I started dyeing my hair with organic hair color ever since the gray strands started showing 10 years ago. It's very easy to dye organically. However, it can be tricky with a lot of gray hair.
Does organic hair color work on gray hair?
Yes, it works for most people if you do it the right way. Since the color pigments from herbs and plants attach to the pigments in your natural hair, it can become tricky when you have hair lacking pigment. Many with fine and gray strands can get an eco-color to stick with good results. But if you have white and coarse hair strands, an organic hair color may not hold as well. The red pigment is our rescue since it's the exception that can actually color even white hair strands and the result becomes permanent!
Two-Step Coloring
If you don't want red hair, you need to color in two steps. First red, then a brown to black shade. If you want a light brown shade, you can first color with a warm blonde shade (you can add 1 tbsp red henna to get extra pigment) and then finish with light brown. Keep in mind that organic hair colors, all shades except red, are like toners and wash out after a couple of weeks. Then the red color underneath shows through and you have to color the entire hair each time to cover the red.
Cultivators Works Best
With Cultivators' dark brown shade Deep Chestnut, I've achieved permanent color results. This dark brown shade doesn't wash out but adheres really well to the red hair color. I've tested coloring Deep Chestnut over all kinds of red shades from Sante, Khadi, Radico, and Logona. It worked, but I had to recolor the entire hair every 3 months. With Cultivators' red henna, the color holds the best. Then I only color the roots and save both time and money.
Cultivators Is the Least Messy
Organic hair colors tend to clump easily. Cultivators is just so easy to mix with water. No clumps that clog the drain and the color doesn't crumble during application either. This makes the entire coloring process simple and problem-free. Definitely worth the slightly higher price. Cultivators is the least messy but smells the most. The kids think it smells like guinea pigs when I color 😀 I don't think the scent lingers anyway, especially not after the first hair wash.
So if you're tired of constantly having to color your hair and dream of only needing to color the roots, then try Cultivators!
