hair dye in communist times
my friend barbara once told me that back in communist times hair dye was unavailable (or else hard to get, i can't remember which). when women felt the urge to dye their hair, they often used onion skin juice (you peel the skins off of some red onions and boil them to make a nice purplish-red liquid). i'm not sure how long you have to soak your hair in this onion juice - i didn't ask barbara for specifics.
after dying her hair in onion juice she went out to her doctor's appointment. unfortunately a torrential downpour began, and she didn't have an umbrella. the onion-dye turned out not to be very permanent. it ran down all over her neck and shoulders, and when she took her jacket off, she saw that her white blouse was completely streaked in the red onion juice, and she was embarrassed... i'm not sure if she dyed her hair with onion juice ever again. probably not.
after dying her hair in onion juice she went out to her doctor's appointment. unfortunately a torrential downpour began, and she didn't have an umbrella. the onion-dye turned out not to be very permanent. it ran down all over her neck and shoulders, and when she took her jacket off, she saw that her white blouse was completely streaked in the red onion juice, and she was embarrassed... i'm not sure if she dyed her hair with onion juice ever again. probably not.