Re: Using Henna and/or Indigo on BLONDE hair?

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Posted by Elektra on May 28, 2004 at 04:59:44:

In reply to: Using Henna and/or Indigo on BLONDE hair? posted by mischa on May 26, 2004 at 09:46:00:

You _might_ be able to get a nice auburn, but henna won't darken your
starting color that much. You could only achieve this by using indigo
in a 2-step process, but this needs a lot of courage (see below ;)
My natural color is a dirty-ash dark blonde, perfect for henna
perhaps, which is the best thing about it.. so, for me, henneaing or
not was not the question ;)

To see what henna could do for you, i'd advise you to do lots of
hairbrush hair testing (welcome to the club ;). Make sure, you'll use
good quality henna and leave it in long enough (at least 5 hrs). Add
red wine, cloves, coffee, tea tree oil, small bit of indigo, or
whatever you like. As to the "fine-tuning", take a look at the other
mixes, esp. for grey hair. Us grey heads are very keeping off that
orange hue ;)
The result you get is probably the darkest henna can give you on
_your_ hair. If you like the color, still try it out on a strand test
first before you really go for it.

As for indigo, i found that using too much of it in the first mix will
"weaken" the henna effects and sort of dry out the hair. I never use
more than 30% indigo now. With a 2-step (henna, then indigo) process
you _might_ be able to achieve a darker tone, but this step is
_drastic_ (haven't had the courage myself yet), and a commitment, and
you might end up darker than you want to. My tests results with this
have been very good (purpelish-darkbrown), but i'm afraid of the mess
with using indigo, and having to use this every month. I might try out
strands first.

Elektra

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: You _might_ be able to get a nice auburn, but henna won't darken your : starting color that much. You could only achieve this by using indigo : in a 2-step process, but this needs a lot of courage (see below ;) : My natural color is a dirty-ash dark blonde, perfect for henna : perhaps, which is the best thing about it.. so, for me, henneaing or : not was not the question ;) : : To see what henna could do for you, i'd advise you to do lots of : hairbrush hair testing (welcome to the club ;). Make sure, you'll use : good quality henna and leave it in long enough (at least 5 hrs). Add : red wine, cloves, coffee, tea tree oil, small bit of indigo, or : whatever you like. As to the "fine-tuning", take a look at the other : mixes, esp. for grey hair. Us grey heads are very keeping off that : orange hue ;) : The result you get is probably the darkest henna can give you on : _your_ hair. If you like the color, still try it out on a strand test : first before you really go for it. : : As for indigo, i found that using too much of it in the first mix will : "weaken" the henna effects and sort of dry out the hair. I never use : more than 30% indigo now. With a 2-step (henna, then indigo) process : you _might_ be able to achieve a darker tone, but this step is : _drastic_ (haven't had the courage myself yet), and a commitment, and : you might end up darker than you want to. My tests results with this : have been very good (purpelish-darkbrown), but i'm afraid of the mess : with using indigo, and having to use this every month. I might try out : strands first. : : Elektra
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