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Natural Organic Hair Dye:

Plant sources:

Natural products are obtained from plant sources to replace the synthetic dyes.

 Lawsonia inermis, Henna

Hibiscus rosa –sinenis (leaves and flowers),

Murraya Koenigii, curry leaves

Eclipta alba, Guntagalagaraku

Punica granatum, pomegranate

Emblica officinalis,Amla

 Azadirachta indica, Neem

Ocimum Sanctum, Tulasi

Trigonella Foenum Fenugreek

Alo vera

Juglone walnut

Formulation of dye:

Fresh leaves of aloe vera were collected and washed thoroughly the outer surface was peeled off and the inner mass was collected with the help of a scoop. Finally

50 gms of Lawsonia inermis,

 20 gms of Hibiscus rosa –sinenis (leaves and flowers),

20 gms of Murraya Koenigii,

20 gms of Eclipta alba,

20 gms of Punica granatum,

30 gms of Emblica officinalis,

5 gms of Azadirachta indica,

5 gms of Ocimum Sanctum,

5 gms of Trigonella Foenum,

 20gms of Juglone Hussk

Powders were blended with 5 gms of aloe vera gel along with 2 gms of Iron filings and soaked the mixture for 1 hour in water along with tea decoction to obtain a dye. The soaked dye composition has been applied to the hair to check the color imparted to it. When the formulated paste is applied on the hair shaft, the dye molecule penetrates inside the hair shaft and binds with the keratin fiber. When the light falls on the dye-applied hair, the outer layer of the hair shaft shimmers / reflects the light in such a way to present the hair to be in a brownish-red color.