Is black walnut an effective natural hair dye?

Yes, black walnut can be effective as a natural hair dye, however consider the following: To achieve the desired hue you may need more than one application of the natural hair dye. Black walnut may not be able to penetrate gray, silver and/or white strands and the color will simply slide off. read more

black walnut drupes (the outer part of the walnut; the hull) contain juglone, plumbagin, and tannin (like in teas). this allows it to dye pretty much anything it touches. it can be used as a wood stain, ink, hair dye, clothing dye, etc. read more

After the walnut hair dye powder arrived, the next question was how do I make the black walnut hair dye from the powder. I decided to use a method that is used for dying cloth. So I boiled a pot of water (about 5 cups of water), took it off the stove and put in 5 tablespoons of black walnut powder. I let this steep for about an hour. read more