 Hey guys, so today I will be sharing how to dye your hair brown naturally So I actually naturally have brown hair. This is my natural hair color And I've been putting off dyeing my hair with chemical dyes for as long as possible But I have something to admit I've been hiding this for the past eight years, but I am actually starting to go gray or more white So it's more just I don't know if you can see on the camera. I'll do a close-up later But it's just hidden under so thankfully it's not on top I can sort of hide it and any ones that do show I tend to pluck out and I've been doing this for eight years So it's been happening since I was 18 Around then and it's mainly because in my family it's a bit more of the genetic side My mom went gray not fully gray, but she started getting gray hairs at 18 My twin sister has a bit of gray hair. My brother has a bit of gray hair. So I think it's more It's just in our family. It's very hard to avoid So I've just I've come to accept it over the years that I am just it's going to go gray a bit earlier in life But that's all right because thankfully there are things such as hair dyes to cover it up So I've been avoiding doing that for a long time One because I just didn't want to pay the money to keep dyeing my hair and two I didn't want to do it conventionally because while I'm still so young I don't be putting chemical dyes and chemicals just on my hair on my head where I can absorb it and Those toxins go into my body. So I've been looking at other ways of dyeing my hair and I've come across a few different options. I will share just this one hair dye today and then in future videos I'll share how you can dye your hair with things like rosemary Sage nettle and things like that, but I'll do that in a later video So stick around if you want to see that but today I'll be dyeing my hair with henna BAM This is the henna brand that I use. I used it when I dyed my hair red with henna I just really like this brand because it's really just purely henna and other natural Ingredients used to get that color. It doesn't have any chemicals or any artificial ingredients. So as you can see on this box It's quite clean. So that's why I tend to go with this brand It's the light mountain natural one and you can get it online, which is where I got it from now It does come in plastic unfortunately the henna itself And I do try and avoid plastic as much as possible like I've been living plastic free for the past year But I couldn't find any other henna that comes not in plastic So this was the best option I could find and I would do my best to recycle the Plastic at the end now the full kind of how to will be linked in the description below for you guys as well So you can look through that and read the step-by-step if you want to do that Or you can stick around watch this video and I will also go through it live to show you how to dye your hair Naturally with henna. I love henna because it actually lasts longer the way it works is it actually stains your hair So it's actually really hard to get the color out once you've dyed your hair So the best thing to do is to do it a strand test beforehand. We get a little bit of hair Most likely from your hair brush and you just pull out the hair that's on your hair brush And then you've put apply some of the henna solution onto that leave it overnight Wash it out and it will show you what it will look like on your hair This is also a great way to see if you actually like the color rather than tying it and then going afterwards like oh I don't like this also It's a good idea to just do a tiny little bit to see if you have any reaction to it You may have a larger reaction to henna. I don't know But just good idea to be sure to in case I've used henna before so I know I'm all good So that is pretty much what I'll be doing To dye these grays and to keep it hidden for longer If you do buy the light mountain natural henna It will come with its own set of instructions, but I thought I'd go through it today anyway So to make the henna mix you'll need to pour the whole packet of henna into a large bowl And then add about three to three and a half cups of boiling hot water So around three hundred fifty five mil But you want to add the water slowly to the henna So just a little bit at a time and then you want to stir with a wooden or plastic spoon So not a metal spoon and you just stir the water in until it develops a consistency similar to yogurt If it's still quite dry and it's not that yogurt consistency You can add a little bit more water and just slowly add it in until it develops that lovely thick quite gluggy consistency If you do experience any clumping or grittiness due to a dry batch of henna You can add two to six teaping tablespoons Using a plastic spoon of plain yogurt to help it attain that creamier consistency This henna didn't need to cure overnight while I do know some others do so just check the instructions before applying it to your hair I Quickly wet and just quickly rinsed out my hair before applying the henna to my hair as they say that having damp towel dried hair helps it to stick and just Set on hair better You can use gloves to apply the henna onto your hair as it does stain skin just for a little while It will wash off eventually But if that does concern you you can put on gloves But for me I prefer not to use gloves because I don't like the single use plastic ones And I didn't have any others that I could use to apply So I just use my hands and I find I was fine the henna faded after a few days When applying the henna you want to begin from the crown of your head and I strongly recommend if you have thick long hair Like me to work from the bottom and work it up So try and pin back your hair to one side and get the bottom strands and then slowly Work to the top because if you apply it from the top and then try and work under as henna is very mud like it's very thick It's very hard to get to the bottom strands after you've applied it on top So I recommend pulling back your hair and working from the bottom up It's very helpful to lie towels down while you're doing the henna dye as it can drop and drip everywhere And as henna stains you don't want to get it on your bathroom sink or on your bench or on your floor Or just anywhere other than your hair So I found lying towels around just really helps to prevent any mess from happening Though I still managed to get it everywhere I even dropped it on my shoe and I had to wash it off while I was doing my henna hair dye It's just it just happens. It's a bit of a messy process, but it really works quite effectively Then once all your strands have been coated in the henna you can work down to the ends of your hair Once all your hair is covered you can then wrap it up in a plastic cap or a shower cap I didn't actually have either so what I did was make a makeshift one out of a plastic bag Which I then kept and used later on again So I just wrapped it around my head and pinned it in place And this just helps create a heated environment on your head which helps the henna to set better Sitting out in the Sun can also help a little bit as it just the heat helps the henna to set better on hair It is recommended to use Intermittent heat by using a hair dryer on the low heat setting or using a warm towel placed over you the cup For just about five to ten minutes to retain the warmth and moisture within the cup However, I found just using the plastic cap over my head helps keep enough heat in To allow the color to set really well If you do choose to use a warm towel or especially a hair dryer Be careful not to let the plastic cap melt at all. So really use it on a low setting You can leave the henna on your hair for up to 45 minutes or even up to four hours Which is what I did I like to leave it on for the longer amount of time to achieve the best and most strongest color on my hair After the four hours, I then rinsed out the henna using warm water under my shower and just kept rinsing it out Until the water ran clear now. I didn't use any shampoo condition or anything like that I just use water as it takes up to three days for the true color of henna to show through on your hair So I waited until three days to then shampoo my hair So this is the next day after dyeing my hair with the henna It's actually worked so well like I don't know if you can tell it's really noticeable when you're in the light It's gonna shade darker So it is darker than my original hair color, which is great So it showed that it worked in staying my hair and the grays have gone So I'll do a close-up so you can see but like all the grays that were hiding underneath my hair They've all gone so means that I can tie my hair in a ponytail now I'm like a high bun or high ponytail and not need to worry that the grays are all showing which is so good I'm so happy about that So I will show you guys in three days time how it's going and showing you the difference once the true color has sort of set in a bit more So it's been three days since I dyed my hair brown with henna now I feel like it's actually lightened since then it was more dark I feel on the first day afterwards I can actually wash my hair today So I'm really excited to just give it a wash because it still smells of henna three days later Every time I go like around like what is that smell like oh, it's the henna still sitting in my hair if you try yourself, you know what I mean It has a very unique and pungent smell and it's sort of earthy So it'd be nice to sort of wash it out like any remnants and just have really clean hair again I will show you guys over the next week how it goes and how it looks to show you different sort of Lighting to show you how it looks with the henna. I'm just thrilled that it's covered my grays Like I keep looking and like tying my hair up just because I can now like the grays have all gone I'm so happy about that. This will be my biggest thing During the week I made the most of the sunshine we were having so I went and sat outside by the pool quite often And it was amazing to see the different tones and highlights in my hair from the henna I found in the sunlight my hair showed slight tones of red from the henna Which was quite pretty and then in the shade it was really quite dark and the tones are really dark brown It's beautiful to see So today marks exactly a week since I dyed my hair brown and I have to say I've absolutely been loving the fact that I can now wear my hair in a super high ponytail and not be worried that all these Grays that were underneath my hair are now showing through. I'm like Look at my hair and be like you can come and have a close look. There's no grays None. This week's been awesome Just been really just sort of feeling really free to just show off my hair and wear it in high fanies Most days now So if you guys do try using henna yourself, please let me know I'd love to hear in the comments what you guys think of it or how you guys have found it The henna smell has finally left my hair as well. I've done about three washes now So the smells finally gone Just smells of coconut now because I've been rubbing coconut through the ends of my hair to help with Rehydrating them because the chlorine water does not do it any good when I'm doing some teaching at work So I've been trying to sort of keep it hydrated and stop it from drying out By doing that Yeah, I hope you guys enjoyed today's video. Do let me know what you think and What you guys do to dye your hair naturally? I'd love to hear other ideas and other tips for that as well Thank you so much for watching this whole video and sticking it out with me And thank you so much for the love and support that you guys leave in the comments below It just makes my day to read so many beautiful messages and it really inspires me to keep making these videos for you all So thank you so much. I'm so grateful to be part of this community. It just means so much to me I hope to see you guys again soon. Take care of each other and I'll talk to you guys again in my next video. Bye