Re: getting rid of the orange...

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Posted by Fia on April 20, 2004 at 05:55:11:

In reply to: getting rid of the orange... posted by iris on April 15, 2004 at 05:35:00:

: I don't know if you have people around you who have been hennaing for
: years and years, but the people I know who have done that, all have
: similar shades of dark purple hair, especially towards the ends (in
: 'normal' daylight, in the sun you may see a bit of orange). I think
: this purple colour is the result of lots of layers of oxidyzed henna,
: with a bit of unoxidyzed henna from a recent application on top. I
: hope that someone will correct me if I'm babbling here... but it is
: how I understand the transitions on my own hair. bright orange the
: first days, moving to more like fire-engine red tones in the two weeks
: after that (combination of oxidyzed and unoxidyzed henna), going to
: purple/dark brown (oxidyzed with small portions of unoxidyzed henna).

Sounds similar to what I see on my own hair. The longest lengths (just above brastrap) is a
dark, in some lights almost purplish red (which I quite like) - they have henna on them
since about three years back. The color gradually lightens as I move up the strand and is
the lightest just at the roots - as expected since they have the least amounts of henna on
them. It's not a huge difference if you look at the hair down - but quite noticeable if I
bring the ends up close to the roots.

Also looking at my hair over time. First days after henna - very intense deep orange red. A
week-and-a-half to two weeks after - a deeper more mellow red, but still very noticeably
red. After that - a deep reddish brown if I'm not in direct sunlight where the deeper
mellow red is again very noticeable. All this with only pure bodyart quality henna over
light/medium brown - I don't use any additives to mine. I'm kind of fond of this color play
- my personal favorite is really that in-between stage where it's a deep red but without
that first intense orange overtone.

/Fia

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: : I don't know if you have people around you who have been hennaing for : : years and years, but the people I know who have done that, all have : : similar shades of dark purple hair, especially towards the ends (in : : 'normal' daylight, in the sun you may see a bit of orange). I think : : this purple colour is the result of lots of layers of oxidyzed henna, : : with a bit of unoxidyzed henna from a recent application on top. I : : hope that someone will correct me if I'm babbling here... but it is : : how I understand the transitions on my own hair. bright orange the : : first days, moving to more like fire-engine red tones in the two weeks : : after that (combination of oxidyzed and unoxidyzed henna), going to : : purple/dark brown (oxidyzed with small portions of unoxidyzed henna). : : Sounds similar to what I see on my own hair. The longest lengths (just above brastrap) is a : dark, in some lights almost purplish red (which I quite like) - they have henna on them : since about three years back. The color gradually lightens as I move up the strand and is : the lightest just at the roots - as expected since they have the least amounts of henna on : them. It's not a huge difference if you look at the hair down - but quite noticeable if I : bring the ends up close to the roots. : : Also looking at my hair over time. First days after henna - very intense deep orange red. A : week-and-a-half to two weeks after - a deeper more mellow red, but still very noticeably : red. After that - a deep reddish brown if I'm not in direct sunlight where the deeper : mellow red is again very noticeable. All this with only pure bodyart quality henna over : light/medium brown - I don't use any additives to mine. I'm kind of fond of this color play : - my personal favorite is really that in-between stage where it's a deep red but without : that first intense orange overtone. : : /Fia
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