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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about EarthDye natural hair dye - from safety and ingredients to application and results

Safety & Health

Is EarthDye safe to use if I have vitiligo?

Yes, and recommended by doctors. EarthDye is loaded with nutrients to help your hair grow and does not affect your skin. Many with vitiligo noticed chemical hair dye made it worse. The opposite is true with EarthDye.

Learn more about EarthDye and vitiligo

Is EarthDye safe to use after chemotherapy?

Yes and recommended by doctors. EarthDye is loaded with nutrients to help your hair grow. No chemicals, all plants. Amla is one ingredient that is packed with vitamin C. Amla has 30 times more vitamin C than an orange. Your hair will start to grow faster and healthier.

Is EarthDye cruelty free?

Yes, as a matter of fact it is also harmless to animals and Leaping Bunny certified. It is hard to imagine, but many show horses are actually dyed with chemical hair dye. Can you imagine a horse covered in that much dye? Many horses will not even tolerate it. EarthDye has many horse trainers switching and the reaction from the horse is nothing short of incredible. Happy and giddy are the words we hear most often, like a day at the mud spa! Massage, please?

Can I use EarthDye while pregnant?

Yes! Absolutely! It is wonderful you are thinking about your newborn child, but also think down the road. If you have to ask this question, why not make it part of your life before, during, and after childbirth? It is just as easy to use as a chemical hair dye and is also great for the environment!

Can I swim in chlorinated water or salt water?

Yes to all of the water babies!! Swim and swim ocean or pool! Just make sure you shampoo after!! Chlorinated pools can turn your hair green without hair dye. Shampoo and repeat

Ingredients and Quality

What are your ingredients?

All of the ingredients for each product are listed on the product page. However, here is a page that has all of the hair dye ingredients. We do fine-tune our ingredients so sometimes the package might not be the same as the website, so always go off of the packet. We have been getting people off of the chemicals for 14 years, our dyes will always be natural. We have thousands of customers that are either pregnant, getting off chemo, had a bad reaction to chemical hair dyes, and just know that natural is the way to go.

Here are all of our ingredients: Ingredients

Do your hair dyes contain any metallic salts, gluten, preservatives, synthetics, PPD or ammonia?

No, all of our hair dyes are 100% plants. Even the soil it grows in is organic. Each color has a list of the ingredients on the page with the color. Each ingredient is made from plants if you look them up.

Does your hair dye have chemicals in it?

No! Most people that use our products come to us after they have had a bad reaction to chemical hair or beard dye. The younger generations are usually just health and environmentally conscious. Our hair and beard dyes are made of plants and clays; zero chemicals.

Where is EarthDye made?

All of our dyes from India, grown by a few select small family farms, and made by the same people that have made them for the past 15+ plus years.

Results & Colors

Does EarthDye cover gray hair?

Yes! We get asked this a lot! Not only does it cover gray, it will provide superior coverage compared to Chemical Dyes. Not only that, but it blends so naturally between the different hues of your natural grays, making the final product look completely natural. This is the entire reason we started making and selling it! We want to look younger with a healthier solution. Our dyes can make you look 10 to 15 years younger in less than an hour while repairing damaged hair.

Can EarthDye make my hair a lighter color?

No. EarthDye does not have chemicals to lighten the hair, so it is not possible to go lighter. It can be equal or darker, but not lighter. So if you have medium brown and want to go light brown, it is impossible. You will have to wait for the color to fade from the previous hair dye or if your natural color is darker, you will only be able to do reds for highlights or effects. This is the same for any hair on your body.

What color should I get?

While color is a personal preference, most ask because they are not sure what colors they will get. Keep in mind our dyes will not alter the color of your hair, simply put; they will cover up and add to what you already have. If you have brown hair, you can use reds and burgundies to add highlights or natural red to give an auburn effect. If you just want to cover gray and are naturally medium brown, then just use brown, and then touch up as the grays grow in.

When your entire head lightens, repeat by covering all the hair, then go back to only roots again. If you have gray roots and the rest of your hair is dark brown, use dark brown on the roots and feather it in. If after 24 hours it is not dark enough, you can do it again for 30 minutes and it will make it darker. You can use EarthDye as often as you like, it is a healthy hair dye.

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Why don't you have color charts?

We do not use color charts because our dyes do not go lighter, only equal or darker. Chemical dyes, what you see is what you usually get.

If you are a natural redhead, use our natural red to liven it up or red to make a real redhead of hair. Or use brown or dark brown to cover the red. The options are almost endless.

People with black hair/gray need to use either plain indigo or purchase the 2-step black. Some can get away with soft black or even dark brown. Once you get a feeling you will know exactly what to get. You can exchange a color any time as long as it is unopened and you are an existing customer.

Will I get red hair?

You should not get red hair using browns or blacks. If your hair is white or extremely light, burgundy can come out red-orange the first time or first 12 hours, turning darker overnight. If you are starting from white hair a second application might be necessary, but rare. Always do a strand test!

Oils, certain gels, and leave-in conditioners can also cause the browns to be stripped leaving red over time. Another thing we have learned is certain shampoos like Aveda, Crew, V05, and Baby shampoo can affect the outcome of the color.

How long does EarthDye last?

Our natural hair dyes can be very permanent. It can last as long as 4 years or more or several months. The more absorbent your hair is the longer it will last. It all comes down to how absorbent your hair is. Most people have very absorbent hair both on the head and face. When you do your hair, you will want to focus on the roots as they come in, then as the dye fades over the next few months or years, you can do the entire head again.

Beards will last longer following our beard prep and instructions, not following them will lead to poor results. If you have a long beard or hair you will also want to focus on the new growth, then over the next several months do the entire beard. Doing your hair over and over can make your hair darker and darker. You can never go lighter with EarthDyeยฎ.

TIP: Try not to go too dark from the start, it is hard if not almost impossible to lighten EarthDyeยฎ. Chemically treated hair such as blond will more than likely come out lighter using browns, always do a hair strand test to be sure, not all hair is the same! Your hair will start to grow faster the more you use it and is safe to use on a regular basis and over chemical hair dye.

Application and Usage

How do I apply EarthDye?

All packets come with instructions. In general, shampoo your hair, or do the beard prep 2 times, rinse. Mix powder with warm water, apply to hair or beard. For hair using an application brush works best. Goatees, you can use a spoon. Hair can be toweled dry (damp) or dry.

Men can shampoo beards (not hair) 3 hours later. The hair on the head should be shampooed until 24 hours after the dye has been rinsed. The color will darken on browns, blacks, and blond overnight. Natural red will settle down after the first shampoo.

For more info: Mixing and tips-and-tricks

How long does the application take?

Most of the time it depends on how long your hair is. Some colors take as little as 10 minutes (natural red) some take an hour (dark brown). No application should be left on for more than 1.5 hours, however, some customers tell us about different ways they have applied it. When in doubt, follow our directions, not anyone else's unless you know them personally and trust them to babysit your pet.

How many applications can I expect to get from 1 packet?

It depends on how long your hair is. Short hair can get as many as 4 uses doing the entire head, as many as 20-30 uses doing root touch-ups. Mustache as many as 40-50 uses, goatee as many as 30-40, and full beards depending on length as many as 10-20. This makes it super affordable and as low as 25 cents per application.

Can I use EarthDye over chemically treated hair dye?

Yes, you can use chemical hair dye, go straight home, and then use our hair dye right over it. Or vice versa. We always will recommend doing a strand test first, this way you know what color it will be before doing your entire head.

Can I use EarthDye on my eyebrows?

Yes! Please follow the beard dye instructions on the back. Read all instructions before applying.

Can you dye other body parts like armpits and pubic hair?

Absolutely! We have plenty of people who do this. Make sure you follow the beard dye instructions when doing any hair other than the head.

Why do I have to wash my hair before and after I rinse the dye?

The reason it is important to wash prior to application is that your hair needs to be clean, free of any oils and helps it bind to the hair better.

The reason it is important to wash after is to keep the residue from oxidizing and turning multiple colors or a color other than what you intended.

After you shampoo the second time after rinsing, you can return to your regular routine. Washing your hair will not wash out the dye.

Why am I getting purple results?

If you are getting purple and you do not want purple something is going on. There are a few reasons why you might get purple:

  1. Shampoo or conditioner with alcohol or oils in it.
  2. Hair gels with alcohol, leave-in conditioners, and oil treatments.
  3. Not shampooing your hair prior to application OR not shampooing it 24 hours after rinsing it out. Colors can and will oxidize and can turn many colors if not shampooed after rinsing the dye out. You can go as long as 48 hours, but 24 is ideal.
  4. Men can get purple using dark brown if they are not doing the proper beard prep, using beard balms and oils, using alcohol on it, or not shampooing 24 hours later.

The rarest is if someone just has very oily hair. If this is the case make sure you shampoo every day if not every other day. You will not rinse the color out. Using oils also prevents colors from working exceptย natural red.

If you want purple you can mix pure indigo with Bud Ice instead of water and you will get a purple effect.ย Learn more about purple.

Hair Care

I got red in my hair after using brown?

EarthDye browns should not make your hair red. Many people get reds after chemical or natural hair dye fades from using products in the hair. Oils in the hair are bad and will strip color leaving a copper effect. This includes:

  • Shampoos with oils
  • Hair straighteners
  • Hair gels (we recommend alcohol-free hair gels)
  • Leave-in conditioners (rinse conditioners are okay, however, check ingredients for oil)
  • Alcohol in hair gels will cause purple, with millions of hair products on the market we can only tell you to look at the ingredients and look for oil.

Your hair is alive, and most oils will cause your natural production of oils to stop, and this creates a vicious cycle of needing more oil. It takes a very long time to get out of this cycle because the hair grows a quarter of an inch a month. If you have used chemical hair dye or oils, you are killing your hair. Then new hair grows, and it is killed again. EarthDye allows your hair to breathe and helps it get its life back. You have to be patient and the longer your hair, the longer it will take for the new growth to come back. You will see and feel the difference after your first shampoo. If you have frizzy hair, we recommendย Shikapoo. Shikapoo is a dry shampoo that comes in powder form. It is the world's most fabulous conditioner and comes from nature.

What shampoo/conditioner should I use?

When it comes to shampoos, there are thousands of different brands on the market. It is extremely hard to know which shampoo will react differently. A shampoo willย rarelyย cause a problem however, some absolutely do. We do know that:

  • Baby shampoo will keep hair green/blue using Ash Beach Brown
  • V05 gives multiple colors on browns
  • Aveda will turn browns red/green
  • Crew will turn browns red
  • Dr. Bonners causes multiple issues, especially withย browns
  • Grandpas pine soap will turn strawberry blond golden blond
  • Alcohol hair gels will cause purple
  • Neutrogena (especially Anti-Residue Shampoo)
  • Nexxus
  • Aveeno
  • Any conditioner is fineย unlessย it is loaded withย oilย in the ingredients.

When it comes to using the correct shampoo, look for oil-rich ingredients. If it has this, find another one (if you use natural red, oils are ok). Make sure to check the ingredients each time you purchase your shampoo. Some manufacturers change ingredients often. Always ensure you wash your hair after rinsing it out no later than 24 hours. 12 is fine, some can shampoo immediately, and the color will darken overnight. We will always recommend Harvest Moon extra conditioningย Henna Shampoo or Harvest Moonย Aloe Vera Shampoo because they work extremely well with our products.

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