One of the ways to darken hair is with walnut dye. Walnut can darken your hair a little but many applications will be needed.
Step 1: Obtain some walnuts. Black walnuts, green walnuts, 'normal' snack walnuts: each has a slightly different shade. Most people say to use black walnuts, but I had an enjoyable experience with normal, bought-in-a-bag walnuts. They are shelled, and ready to be eaten. I threw some in a cup of water and let it sit for four days. At the end of the four days, the water had turned black with the dye. That is the dye I use. However, for quicker dye, buy a few black walnuts, crack each, and place the entire walnut into some boiling water. Boil for approx. 15 - 25 minutes.
Step 2: Once the water is dark, strain it several times to remove the pieces of walnuts and shells in the water. Be very careful not to spill this water! It will stain every single object it touches, including skin. It cannot be removed from clothing, etc. It will take several days to fade from the skin.
Step 3: Remove as much clothing as you can, or put on old clothing you do not care. Cover your work area with towels; work over a hardwood/tile/linoleum floor, not on the carpet. If the walnut dye gets on your skin, it will stain. Because nobody wants to walk around with a darkened forehead/face, it is important to avoid getting the dye on your flesh. It is next to impossible. Because of this, I suggest masking/paper tape over your forehead. Once you have placed the tape on your forehead, rub the top of the tape with a liberal amount of petroleum jelly. It should cause any dye to hit the tape and roll off, instead of soaking into the tape and staining the skin. Wear latex gloves. Cover any exposed flesh in a very liberal amount of petroleum jelly. It will cause any wayward dye to roll off, instead of staining the skin.
Step 4: Apply dye evenly to the hair. You can either use your fingers to spread it through your hair, or you can use a brush, such as the ones that come with a commercial hair coloring kit.
Step 5: Place a hair cap over hair, and let it rest for about 30 minutes. Longer if necessary, but don't let the hair dry with the dye on it. Be sure to monitor the hair so that it doesn't become too dark.
Step 6: Once the dye has sat for an extended period of time, remove the shower cap, bend over so that the hair is hanging downwards, and spray/rinse off. Do not just hop in the shower. The dye will run out of the hair and onto your skin, staining your skin a darker shade.
Once rinsing the dye, wash hair with shampoo and blow dry. Once it is dry, you will be able to see the final coloring. If it is not dark enough, repeat above process as often as necessary.
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