Re: indigo/water results

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Posted by Tara on May 23, 2004 at 17:52:37:

In reply to: indigo/water results posted by Kim in MI on May 22, 2004 at 17:27:36:

: Well, at least we know to abandon the blueberry quest :-) Thanks
for doing the
: legwork for us.
:
: Maureen at EveryDayHenna said that the indigo is fine and almost
oily and might not
: really "wet" unless I used HOT water -- which I didn't with the
grape juice. I
: abandoned my grape juice batch, and nuked my water-only batch, and
saw an almost
: immediate dye release! YAY! I guess that was the problem.
:
: I put my 3 strand tests in, one for 15 min, one for 30, and one
for over an hour. They
: all came out about the same LOL ~ a dark ash-brown. My darks are
closer to my
: original color, dark brown with a *slight* red highlights, and the
grays are more like a
: medium ash brown. A little hard to tell on my poor strand tests,
they're so curly and
: drying crazy and none of them enough to REALLY get a feel for ...
and my hair isn't
: quite long enough that I can hold them up to my head to compare
with my attached
: hair ...
:
: I'll see if maybe I can scan them ...
:
: I think if I were to dye-over my hair with indigo - essentially
the 2 step process that
: others have used - I'd get a dark brown like my natural color, and
the gray would be
: well covered ... just not burgundy :)
:
: Kim

Hmmm well gee...we havent' gotten anywhere with this quest yet then
have we?
Back to the mix board ladies!

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: : Well, at least we know to abandon the blueberry quest :-) Thanks : for doing the : : legwork for us. : : : : Maureen at EveryDayHenna said that the indigo is fine and almost : oily and might not : : really "wet" unless I used HOT water -- which I didn't with the : grape juice. I : : abandoned my grape juice batch, and nuked my water-only batch, and : saw an almost : : immediate dye release! YAY! I guess that was the problem. : : : : I put my 3 strand tests in, one for 15 min, one for 30, and one : for over an hour. They : : all came out about the same LOL ~ a dark ash-brown. My darks are : closer to my : : original color, dark brown with a slight red highlights, and the : grays are more like a : : medium ash brown. A little hard to tell on my poor strand tests, : they're so curly and : : drying crazy and none of them enough to REALLY get a feel for ... : and my hair isn't : : quite long enough that I can hold them up to my head to compare : with my attached : : hair ... : : : : I'll see if maybe I can scan them ... : : : : I think if I were to dye-over my hair with indigo - essentially : the 2 step process that : : others have used - I'd get a dark brown like my natural color, and : the gray would be : : well covered ... just not burgundy :) : : : : Kim : : Hmmm well gee...we havent' gotten anywhere with this quest yet then : have we? : Back to the mix board ladies!
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