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Posted by Alison on June 22, 2004 at 01:21:50:

I've been a henna-head for over a year. I love being a red-head and
I love what it does for my hair--my dandruff is so much better (down
to head and shoulders once a week instead of daily), it's shinier,
and softer.

Every time I go to henna my hair, my mom starts up again about how
it's going to dry my hair out (from the lemon, in her opinion, even
though I get fancy with my hair brews and it's only about 1/3 of my
liquid) and ruin it. She also keeps telling me how it's not
permanent (despite the fact that I know, first hand, otherwise)
because "When I was in my twenties, my friend Donna and I used
henna...from these boxes at the health food store. I used a brown
colour, and it always faded." I've given up on trying to explain
that henna comes in one colour and the chemistry involved, because
she doesn't want to hear it.

But that's not actually the rant I wanted to write.

I just got back, Friday night, from a 4 day cruise to the Bahamas
(sidenote: everyone in the family loved the knotwork henna I had up
my leg, must find the pics to go on HP). Before we went on the boat,
though, we stayed at Coco Beach for a few days. Like your typical
beach town, it had a bajillion beach/surf shops. Every other one had
a sign in the window for "henna tattoos".

I saw one and launched into a fit about how it was very likely black
henna. Mom, who only had a general idea about henna and very little
concept of "good" and "bad" henna (see HP for what I'm talking about,
but I promise this is hair-forum related) asked exactly what black
henna is. I tried to explain that it's either henna mixed with PPD
black hair dye or just the hair dye itself, and so she asked, "why's
that bad?". I then tried to explain why ppd is bad, and fda
regulations on it, but she refused to listen. "If the government
lets it be used in hair colour, it can't be that bad. You've been
reading too much radical stuff online, it's probably all anti-hair-
colour lies is all."

After that, I just gave up. *sigh*

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: I've been a henna-head for over a year. I love being a red-head and : I love what it does for my hair--my dandruff is so much better (down : to head and shoulders once a week instead of daily), it's shinier, : and softer. : : Every time I go to henna my hair, my mom starts up again about how : it's going to dry my hair out (from the lemon, in her opinion, even : though I get fancy with my hair brews and it's only about 1/3 of my : liquid) and ruin it. She also keeps telling me how it's not : permanent (despite the fact that I know, first hand, otherwise) : because "When I was in my twenties, my friend Donna and I used : henna...from these boxes at the health food store. I used a brown : colour, and it always faded." I've given up on trying to explain : that henna comes in one colour and the chemistry involved, because : she doesn't want to hear it. : : But that's not actually the rant I wanted to write. : : I just got back, Friday night, from a 4 day cruise to the Bahamas : (sidenote: everyone in the family loved the knotwork henna I had up : my leg, must find the pics to go on HP). Before we went on the boat, : though, we stayed at Coco Beach for a few days. Like your typical : beach town, it had a bajillion beach/surf shops. Every other one had : a sign in the window for "henna tattoos". : : I saw one and launched into a fit about how it was very likely black : henna. Mom, who only had a general idea about henna and very little : concept of "good" and "bad" henna (see HP for what I'm talking about, : but I promise this is hair-forum related) asked exactly what black : henna is. I tried to explain that it's either henna mixed with PPD : black hair dye or just the hair dye itself, and so she asked, "why's : that bad?". I then tried to explain why ppd is bad, and fda : regulations on it, but she refused to listen. "If the government : lets it be used in hair colour, it can't be that bad. You've been : reading too much radical stuff online, it's probably all anti-hair- : colour lies is all." : : After that, I just gave up. sigh
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