Cinnamon-colored hair: shades and rules of dyeing

If your dream is light brown hair with a light copper tint, then cinnamon will help you. In the literal and figurative sense of the word. Indeed, in the market of professional paints in the palette there is a cinnamon tone, and if you are against chemical paints, then there is an alternative for you - the spice of the same name.

Nonetheless if you correctly calculate the shade (and the cinnamon color has a lot of them) from light copper to dark brown with pinkish touches, then a representative of any type of appearance will look just gorgeous.

From time immemorial, everyone in the East has known that cinnamon - and this spice is so correctly called - has a beneficial effect on the scalp and cares for hair, giving them shine and volume, neutralizing dandruff and excessive greasy hair due to its light drying properties.

In addition to the obvious healing properties, cinnamon can change the color of hair, brightening them. Its effect is very similar to hydrogen peroxide, only in the case of spices, brown pigment is released, which brightens the strands.

Unfortunately, it is impossible to predict the result of staining with accuracy - because, like henna, cinnamon is a natural, living plant processed into powder. On different hair, the result of coloring will be different. There are only forecasts based on the initial state of the hair and its structure. Of course, the longer the dye on the hair is aged, the deeper the color is expected at the end of the dyeing procedure.

And also many people like to add additional ingredients to the mixture, thereby enhancing clarification (for example, when adding lemon juice), or inhibiting the process (when adding oils).

If you have the following natural shades, you can expect these results:

• if you are a natural blonde, then it is almost impossible to lighten you, due to the lack of pigments in the hair, but it will be very easy to get a copper shade;
• cinnamon makes a fresher and deeper shade of red-haired young ladies;
• owners of brown hair and brown hair will get the perfect cinnamon color as a result;
• but the brunettes will only achieve a slight copper tint.

Cinnamon tree powder masks are coloring, brightening and rinsing.

As with chemical paint, Before the procedure, do a test by applying the mixture to the elbow.

We will need:

• cinnamon powder;
• water at room temperature;
• honey.

Stir all products in a ratio of one to one. The longer the hair, the more ingredients will be needed in volume.

Heat the honey in a microwave so that it is watery in consistency, add cinnamon and add water. Stir the mixture until gruel and cool.

We will need:

• 6 tablespoons of water;
• 3 tablespoons of cinnamon;
• 3 tablespoons of honey;
• 2 tablespoons of lemon juice (you can take a spoonful of citric acid).

Mix all the ingredients by first diluting the honey in a microwave or in a water bath. Porridge perfectly brightens due to the lemon juice in the composition, but also dries the hair somewhat, so after the procedure it is better to apply hair conditioner and hold it longer than usual.

The most amazing way to stain. For the recipe you need only cinnamon powder and water in a ratio of one to one.

This slurry washes chemical hair off the hair.

We will need:

• half a glass of honey;
• glass of water;
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• 3 tablespoons of cinnamon.

Turn the honey into a liquid state, add the rest of the ingredients, mix and leave to “reach” for an hour.

Apply the resulting slurry to the hair, fix it with a plastic cap and put on a towel.

If your desire is to only slightly lighten the locks, then this option will be ideal. An amazing set of ingredients: you only need your regular conditioner and cinnamon.

Take cinnamon powder and conditioner in equal proportions and apply on strands. It is very important that the conditioner does not contain silicone and its derivatives (silicone oils and copolymers). If the effect is weak for you, then you can add a teaspoon of lemon juice.

If you decide to dye or lighten curls in a natural way using spice, then For correct results, avoid common mistakes.

• Do not ignore the reaction test. Most of the fair sex mistakenly believe that natural does no harm, and once this time we said no chemistry, then there can be no allergic reaction.

• Do not use metal utensils when preparing the mixture. To avoid an oxidative reaction, and not to get green hair at the end of the procedure, we recommend preparing any, not just cinnamon, masks in a glass bowl. The same goes for the spoons with which you will mix the ingredients.

• Do not tolerate burning. As with purchased paints with brightening properties, you will feel a burning sensation for a while. In the case of cinnamon, it should disappear in a few minutes. If this does not happen, do not take risks - rinse the mixture from the hair.

• Do not dry your hair if you know that you have a dry type of hair. Knowing that you already have dry hair, and cinnamon will only aggravate the situation, add olive oil to the mixture in advance. It will perform emollient and nourishing functions, and eliminates the need to apply conditioner after the procedure.

If the natural method is not suitable, you can use proven brands. Today, every self-respecting manufacturer of hair colors has a shade of “Cinnamon” in its palette, so finding a high-quality hair dye is not difficult. If you have experience in self-dyeing, then pay attention to such brands as Wella, Estel, Syoss - they have good spicy shades.

If you do not have experience, or you do not want to take risks, then feel free to contact the professionals. For example, find on the Internet photos of models with cinnamon color that you would like to see on your own hair, print, and feel free to go to the salon to become the owner of cinnamon hair.

The process of lightening hair with cinnamon, see below.