, and sage also darkens the hair, but not as rich as oak bark or nettle, and many people also say that sage paints over gray hair.

Dark hair with herbsFor the procedure, we first need to brew herbs, take half a pack, for example, oak bark and brew with two glasses of boiling water. If you wash your hair in the morning, then you can brew the infusion in the evening, and in the morning strain and apply to your hair. The herbal infusion should be used when you have already done all the manipulations: washed your head with shampoo, applied a mask or conditioner, blotted your hair with a towel so that no water drips from them, and only then you can start coloring. For the best effect, you can put your hair in a wide bowl and keep it for 5-10 minutes, then wrap it in a towel for a couple of minutes and let it dry naturally.

All herbs dry out the length of the hair a little, so use leave-in products (oil, cream, fluid, spray).

Sage, nettle and oak bark have excellent strengthening properties, so besides coloring, you will also strengthen your hair well.

Darkening hair with coffee and tea

Both tea and coffee give a beautiful dark shade to the hair. Coffee has been used for many years as a natural hair dye. To do this, you need to brew coffee, strain it and rinse your hair with it, after you wash your hair, and then rinse your hair with warm water. And do not throw out the coffee itself, make a body scrub out of it, this magic scrub makes the skin even, smooth and velvety, but how it smells ...

Darkening hair with coffee and teaIf you decide to make your hair darker with tea, then it is advisable to choose black long tea, it is he who gives a beautiful dark rich shade to the hair. Make a strong brew of tea, strain and rinse your hair at the end of washing, you can also place your hair in a bowl and leave it for a few minutes.

If you do such procedures regularly, then every time you wash your hair, your hair will become darker.

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  1. Svetlana

    it is a pity, it is not specified which shades will be obtained as a result. I would like to paint over the gray hair on my own ash-chestnut. but I don't want to make my hair warmer (which will probably come out when dyed with oak bark or coffee). tell me the means to preserve the ashiness in the color

    • Yuliya

      It is difficult to say which method will give an ashy shade ...

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