Re: different effects of henna

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Posted by Kristen on April 28, 2004 at 03:45:24:

In reply to: Re: different effects of henna posted by Diane on April 25, 2004 at 06:50:11:

: : : If you can discount the difference caused by different hennas,
: : perhaps
: : : the type of hair might affect how the grey reacts? Caucasian
: hair
: : vs
: : : Asian, for instance?
: :
: : I don't know. i think it might just be the hair color. i find
it
: : hard to see how continual growth of white hairs can be
stained "red
: : red", since white hairs are always coming out, and can't be
stained
: : over and over again fast enough to see if they can indeed turn a
: : red. in my mom's case, it always turns orange, and we didn't
: indigo
: : over her hennaed hair for a few weeks to see if the color would
: turn
: : darker. i imagine dark caucasian hair would react the same. i
: think
: : with grey hairs, it's easier to disguise, but it's the white
white
: : hairs that turn orange. it might be a worthwhile experiment one
: day
: : though
:
:
: I agree, I think the new grey hairs are always going to turn out
: orangey ( I imagine the quality of the henna as well as the
: individual's hair type would affect how much henna dye the hair
takes
: up) but the hennaed greys would blend more easily obviously if your
: starting colour is also light. I was very very happy with the grey
: coverage I got, however, I think its mostly because they were able
to
: blend with the rest of my red hair. I can still pick out the ones
: that were grey quite readily. I am hoping that by starting to henna
: now before I have a significant amount of grey, they'll get a
chance
: to blend in as repeated hennas darken the colour.

lucky, i wish my mom were a red head going grey! the one step is so
much easier :)

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The solution to this mystery... Elettaria 09:02:31 4/28/2004 (1)
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: : : : If you can discount the difference caused by different hennas, : : : perhaps : : : : the type of hair might affect how the grey reacts? Caucasian : : hair : : : vs : : : : Asian, for instance? : : : : : : I don't know. i think it might just be the hair color. i find : it : : : hard to see how continual growth of white hairs can be : stained "red : : : red", since white hairs are always coming out, and can't be : stained : : : over and over again fast enough to see if they can indeed turn a : : : red. in my mom's case, it always turns orange, and we didn't : : indigo : : : over her hennaed hair for a few weeks to see if the color would : : turn : : : darker. i imagine dark caucasian hair would react the same. i : : think : : : with grey hairs, it's easier to disguise, but it's the white : white : : : hairs that turn orange. it might be a worthwhile experiment one : : day : : : though : : : : : : I agree, I think the new grey hairs are always going to turn out : : orangey ( I imagine the quality of the henna as well as the : : individual's hair type would affect how much henna dye the hair : takes : : up) but the hennaed greys would blend more easily obviously if your : : starting colour is also light. I was very very happy with the grey : : coverage I got, however, I think its mostly because they were able : to : : blend with the rest of my red hair. I can still pick out the ones : : that were grey quite readily. I am hoping that by starting to henna : : now before I have a significant amount of grey, they'll get a : chance : : to blend in as repeated hennas darken the colour. : : lucky, i wish my mom were a red head going grey! the one step is so : much easier :)
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