Re: Questions-what am I doing wrong.

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Posted by Diane on June 26, 2004 at 13:34:37:

In reply to: Questions-what am I doing wrong. posted by MJ on June 25, 2004 at 20:25:08:

While I appreciate everybody else's comments, and agree that body art
quality will no doubt produce better results all around, I'm here to
tell you that different parts of the hair definitely take up the dye
more readily or less readily depending on how you look at it. I can't
get an even result even though I have tried giving the roots a head
start for 15 min or so before doing the rest of my head. The ends and
length always produce a different (brighter) colour result.

I have very porous hair, and I imagine that the older the hair, the
more "worn" and weathered it is with probably more open cuticle to
let the dye penetrate.

At any rate, it doesn't bother me too much, because I know I had a
lot of colour variation throughout the length of my hair even with
the natural colour. Everyone does. I think we're just so used to
seeing unnatural chemical dye results on everybody nowadays that we
forget our hair is made up of a lot of different shades to produce
our own individual colour. Thats what I like about henna, and why I
think the end result with henna is much more natural than with a
chemical dye job.

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Re: Questions-what am I doing wrong. Alison 14:29:16 6/26/2004 (1)
- you're most welcome, Alison! n/t Diane 17:31:40 6/28/2004 (0)
Yes, I agree Meg 13:51:11 6/26/2004 (1)
- Re: Yes, I agree Diane 17:33:07 6/28/2004 (0)

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: While I appreciate everybody else's comments, and agree that body art : quality will no doubt produce better results all around, I'm here to : tell you that different parts of the hair definitely take up the dye : more readily or less readily depending on how you look at it. I can't : get an even result even though I have tried giving the roots a head : start for 15 min or so before doing the rest of my head. The ends and : length always produce a different (brighter) colour result. : : I have very porous hair, and I imagine that the older the hair, the : more "worn" and weathered it is with probably more open cuticle to : let the dye penetrate. : : At any rate, it doesn't bother me too much, because I know I had a : lot of colour variation throughout the length of my hair even with : the natural colour. Everyone does. I think we're just so used to : seeing unnatural chemical dye results on everybody nowadays that we : forget our hair is made up of a lot of different shades to produce : our own individual colour. Thats what I like about henna, and why I : think the end result with henna is much more natural than with a : chemical dye job.
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