Darkening with repeated hennas, and skin stains

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Posted by Elettaria on June 26, 2004 at 10:08:27:

J's due to be hennaed soon. Naturally dark dirty blonde hair, last
dyed copper a couple of months ago, currently faded to strawberry
blonde. She wants copper, and she wants it to stay copper. So I'm
rather concerned that it will get darker with repeated hennas. Any
thoughts?

We did the strand test (henna, lemon juice and water) for three hours
and it turned out bright copper, to her delight. I've not seen her
since, but she said it's faded quite a bit and she prefers the
original colour. However, I've heard that the actual henna often ends
up brighter/stronger than the strand test. Her hair is about brastrap
length and I reckon she'll take an hour to henna, so how long do you
reckon we should leave it on for? I was thinking three hours from the
finish, which would be four from the start (starting from the bottom).

Also, how much should we use? K's chin-length hair took about
120-150g henna plus cloves at a ratio of 1:6 (rough estimate based on
how much is left over), and her hair isn't hugely thick. J's is
probably a bit thinner, and is currently bra-strap length, layered,
about to have it trimmed. No cloves wanted for this one.

My freezer currently contains 2 unopened packets of henna, half a
packet of the henna I've been using for months for strand tests
(didn't freeze it for a while, but it still seems to be working fine)
and the leftover mixed-up henna from K, 50g or so. K's blend includes
cloves and sage tea to make it darker, but I imagine that by the time
it's mixed in with all the rest it would make little difference. Or
should we just go and buy another packet of henna and do it all
together from scratch? It's cheap, after all. 300g? 400g? 350g?
We added liquid at a ratio of 400ml to 100g henna plus 15g cloves for K.

If we end up with henna stains on her skin (though K miraculously
escaped these), how long do they usually last for? She works in a
supermarket three days a week and doesn't really want orange skin at work.

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: J's due to be hennaed soon. Naturally dark dirty blonde hair, last : dyed copper a couple of months ago, currently faded to strawberry : blonde. She wants copper, and she wants it to stay copper. So I'm : rather concerned that it will get darker with repeated hennas. Any : thoughts? : : We did the strand test (henna, lemon juice and water) for three hours : and it turned out bright copper, to her delight. I've not seen her : since, but she said it's faded quite a bit and she prefers the : original colour. However, I've heard that the actual henna often ends : up brighter/stronger than the strand test. Her hair is about brastrap : length and I reckon she'll take an hour to henna, so how long do you : reckon we should leave it on for? I was thinking three hours from the : finish, which would be four from the start (starting from the bottom). : : Also, how much should we use? K's chin-length hair took about : 120-150g henna plus cloves at a ratio of 1:6 (rough estimate based on : how much is left over), and her hair isn't hugely thick. J's is : probably a bit thinner, and is currently bra-strap length, layered, : about to have it trimmed. No cloves wanted for this one. : : My freezer currently contains 2 unopened packets of henna, half a : packet of the henna I've been using for months for strand tests : (didn't freeze it for a while, but it still seems to be working fine) : and the leftover mixed-up henna from K, 50g or so. K's blend includes : cloves and sage tea to make it darker, but I imagine that by the time : it's mixed in with all the rest it would make little difference. Or : should we just go and buy another packet of henna and do it all : together from scratch? It's cheap, after all. 300g? 400g? 350g? : We added liquid at a ratio of 400ml to 100g henna plus 15g cloves for K. : : If we end up with henna stains on her skin (though K miraculously : escaped these), how long do they usually last for? She works in a : supermarket three days a week and doesn't really want orange skin at work.
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