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BlueJazz

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4. If you take a pound of coffee with a quart of hot water, you'll get a fairly nice dye job that...

Reply to grasswire (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2014, 08:42 PM

Oct 2014

..will last about 6 weeks. The amount of dye/color is good for about 3 times.
Got the info from one of my friends wife who is allergic to regular hair dye. It looks pretty nice.

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have you ever heard of anyone coloring their hair with coffee or tea? [View all] grasswire Oct 2014 OP

Those substances will enhance color but blogslut Oct 2014 #1

"I LOVE what you've done with your hair!" pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #2

I love henna LiberalEsto Oct 2014 #3

If you take a pound of coffee with a quart of hot water, you'll get a fairly nice dye job that... BlueJazz Oct 2014 #4

My grandma used to color her hair with strong tea. femmocrat Oct 2014 #5

kool aid lame54 Oct 2014 #6

You can also use walnut hulls. Chellee Oct 2014 #7

that's interesting, too grasswire Oct 2014 #9

You could try dyeing a t-shirt with them and see what color you get. Chellee Oct 2014 #10

I knew a girl who reminds my of Cher, she was always changing the color of her hair NightWatcher Oct 2014 #8