Henna and coffee are often used to refresh hair color. The combination of these components is one of the natural dyes that can change the color and strengthen the curls. You can dye your hair using natural ingredients at home; you just need to follow simple rules for using henna. In this case, any recipe will bring the desired result.
The benefits of nature's gifts: coffee, basma, henna
Even the most expensive hair dye has a negative impact on hair growth. And the more often you color your hair, the more noticeable this effect is. Fortunately, there are other options to shade your strands or refresh your color, making it more rich and expressive. We are talking about such natural dyes as basma, henna and black coffee.
By the way, the use of these products will not only change the color of your hair, but will also significantly improve its appearance and internal condition.
But in order for basma or coffee to behave as it should and give the strands the desired shade, it is better to clarify in advance how much of what substance and in what order should be added when preparing the mixture. For example, basma is absolutely not suitable for blondes. Especially for light strands there is a colorless natural “dye” that will simply refresh and deepen the natural color. Return to content
Peculiarities
Both of these natural remedies are gifts from warm countries, where people have long discovered their miraculous properties. For centuries, women have used henna not only to color hair, wool, nails or decorate the body for aesthetic and religious purposes, but also to treat skin diseases, bone diseases and wounds.
His Majesty coffee perfectly fights against baldness, as it reduces the production of dihydrotestosterone, which causes the destruction of the hair follicle. Its main components (antioxidants) protect hair from external negative influences, and the mineral complex moisturizes and saturates it with nutrients.
Each of these herbal products does a great job individually, but together they can achieve truly unsurpassed results: giving your curls a charming shine, strengthening your hair follicles, getting rid of dandruff and achieving natural chocolate colors. The main thing is to arm yourself with desire, time and the tools necessary for the coloring procedure.
Benefits of aromatic grains
Everyone knows that coffee is an excellent cosmetic product. Thus, the grounds are used in soap making, and for making masks, and for scrubs. But as it turns out, coffee has a positive effect not only on the skin of the face and body, but also on the hair.
The positive effects of caffeine are that it:
- stimulates the growth of new strands;
- actively fights such problems as baldness;
- is an excellent peeling agent;
- gives curls a natural and healthy shine;
- makes the color more saturated and is even able to change their natural shade by half a tone or tone.
Coffee can be used in a variety of ways when caring for hair. The main thing is to follow certain recommendations that will allow you to maximize the benefits of this natural dye and natural hair care product:
- There is no need to skimp on raw materials. That is, coffee for hair care must be of high quality and natural (without various additives and especially without flavorings);
- It is preferable to buy finely ground coffee. It happens that large elements can injure the scalp, while finely ground raw materials will not cause any harm to either the hair structure or the skin;
- Coffee as a remedy, as well as as a natural dye, is best used only by brunettes or brown-haired women, that is, ladies with dark curls. If you are blonde or have red hair, hair care experts recommend paying attention to another natural dye - henna.
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Coloring recipe using coffee and cognac
You will get a brown color with a beautiful shine.
This product dyes it a beautiful brown color, giving your curls a healthy shine. Preparation of the composition:
- Mix two tablespoons of cognac, two teaspoons of ground coffee beans and two chicken egg yolks. If desired, add a little hair oil and water. You should get a homogeneous consistency.
- Check the mixture for hypoallergenicity.
- Leave it for half an hour in a dark place and let it brew.
- Distribute through hair and leave for at least thirty minutes.
Nature's gift for fiery hair color
Henna has been used for thousands of years by beauties all over the world as an excellent remedy both for treatment and as an element used to color strands. During all this time, only one disadvantage of the substance was found, which, after the creation of a colorless substance, is no longer a disadvantage. Thus, it was believed that since the henna pigment eats into the thickness of the hair, it can subsequently be painted over only with a dark color. But today this has ceased to be a problem, since there is colorless henna, which is used to treat curls, restore them and give the strands greater color saturation. That is, such a colorless, so-called dye does not color the strands, but simply enhances their natural color.
What is so unusual about this dye for curls that it is positioned as one of the best natural remedies given by nature, which can save lifeless and exhausted strands, even in situations where cosmetics from famous brands are powerless?
Regular use of this natural remedy allows you to:
- make each hair thicker, which in turn gives the entire head of hair incredible volume;
- give the strands a natural shine;
- make curls more manageable and pliable for styling;
- dry hair that is too oily, which will save its owners from daily washing;
- dye your hair in different shades, ranging from bright red and fiery red to “transparent” light.
In order to obtain one or another shade of hair, henna must be mixed with other additives.
You can get mahogany-colored strands by mixing it with cranberry juice. You can give your hair a copper tint by mixing it with a decoction of onion peels. Well, if you infuse it with kefir, the shade will become even more rich and deep. Return to content
An original combination - for an original color
Coffee is a unique product that can be combined with anything. In drinks it is combined with alcohol and desserts, in cooking - with spices, in cosmetology - with soda and various creams. But when caring for hair, coffee can be combined with henna, and achieve excellent results, both in the field of caring for strands and when doing coloring. It, combined with coffee, is the ideal formula for a luxurious, multi-faceted and very rich shade. The main thing is to choose the right proportions and choose the appropriate recipe. After all, like any magic, hair coloring with magic dye and coffee has its own characteristics, and the first of them is a recipe for preparing a wonderful mixture in order to carry out coloring.
In order to prepare a dye from this substance and coffee you need:
- brew a shot of espresso (you can use a Turkish coffee pot, or you can use a special coffee machine). The drink must be “pure” - without sugar, cream, alcohol and other additives;
- after the coffee is ready, it can be used as a basis for brewing henna;
- wait until the finished mixture cools to an acceptable temperature and apply coffee with henna to your hair. Everyone determines the optimal temperature of the mixture themselves, taking into account their sensitivity. The main thing is that the mixture of coffee and henna was neither cold nor hot, and the proportions were correct;
- Apply the mixture to your hair evenly and do not forget to rub the substance into the roots.
As a result of such a simple manipulation, you can get a noble brown color of curls.
Well, for those who dream of a small glimpse of red in their strands, experts recommend that after applying the double dye, cover your head with regular cling film.
The darkest color can be obtained if you keep the henna and coffee dye on your head for as long as possible and dry your hair naturally.
If you decide to dye your hair with a combination of coffee and henna, you need to allocate at least three, or even five hours for the procedure. Otherwise, the result will not be so noticeable. If you dye your hair in this way regularly once every two or three weeks, you will not only be able to maintain the desired shade, but also, if desired, make it at least half a shade darker.
Hair coloring with coffee and henna should be done in a course. After all, despite the fact that both substances are completely safe and natural, you still need to give your hair a break sometimes.
Whether we dye the strands or just shade, we always need to remember about moderation. Return to content
Beauty, treatment and care at the same time
Henna is a natural hair dye and body painting, it is made from the leaves of the lawsonia non-prickly plant. The leaves are collected, dried, then ground and made into paint. Moreover, body paint is made from the powder of the dried upper leaves, and hair dye is made from the lower leaves. Various natural additives were added to the powder, resulting in different shades of coloring matter: from copper to black.
In Arab countries, henna was used in medicine, as it has disinfecting and restorative properties.
It was used to treat various skin diseases and was also used for traditional body painting - mehndi. In addition, henna paste was used to treat and dye hair.
A few secrets about hair coloring
Experts recommend using henna not loose, but pressed into tiles. When choosing between brown, chestnut, black and red shades (which are offered by manufacturers), preference should be given to the first two.
Before applying the mixture to your curls, you need to wash and dry them.
Dyeing gray strands can be done by making a mixture with different natural dyes. So, the recipe for a product intended for coloring gray strands includes basma. Basma is mixed in equal quantities with ground natural coffee, after which you need to add henna and the whole thing is poured with hot water. The proportions should be selected so that the resulting mixture resembles sour cream in thickness. After applying the product to your hair, cover your head with a film or towel. You can wash off the “paint” no earlier than after two hours. Basma will enhance the coloring properties of other components and will completely hide gray hair. By the way, in terms of its effect on strands, basma is as harmless as regular and colorless henna and other natural dyes.
There are other combinations with which you can dye your strands and make their color deeper. For example, there is a recipe that will include egg yolks and even rum to be added to the mixture. Coloring with this product will not only give your hair the desired shade, but will also have a beneficial effect on its health. In order to carry out a hair care session in addition to coloring, you can add various oils rich in vitamins to the coloring mixtures. Well, in order to determine how much of which ingredient is needed, it is better to take the advice of experts.
But before choosing one or another method for yourself, you need to consult with a specialist (hairdresser) or at least read the reviews of those who have already tried this or that recipe. After all, as many types and shades of curls as there are, there can be so many different reactions to a particular dye. Return to content
Coloring with coffee and cinnamon
The result will be a rich chocolate or golden brown color.
Depending on the hair undertone (warm or cool), the coloring result varies from golden brown to rich chocolate shades, respectively. Preparation of the composition:
- Pour into the mixture fifty milliliters of cognac and two chicken yolks, a mixture of ten grams of powdered cinnamon and one hundred grams of ground coffee. Mix the mixture thoroughly.
- Check it for hypoallergenicity.
- Apply to hair and leave for an hour, then rinse.
