All Natural Red Hair Tint

I used Bolthouse Farms Organic Pomegranate and
some Meyer lemons. If you have the patience to
juice a pomegranate, go for it. I don't mess with
fruit that was namesake for a weapon.

A glass bottle (My upcycled tea bottles)
Sharp knife and cutting board
1 Coffee Filter
Saran wrap or a good shower/swim cap
A bottle of organic Pomegranate Juice
1 Lemon
1 Tsp of Apple Cider Vinegar
And If you're juicing by hand:
Bowl

2nd Coffee Filter           

Set the coffee filter in the bowl and juice your fruit over it. Once they're done, remove coffee filter containing pulp, seeds, etc. Slice up your lemon peel into strips that will fit into the bottle your're using. Pour lemon juice into the glass bottle first, then cider vinegar, add lemon peels and top with pomegranate juice. Shake and let sit overnight in the fridge. The next night, shake mixture again. Use a rubber band to fix one of the coffee filters over the top of the bottle and pour over dry, well combed hair and then wrap in saran wrap or what have you. Let sit for 30 minutes. Rinse with water. Do not was for 24 hours. Repeat twice a week until color desired is reached.

Pomegranate just happens to be my favorite color for my hair. It adds just the right depth for me. You can also use this recipe with beet juice for a red tint.

Drawbacks:

This recipe doesn't make enough to drink and to tint! I'm trying to figure out a way to maybe thicken it up a bit so it sticks like creme hair dye. I had a little trouble with my hair dripping after about 10 minutes. I poured the tint in with my head upside down over the tub, twisted it into a bun, stuffed it into a plastic shopping bag then slid an old onesie over the bag. I ended up wrapping a towel over that and I still had a drop here and there. Hey. Pomegranate juice stains.

My Experience:

Yep. In all seriousness, my biggest upset with this one was not being able to drink more than a sip. It smelled amazing and I'll probably use this recipe without vinegar and with sugar for lemonade this summer.  I noticed immediately that my hair was lighter and it was a slightly deeper than normal auburn. I'm estimating for a very noticeable change you'd have to do it twice a week for about four weeks. I'm very impatient but I think for the sake of my hair not spazzing out, I'll stick with it.