How much henna do you reckon we'll need?

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Posted by Elettaria on June 17, 2004 at 18:44:09:

Girlfriend is the first on the henna list, and she has chin-length,
slightly layered hair, not hugely thick. I somehow picked up on this
site that she'd need 200g, but from looking through the Mixes section
it sounds as if 100g should be ample. I've picked up two packets just
in case, as we don't want to run out half-way through, but what do you
all think?

Any tips for hennaing from the top of the head downwards? I used to
do it the other way round for me, but K has bleached/dyed highlights
on the top so we want them to get the extra time that the
first-hennaed bits get.

Her hair is dark brown with aforementioned bleached/dyed bits. Any
recommendations for deepening the colour, apart from leaving the henna
on for as long as possible (the strand test was 4 hours, I'm hoping to
coax her into longer for the real thing). I've bought ground cloves
already (ratio of 1 in 6 seems to be the current advice from here, any
updates on that?) I've heard a few people mention raspberry zinger
tea. What does that do, and is it more or less the same across the
board? Any other recommendations? Does it make a difference what
acid we use? I do have some leftover red wine vinegar around
somewhere, although when I hairbrush tested that on my own hair it
seemed to produce a lighter, brighter result than lemon juice.

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Re: How much henna do you reckon we'll need? Tracey 10:07:19 6/19/2004 (0)

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: Girlfriend is the first on the henna list, and she has chin-length, : slightly layered hair, not hugely thick. I somehow picked up on this : site that she'd need 200g, but from looking through the Mixes section : it sounds as if 100g should be ample. I've picked up two packets just : in case, as we don't want to run out half-way through, but what do you : all think? : : Any tips for hennaing from the top of the head downwards? I used to : do it the other way round for me, but K has bleached/dyed highlights : on the top so we want them to get the extra time that the : first-hennaed bits get. : : Her hair is dark brown with aforementioned bleached/dyed bits. Any : recommendations for deepening the colour, apart from leaving the henna : on for as long as possible (the strand test was 4 hours, I'm hoping to : coax her into longer for the real thing). I've bought ground cloves : already (ratio of 1 in 6 seems to be the current advice from here, any : updates on that?) I've heard a few people mention raspberry zinger : tea. What does that do, and is it more or less the same across the : board? Any other recommendations? Does it make a difference what : acid we use? I do have some leftover red wine vinegar around : somewhere, although when I hairbrush tested that on my own hair it : seemed to produce a lighter, brighter result than lemon juice.
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