Re: Question after first hair henna

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Posted by Diane on May 9, 2004 at 06:12:07:

In reply to: Question after first hair henna posted by Kim in MI on May 8, 2004 at 10:32:17:

: I dyed my hair yesterday with henna and black walnut -- 100 g.
henna and 2 oz.
: black walnut.
:
: My nautral color is very dark brown, although I have a fair amount
of gray and some
: fading on the ends from past chemical dyes (2 years ago)
:
: The resulting color is, at least right now, more orange than I was
hoping for -- a
: coppery carroty color, especially where it was very light. Will
the orangey fade?
:
: How can I aim towards a less orangey-red in the future?
:
: If I get a sample of indigo and mix it with the leftover henna-
black walnut mix (which
: I froze) would that maybe make something more in the cool-red
family, closer to a
: burgundy, next time I try this (if there is a next time ... still
not sure!)
:
: thanks,
: Kim in MI

Hi Kim!
This is eerie...I just showed your pic to my dh and he thought it was
me! I got a surprise when the photo first came up, it could be the
back of my head! hee hee. I keep meaning to send Catherine a photo
since I henna'ed my hair for the first time, but now I don't have to
LOL.
Well, first I am amazed at the colour you got starting from dark
brown! It looks almost exactly like mine and I am a natural
auburn/redhead with a lot of coppery highlights to begin with. I also
found that the lighter hairs and of course the greys took up the dye
differently and were a lighter orangey colour than the rest of my
head.
However, the one assurance I can give is that the orangey glow will
definitely die down and mellow quite nicely in a few days. Once the
initial shock of having such a vibrant colour passes you may find
yourself wanting to stay that way! It is a VERY lovely colour (if I
say so myself!)

I'm also interested in experimenting with indigo or a herbal/henna
mix containing indigo. See the mixes page and Elektra's result on
dark blonde hair. However, just lately there were a couple of people
saying that their lighter hair took up the indigo with a greenish
cast, which now has me hesitant -- my hair is a bit more orangey than
I would have liked, but I DO really like it and I'm not sure I ought
to "mess with success". Besides which, repeated hennas (say about
once a month or 6 weeks) will darken the colour anyway.

One last thing: We curly girls have to accept the fact that our
porous hair takes up the henna VERY easily; I don't know how long you
left yours on, but after all the hairbrush tests I did, I found that
just under an hour from start to finish was PLENTY of time to get the
colour I wanted...but also as a curlygirl, I'm glad I'm not
subjecting my fragile hair to chemicals, so I will stick with the
henna!
take care. Let us know how it looks in a few days.

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: : I dyed my hair yesterday with henna and black walnut -- 100 g. : henna and 2 oz. : : black walnut. : : : : My nautral color is very dark brown, although I have a fair amount : of gray and some : : fading on the ends from past chemical dyes (2 years ago) : : : : The resulting color is, at least right now, more orange than I was : hoping for -- a : : coppery carroty color, especially where it was very light. Will : the orangey fade? : : : : How can I aim towards a less orangey-red in the future? : : : : If I get a sample of indigo and mix it with the leftover henna- : black walnut mix (which : : I froze) would that maybe make something more in the cool-red : family, closer to a : : burgundy, next time I try this (if there is a next time ... still : not sure!) : : : : thanks, : : Kim in MI : : Hi Kim! : This is eerie...I just showed your pic to my dh and he thought it was : me! I got a surprise when the photo first came up, it could be the : back of my head! hee hee. I keep meaning to send Catherine a photo : since I henna'ed my hair for the first time, but now I don't have to : LOL. : Well, first I am amazed at the colour you got starting from dark : brown! It looks almost exactly like mine and I am a natural : auburn/redhead with a lot of coppery highlights to begin with. I also : found that the lighter hairs and of course the greys took up the dye : differently and were a lighter orangey colour than the rest of my : head. : However, the one assurance I can give is that the orangey glow will : definitely die down and mellow quite nicely in a few days. Once the : initial shock of having such a vibrant colour passes you may find : yourself wanting to stay that way! It is a VERY lovely colour (if I : say so myself!) : : I'm also interested in experimenting with indigo or a herbal/henna : mix containing indigo. See the mixes page and Elektra's result on : dark blonde hair. However, just lately there were a couple of people : saying that their lighter hair took up the indigo with a greenish : cast, which now has me hesitant -- my hair is a bit more orangey than : I would have liked, but I DO really like it and I'm not sure I ought : to "mess with success". Besides which, repeated hennas (say about : once a month or 6 weeks) will darken the colour anyway. : : One last thing: We curly girls have to accept the fact that our : porous hair takes up the henna VERY easily; I don't know how long you : left yours on, but after all the hairbrush tests I did, I found that : just under an hour from start to finish was PLENTY of time to get the : colour I wanted...but also as a curlygirl, I'm glad I'm not : subjecting my fragile hair to chemicals, so I will stick with the : henna! : take care. Let us know how it looks in a few days.
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