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3 Easy Remedies on How To Cover Up Grey Natural Hair

20/5/2013

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At some point you just let greying hair be but if you feel you're greying prematurely you may want to cover the grey hairs up.

The older one gets the less melanin hair produces. Grey or colorless hair is the result of age. As we get older hair also gets more dry and wiry, it's less malleable and supple than the hair you grow in your youth. 

Below are a few options for solving "The Grey Problem". You can purchase ingredients using the Amazon links at the end of the blog.

1. Dye hair with Henna and Amla

Handling henna is very messy. So make sure to have plenty of paper towels around. In addition, to avoid dying your skin, paste vaseline around the outer edge of your hairline like you would if you were going to relax your hair.

  1. Put 3 to 5 tablespoons of henna into a mixing bowl (the longer and thicker your hair the more henna you need);
  2. Add 3 teaspoons of amla powder;
  3. Add 1 teaspoon of coffee (optional);
  4. Add water and stir to form a paste;
  5. Apply it to hair and keep it in until your hair dries;
  6. Rinse off with cool water and when you've washed as much as you can take off with just the water wash rinse the rest off using a mild shampoo.

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2. The Black Tea Remedy

Black tea is a quick and dirty remedy for covering grey hairs.
  1. Boil 4 teaspoons of loose black tea (or 3 teabags of strong black tea, e.g. PG Tips) in 2 litres of water
  2. When the tea has boiled, let it cool then strain the leaves out
  3. Run the cold tea through your hair
  4. Do a final rinse in cold water with no shampoo or conditioner

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3. Sage Water Rinse

Sage restores hair's natural color and prevents premature greying.
  1. Boil a small handful of fresh sage leaves in 2 litres of water.
  2. Allow the water to cool completely.
  3. Run the sage water through your hair
  4. Do a final rinse in cold water with no shampoo or conditioner

If you make your own hair products you can use sage water instead of plain water in all your recipes as an anti-grey antidote.

Rosemary essential oil is the best essential oil for reducing the rate at which hair grey. You can add a few drops in your products, e.g. your regular shampoo and conditioner; it is also one of the key ingredients in Neno Natural's Hair Growth Stimulator.

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10 Comments
Umm Juice Jugo
2/7/2013 10:44:19 pm

Onion works for hair growth as well as grey hair. Just juice an onion and put the juice in your hair. Sounds stinky and gross right? Well most of the things that are good for us usually taste or smell bad. Onion will actually prevent grey hairs from returning as a property called catalase which occurs naturally on the scalp is maintained by the use of onion.
Just wanted to share. I found your article to very useful. Thanks

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judy
3/7/2013 01:37:03 am

I had to click on this one....I am graying BADLY and do not like the hair colors. I am 40, my dad has no gray hair and my moms haor is green lol

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NubianPrize
31/7/2013 09:40:08 am

I use henna & INDIGO to dye my hair jet black...its natural color. I get both dyes from here. Hennaforhair.com or mehandi.com Great quality,been doing it for 3 years

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Fediben Gal
6/7/2013 09:18:25 am

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def will start growing sage i my garden. Alma is found in India shops but could it be used with lush dye?

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NubianPrize
9/7/2013 04:48:55 pm

I use henna, amla, & indigo. You don't mention that you have to let henna sit for 12 hours for dye release to complete before you use it. Then apply it to freshly washed & towel dried hair,wrap your hair in plastic wrap & leave it in for 4 hours,shampoo out,then mix & apply indigo with a little salt added,wrap again & leave in for about an hour. Shampoo out,condition & voila! Jet black hair with no gray !! I got all that info & detailed instructions ...and my henna & indigo from here : hennaforhair.com. Heard about that site from natural hair message boards

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Sammie
10/7/2013 07:52:14 am

How offend would have to color your hair with either one of these product? and what kind or product name for black tea is better? How long does this last?

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Mmabatho
11/9/2016 02:00:44 am

Hi all.I just want to share my bad experience with hair colloring thay I went through and still not recovering well. I have been dying my hair all along with dyes that has chemicals like peroxide.
Then I heard of black Henna which I was told is chemical free and good. I followed instructions.Hardly after 2days I started having some strange allergic reactions.
My skin all over my body began to have stinging,burning and itchy sensations. My head,all of my scalp the same thing.
I knew I did not eat anything wrong or unfamiliar. I went to the pharmacy.Got an injection and pills for allergy.
It just got worse. I went to the doctor.Did some blood tests. At the time I began to realise my hair was breaking so bad.My scalp at the back,was becoming visible and i began seeing patches. Hairline which was already bad became worse.
I went to the dermatologist too.
She asked me if I colored my hair?I said yes. She asked which product?I said Henna.
Then she just told me"you reacted to PPD found in Henna,all your symptoms are allergy reaction to Henna.Se people think it does not have chemicals totally,but it has though low.".
I was shocked.She told me Henna is permanent and it can take 4-6weeks in tje hair.So the itching,burnimg might lesen bit will continue for as long as it is still in tje hair.I cannot chop off my already short hair as I have been cutting it all along
Just when I decided to grow my Afro this happens.
Am even scared to redye it with another black hair dye.
My lesson is that I will never put any chemical to my hair at all.
I would be glad if I can be advised on which product to use when washing my hair to slowly get rid of this Henna and grow back my patch and hairline.

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JUDY
12/9/2016 05:41:59 am

I'm sorry to hear that Mmabatho. That is horrible, I hope you get better soon. Thank you for letting us know. I still have yet to try the henna. Im too scared to try it and now its even worse. Gods blessings.

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InOnIt link
22/12/2020 04:47:54 am

I didn’t realize salicylic acid was an anti dandruff product. I always thought it was an exfoliating product. Thanks for the info and great informative article.

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deepika link
19/10/2022 01:56:10 am

Good informative blog, natural hair shampoo is better to treat the dry hair and scalp

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