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The links below connect to chapters of the free e-book Ancient Sunrise© Henna for Hair, a book researched and written by Catherine Cartwright-Jones PhD, a researcher who focused her graduate and doctoral work on henna. Ancient Sunrise© Henna for Hairis meant to help people understand how to dye their hair without chemicals, to protect their own health and the health of the planet they live on, to correct the misconceptions that have lead to chemical hair dye industry replacing henna, and to dispel the abundant misinformation about henna.

We offer this book free of charge. You may download selected chapters or the entire book. We ask only that you respect our copyright and observe our terms of use. Please see the copyright and licensing information at the bottom of this page.



Chapter 1 "Henna for Hair"
Thischapter discusses the risks of using chemical hair dye, and theepidemiology of millions of cases of hair dye allergy andintroduces the solution for allergies to chemical hair dye andassociated chemical sensitivities.


Chapter 7 "Mixing and Testing your Henna Mix"
This chapter discusses the mixing, dye release,formulation, and testing of a wide range of non-chemicalpermanent colors from henna, indigo, and cassia. Thischapter includes step-by-step instructions to produce the coloryou want for your hair.


Chapter 8 "How to Henna Your Hair"
Thischapter has step-by-step instructions for first time users dyeing hairblonde, red, brunette or black with henna indigo, and cassia.


Chapter 9 "Gray Hair and Doing Your Roots"
This chapter has step-by-step instructions formaintaining your gray roots as they grow in; dyeing them red,brunette, or black.


Chapter 12 "Troubleshooting"
This chapter provides answers to the mostfrequent questions from people who henna their hair; theseinclude problems with hard water, slight adjustments in color,getting complete and permanent color, and the occasionalsurprise.

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