Increase the effect by adding the juice of one lemon to two cups of chamomile dye. Other good ingredients for adding highlights to blonde hair include mullein and calendula, also known as pot marigold. Natural dyes do not provide dramatic results, but merely highlight the natural hair color. The results vary from temporary to semi-permanent. Commercial dyes actually penetrate the shaft of hair and change the color.
Herbal rinses are gentle and only coat the hair shaft.
Rinses that work great on brunette hair include sage tea, rosemary and black tea. Hibiscus and Henna Elderberry Hibiscus and henna add wonderful, subtle highlights to red hair. Hibiscus adds coppery highlights, while henna is probably the most popular of the herbal hair dyes. Henna is available in a grayish paste and is stronger than the other dyes, which typically results in semi-permanent effects. Elderberry provides a bluish-black tone to black hair.