Dyeing grey hair with henna

Dyeing grey hair with henna

Dyeing grey hair with henna? You can, with optimal grey coverage and in any colour you desire, but there are a few useful things to know!

Here you will find the best tips and products for long-lasting, perfect grey coverage.

Natural dye powders form a beautiful permanent colour layer around your hair, which becomes more beautiful and better in quality every time you dye your hair. Because this colour layer is actually formed around the hair, it is very important that the colour pigments can “grip” and fix to the hair.

If your hair is too smooth due to silicone, oil, grease, conditioner and the like, the colour pigments cannot “grip” and will slide off the hair during rinsing.

But even if the “grip” is good, you must allow the colour layer 3 to 4 days to fix (i.e. become permanent/unwashable) and you must not wash your hair during this time after dyeing.

If you want to dye grey hair with henna, there are a number of dos and don'ts that you must strictly adhere to.

Therefore, follow the instructions below and the product instructions carefully so that you can enjoy a beautiful result!

Which henna hair dye covers grey hair?

You will find the best brands of plant-based henna hair dye in The Green Beauty Shop's range. The 100% organic, top-quality It's Pure Organics henna hair dye gives your grey hair the best grey coverage. This powerful hair dye is made from the most powerful, freshly harvested, certified organic ingredients in the world!

It's Pure Organics organic henna hair dyes are the only 100% plant-based henna dyes that can cover grey hair in one application.

So if you want to dye grey hair with henna in one application with optimal grey coverage, you can do so with It's Pure Organics and you don't need to pre-colour your hair with a special pre-colour or pure red henna.

This is ideal, especially if you want to dye your grey hair dark brown or very dark brown, for example.

However, if you still want to dye grey hair with henna from another brand, you will always have to pre-colour your hair before it can be dyed with a dark colour.

Also good to know: pure white grey hair is always a little more difficult to colour, especially thick, coarse hair. Think about it: chemical hair dyes that provide 100% grey coverage contain the most toxic ingredients of all hair dyes.

White hair also shines much brighter through the natural henna dye layer than dark hair. For this reason, the high quality of the colour layer around the grey hair is even more important than with coloured hair.

Each time the hair is coloured, this henna hair dye layer improves in quality and becomes more intense in colour, so that even the thickest, snow-white grey hairs are permanently covered in the long run.

Grey hair that is very difficult to colour

It is possible that henna hair dye does not take well to very healthy grey hair, as these hairs can sometimes be extremely “smooth”. Very healthy, thick hair in particular often has more white hairs that hardly retain the colour pigments. In practice, everyone has a few of these hairs, but some people have more than others.

It is particularly important to mix the hair dye with water that is as hot as possible. It is also essential to keep the mixture warm while it is working.

You can also choose to mix your hair dye with 50% hot water and 50% lemon juice (unsweetened, from a bottle). This enhances the effect and shortens the processing time.

Furthermore, the colour layer on these extremely smooth, thick grey hairs is very thin and fragile at first. Therefore, only wash your hair after 3 days and use an extremely mild natural shampoo without sulphates (and definitely not shampoo for oily hair or volumising shampoo!).

It can also help to dye your hair again shortly after the first treatment, as this will strengthen the very transparent layer around the white hairs and make it less transparent.

This is a good idea, especially when your roots start to show, as it is better to dye your hair more often for the most lasting results.

This is because once the colour layer around these stubborn thick white hairs becomes darker and harder over the months, it becomes permanent.

Dyeing grey hair with henna hair dye

1. Do not use any hair treatments, hair masks or hair oils in the week before dyeing.

2. If necessary, carefully remove all silicone beforehand.

• If you have a lot of silicone in your hair, mix some rhassoul clay (or lava clay) with water to form a paste and massage it into your hair and scalp. Leave it on for about 15 minutes, then rinse thoroughly with plenty of lukewarm water.
• Do not use conditioner.

3. Wash buildup, oil and grease out of the hair with a natural, silicone-free shampoo

• Use a suitable shampoo, such as Odylique Mild Herbal Shampoo.
• Rinse the hair well and do not use conditioner.
• Dry the hair with a towel.
• Only then can you apply the colour to towel-dried clean hair or dry clean hair.

4. Grey coverage in one application

• All henna hair dyes from It's Pure Organics can be used on grey hair without pre-colouring, even the very dark colours!
• The first time white hair is dyed with the colours Very Dark Brown or Dark Brown, the hair may appear to have a greenish tinge in some cases. Do not worry about this! This will gradually disappear within a few hours or days, as the dye oxidises and the colour darkens. You can compare this oxidation of the colour to when you cut an apple in half; after a while, the apple turns brown due to oxidation. Your hair colour will also turn brown within a few hours to 2 days due to oxidation. We call this the “warmth” coming out of the colour!
• Some lighter colours from other brands can also be used on grey hair, see the product descriptions and colour charts for more information.
• In all other cases, pre-colouring grey hair is necessary:
• Pre-colouring with Pure Henna Red: Follow the recommended processing time; pre-colouring once is sufficient. This pre-colouring is effective but often gives the end result a red undertone.

5. Dye grey hair the desired colour

• Choose or mix your favourite cream colour or dye powder.
• Natural hair dye does not lighten the hair.
• Avoid excessive colour differences; do not dye white or blonde hair black, for example.
• Because the real hair colour always shines through slightly, the colour result on grey or bleached hair will always be lighter than on dark hair.
• Follow the recommended processing times
• The very first time you dye white or grey hair, the colour result will always be a little light (because the light hairs shine through the “thin” new layer of colour).
• In this case, you can darken, enrich and deepen the colour considerably by applying the same colour treatment to the hair again after the first colouring.
• Avoid red tones by using It's Pure hair colours on grey hair and stick to the maximum processing time!

Tip for colouring regrowth: Does the colour appear slightly less opaque on healthy, very smooth hair close to the roots? Mix a teaspoon of salt into the henna hair dye mixture to “roughen” the hair slightly, allowing the colour pigments to adhere better to the hair.

6. Finally, rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water.

• Never use shampoo after dyeing; allow the colour to set and oxidise for 3 to 4 days.
• If you are going to dye your hair again immediately, do not use conditioner. Rinse the hair thoroughly and towel dry. Then apply the next dye to the hair immediately.
• Once you have finished dyeing, rinse your hair and apply a natural conditioner or hair mask without silicones or chemicals, which will also protect the hair colour. Leave this in for 15 minutes and then rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water. Do not use shampoo! (After cream dyeing, the use of a conditioner is unnecessary).
• Let your hair dry naturally or blow-dry it with lukewarm air. Avoid heat and styling appliances.

If you want to dye grey hair with henna, Greenbeauty.shop is the place to be, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask our customer service team!