Christine Shahin

Natural Hair Coloring (eBook, ePUB)

How to Use Henna and Other Pure Herbal Pigments for Chemical-Free Beauty

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers in-depth instruction in using plant pigments to safely create stunning customized hair color, without harmful chemicals or the cost of expensive dyes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781612125992
• Artikelnr.: 44824721

Autorenporträt

Christine Shahin, author of Natural Hair Coloring, is a licensed cosmetologist and holistic beauty practitioner who owns and operates a popular eco-salon/spa that attracts clients from across the United States. She has a conventional cosmetology license, though her interest and focus have always been on introducing natural, safe, ecologically responsible approaches to self care. She continues to offer classes on natural hair and skin care topics, including coloring hair with pure plant pigments.

Rosemary Gladstar has been practicing, living, learning, teaching, and writing about herbs for over 50 years. Considered a star figure in the modern herbal movement and often referred to as the "godmother of American herbalism", Rosemary is the author of twelve books including Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginners Guide, Herbs for Children's Health, Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health, Herbal Healing for Women, and Herbal Healing for Men. She is the co-founder and former director of both The International Herb Symposium and The New England Women's Herbal Conference, the Founding President of United Plant Savers, and the co-founder and original formulator of Traditional Medicinal Tea Company. She is also the author and teacher of the popular home study course, The Science and Art of Herbalism, which continues to inspire and teach many thousands of students around the world. In 2018 Rosemary was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for her life's work from the National University of Naturopathic Medicine. She recently moved from her home at Sage Mountain ~ an herbal retreat center and botanical sanctuary where she lived for 30 years ~ to a smaller haven where she plans to write more, tend to her new gardens, and spend more time with the plants.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Rosemary Gladstar
Preface
Wellness Beauty and Sage-ing
Chapter 1: Why Color Your Hair?
   Why Herbal Colorants?
   Embracing Your Crone, Embracing Your Gray
Chapter 2: Basic Understanding of Hair Coloring
   Hair Composition and Growth
   Chemical Colorants versus Herbal Hair Colorants
   Going from Chemical Colorants to Herbal Colorants and Vice Versa
Chapter 3: The Four Pure Herbal Colorants
   Buy Only Pure Herbal Colorants
   Henna
   Indigo
   Amla
   Cassia Obovata
Chapter 4: How to Use Herbal Hair Colorants
   Creating Your Color Recipe
   My Herbal Colorant Recipes
   Mixing and Storing
   How to Do a Patch Test
   The Basic Application Process
   Playing with Staining Time
   Special Procedures and Considerations
   Making Corrections and Troubleshooting
   Unusual Ways to Use Herbal Colorants
Chapter 5: Wrap Styles
   Simple Turban
   Tuck Wrap
   Gypsy
   Crown Wrap
   Rosette Turban
Chapter 6: How to Take Care of Hair Colored with Herbal Pigments
   Hair Care for Different Types of Hair
   Daily Care for Healthy Hair
   Natural Shampoos, Conditioners, and Other Hair Products
   Hair Styling
Chapter 7: Frequently Asked Questions
In Closing
Glossary
Resources
Acknowledgments
Index