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The Recipe
Homemade Hair Colorants
Hair Dye For Red Hair
By: Purdue University

Wash your hair with one of the following rinses. Pour the selected 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.

Red: Make a strong tea of rosehips or cloves, or use strong black coffee.

 
Enhance Red Hair
By Karen Snow
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Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup beet juice
  • 1/2 cup carrot juice

Directions:

Mix ingredients together, pour over damp hair. Let it sit for 1 hour while you sit in the sun. Wash out.
 
NOTE: This process must be repeated daily for a few weeks before you notice any changes.