Vegetable hair dyes are a safe, natural alternative to the chemical-laden hair dyes readily available on supermarket shelves. Vegetable hair dyes are no recent invention, either: there's evidence to suggest that the Ancient Egyptians...
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Vegetable hair dyes are a safe, natural alternative to the chemical-laden hair dyes readily available on supermarket shelves. Vegetable hair dyes are no recent invention, either: there's evidence to suggest that the Ancient Egyptians used herbal and vegetable mixtures to tint their own locks. If you're worried about chemical exposure but want to change your look, the all-natural (but semi-permanent) method may be best for you.
When we ran our post on Naturtint hair dye and its potentially harmful chemical colorants, we also noted that there are safer dyes such as Surya Henna on the market. This prompted some of you to point out that Surya contains dyes such as HR red 3. It seemed to be time to try to round up the various dyes and pigments in makeup and hair dyes and determine which are safe to use.
The most common synthetic colors used in cosmetics and hair dyes are called FD&C colors and they are derived from... Read Full Story
My friend D is a dark-haired beauty who dyes her raven (and currently straightened) locks to cover up the odd gray hair. She uses a permanent hair color called Naturtint ($17.99) and she asked me to check out the ingredients. Since a 2001 study by the International Journal of Cancer found that people who use permanent hair dye (either black or very dark dyes) are twice as likely to develop bladder cancer as those who go au naturel, I was more than happy to take a look to see if Naturtint... Read Full Story
Recently, there was a discussion about herbal hair dyes on one of my email aliases. Somebody suggested using Henna as a herbal hair dye for people who are allergic to chemical hair colors and dyes. I was like...."but of course, I don't have a lot of gray hair yet but I have been using Henna for hair-conditioning for years now". After applying Henna my hair feel really silky, shiny and healthy, but its a lot of work too. Just thought of sharing my recipe for hair-conditioning and some thoughts... Read Full Story
Hair is so much important to give us a better look. Most women love to give the greatest product and treatment in order to have the most beautiful hair the forever dream about. Women generally are more complicated when it comes to the hairstyle plus color issues.
This is due to the reality that women modify the hair colors plus styles extra often then men. In order to answer the require of hair styles also colors therefore many beauty product manufacturers offering so many kinds of... Read Full Story
The Welsh rockers tap into the spirit of gone but not forgotten lyricist Richey James Edwards for their ninth album as Real Groove gets up close and personal with Nick Wire and James-Dean Bradfield. Their songs have long been a call to arms for alienated, disaffected youth and assorted castoff freaks. Faced with the sudden, shock disappearance of guitarist and chief songwriter Richey Edwards in 1995 on the cusp of real success, they decided to continue as a three piece and have since gone on... Read Full Story
Reviewed by Lesley
I have been dying my hair since I was in my late 20’s (I’m now 56). I am also a breast cancer survivor, 16 years out now, and so am particularly sensitive about toxins to the body. I’ve asked various doctors several times over the years about the links between chemical hair dyes and cancer and they have all said there is no relationship. So out of habit and convenience, and because Henna is such a royal pain in the ass, I have stuck to my tried and true Preference by... Read Full Story
Journal for Plague Lovers is the ninth studio album by the alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers . It was released on May 18th, 2009 and features lyrics left behind by Richey Edwards .
Although there may be a whole generation of fans who have no recollection of their original guitarist and lyricist, Richey Edwards memory has stalked the group ever since his unsolved disappearance in early 1995.
Weeks prior to his disappearance, he had given his bandmates a notebook filled with... Read Full Story
What is the best healthy hair dye ? Henna of course! The leaves of the henna plant produce the traditional red color that we see on the hair of women who are native to India. Henna can dye the hair many colors just by adding other organic materials to it. You can add chamomile to henna so that it will enhance the natural blonde highlights in your hair. Or you can add coffee to darken the tone of henna. The stem of the henna plant is neutral. It doesn't color the hair. Rather, neutral henna... Read Full Story
Those of us who have super-sensitive skin know how awful skin allergies can be. Hair dyes contain so many chemicals, many people risk debilitating allergic reactions through exposure to them. Last spring, a British teen named Lois Queen had such a severe reaction to her hair dye she was unrecognizable: photo linked from wordpress.com There are ways to avoid such catastrophes: don't lather all those chemicals on your head. You can find plenty of chemical-free organic products at your local... Read Full Story
