Marianne
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For those of us with grey or silver hair, this cuts down on the yellowing from our hair absorbing minerals in the water:
Purple shampoo - 1 tsp unsweetened grape drink mix (KoolAid is one brand) added to your bottle of shampoo. Shake well to mix. If you have the time, let it sit on your hair for a few minutes before you rinse it out. I haven't tried this.
Since I use a shampoo bar, I went this way:
Purple hair gel - 1/2 cup hot water (filtered or distilled is better, probably), 1/4 tsp unsweetened grape drink mix, 1/4 tsp unflavored gelatin (Knox). Mix well, pour into a small squeeze bottle and store in frig. It takes a few hours to gel up. It's easier to dispense from a plastic bottle rather than a little jar, but you can do it that way, too. Store it in the frig.
I really like this gel. It's not too crispy when it dries and really tones down the yellow. I like the grape smell, but I don't think it's still there after your hair is dry.
This makes just the right amount for me to use over a two week period. As with other homemade recipes without preservatives, don't make big batches. It's still food and will spoil over time.
Purple shampoo - 1 tsp unsweetened grape drink mix (KoolAid is one brand) added to your bottle of shampoo. Shake well to mix. If you have the time, let it sit on your hair for a few minutes before you rinse it out. I haven't tried this.
Since I use a shampoo bar, I went this way:
Purple hair gel - 1/2 cup hot water (filtered or distilled is better, probably), 1/4 tsp unsweetened grape drink mix, 1/4 tsp unflavored gelatin (Knox). Mix well, pour into a small squeeze bottle and store in frig. It takes a few hours to gel up. It's easier to dispense from a plastic bottle rather than a little jar, but you can do it that way, too. Store it in the frig.
I really like this gel. It's not too crispy when it dries and really tones down the yellow. I like the grape smell, but I don't think it's still there after your hair is dry.
This makes just the right amount for me to use over a two week period. As with other homemade recipes without preservatives, don't make big batches. It's still food and will spoil over time.
I was known for my wild red hair cut in a long shag that looked messed up all the time, whether I brushed it or not. I got tired of the bottle and let it grow out. My hair has been white since I was in my mid 30's. Now, a few years shy of 60, I no longer give a crap, so let it grow out. It is nuclear, glow in the dark WHITE. 
but it runs in our family too. I almost stopped breathing after dying my hair one day-I became allergic to the dyes. lucky for me I had my epi pen and knew exactly what was happening. saved me a trip to the ER but I had to rinse and rinse and rinse with shampoo and other stuff to get rid of all the smell and stuff. that was about 15 years ago and now I have the "in fashion streaks" .. light auburn hair with huge streaks of white and silver in it. saw a young lady that was friends with my son and she had her hair dyed like mine looks.. with the white and silver(her silver was much more metallic tho) cracked me up. She said it cost her over $200 to do it.. I almost plutzed! That is half a house payment(for me at least) 
