5 Best Hair Color Alternatives You Need to Try

Coloring your hair comes with many benefits. It changes up your natural hue, allowing you to experiment with looks you’d never be able to pull off otherwise. Moreover, dyeing your hair in subtle colors creates effects that reflect light in unique ways. This makes your hair look more lively and captivating. On top of that, coloring is available in a range of options, from balayage to traditional highlights and ombre. 

You may opt to have your hair colored at your stylist or at your home. In any case, you want to maintain your hair’s integrity and prevent potential hair damage that may result from using the wrong hair color. For example, commercially available hair colors contain harsh chemicals, such as ammonia and parabens, that can damage your hair.

Understandably, you may not want to color your natural hair at all if you’re looking to preserve its texture. Yet, there are still ways to experiment with different colors. For example, you could try Zala’s dirty blonde balayage wefts. These balayage hair extensions keep you from treating your natural hair with harsh bleaches or commercially available dyes. At the same time, they allow you to rock beautiful, smooth, silky, long, and voluminous hair in a new shade. 

Another excellent alternative is to use natural hair colors, mainly involving ingredients already available in your kitchen.

Here are five organic hair color alternatives to try at home:

1. Beet Juice

Looking for an intense hue with cool undertones? Try beet juice. It not only gives your hair a powerful dye but also improves its health, texture, and bounce.

Steps:

1. Prepare a blend of beet juice and carrier oil.
2. Use a hair color brush to apply the mixture to your hair.
3. Make sure the mixture covers all of your hair, from the root to the base.
4. Cover your hair in plastic and allow the mixture to sit in for 60 to 80 minutes.
5. Wash your hair with your regular shampoo.

2. Lemon Juice

Lemon juice works best for achieving sun-kissed effects in the most natural way possible. But the lemon juice-induced color is permanent. Unlike other natural hair colors, it doesn’t dissipate over time.  So, if you’re thinking of going lighter with lemon juice, it’s important to be sure that you’re ready to make the commitment. 

Steps:

1. Apply lemon juice to your hair and ensure it covers all hair strands.
2. Use a loop brush to spread the juice all through your hair.
3. Let the lemon juice sit in for about one hour.
4. Wash your hair with your regular shampoo.
5. Repeat the above steps for two or 3 consecutive days to achieve your desired color.

3. Coffee

Coffee hair dye works perfectly if you want to cover up gray hair or color your hair darker. The dark color of coffee acts as a tint on the hair. The results last for two to three weeks.

Steps:

1. Prepare a half cup of strong coffee, such as espresso.
2. Mix the coffee in one cup of leave-in hair conditioner.
3. Wash your hair, and then apply the coffee-conditioner mixture to your wet hair.
4. Spread the mixture evenly across all of your hair.
5. Allow the mixture to sit in for one hour.
6. Wash your hair and repeat the above steps if desired.

4. Carrot Juice

Carrot juice will add a reddish-orange shade to your hair. It also makes the hair stronger, silky, and soft, besides protecting it against environmental damages. The results are not permanent; expect the color to last for three weeks on average. 

Steps:

1. Prepare carrot juice and pour it into a cup or bowl.
2. Mix any essential oil, such as olive or carrier oil, into the carrot juice.
3. Use a hair coloring brush to apply the mixture to your hair.
4. Use a wide-toothed comb to spread the oil, covering all hair strands from top to bottom.
5. Cover your hair in plastic.
6. Allow the mixture to sit in for one hour.
7. Wash your hair and repeat the above steps the following day if needed.

5. Chamomile Tea

Chamomile tea works great for lightening up your hair. It works well for all hair shades, but is especially effective on hair that’s already a lighter shade. 

Steps:

1. Prepare a half cup of chamomile tea.
2. Keep the tea aside for 30 minutes, so it cools down.
3. Remove the chamomile flowers from the tea.
4. Wash your hair, and then apply the tea to your hair.
5. Let it sit in your hair for 15 minutes.
6. Wash your hair.
7. Repeat the treatment once every week for sustainable results.