The hair melting myth , can it be dispelled or confirmed ?

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Posted by Kimberly (from BC) on May 26, 2004 at 11:58:26:

Are we being myth-informed?

Over the years I've heard many stories about henna hair having
extremely adverse reactions to chemical processes and vice versa. I
always used to thing that this was due to henna being acidic and
chemical processes being basic, but then Cathrine, you mentioned
something about metalic salts sometimes being added to henna.

So, does henna actualy adversely react to perms, bleaching, dying, an
all those other chemical processes(nightmares), or it it mass
confusion?

all the various reports I've heard have been of the "guy who knows a
guy nature"

Is anyone up for some strand-testing (not whole-head) to get some
conclusive evidence? Is it possible that there is a salon out there
somewhere that would be willing to support testing of hennaed hair?
(it's a boon for them if it turns out that they can perm over henna
then they wouldn't have to turn people away)

"The greater our knowlege increases, the greater our ignorance
unfolds" - JFK (the last president to write his own speeches)

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Not a myth ...... its the compound dyes Catherine Cartwright-Jones 08:33:39 5/27/2004 (3)
- How do you do that hair test the other way around? Elettaria 02:00:53 5/28/2004 (1)
  - Re: How do you do that hair test the other way around? Dee 13:41:40 5/28/2004 (0)
- Re: aha! Kimberly (from BC) 19:01:12 5/27/2004 (0)
Re: The hair melting myth , can it be dispelled or confirmed ? Alison 21:07:34 5/26/2004 (0)
Re: The hair melting myth , can it be dispelled or confirmed ? Laura 14:45:17 5/26/2004 (1)
- Re: The hair melting myth , can it be dispelled or confirmed ? Kimberly (from BC) 23:11:52 5/26/2004 (0)
Re: The hair melting myth , can it be dispelled or confirmed ? Jane 13:02:14 5/26/2004 (1)
- I meant metallic salt, not mineral salt NT Jane 22:07:58 5/26/2004 (0)

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: Are we being myth-informed? : : Over the years I've heard many stories about henna hair having : extremely adverse reactions to chemical processes and vice versa. I : always used to thing that this was due to henna being acidic and : chemical processes being basic, but then Cathrine, you mentioned : something about metalic salts sometimes being added to henna. : : So, does henna actualy adversely react to perms, bleaching, dying, an : all those other chemical processes(nightmares), or it it mass : confusion? : : all the various reports I've heard have been of the "guy who knows a : guy nature" : : Is anyone up for some strand-testing (not whole-head) to get some : conclusive evidence? Is it possible that there is a salon out there : somewhere that would be willing to support testing of hennaed hair? : (it's a boon for them if it turns out that they can perm over henna : then they wouldn't have to turn people away) : : "The greater our knowlege increases, the greater our ignorance : unfolds" - JFK (the last president to write his own speeches) :
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