so chamomile tea for the cherry?

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Posted by Kim in MI on June 28, 2004 at 14:28:12:

In reply to: strange cherry color posted by Lyndsae on June 26, 2004 at 10:05:47:

So the chamomile was acidic enough to prompt dye release? And you used
chamomile only in the pinkish/cherry result? Perhaps I will try that next time ... and
the cherry color held up after a few days oxidizaiton?

Thanks for letting us know!
Kim

: Prior to hennaing I did some fun little strand test experiments. I
: thought you hennaheads might be interested in my results.
:
...
: 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..
: So if anyone is going for cherry, this may be worth experimenting
: with on your own hair.

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Re: so chamomile tea for the cherry? Lyndsae 09:47:45 6/29/2004 (0)

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: So the chamomile was acidic enough to prompt dye release? And you used : chamomile only in the pinkish/cherry result? Perhaps I will try that next time ... and : the cherry color held up after a few days oxidizaiton? : : Thanks for letting us know! : Kim : : : Prior to hennaing I did some fun little strand test experiments. I : : thought you hennaheads might be interested in my results. : : : ... : : 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.. : : So if anyone is going for cherry, this may be worth experimenting : : with on your own hair.
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