Re: Tired of silver wanna be a redhead

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Posted by iris on April 26, 2004 at 07:35:12:

In reply to: Tired of silver wanna be a redhead posted by Sis on April 26, 2004 at 00:22:01:

: My hair is shoulder length and silver. Completely silver, not grey.
:
: I want reddish brown hair or !HEY! red hair but get allergy scalp
: from home hair colour kits. I haven't tried them for about 9 years.
: Nothing would cover it anyway, and was told I needed to DYE. I
can't
: afford salon colouring and can't stand the whole scene in those
: salons anyway.
:
: What do you recommend? Anyone?
ehm... leave it like it is ;-)? silver sounds great.

you can dye it red with henna if you really want that, but
1. you will need to use a very good quality henna, otherwise you will
get orange
2. even if you use good quality henna, it will take a couple of
applications to get a deep colour. it will be orange after the first
application. which will darken after a couple of days, and darken a
lot more with repeated applications.
3. your silver roots will definately show, so you'll have to do touch-
ups a lot (every three weeks or so)
4. please note that henna is permanent. don't believe the boxes that
tell you it will wash out in a couple of weeks. it doesn't. it
darkens over time, but it does NOT wash out.

if you decide to go for it anyway, have a look at the mixes section.

iris

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: : My hair is shoulder length and silver. Completely silver, not grey. : : : : I want reddish brown hair or !HEY! red hair but get allergy scalp : : from home hair colour kits. I haven't tried them for about 9 years. : : Nothing would cover it anyway, and was told I needed to DYE. I : can't : : afford salon colouring and can't stand the whole scene in those : : salons anyway. : : : : What do you recommend? Anyone? : ehm... leave it like it is ;-)? silver sounds great. : : you can dye it red with henna if you really want that, but : 1. you will need to use a very good quality henna, otherwise you will : get orange : 2. even if you use good quality henna, it will take a couple of : applications to get a deep colour. it will be orange after the first : application. which will darken after a couple of days, and darken a : lot more with repeated applications. : 3. your silver roots will definately show, so you'll have to do touch- : ups a lot (every three weeks or so) : 4. please note that henna is permanent. don't believe the boxes that : tell you it will wash out in a couple of weeks. it doesn't. it : darkens over time, but it does NOT wash out. : : if you decide to go for it anyway, have a look at the mixes section. : : iris
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