Natural Hair Dye--Naturtint

I've tried using different kinds of natural hair dye, the ones that don't contain ammonia and other harsh chemicals. Frankly I've been kind of underwhelmed by the amount of time it takes to process and the less that startling results. I'm usually going for something slightly darker than my natural brown hair and to cover the few grey hairs that have begun showing themselves. But what I usually get is something that doesn't look all that different from where I started 4-6 hours ago (!) and often the grey is still visible.

That is until I tried Naturtint. Now granted, I really went dark this time, given my previously less-than-striking results. And so it's possible that I could've had better results had I gone with a darker color in my earlier trials. However, even giving the other henna and natural treatments the benefit of the doubt, Naturtint has a wonderfully short processing time of around 30 minutes. So, if you've been looking for a safer alternative to home hair color and you've been less than thrilled with the results, try Naturtint.

Here are my before and after shots to give you an idea.


I used 3N, which was not the blackest color they had on the shelf at Cambridge Naturals (a natural health store in Porter Square), but perhaps the second darkest.



Like I said, I was tired of not getting a noticeable change. I CANNOT say that this time!

Thora Turns 2

Thora turned 2 last weekend. Here she is, looking lovingly at the Winnie the Pooh candle that topped her cake. It was a great weekend, starting with a small party with her daycare coop friends on Friday morning. We had candle-topped blueberry muffins, which were a huge hit. Then, Friday night, two of her grandparents arrived. Saturday was spent opening some presents, swinging up to a local elementary school for their annual book and toy sale, where we picked up even more new stuff for her (although this is still being parceled out one toy/book per day), and then riding around the nearby park on her new tricycle (with pushbar) in the afternoon. She had a great time, and we had so much fun watching her react to all the special treatment, presents, cake, etc., that goes along with being the birthday girl.