I don't know about down the line ...

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Posted by Kim in MI on May 22, 2004 at 17:20:11:

In reply to: Curious--Question for those of you with grey hair and/or ash colored hair--should I go red? posted by Jane on May 22, 2004 at 15:08:25:

I don't know how long I'll keep henna-ing my hair; my grandmother has brilliant
white hair, and I would love for mine to someday be like hers. I am hoping that
because henna just coats, rather than penetrates, eventually it will wash out /fade
and I will let my gray grow ... for now, though, I'm enjoying "playing" - I'm 65 and
have a fair amount of gray, probably about 10% in the front where I pull it back, and
maybe closer to 50% lurking behind where I pull it back LOL ... maybe 25% overall? I
have hennaed twice. The first time was a VERY bright copper color, an unnatural
orange on the gray part ... the second time seems to have given those parts a darker,
deeper color ... it looks much less unnatural on the white hairs. And overall it all
blends nicely - it's got that multi-level "highlighted" color that people pay big money
for synthetic dyes to do.

So ... I don't think my salt-and-pepper looks scary-orange on the gray parts, LOL, but
I also do plan to stop, someday, before I'm totally gray or white ... :)

HTH
kim - henna newbie

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Re: I don't know about down the line ... Alison 20:33:04 5/22/2004 (0)

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: I don't know how long I'll keep henna-ing my hair; my grandmother has brilliant : white hair, and I would love for mine to someday be like hers. I am hoping that : because henna just coats, rather than penetrates, eventually it will wash out /fade : and I will let my gray grow ... for now, though, I'm enjoying "playing" - I'm 65 and : have a fair amount of gray, probably about 10% in the front where I pull it back, and : maybe closer to 50% lurking behind where I pull it back LOL ... maybe 25% overall? I : have hennaed twice. The first time was a VERY bright copper color, an unnatural : orange on the gray part ... the second time seems to have given those parts a darker, : deeper color ... it looks much less unnatural on the white hairs. And overall it all : blends nicely - it's got that multi-level "highlighted" color that people pay big money : for synthetic dyes to do. : : So ... I don't think my salt-and-pepper looks scary-orange on the gray parts, LOL, but : I also do plan to stop, someday, before I'm totally gray or white ... :) : : HTH : kim - henna newbie
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