Why Use Harvest Moon Hair & Beard Dye to Add Style and Grace to Your Beard?

From ‘lumbersexual to dandy wildman’ – thus GQ defines the transformation of the modern beard, sported by everyone from Bradley Cooper to Jake Gyllenhaal. While silver foxes are wearing their beards with pride, men who prefer their beard to match their hair color often opt for beard dye.
From jet black to lively red or earthy ash brown, the sky’s the limit when it comes to color. Beards can, of course, be a little lighter or darker than hair, so playing around with color and the chosen product is key before you chance on the winning combination. If chemical products aren’t your thing, the good news is that Harvest Moon is a 100% chemical-, alcohol-, and compound-free choice that is made exclusively from plants. 

 

What does ‘Natural’ Mean for Hair and Beard Dyes?

When seeking a healthful product to dye your beard, it is important to read labels well. You may find products that advertise that they contain ‘natural’ ingredients but this does not necessarily mean they are chemical-free. Harvest Moon is totally plant-based, and it is made of a plant that thrives in hot, and dry climes. Its leaves are collected, dried, and ground into a powder that is then made into a paste for various uses – including tattoos, hair dye, fingernails, and beards.

Why Go Natural?

Arguably the strongest advantage of plant-based products for dyeing beards is that they do not contain ingredients like preservatives, PPD, and parabens. As stated by the EPA, ingredients such as these can cause everything from asthma to dermatitis, and worse. The effects that chemicals can have on your scalp and hair can also affect the appearance and quality of your hair. Thus, some chemical dyes can swell the hair strand, allowing harsh ingredients to reach the hair cuticle. This can result in damaged, brittle beard hair that loses its gloss and natural vibrancy. 

 

The sophistication and efficiency of modern henna beard dye products mean that you can count on optimal coverage and long-lasting effects, without sacrificing your health. The good news is that henna will not only change the color of your beard; it will also repair damage caused by chemical products. How to Apply Henna?

 

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Some say henna for hair is a revolution, but the fact is it has been around for several hundred if not a thousand years. The Egyptians used it for many different things besides the hair. Indigo (indigofera tinctoria), also confused for henna was used for jet black. If you mix henna and indigo you get browns. In the 1900’s you had to mix your own to get different shades of brown or reds and usually it was the redheads that used it because mixing was confusing and time-consuming.
Today if you mix a small amount of henna in with indigo you can achieve black or even get purple by mixing it with beer instead of water. The alcohol in the beer changes the dye molecules to a beautiful shade of deep purple or a vibrant purple over light or white-colored hair.

Pure Lawsonia Inermis is used for many things, sunless tanning lotions, temporary tattoos and dyes for fabrics. Natural fresh henna is hard to find, sunlight and oxygen make henna go bad quickly and if it is not packaged correctly the shelf life is short-lived. The process is very expensive but crucial to support a long shelf life. You may want to check out alternative hair products before deciding which is best for you. It might be wise to try SEVEN too as you will need to look after the color after it has returned to being full of color.

Natural Hair Dye That Stands Out in The Crowd

Brands like EarthDye and Harvest Moon have this process down to a science, making them the best henna hair dye brands on the market. Triple sifted, natural soil fed, harvested once a year, fresh quality henna penetrates the hair, protecting it from harmful UV rays while letting it breathe. It rids split ends and instantly gives you hair a softer, thicker healthier look and feel. You will notice your hair does not lighten as easy if you spend all day in the sun all while blending perfectly with your natural color. There are many shades of brown, dark brown, black, red and blond. What makes EarthDye and Harvest Moon so special is that they blend in with your shade. Let’s say you have brown hair with strands of gray or roots coming in gray or white, you need not worry about the shade matching your original color because it will blend in making it all one solid color. You can also mix any of the colors together to create more colors. Mixing ash brown hair dye with light brown will create a lighter brown. Burgundy and mahogany mixed will give you a rich chocolate brown. Just remember on some people henna hair dye is extremely permanent so always test a small area before applying to your entire head.

Henna Hair Colors Do Not Go Lighter

If you have black hair or dark hair but wish to go lighter, and the thought of chemical hair dyes make you cringe or worse you had a bad reaction you do not have as many choices. Natural deep red or pure henna powder is your only option unless you have black hair with gray coming in. Reds will show up on black hair in the sun or good lighting. Using browns, blonds, burgundy or mahogany will not show hardly at all. If you have grays coming in you can use a soft black, or if you have jet black hair you might need to do the two-step process. The two-step process is tedious and time-consuming, however extremely rewarding as it is extra conditioning for your hair. Jet black requires first doing natural henna ( turning your gray or white hair red) and then doing the indigo, which reacts to the henna and turns the darkest black. So many people have different hair, so do not be afraid to experiment with how long you leave it on. The more absorbent the hair the less time is needed. This same with any of the hair colors. The two-step usually requires leaving the pure henna on for one hour and the indigo for one hour, however, after talking with customers we have learned that many are doing it 30 minutes for each color and still getting incredible results. So do not be afraid to try less time if you are busier than most.

Benefits of Ayurvedic Henna Hair Dye

Harvest Moon® and EarthDye™ are both Ayurveda (herbal) hair dyes, both contain natural conditioners that also come from plants used for thousands of years in India and surrounding countries. Used along with henna and indigo the effects are nothing short of amazing. In recent studies, those using chemical hair dye compared to those using henna hair dye are night and day. The people using toxic dye (which also makes for a great weed killer, although the planet does not deserve that) over a 5 year or less period suffered major hair loss, split ends, itchy scalp, dry mouth, swallowing issues, rashes and the inability to grow long hair, worse they ended up in the hospital. Hair takes a long time to grow, and recovering from chemically damaged hair can seem like an eternity to grow out and repair itself. Hair grows at a rate of a ¼ inch to ?’s of an inch per month, less using man-made dyes. After using henna dye on hair you will notice your hair will grow even faster, upwards of a ½ inch per month!

Henna Application

I can say after testing all of the brands out there, it can be quite disappointing! It should not be this difficult and that is what Harvest Moon and EarthDye set out to change the process and did just that. Many brands or manufacturers make their way too complicated and flat out a horrible experience. Some as far as letting it set out for 3 days, or worse mix and apply within 3 minutes, 3-6 times to get coverage. If you have to boil it, bake it, shave it, use special utensils, leave it on for over an hour (some are even overnight or minimum 4 hours) or add strange ingredients you can only find at a specialty store then forget it. After a few attempts, it will be tossed to the side and forgotten like all of the other failed promises by miracle solutions you once hoped would solve your woes.
You should be able to mix and apply your dye to your hair and scalp in less than 15 minutes (for normal length hair).
The science is easy; quality fresh natural henna hair dye works fast and effectively without all of the extra hassles. With so many startups popping up selling a variety of henna hair dye colors, it really is not their fault. I have seen them come and go over the years, making false accusations about other brands, when really it flat outcomes down to hands-on education of the flowering plant Lawsonia Inermis. We have done thousands of hours of research and busted every myth to offer the best and easiest henna to cover gray or enhance hair color. Education and premium ingredients are the winner. We get countless phone calls every week with stories of liquid henna hair dye or some crazy recipe that never worked and countless hours or dollars were wasted. The reason liquid or premixed henna dye does not work is simple. Indigo only releases the dye molecules for a few hours. Pure henna on the other hand releases for months. So if premixed is for you, your best luck will be with natural red. But why pay for water when you get it so cheap and can mix it so easily. It only takes a few minutes to mix and freshly mixed is always better.

Updated Way To Dye Your Hair Using Quality Henna Based Hair Dye:

WASH HAIR TWICE WITH CLARIFYING SHAMPOO, NO CONDITIONER, TOWEL DRY BEFORE APPLICATION. DAMP IS GOOD, DRY IS OK. DO NOT FORGET TO WEAR GLOVES, COVER FLOORS AND CLOTHES!
1. MIX POWDER WITH ENOUGH WARM TAP WATER (ABOUT 1 ¼ CUP TO 1 ½ CUP PER 100 GRAMS) UNTIL YOU GET A PUDDING LIKE CONSISTENCY. THICKER IS BETTER.
2. APPLY USING HAIR DYE APPLICATION BRUSH TO HAIR STARTING FROM THE LEFT EAR TO RIGHT EAR, ONE LAYER AT A TIME, THEN WORK YOUR WAY DOWN THE BACK IN LAYERS PRESSING PASTE DOWN AS YOU GO ALONG. IF USING A SHOWER CAP AFTER, BE SURE TO MAKE HOLES IN SHOWER CAP FOR AIR.
3. LEAVE-IN HAIR 45 MINUTES TO 1 HOUR, NO LONGER THAN 1.5 HOURS AND RINSE UNTIL THE WATER RUNS CLEAR (IF YOU HAVE THICK OR CURLY HAIR YOU CAN USE A CREAM CONDITIONER TO HELP RINSE.). DO NOT SHAMPOO LESS HAIR THAN 18 HOURS OR WAIT MORE THAN 48 HOURS, 24 IS IDEAL.

BEARD APPLICATION:

NOT FOLLOWING THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN POOR RESULTS. HARVEST MOON IS PERMANENT AND EASY TO APPLY.
1. CLEAN FACIAL HAIR/SIDEBURNS GENTLY WITH SHAMPOO USING A TOOTHBRUSH OR BEARD BRUSH TWICE. DO NOT SCRUB HARD AS THIS CAN IRRITATE SKIN! NOT USING A BRUSH WILL NOT REMOVE FACIAL OIL. USE A BRUSH!
2. MIX ENOUGH TAP WATER (DO NOT USE DISTILLED OR BOTTLED WATER) TO GET A THICK PUDDING CONSISTENCY (MIX ONLY WHAT YOU NEED AND STORE REMAINING POWDER IN A ZIPLOC BAG IN A COOL DRY PLACE).
3. USING A SPOON OR APPLICATION BRUSH APPLY EVENLY TO FACIAL HAIR UNTIL COMPLETELY COVERED. BE SURE TO COVER ALL HAIRS. IF TIPS OF HAIR STICK OUT, IT WILL NOT BE COLORED LEAVING A PEPPERED EFFECT. LEAVE ON FOR 35-45 MINUTES (NO LONGER THAN 1 HOUR) AND RINSE. YOU CAN SHAMPOO 12 -24 HOURS LATER. NO LONGER THAN 48 HOURS.

TIPS: GRAY OR WHITE HAIR MAY TURN RED/GREEN FOR FIRST 12 HOURS, DARKENING OVERNIGHT. DYE HAIR EARLY EVENING.
DYE WILL NOT PERMANENTLY STAIN FACE OR HAIRLINE. IF DYE IS PRESENT ON FACE IT WILL BE GONE IN SEVERAL HOURS.
OIL TREATMENTS CAN PREVENT BROWNS AND REDS FROM WORKING, IF DOING OIL TREATMENTS WASH HAIR 3 TIMES PRIOR TO APPLICATION WITH OIL-FREE SHAMPOO.
IF YOU HAVE STUBBORN GREY HAIR, TRY MIXING 1 TABLESPOON VINEGAR (ANY KIND) AND 1 TEASPOON SALT INTO 1 AND ½ CUP OF WATER UNTIL SALT IS DISSOLVED. THEN MIX THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF POWDER INTO A THICK PASTE AND APPLY.

WHAT COLOR DOES HENNA HAIR DYE COME IN

While pure henna is one color – red-orange, many other colors are called henna as well, I have even heard it called black henna hair dye, which does not exist but is used for marketing purposes as well as other colors. Red henna is the one ingredient in all colors, so in a sense, it is henna hair dye. The colors usually always Earth colors accept purple. Colors include and are not limited to: red, vibrant red, strawberry red, deep red, burgundy, soft black, jet black, mahogany, dark brown, medium brown, light brown, ash brown, blond and copper brown (auburn). The lighter colors are only visible on light-colored hair. If you are using oils in your hair or cocoa butter, shampoo your hair good prior to application. If you are doing pure henna, no worries it loves oil, while we do condone oil in the hair, it will stain right over it. Any other colors, on the other hand, have an opposite effect and will not work on oil-treated hair. The great news is, Harvest Moon hair dye will whip your hair into shape and you will finally be free of the vicious oil cycle. Oils are not good for your hair, but that is for another article, another time.

How To Care For Your Beautiful Healthy Hair

So now that you have taken that step and you have happy, healthy, shiny thick, beautifully healthy hair, how do you take care of it?

• Stay away from hot irons. The henna will handle the heat, but your hair does not. Over time flat irons destroy the protein and hair. Would you stick your finger in a flat iron? Probably not on purpose. Just remember your hair is a living part of you that has no feelings. Just because you can’t feel the hurt does not mean it is not hurting your hair.
• Ditch the chemical hair straightener. Hair straighteners are loaded with bad chemicals, in some cases just as bad as chemical hair dye, so why would you do that? Did you know most men prefer curls over straight? Straighteners also cause many reactions with indigo, leaving a Grinch green in its wake.
• Back off the perms. Our henna will work over perms, before or after, however, do you really want to put on ammonium thioglycolate on your hair? Really? Thioglycolic acid? Why go natural hair dye and then nuke it? I will have the virgin martini please!
• Oils and hair dye do not get along. We all know you can’t mix oil and water, hair dye is no different. If you want to strip the browns to reds, use oil. It also thins the hair and causes split ends. Eat proteins like almonds, fatty fish instead. Remember hair repair takes a long time to see the results, so be patient.
• Using sulfate-free, paraben free shampoos that are preservative-free and have low oil is ideal if possible. You will need a specialty shop for this.
• Stay away from chemical hair dyes for good. With Harvest Moon hair dye you can certainly go back to chemical hair dye, but why would you? It ruins your hair and our environment, so keep it natural. One use of chemical hair dye can set your hair back years.
• Look for gels that are natural. If you find one you love let us know so we can tell others. You want a gel that dries and does not have alcohol or chemicals in it. Good luck and happy hunting. We are still searching, but like on our ash brown, we never give up!
• I hope you have learned and if you have questions please post them below. If you are looking to buy henna hair dye, we hope you choose Harvest Moon. We work hard and we take it seriously as every business should. We love our customers and do everything in our power to keep them looking fabulous and healthy-looking.

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About the author:
Rod Harper got involved with henna hair dye in 2006 and has been obsessed with it ever since. He takes business seriously and enjoys helping customers over the phone and email.

Should I Wrap My Hair After Doing Henna?

I always get the question should I wrap my hair with saran wrap when I apply henna? The answer is nothing miraculous, just test and trial of doing hundreds of heads and talking to thousands of people using henna hair dye.

It is a long story, however in my years of doing “henna” I was doing tattoos on two girls graduating high school. I was not an artist by any means, so I used templates. Basically stick on the template, apply the henna , remove in an hour and viola.

In this particular case, one of the girls had to return to school to take her final exam, they both got hearts on their shoulders. The one returning to school, I saran wrapped and sent her on her way. I didn’t want her to smudge it on her clothes. Later about 6 pm the one with saran wrap called and said she removed the wrap and there was no stain, not even remotely. I asked about her friend who got the exact same one and she said it looked beautiful. They both came back and I was in aww how good the one looked and shocked to see the other had no color whatsoever, like it was never done. So I did another one and the next day she called and said thanks, it looks great.

I was only doing hair dye for a year at this time in 2007. I had done many events, parties, festivals, fundraisers, you name it I did it. I have tattooed 3000 students in high school shutdowns in one night. When I was doing the tattoos the powder being fresh made all of the difference in the world. I noticed some places I had to leave it out for 24 hours, add lemon, this that etc.

Then I tested over 200 crops around the globe and the results were astonishing. Where and how it grows makes all the difference in the world. At this point I was a mad man in the kitchen, mixing henna every single way you could find on the internet. This continued for years as I was fascinated by the aspect of henna. After all, everyone said to wrap it on your head. I dyed my family’s hair, my neighbors hair, peoples hair I never even knew, my maids hair and her sisters hair, my hair. One thing for sure was, wrapping it kept it from working as well. Henna needs to release (as well as indigo) in order to produce dye. At the time Catherine Cartwright Jones, (the one with the PHD in henna) said it was crucial to wrap your hair, so in the beginning I followed this because she was an “authority” in henna. What I learned is letting it breath produced much better results. Even to this day you can mix henna or indigo in a baggy and seal it and 2 days later it will not have released. Add a small amount of air and poof, you have dye.

So what I did was, find the best quality henna and indigo ( a lot of factors in this) and you do not have to do all of the “myths” to get it to release. Catherine called it “body art henna” however it is flat out henna that is not expired and 75% of what is on the market is expired, so it takes way more effort to get a stain out of it.

Tattoo artist love my henna because they can mix it on the fly and do tattoos with in an hour.

With the color you are using ” light brown” it is about a 40/60 mix of henna and indigo. We add other natural conditioners which makes it extra conditioning. With that said, henna releases for months and stains for months, indigo releases for hours. So let’s say you leave light brown on your head for 4 hours, the henna will take over and you will be left with red. The same goes for most of the browns. I had a lady tell me she used dark brown and she woke up and it was bright red. I asked ” how long did you leave it on?” she said, “well, I figured if an hour was good, all night was better!” YEP she slept with it in her hair. So the little bit of “fresh henna” took over and did its job.

On certain people we might recommend doing different things, so be careful of what you read on the internet and how you apply it. In the case some say leave it on for hours or overnight before applying , it could be the simple fact it is not fresh. It also more than likely is in reference to henna (natural red) not a henna/indigo mix.

The simple fact is; If you have really good quality henna (red) and you wrapped it, it would work. But it would work better not wrapped, I can state for a fact all of the hairs of head I did, it always came out better not wrapped. Also there might be some people that actually works for, but all of the videos, etc are referencing pure henna, not browns etc.

 

I have been testing and learning about henna hair dye for over 12 years. The minute I learned about henna I was hooked. Over the years I have achieved amazing goals and set new standards. I never stop learning and most of the time I learn from my customers. Harvest Moon has sold over 500,000 packs of natural hair dye over the years with no sign of slowing down.

One of the absolute hardest goals to overcome was getting hair dye “out” of the hair. Some customers over do it and some just want a lighter color come springtime.  Spring makes us feel fresh I guess and also makes us feel younger, which leads to lightening your hair. I have had people tell me Irish Spring soap will do it and also herd baby oil. I tried all of the myths and always ended up disappointed. The only sure-fire way was lots of sun and lots of lemons. Let’s face it we all don’t have that much time, or more importantly, we have better things to do. If you want to lighten your hair “ naturally” and when I say naturally I mean with 0 hydrogen peroxide!

It does not matter if you have dark blond hair or even black hair from henna hair dye, this is a sure-fire way to naturally lighten your hair under 48 hours. Dark hairs might take a bit more effort, but rest assured using these natural lightening agents, if you have henna in your hair it will come out. Red hair, light brown hair, it does not matter. The last step only requires 30 minutes and when you rinse your hair you will be amazed!

It Removes Henna Hair Dye, Not Chemical Dye

Now if you want to be creative you can even do natural highlights, but you might need some help. All you will need is 10 cups of water, baking soda, and freshly squeezed lemon juice. Do not use coconut oil before or after, in fact, you will not even need to use apple cider vinegar or distilled water. Please remember any kind of oil will keep henna from sticking, but it will not strip it much, so not even olive oil. You can shampoo and condition after you are done, just remember if you are going to apply henna to your hair after, then you will not want to condition it either.

Keep in mind this “only” works for henna hair dye, not for chemical hair dye and it will not change your natural color, it will strip the henna and indigo. It will also work on our natural beard dye.

Click here to learn these easy steps to lighten your hair naturally.

Ash Brown Photos Before/After
Special Thanks to Rebecca, Chris and Susan for the fabulous pics of the natural ash brown hair and beard dye! We have very limited quantities left, so please only purchase what you need for now. More is on the way!

Affiliate Program!

We have an affiliate program now! Many people say they tell others and ask if they can sell it, well here you go! Now you can just post it on your Facebook, blog or website, or text your affiliate link and start earning cash immediately. Get started here: Harvest Moon Henna Hair Dye Affiliate Program.

I also wanted to say once again if you had a bad experience with the previous owner how sorry I am. You can still read the update of Infinite Earth taking over here: Press Release. If you never got a refund from the orders the previous owner did not ship, please let me know. I still have lot of people asking about those orders and many who missed the discount.

I am counting all the request this weekend. It seems we have quite a few signups for the Kickstart program and will make a formal announcement next week. I shipped out a record amount of orders this past week and had an overwhelming greeting with my return! I have never felt so much love!

I am adding a newsletter sign up soon and will start doing newsletters once a week or bi weekly. If you make sure you whitelist hennahut.com in your email. Because the previous owner had so many emails I am narrowing them down. I apologize for this, but it was just too much to keep up with.
For those overseas we have some exciting news! So, make sure to sign up for the newsletter!
Infinite Earth is growing, and we are running low on a lot of henna hair dye and natural beard dye, but more is shipping out on Monday. We are not out at this time but expect to run out next week. DO NOT panic! We will be getting more approximately by next Friday!
We will be adding Under eye cream, new soaps, some cool stuff to make doing henna hair dye much easier! On top of that you may have noticed the website is getting updated just about every day!
November, I plan on doing a contest that involves giving away $500.00 in money and gift cards. Each order will have a raffle ticket (1 ticket per pack of hair dye or product) and the drawing will be Mid December, in time to spend it on a gift or pamper yourself! Who does not like free money?

If anyone has questions, Harvest Moon Hair Dye Phone Number.

Today is the final day of the discount and boy did you guys use it!  Everyone saved about $5,000.00 in discounts!  Make sure you check our Facebook and blog for the latest updates.

You can also sign up for our newsletter. We send out a few each month, we have a lot of new colors coming and we will be having some really fun contest!

We are relying on word of mouth now more than ever, so please tell a friend about Harvest Moon® hair and beard dye!  We are also still doing the shampoo Kick Start and will continue to do so for another week, maybe 2. I do appreciate your patients.

 

I have had so many people ask about shampoos we are going to do a shampoo Kick Start program.
This is how it works:
Sign up if you are interested in purchasing shampoo here: KICK START
Put in the subject line: Shampoo. Nothing more.
In the message put put what kind and how many. Please keep in mind the shampoo is perishable after 12 months.
Once I get a number of how many and what kind I will let everyone know if it will be possible and let everyone purchase at a discounted rate to get the shampoos going again.
The shampoo is made in India and will take at the longest 2 months to receive by ocean freight. So you will have to be patient. Once Infinite Earth is stocking it will be a continuous cycle.

Today is August 3^rd, 2018.

Just so everyone knows All is back in order as far as shipping:
We are processing and shipping around the clock.
If ordered by 4pm Eastern Mon – Friday it will go out the same day.
Saturday by 12 noon it will go out the same day. Sundays we are processing, so it goes out Monday Morning.

🙂 🙂
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Be Well,

Rod Harper

Infinite Earth