Re: Green Hair- can it be saved?

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Posted by Diane on June 28, 2004 at 17:09:37:

In reply to: Green Hair- can it be saved? posted by Maia on June 27, 2004 at 17:38:11:

: Alright, here's my sob story...
:
: I have naturally light brown hair, which I highlighted using Herbal
Essences
: Highlighting. The highlights faded, and I decided that I wanted to
henna my hair a
: dark brown/black. So I did, using Logona. This gave me an
interesting dark brown/
: black, yet green/blue where the highlights were. Unexpected, and
uninvited, I delt
: with it. It's about half a year later, and now the black-brown is
all gone, yet I still have
: an annoying and unflattering greenish tinge to my hair! I want to
get rid of it
: somehow, and I was wondering...
:
: Can I henna it AGAIN using a reddish brown? Will the green go away?
I have very fine
: hair, slightly past my shoulders... Is there any chance that the
umber brown will stick
: to my hair, covering the green?
:
: Thanks!

I know that Logona "colours" do come with the disclaimer that they
can add a greenish hue to certain shades of hair. I'm sure that any
of the darker shades will have a certain proportion of indigo in them
which could do it, also I believe they state that it is caused by the
chlorophyll content, which in my mind simply means the stuff that
occurs in leaves! Which, as Logona is a herbal dye makes sense.

At any rate I have seen several threads here mentioning the same
thing, and the consensus seems to be that going over the hair with
plain body art henna will eliminate the green quite nicely; however
you have to be prepared to go red (to some degree).

I think if I were you, I'd consider going for some 100% henna from
one of the suppliers here, and experiment with harvest tests to see
what kind of colour you get. I don't think its worth going back to ne
of the Logona shades as you run the risk of getting more green (all
of the "shades" are going to have some proportion of indigo or other
botanicals, except "red") and if you go for red, then skip the Logona
and go straight for the pure stuff. If you can handle being a redhead
at least the green will go!

Good luck with it!

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: : Alright, here's my sob story... : : : : I have naturally light brown hair, which I highlighted using Herbal : Essences : : Highlighting. The highlights faded, and I decided that I wanted to : henna my hair a : : dark brown/black. So I did, using Logona. This gave me an : interesting dark brown/ : : black, yet green/blue where the highlights were. Unexpected, and : uninvited, I delt : : with it. It's about half a year later, and now the black-brown is : all gone, yet I still have : : an annoying and unflattering greenish tinge to my hair! I want to : get rid of it : : somehow, and I was wondering... : : : : Can I henna it AGAIN using a reddish brown? Will the green go away? : I have very fine : : hair, slightly past my shoulders... Is there any chance that the : umber brown will stick : : to my hair, covering the green? : : : : Thanks! : : I know that Logona "colours" do come with the disclaimer that they : can add a greenish hue to certain shades of hair. I'm sure that any : of the darker shades will have a certain proportion of indigo in them : which could do it, also I believe they state that it is caused by the : chlorophyll content, which in my mind simply means the stuff that : occurs in leaves! Which, as Logona is a herbal dye makes sense. : : At any rate I have seen several threads here mentioning the same : thing, and the consensus seems to be that going over the hair with : plain body art henna will eliminate the green quite nicely; however : you have to be prepared to go red (to some degree). : : I think if I were you, I'd consider going for some 100% henna from : one of the suppliers here, and experiment with harvest tests to see : what kind of colour you get. I don't think its worth going back to ne : of the Logona shades as you run the risk of getting more green (all : of the "shades" are going to have some proportion of indigo or other : botanicals, except "red") and if you go for red, then skip the Logona : and go straight for the pure stuff. If you can handle being a redhead : at least the green will go! : : Good luck with it!
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