strange cherry color

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Posted by Lyndsae on June 26, 2004 at 10:05:47:

Prior to hennaing I did some fun little strand test experiments. I
thought you hennaheads might be interested in my results.

I did 3 tests using varying degrees of lemon juice:
one with 100% lemon juice
2 with 50/50 lemon juice and chammomile tea
I added paprika to one 50/50 sample and tumeric to the other.
There was very little color variation in the samples with any lemon
juice in them at all. After a few days of oxidation there were
subtle differences visible only under natural light and if I held
the samples against my skin to view the color. But they were more
or less the same.

I did one sample with cheap merlot only, no lemon juice.
It showed less dye release on the paper and stained more in the
auburn brown range rather than red.

But the strange test was the one I did with chammomile only, no
lemon juice. It showed the least dye release of all the samples -
very little, but still some. But the color it produced was a very
odd cherry color. It looks a little more unnatural than the other
samples - more like what you might get out of a chemical dye.
Almost in the pink range.

All samples were left overnight for dye release (maybe 12 hours),
and the hair was left in the henna to stain for 6 hours.

It should be noted that I was using a henna-indigo-senna mix from
Light Mountain. I bought it before I found this site and I don't
plan to use it again - my finished dye job is a little uneven.
Also, I last dyed my hair with a chemical dye about a year ago.
Although I didn't see any direct adverse reaction to the dye, that
may be a factor in my results.

So if anyone is going for cherry, this may be worth experimenting
with on your own hair.

Follow Ups

so chamomile tea for the cherry? Kim in MI 14:28:12 6/28/2004 (1)
- Re: so chamomile tea for the cherry? Lyndsae 09:47:45 6/29/2004 (0)
Re: strange cherry color Shiraz 18:18:11 6/27/2004 (1)
- Re: strange cherry color Lyndsae 07:27:48 6/28/2004 (0)

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: Prior to hennaing I did some fun little strand test experiments. I : thought you hennaheads might be interested in my results. : : I did 3 tests using varying degrees of lemon juice: : one with 100% lemon juice : 2 with 50/50 lemon juice and chammomile tea : I added paprika to one 50/50 sample and tumeric to the other. : There was very little color variation in the samples with any lemon : juice in them at all. After a few days of oxidation there were : subtle differences visible only under natural light and if I held : the samples against my skin to view the color. But they were more : or less the same. : : I did one sample with cheap merlot only, no lemon juice. : It showed less dye release on the paper and stained more in the : auburn brown range rather than red. : : But the strange test was the one I did with chammomile only, no : lemon juice. It showed the least dye release of all the samples - : very little, but still some. But the color it produced was a very : odd cherry color. It looks a little more unnatural than the other : samples - more like what you might get out of a chemical dye. : Almost in the pink range. : : All samples were left overnight for dye release (maybe 12 hours), : and the hair was left in the henna to stain for 6 hours. : : It should be noted that I was using a henna-indigo-senna mix from : Light Mountain. I bought it before I found this site and I don't : plan to use it again - my finished dye job is a little uneven. : Also, I last dyed my hair with a chemical dye about a year ago. : Although I didn't see any direct adverse reaction to the dye, that : may be a factor in my results. : : So if anyone is going for cherry, this may be worth experimenting : with on your own hair.
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