I always put olive oil in my henna mix...

Posted by Tracey on June 11, 2004 at 20:25:53:

In reply to: What happened with the olive oil? posted by Elettaria on June 11, 2004 at 19:50:59:

for my hair - 3-4 tablespoons for 200 g. henna, approximately. It
makes it "smoother", not quite slippery, yet for lack of a better
explanation, slippery-er. I find it helps in applying it, and
rinsing it out after. And from the first time I did it, my medium
brown hair went auburn, and each time it's gotten deeper and richer.

As for the henna being dead, if it's not frozen or at least
refrigerated, it will go stale - it may still dye, but weakly, not
to a dark shade.



: I did a strand test on my girlfriend (dark brown hair; henna and
clove
: with lemon juice, water and a bit of olive oil; 3 hours) which
made no
: discernable difference, and Catherine reckons it may have been the
: olive oil. (Though someone else reckons my henna is dead, which I
: doubt since it seems to be working the rest of the time, just did a
: sample for a blonde friend which came out copper. Personally, I
think
: it was the lack of oxygen, it was in a small, sealed container.)
What
: difference did the olive oil make? Do you think it inhibited the
dye
: release?
:
: Your concoction sounds practically edible - leave out the henna and
: you'd have a dessert!