Which hair color is safest for hair?

Temporary or vegetable dyes like henna are the safest for hair. These dyes do not cause a chemical reaction and contain no toxic materials. Also, semi and demi permanent dyes are not hard on hair because they contain little to no ammonia.

** A note on henna...the safest henna to use is Body Art Quality henna, not the boxed stuff found in health food stores. It is just henna leaves ground up with no added chemicals. BAQ henna is SAFE, non damaging and looks beautiful. Remember, henna comes in only one colour, and that is reddish orange. Your starting colour is the base. My hair is a lovely cherry red from hennaing for a couple of years....and you know what? I get no headaches anymore. I used to use ordinary permanent dyes and got headaches all the time.

Henna is also very permanent. The Lawsone bonds with the keratin in the hair making it impossible to remove. Pure henna will not turn your hair green even though it looks green.

Check the ingredients list on your henna boxes....if you see anything like PPD or Sodium picramate, take it back for a refund and find some pure henna (or henna with Indian herbs such as amla, shikakai, etc.) PPD and SP are incredibly damaging to the hair and scalp.