Coffee hair dye?

Hello WonderWaves

I have heard/read about using coffee as a hair dye for brunettes but don`t know anyone that has actually tried it.

The Long Locks web site has these directions:

Ingredients:
Triple strength black coffee

Directions:
Shampoo hair. Place a large bowl in sink and rinse hair with cooled coffee. Repeat several times, reusing the coffee. Leave final rinse in hair for at least 15 minutes. Rinse with clear water.

I also have a book that has very similar instructions:

Brunette: Wash your hair with strong black tea, or black coffee. Pour the rinse through your hair 15 times, re-rinsing with the same liquid. On the final rinse, wring hair, and leave for 15 minutes before rinsing with clear water.

This is obviously a stain rather than a dye ( similar to henna).

Hope this helps. ;)

You`re welcome. I think you made the right choice - coffee and blonde hair don`t mix well. :)

If you are looking to brighten your blonde hair, you might consider this recipe:

Ingredients:
6 chamomile tea bags
1/2 cup plain yogurt
lavender oil

Directions:
Bring one cup of water to boil and steep tea bags for 15 minutes. Discard teabags. Combine yogurt and 7 drops of lavender oil, mix thoroughly. Apply the mixture to dry hair, working through to ends. Cover head in plastic wrap and condition for thirty minutes. Shampoo hair.

Again, I don`t know anybody that has actually tried this but it certainly sounds interesting.

Good luck! ;)

Does anyone have any experience with the coffee dye for brunettes with greying hair? I thought about trying Lush's coffee color (www.lush.com)--I love Lush products. But I am not sure whether the coffee color would cover my grey (I'm a medium/dark ash brunette.) I am 36 years old and have lots of stubborn grey in my sides.

Any feedback would be very much appreciated. Thanks.