Colour description
(5.0) Medium natural brown
The Natural Brunette, Walnut Shadow will give medium brown tones to grey, light and dark blonde hair. It will even the tone of medium brown hair and give a natural brown tone. This colour is ideal for people with naturally brown hair
*this colour will not lighten the hair as it contains no bleach or peroxide
Colour & treatment in one
Our hair colour products also act as a treatment, helping to repair dry and damaged hair, leaving your hair soft and shiny.
This 100% Certified Organic formula is ideal for those who have scalp issues, sensitive skin and allergies to chemical hair dyes. It is also a wonderful and safe alternative for pregnant mums who would like to continue colouring during pregnancy* as they contain nothing but certified organic goodness.
Me Time required
Organic hair colours need time to deposit colour on your hair. Please allow the following amount of time for your colour treatment.
Non Grey coverage : 1 hr +
Grey coverage : 3 hrs
Amount of product required
Short hair & root touch ups - 1/2 pack
Medium hair - 1 pack
Long hair - 1 to 1.5 packs
Super long hair - 2 to 3 packs
Thick hair - will need to add an extra 1/4 pack for short hair and 1/2 (short to medium) to 3/4 pack (for long hair)
*Please note - repeated use will see your colour become richer and in some cases darker. Once you achieve the colour shade you like on the lengths, simply apply to the roots only and do a full application every 4th or 5th time to boost the colour at the ends. This will save time and product and ensure you have an even colour all over.
Ingredients
Indigofera tinctoria, Lawsonia inermis, Embilica oficialis, Aloe barbadensis.
Important
*We recommend a strand test to determine desired processing time and final colour result. Colour resistant hair will require the longer period for processing time. Not recommended for people who wish to bleach or lighten their hair blonde in the future. Strand test instructions can be found here
How to apply your hair colour at home
Take a look at our application tutorial video here
Liquid measurement for mixing
STEP 1 = 150ml diluted apple cider vinegar (30% ACV to 70% H2O or herbal tea).
STEP 2 = 100ml warm water
20 to 50ml additional warm water (only if required)
For more information about different herbal teas & liquids that can be used to mix your colour please read this article: Hair colour alchemist - beneficial herbal teas & liquids that can be used in your home hair colours
Mixing guide
For a full mixing guide including videos please read this article: Guide to mixing brown shades
Reviews(26)
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Walnut Shadow
Wonderful product! Have been using it for several years now. It is a more natural-looking colour than the supermarket varieties. Also important to me, most of the packaging is able to composted. Highly recommended.
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Walnut shadow hair colour
Very happy with the colour and the grey coverage (on about 70% white).
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Desert Shadow - Walnut
I love this shade, and find the application of it straight-forward. Could do with slightly better grey coverage, but overall very happy.
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Grey highlights
I found the walnut shadow hair dye quite effective. I am in my mid thirties and have quite a lot of grey hair. I purchased this product as it was a natural alternative to salon hair dyes that are full of harmful chemicals. It is quite time consuming and requires preparation. I followed the instructions, leaving the mixture on my hair for the full 4 hours. The result was not as good as the salon, but it was still lovely. It gave my grey hairs a lighter shimmery brown tone - not completely covered, but not as obvious as stark grey hair against my naturally dark brown hair. It left my hair feeling nice and healthy too and didn't affect the psoriasis on my scalp. I will purchase again.
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Hair Dye
I am currently undergoing chemotherapy and using scalp cooling to preserve my hair. Desert shadow hair dye has been gentle enough for me to use ongoing throughout my treatment. Its a little time consuming preparing the dye but 100% worth the effort. Very happy with this product and would highly recommend to all.
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Love this hair colour
I really love desert shadow walnut shadow. It's easy to mix the colour and it works great. Thanks for a healthy organic product.
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Colour & Shampoo/Conditioner
I absolutely LOVE Desert Shadow. I have been using these colours for 3 years now & just started using the shampoo & conditioner. I always purchased the colours from Nourished Life but after visiting the Desert Shadow website I discovered a whole new range of products that are not available at NL. Plus Desert Shadow has a reward system too & Charmaine is extremely helpful & responds to questions very quickly. Can't recommend enough, My family are getting on the Desert Shadow train!! Love it
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Walnut Shadow
This product is amazing. After being allergic to hair dye and not knowing what to do I tried the Walnut shadow. It covered my greys completely and my hair feels so healthy. No irritations what so ever! Thanks Desert Shadow!
