Tudor Hair Dye

Obviously we don’t recommend that you try any of these at home without the help of a professional hair dresser!

Top Tudor tips for making your hair look fabulous

Elizabeth I made red hair fashionable during her reign as Queen of England. Here’s a Tudor recipe for fiery red locks. Boil up chopped radish, beetroot and privet hedge. Strain and let the water cool, rub the mixture into your hair and do not wash it for 6 months!

To achieve blonde hair in Tudor times it was common to use cumin seed, saffron, celandine and oil - all very expensive ingredients that made it impossible for anyone else but the rich to afford it. Horses urine was often used to bleach the hair followed by a wine or vinegar rinse to give the hair a beautiful golden shine. Nice!

To get rid if grey hair boil sage leaves and stems, let the water cool, rinse the hair with it, leave in in the hair, do not wash hair again for 6 months.

This sage rinse will also get rid of nits!