DESERT SHADOW Chestnut Shadow, 3.5 OZ

I thought I would try this new organic hair color and so sorry I wasted my money. I followed the directions exactly as they instructed. If you are covering gray which most of us who color our hair are, then be ready to spend 3 to 4 hours of mixing, waiting, applying and mixing. You mix two powders together with warm water and salt. Let it sit for ten minutes and it is the consistency of yogurt. You apply to hair and wait 3 to 4 hours to cover the gray - so I did. Not only is this product more work than it's worth, it's a mess and time consuming and didn't even cover my gray after 4 hours of leaving it on - like they instructed. It dries to a dried paste on your hair. They refer to the time it takes in their literature as "me time" - I don't mean to be so harsh but I can think of better ways for "me time." Sorry but this is truly my experience with this product. Very disappointed.

I love these products! My hair while growing up has always been super thick, wavy, and grows an inch ever 6 weeks with no terminal hair length. I was so blessed. My first sign of aging was going silver just like my dad but with that same thick mane. Chemical hair dyes are a huge no-no. They thinned my hair a bit when I started covering the few grays I had. Now those grays are all over and I realized that I should focus on natural methods that my Indian family has always used. I’m so happy to find a high quality mix of botanicals fir my hair. Since my hair is quite dark, I’ve been fovcused on the medium browns and now my hair looks highlighted! So pretty. I find it easy to prepare and put the mask on when I’m at home. Super simple to wash hair in the am, brush and section it, use dye brushes and brush it on, then arrange all the hair on top of my head and cover with a plastic shower cap and then a softer shower cap that is made of cloth. The warmth from the plastic really aids in keeping the color on my head and especially with dispersing the color. I leave it for 4-12 hours while I do other projects and then shower before bed while I wrap it up on a soft cap I own for air drying. My hair in the morning is picture perfect waves and loose curls, full of bounce, and feels deeply nourished. Three months in and it’s amazing how thick and fast it’s growing! My hair is back to what it was like as a teen! The grays are covered and my scalp is super nourished.

I was disappointed today to see that this product was removed from the Whole Foods shelves & from the Amazon website. Desert Shadow is not a quick fix, but the result is super soft shiny hair with excellent gray coverage. Other henna products I've used just don't deliver the same results. Please make this available again.