Re: rather stupid mix question

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on May 6, 2004 at 21:04:58:

In reply to: Re: rather stupid mix question posted by Diane on May 4, 2004 at 18:12:31:

Purple is an indecently difficult tone to achieve with natural dyes.
The only one that would potentially work for hair would be a murex
thing ... and ..... don't go there. Rare species since it got
harvested near to extinction several times 2000 years ago and
previous. There are some other shellfish species that will get you
purple also if you've got the right bacteria to rot them properly.
But .... even if you did have enough murexes, and the right bacteria
... if you did your hair with them you'd smell like rotting shellfish.
Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaasty.

Maybe a woad rinse over the henna ...... maybe not.

Logwood's not gonna be useful ... I think you'd have to boil your head.

The analine dyes ARE good for producing purples, I'll give them that.

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: Purple is an indecently difficult tone to achieve with natural dyes. : The only one that would potentially work for hair would be a murex : thing ... and ..... don't go there. Rare species since it got : harvested near to extinction several times 2000 years ago and : previous. There are some other shellfish species that will get you : purple also if you've got the right bacteria to rot them properly. : But .... even if you did have enough murexes, and the right bacteria : ... if you did your hair with them you'd smell like rotting shellfish. : Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaasty. : : Maybe a woad rinse over the henna ...... maybe not. : : Logwood's not gonna be useful ... I think you'd have to boil your head. : : The analine dyes ARE good for producing purples, I'll give them that.
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