Hair dye

A paste of henna leaves, boiled in coconut oil to get a darkish oil, can be used as a hair to blacken grey hair. The pate itself can be applied to the hair and washed away after a few hours. Washing the hair and concentrated tea extract twice a week it also considered useful in colouring grey hair to brown or black.

Walnut shells also make a harmless hair dye, which progressively adds colour to the hair. Before the nuts are ripe, the green outer shells should be crushed in a mortar and covered with water. A pinch of salt should be added. This should be allowed to stay for three days. Then, three cups of boiling water should be added and simmered for five hours, making sure to replace the evaporated water. The dark liquid should be extracted by twising the shells in a cloth. The separated liquid should be replaced in a pot again and reduced to a quarter of its volume. A little alum and glycerine should be added to soften the hair. At first , it will produce a somewhat yellowish effect, but it will finally give the hair a good deep black colour.