Re: Chocolate colour

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Posted by Tracey on May 19, 2004 at 12:45:56:

In reply to: Chocolate colour posted by claudia on May 19, 2004 at 09:01:55:

Henna is only one colour - red. Any companies claiming otherwise
have adulterated it to change the colour outcome. If it's completely
herbal, fine, but some add chemicals to achieve a different colour,
which sucks.
My hair is a light-to-medium brown and you can see what it looks
like on the mixes page. There will always be a red tone to hennaed
hair, but, yes, leaving it on longer (anywhere from 3 hours to
overnight) will deepen the colour. So will repeated applications.
As for indigo, and coffee, I have used both on different occasions
to help persuade the colour of my henna, with minimal or no
difference. Other people here have had greater success with indigo,
so I will leave it to them to advise you. I will be trying indigo
again, one of these days, so maybe I can give you a thumbs-up
response eventually. Indigo would be your best bet to deepen the
colour, though. Maybe it's just something about my hair...
Good luck and happy hennaing! :)

: A few questions from somebody who used henna almost 10 years ago
and
: doesn't want to have orange hair again...
: My hair is a very light brown and I would like it to be darker
(chocolate). Don't
: want to use chemical dyes, so I was wondering if mixing henna and
indigo
: with coffee would help me to achieve a dark brown with very very
light red
: nuance... any ideas? Does the coffee help to make the colour more
brown?
: Also, has anyone tryed the henna from Lush, which is supposed to
be brown
: henna?
: Does keeping the powder on for longer, rather than just an hour,
make the
: colour more orange or less? And is it possible the red nuance
actually fades
: out after a while?
: I really hope someone here can help.
: Many thanks
: Claudia

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: Henna is only one colour - red. Any companies claiming otherwise : have adulterated it to change the colour outcome. If it's completely : herbal, fine, but some add chemicals to achieve a different colour, : which sucks. : My hair is a light-to-medium brown and you can see what it looks : like on the mixes page. There will always be a red tone to hennaed : hair, but, yes, leaving it on longer (anywhere from 3 hours to : overnight) will deepen the colour. So will repeated applications. : As for indigo, and coffee, I have used both on different occasions : to help persuade the colour of my henna, with minimal or no : difference. Other people here have had greater success with indigo, : so I will leave it to them to advise you. I will be trying indigo : again, one of these days, so maybe I can give you a thumbs-up : response eventually. Indigo would be your best bet to deepen the : colour, though. Maybe it's just something about my hair... : Good luck and happy hennaing! :) : : : : A few questions from somebody who used henna almost 10 years ago : and : : doesn't want to have orange hair again... : : My hair is a very light brown and I would like it to be darker : (chocolate). Don't : : want to use chemical dyes, so I was wondering if mixing henna and : indigo : : with coffee would help me to achieve a dark brown with very very : light red : : nuance... any ideas? Does the coffee help to make the colour more : brown? : : Also, has anyone tryed the henna from Lush, which is supposed to : be brown : : henna? : : Does keeping the powder on for longer, rather than just an hour, : make the : : colour more orange or less? And is it possible the red nuance : actually fades : : out after a while? : : I really hope someone here can help. : : Many thanks : : Claudia
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