Re: never henna'd

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Posted by Diane on April 20, 2004 at 06:02:13:

In reply to: never henna'd posted by joanne on April 20, 2004 at 01:32:37:

: Had a serious allergic reaction to commercial haircolor 4wks ago.
: Want to start henna. I would have 40% grey hair, 60% auburn hair if
I
: did not color. Do I need to let all the commercial haircolor grow
: out first? What do I do in the meantime? I don't really want to be
: grey until it grows out. After you henna, how do you touch up
roots ?
: I'm brand new to the whole idea and appreciate all suggestions.

Hi Joanne,
I'm new to henna too, I just used it for the first time to cover
beginning greys (I'm a natural redhead, had never coloured my hair
with anything before) and I'm very happy with the result.

There's probably all the information you could need here somewhere on
the site; if you spend half an hour browsing you can learn a LOT
here. I am a total believer now, I am so glad I'll never have to
resort to chemical dyes for my hair. I'm really sorry to hear that
you had a problem with them.

Covering a substantial amount of greys with henna is a bit of a
challenge. If you check out the "Mixes" section, there is a new lady
there "Blondie" who used henna to cover grey like yours (about
40/60%) and the results are pretty dramatic! Its very beautiful but
you have to be prepared for a very vibrant orange-red result (which,
btw, is possible only if you use a high quality body art henna). The
good thing about henna is that repeated applications deepen the
colour and you can do your whole head every 4-6 weeks and not have to
worry about roots.

I would recommend you have a good look at the mixes section; the link
labeled "Fia's mixes" gives a really good overview on mixing and
different colour results.

Oh yeah, the other main issue for you is hennaing over the old
chemical job; it ABSOLUTELY necessitates that you get some body art
quality henna to test with and then try some of your hair fall out
(collected from your brush or shower drain) in it to be sure it won't
do anything weird to your hair! Theres a pretty good chance with 100%
natural henna that you'll be okay.

Hope this helps a bit; Keep looking around here, and check out the
rest of this board and the archives; there's a lot of threads on
covering greys...

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: : Had a serious allergic reaction to commercial haircolor 4wks ago. : : Want to start henna. I would have 40% grey hair, 60% auburn hair if : I : : did not color. Do I need to let all the commercial haircolor grow : : out first? What do I do in the meantime? I don't really want to be : : grey until it grows out. After you henna, how do you touch up : roots ? : : I'm brand new to the whole idea and appreciate all suggestions. : : Hi Joanne, : I'm new to henna too, I just used it for the first time to cover : beginning greys (I'm a natural redhead, had never coloured my hair : with anything before) and I'm very happy with the result. : : There's probably all the information you could need here somewhere on : the site; if you spend half an hour browsing you can learn a LOT : here. I am a total believer now, I am so glad I'll never have to : resort to chemical dyes for my hair. I'm really sorry to hear that : you had a problem with them. : : Covering a substantial amount of greys with henna is a bit of a : challenge. If you check out the "Mixes" section, there is a new lady : there "Blondie" who used henna to cover grey like yours (about : 40/60%) and the results are pretty dramatic! Its very beautiful but : you have to be prepared for a very vibrant orange-red result (which, : btw, is possible only if you use a high quality body art henna). The : good thing about henna is that repeated applications deepen the : colour and you can do your whole head every 4-6 weeks and not have to : worry about roots. : : I would recommend you have a good look at the mixes section; the link : labeled "Fia's mixes" gives a really good overview on mixing and : different colour results. : : Oh yeah, the other main issue for you is hennaing over the old : chemical job; it ABSOLUTELY necessitates that you get some body art : quality henna to test with and then try some of your hair fall out : (collected from your brush or shower drain) in it to be sure it won't : do anything weird to your hair! Theres a pretty good chance with 100% : natural henna that you'll be okay. : : Hope this helps a bit; Keep looking around here, and check out the : rest of this board and the archives; there's a lot of threads on : covering greys...
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