Khadi Herbal Hair Colour Ash Brown

Recently, I died my hair with Khadi Natural Hair Colour Ash Brown. I've got great hopes for this colour because I love Khadi though all the colours I've had so far were problematic to some extent.

First, all the cold or neutral brown colours, including dark brown that I'd been using for years, require two-step colouring process for natural blond hair.  It's too time-consuming. In my case, it was also inefficient as red henna from the first stage wasn't covered completely.  Moreover, every time I washed my hair it became redder. Second, almost all of the colours have warm tones whereas I prefer the cold ones (dark brown is an exception, but as I already mentioned it calls for two-step colouring). So, there was nothing for it but to get over the fact that my hair would have a warm shade and I chose hazel brown as it's the only brown colour can be used without pre-colouring. 

I was really excited when Khadi released ash brown colour. This is what I expected: thicker and healthier hair, a uniform darkish brown colour (not as dark as dark brown, but darker than my natural colour) with no red tones and achieved with one-step-colouring.

My hair in artificial light 24 hours after hennaing 

My hair in natural light 35 hours after hennaing 

It doesn't look good in the first photo. It looks better in the second one and that's the way it looks like in life. The boundary is blurred - my hair is just darkish. Looking in the mirror I can say my hair is darker in some places, but people looking at me don't see any difference. Unfortunately, ash brown hasn't been able to cover the red glow. Nevertheless, I'm going to use this colour on. I hope it'll work better on my natural dark blond colour. It definitely darkened my roots as my natural blond colour has disappeared but it's hard to say if they've got cold tones when they're only one centimetre long. I'll wait with expressing my opinion.

To see how to apply henna properly, click here. I make only one exception. After rinsing henna, I always use an emollient conditioner on the length of my hair. Then, I rinse my hair again and apply a silicone serum which means I don't wait 48 hours until my colour develops. The length of my hair is already dark because of numerous colourings, and I don't want to make it even darker. Yet, I use nothing on the hair roots as I want the colour here to develop as much as possible.

Khadi Natural Hair Colour Ash Brown

My hair

The length of my hair is 26 inches (65 cm) long and the volume of my ponytail is 3,2 inches (8 cm). My natural hair colour is dark blond. Yet, I haven't been blond for over 10 years. I definitely feel better as a dark-haired woman.

My hair strands are thin and of normal porosity. They are in good condition, however, they tend to tangle, break and split easily, so I have to really care for them. Unfortunately, I still have hair shading and regrowing banks, which makes my hair even more fragile. But it's nothing in comparison to my tendrils in the past.

Back then my hair was dry and very straight, I would say unnaturally straight. I used to have many breakages and split ends. I know today it was caused by improper care. My biggest sins were every-month dying and every-day washing. No cosmetics could have improved its condition. Even if it was soft and shiny, it was only for a short while. The explanation is simple. My hair cuticles stayed open and the strands just lose its moisture quickly. There was no way to close them.

Everything has changed when I started to wash my hair less often. This way I stopped damaging it and the cuticles could have closed with time. Oiling my hair on a regular basis, that is before every washing, and henna it every month turned out to be the cherry on top. Today, I oil and wash my hair twice a week, I henna it every month and trim it every three months.

Yet, my hair still isn't perfect. First, I'm still short of some inches to have my perfect length. Second, my hair strands are of various lengths, which I don't like. Moreover, it makes impossible to keep the ends in perfect condition. Third, my colour has warm tones whereas I prefer the cold ones. 

Point one and two, I can't do anything but to grow my hair and trim it on a regular basis. Point three, I've already bought Khadi Herbal Hair Colour Ash Brown and going to use it soon, so I'll see if it really helps achieve cool shades.