Re: Henna over gray streak
Posted by Alison on May 24, 2004 at 21:59:44:
In reply to: Henna over gray streak posted by Shelli on May 24, 2004 at 16:04:05:
: I already emailed Catherine with a question about henna over: chemically dyed hair (approximately 3 months ago) I do have a
: question about gray - my gray tends to be concentrated in a streak
in
: my bangs. Will the henna turn it orange or will it blend it with
the
: rest of my hair alright after oxidizing? I would just clip some off
: to use in another test, but since it is at the front of my head, I
: hesitate to do so. The harvested hair test I recently did turned my
: hair a really nice reddish auburn. The henna that I plan to use
when
: I get up the courage to do so is from Mehandi.
The gray will probably be a bit lighter than the other hair, but with
oxidation it shouldn't be too drastic. My guess is closer to
strawberry highlights in auburn hair. But...it's hard to predict
until you try. If it does come out too orange, repeated applications
with stuff to swing the colour either way (red, brown, etc) could
help.
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