17 Simple Natural Home Remedies to Get Black Hair

The secret of getting natural black hair is held in nature and natural home-based products without any side effects. Grey hair is normally associated with old age, though it can also be seen in young people.

Here, I have jotted-down some of those workable natural solutions that would help you in retaining the blackness of your hair. Thick black hair is a sign of beauty and youth. We can get naturally thick hair with home ingredients present in our kitchen.

Top Natural Remedies to Get Black Hair at Home

1. Black Tea Remedy

Black tea works best with prematurely grey hair, and is simple to make you only need two ingredients. You can leave the tea in for up to two hours, or you can leave it in for less time and apply it more frequently. The number of times you use this black tea rinse will have a cumulative effect the more you do it, the greater the effect.

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons black tea leaves
• Water

Directions:

1. Boil the tea leaves in water.
2. Allow the tea to cool down to room temperature.
3. Strain out the tea leaves, then apply the tea to your hair. If you have long hair, one of the easiest ways to apply the tea is to pour it into a small spray bottle. Spray the tea into your hair and brush to make sure that the tea is spread evenly.
4. After roughly 1 hour (you can go as long as 2 hours), rinse the tea out with cold water. Do not shampoo.

2. Indian Gooseberry (Amla)

An Indian tree or the fruit of this tree, used in cooking, in traditional medicine, and in some products such as shampoo and oil. Amla has great benefits of retaining the ‘blackness’ of your hair. 

Ingredients: 

• ½ liter clean water
• 2 tbs of pure Amla powder
• 1-2 lemon juice/extract

Directions: 

All you need to do is, blend-well the above mentioned ingredients and store it in a clean container. This natural shampoo is a wonderful natural solution which can be used to wash your hair in order to maintain those long, black locks of hair.

3. Henna 

Henna is a classic natural hair dye. This recipe should be used twice a week for soft black hair.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup henna powder
• Coffee powder
• 1 tablespoon curd
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon catechu (Acacia catechu)
• 1 tablespoon brahmi (Bacopa monnieri; also known as Indian pennywort of waterhyssop)
• 1 tablespoon Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica; also known as amla)
• 1 tablespoon dry mint powder
• Vinegar

Directions:

1. Use a plastic, wooden, or stainless steel bowl, because the henna can react to certain metals.
2. Mix the henna powder with as much coffee powder as desired (the henna will result in a reddish color; the coffee results in a more brownish color). Add the lemon juice, catechu, brahmi, Indian gooseberry, and dry mint powder. Add vinegar until it makes a thick paste.
3. Let the mixture sit for 2 hours.
4. Apply the paste onto your hair. Leave it in for 1 hour.
5. Rinse out the dye completely with water.

4. Ribbed Gourd

This remedy effectively restores the melanin pigmentation in hair.

Ingredients:

• Dried ribbed gourd
• Coconut oil

Directions:

1. Soak the dry pieces of ribbed gourd in coconut oil for 3 days.
2. Boil the mixture until a black residue is formed.
3. Massage it into your hair and leave it in for 1 hour.
4. Rinse it out.

5. Coconut Oil with Lemons

This is one of the most ancient and trusted natural home remedies to treat the problem of gray hair and grow a nice head of thick, black hair. The process is a simple one:

Ingredients:

• ½ cup pure coconut oil
• ½ Lemon juice/extract

Directions:

1. Heat the coconut oil over low flame till it is brimming and hot. Now squeeze in the Lemon in to it and blend well. 
2. That is about it. You have your solution ready and you can apply it once it cools down. 
3. Massage your hair and scalp luxuriously with this solution all the way from roots to tip, when it is still lukewarm. 
4. This way the solution will seep-in to your pores and hair-follicles,giving you nourishment in the best possible manner treating your gray hair naturally. If followed on a regular basis, you will soon be growing back your black hair in no time.

6. Onion Hair Pack

This is one of the most simple and easy-breezy method you can whip-up in almost no time. While you are in the kitchen and preparing a gravy-base Indian style, be sure to stock-away a small jar of fresh Onion paste to stay away from gray hair, When you are ready, apply the Onion paste luxuriously all over your hair and head and cover it with a shower-cap.

Leave the pack on for about 30 minutes (if you can stand the odor of Onions) and wash
normally. Follow this regime at least thrice a week for best results. You will be surprised with the results, as your hair will soon restore the dark-coloration it once had. Visible difference in your hair can be seen in a month.

7. Coconut Oil and Curry Leaves

This is the perfect remedy for young people with prematurely grey hair as the curry leaves contain rich amounts of vitamin B.

Ingredients:

• Coconut oil
• Curry leaves

Directions:

1. Boil the curry leaves in coconut oil.
2. Strain out the leaves, then allow the coconut oil to cool down to a temperature that will be comfortable to apply.
3. Massage the curry coconut oil into your scalp and allow it to sit for up to 1 hour before washing it out with soap.

8. Carrots

This is more of an internal natural home remedy than a topical one. All you need to do is, grind some carrots and strain the juice. Drink this juice first thing in the morning every day for best results. People who follow this particular nature-fix own a great head of thick, black hair.

9. Hibiscus Flower

Hibiscus is the national flower of Malaysia. Its leaves are often crushed and mixed with soap nut to be applied on hair. With regular application, it leaves hair healthy and shiny, stops hair loss, acts against dandruff, and turns white hair black.

Ingredients:

• Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica; also known as amla)
• Hibiscus juice (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis; also known as Chinese hibiscus or gurhal)

Directions:

1. Crush the Indian gooseberry into a smooth pulp.
2. Mix the Indian gooseberry with the hibiscus juice.
3. Apply this as a rinse to your hair regularly.

10. Sage Water Treatment

The herb sage is one of the most effective remedies for grey hair. It both stops the growth of grey hair and restores natural hair colour.

Ingredients:

• Sage leaves (preferably black sage)
• Water

Directions:

1. Boil the sage leaves in water.
2. Remove from heat and allow the sage water to cool down.
3. Spray the room-temperature liquid all over the hair. Allow it to sit for 2 hours.
4. Wash with mild shampoo or soap.

This will add a bit of color with each application. The results will be visible after a few weeks.

11. Earth Wash 

This natural remedy requires nothing but the earth from outside. It slows the greying process, has no side effects, and is also good for combating headaches and sleeplessness.

Ingredients:

• Earth dug from deep within the garden or field
• Water

Directions:

1. Add some water to your earth to make a solution.
2. Filter the solution through a sieve, cheesecloth, or coffee filter. Wash your hair with the extract.
3. Use the remedy once a week for soft, strong, and black hair.

12. Henna, Shikakai, and Soap Nut Remedy

This is another natural herbal henna dye. It’s best to use an iron bowl while mixing these ingredients, as the iron oxidises the contents and makes the dye darker.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup henna
• 2 tablespoons Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica; also known as amla)
• 1 tablespoon shikakai (Acacia concinna)
• 1 tablespoon soap nut (Sapindus mukorossi; also known as reetha powder)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons curd
• 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil
• Vinegar

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in an iron bowl. Mix until it forms a paste, and leave it in the bowl overnight.
2. Apply the paste to hair in the morning. Let it sit for 2 hours.
3. Thoroughly rinse out the hair.

13. Shikakai and Indian Gooseberry Rinse Remedy

If you do not have all of the ingredients for the recipe above, try this alternative. This remedy makes the hair shiny and soft and is best applied in the summer. It slows the process of hair whitening.

Ingredients:

• 25 grams Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica; also known as amla)
• 25 grams shikakai (Acacia concinna)
• 500 grams vinegar
• Coconut oil

Directions:

1. Combine the Indian gooseberry, shikakai, and vinegar to form a paste, and let it sit overnight. If the herbs are not powdered, break them into small pieces and soak them in the vinegar overnight. Mash the contents in the morning to form a paste.
2. Massage the mixture onto your scalp and throughout your hair. Let it sit for 15 to 20 minutes.
3. Wash out the rinse, then apply the coconut oil to dry hair. With repeated applications, your hair will become strong and black.

14. Sesame Seed Remedy

If available, choose black sesame seeds for these remedies. Because they have not been hulled, they retain more nutrients than white sesame seeds. However, both are rich in trace minerals and vitamin B. This remedy will reduce hair loss and turn white hair black.

Ingredients:

• Sesame seeds
• Water

Directions:

1. Soak the sesame seeds in water to make them soft.
2. Use a food processor to mash the sesame seeds into a paste. You can also do this with a mortar and pestle, but the food processor will be much easier.
3. Apply the resulting paste to the scalp and throughout the hair with gentle massaging movements.

15. Fenugreek and Coconut Oil Remedy

This remedy help hair to stop greying slowly 

Ingredients:

• Fenugreek leaves or powder (Trigonella Foenum-graecum; also known as methi)
• Water
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil

Directions:

1. If you have fresh fenugreek leaves, wash them in clean water, then mash them into a paste. Dry the paste in sunlight and prepare a powder of it. If you have fenugreek powder, skip this step.
2. Mix the powder into coconut oil.
3. Apply the mixture to your hair, and leave it in for 30 minutes.
4. Rinse your hair with water.

16. Oil Massage

For an oil massage, you can use almond, olive, mustard, coconut, Indian gooseberry, or mango kernel oil. Whichever oil you choose, be sure to buy it fresh and organic, and to use that particular oil over time to get better results.

Directions:

1. Massage the oil into your scalp; then comb it through the rest of your hair. Leave it for 1 hour.
2. Wash your hair normally.
3. Even More Remedies
4. Butter oil: Massage butter oil into your scalp and hair daily before your shower.
5. Sesame: Add sesame to your diet.
6. Gram flour and milk: Regularly wash hair with gram flour and milk/curd mixture.
7. Onion paste: Rub hair regularly with onion paste, and it will turn black.
8. Multivitamin: Take a multivitamin containing minerals like zinc and copper, which prevent premature greying.
9. Papaya: Rub crushed raw or unripe papaya into hair for 10 minutes to cure dandruff and hair loss.
10. Indian gooseberry and lemon juice: Mix Indian gooseberry powder with lemon juice and rub the resulting paste into hair regularly. The white hairs will become black.
11. Black pepper, lemon juice, and curd: Add black pepper and a spoonful of lemon juice to half a cup of curd. Rub it into hair, then wash after 15 minutes. The hair will become black with regular application.
12. Leeches and red wine: Rot leeches in red wine for 45 days, then apply the liquid to your hair to turn white hair black.

17. Healthy Diet

Your skin, hair, and health all reflect the nutrition you are getting. If you are young and are already seeing grey hairs, your diet could be the cause. These two diet remedies to regain black hair are best for young people.Eat healthily so that your hair gets all of the nutrients it needs.

For a healthy and balanced diet, you must be sure to:

1. Consume vitamin-rich foods: In order to prevent and delay the greying process of hair, make sure to get sufficient amounts of vitamins B and E daily. Cashew nuts, almonds, walnuts, fresh fruits, and vegetables are all good sources for these vitamins. Also decrease your sodium intake, because sodium speeds up the appearance of grey hair.
2. Drink lots of water: A lot of toxins get deposited in the body when the endocrine system malfunctions. This leads to many health problems, including premature aging and grey hair. Drink up to 10–12 glasses of water daily to flush out these harmful toxins.
3. Avoid junk food: Hair can become grey due to malnutrition and overconsumption of fast food or junk food. Instead, eat natural foods that are high in iron, calcium, vitamin B, and vitamin C. Options include fresh fruits, lemon juice, vegetable soups, etc.