Re: How to even out the grey....

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Posted by hannah on July 6, 2004 at 22:08:30:

In reply to: Re: How to even out the grey.... posted by Alison on July 6, 2004 at 00:29:02:

: : Hi Henna pro's <G>...I have recently returned to the henna fold- I
: : have used "Grocery Store" boxes twice in the past 3 months, with
: : decent success. First time with plain water (as per the box
: : instructions), the second time (THANK YOU!) with lemon and
: espresso.
: : My dark brown hair has a definite red tint, especially in the sun,
: : but my single grey (ok, WHITE) strands look like orange soda. I
: dont
: : have a lot of the grey/white, but it buggs me. I would love to even
: : them out more. OK, so I have ordered 2 batches from Catherine, and
: : they are tempting me as we speak. My questions....is it too soon to
: : re henna (last time was 2 weeks ago) and is there something I can
: : add to my mix to deepen those lighter strands (or will that happen
: : with repeat hennas) - or to help the henna "stick" more to the
: light
: : bits? I suspect this is a case of keep doing 'til you have the
: : results you want, but I wanted to ask if I was missing something.
: :
: : I have to add that I am somewhat relieved that there are other folk
: : out there that are hooked on this stuff - what is it about the
: : combination of experience and results (yep, I like the smell too!)
: : that makes you want to mix another batch <VBG>?....
: :
: : Thanks for any suggestions....Kirsten
:
: You can henna more than once in 24 hours if you wanted...not that it
: would be terribly fun, since you'd never see the first stain
: oxidize. So, at two weeks, you're fine to rehenna.
:
: On to the grey/white. There's absolutely no reason that you couldn't
: henna that streak by itself if you're fine with the rest of your hair
: colour. It would save you quite a bit of henna, and thus money, to
: repeatedly henna it until it turns a deeper shade, rather than keep
: doing your whole head. Maybe henna the whole every six weeks or so,
: when you start to see regrowth, and just the strand once or twice in
: between big hennas? Red wine, grape juice, and beet juice have all
: been praised for their extra-red in hennas on here, so maybe try
: adding one of those to the next mix? Or, maybe make tea using lemon
: juice instead of water. Make a lot of it. Reduce so it's
: concentrated. I'm writing this spur of the moment since I have no
: idea if it would work or not, but going on the principle of tea-
: staining white cloth. It couldn't hurt, certainly, to have the extra
: tannins in there.

Hello--I'm glad I read your request, Kirsten. I have quite a big swatch of grey(now it may
be pure white) right in front--the back of my head is hardly gray at all. I just hennaed
with Mehandi henna and turmeric mixed with strong black tea, lemon juice and grape
juice. the color is lovely, if a little intense for my fish belly white complexion but the front
is much more red-orange than I was hoping with the add-ins. My plan is to rehenna
soon--maybe just the front as described by Alison. I was also thinking of adding indigo--
does anyone have any experience of indigo on gray and how much to mix in? On the mix
page, Pam describes how she added a little indigo and found it clung only to the dark
parts of her hair--is this true? If so It wouldn't help the problem--the non-gray is dark
enough. Any advice would be helpful. thanks
hannahl

Follow Ups

Re: How to even out the grey.... Pam F. 13:41:08 7/7/2004 (12)
- Re: How to even out the grey.... hannahl 21:50:03 7/9/2004 (0)
- Re: How to even out the grey.... hannahl 21:48:36 7/9/2004 (0)
- Re: How to even out the grey.... hannahl 21:36:14 7/9/2004 (9)
  - Re: How to even out the grey.... Pam F. 15:30:21 7/10/2004 (8)
    - Re: How to even out the grey.... Pam F. 15:47:23 7/10/2004 (7)
      - Re: How to even out the grey.... hannahl 16:06:48 7/10/2004 (6)
        
        Re: How to even out the grey.... Pam F. 19:47:04 7/10/2004 (5)
        
        Re: How to even out the grey.... hannahl 21:39:04 7/10/2004 (4)
        
        Re: How to even out the grey.... Diane 17:02:16 7/11/2004 (1)
        
        Re: How to even out the grey.... hannahl 11:58:05 7/13/2004 (0)
        
        cassia Jane 22:33:43 7/10/2004 (1)
        
        Re: cassia hannahl 11:22:33 7/11/2004 (0)

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: : : Hi Henna pro's <G>...I have recently returned to the henna fold- I : : : have used "Grocery Store" boxes twice in the past 3 months, with : : : decent success. First time with plain water (as per the box : : : instructions), the second time (THANK YOU!) with lemon and : : espresso. : : : My dark brown hair has a definite red tint, especially in the sun, : : : but my single grey (ok, WHITE) strands look like orange soda. I : : dont : : : have a lot of the grey/white, but it buggs me. I would love to even : : : them out more. OK, so I have ordered 2 batches from Catherine, and : : : they are tempting me as we speak. My questions....is it too soon to : : : re henna (last time was 2 weeks ago) and is there something I can : : : add to my mix to deepen those lighter strands (or will that happen : : : with repeat hennas) - or to help the henna "stick" more to the : : light : : : bits? I suspect this is a case of keep doing 'til you have the : : : results you want, but I wanted to ask if I was missing something. : : : : : : I have to add that I am somewhat relieved that there are other folk : : : out there that are hooked on this stuff - what is it about the : : : combination of experience and results (yep, I like the smell too!) : : : that makes you want to mix another batch <VBG>?.... : : : : : : Thanks for any suggestions....Kirsten : : : : You can henna more than once in 24 hours if you wanted...not that it : : would be terribly fun, since you'd never see the first stain : : oxidize. So, at two weeks, you're fine to rehenna. : : : : On to the grey/white. There's absolutely no reason that you couldn't : : henna that streak by itself if you're fine with the rest of your hair : : colour. It would save you quite a bit of henna, and thus money, to : : repeatedly henna it until it turns a deeper shade, rather than keep : : doing your whole head. Maybe henna the whole every six weeks or so, : : when you start to see regrowth, and just the strand once or twice in : : between big hennas? Red wine, grape juice, and beet juice have all : : been praised for their extra-red in hennas on here, so maybe try : : adding one of those to the next mix? Or, maybe make tea using lemon : : juice instead of water. Make a lot of it. Reduce so it's : : concentrated. I'm writing this spur of the moment since I have no : : idea if it would work or not, but going on the principle of tea- : : staining white cloth. It couldn't hurt, certainly, to have the extra : : tannins in there. : : Hello--I'm glad I read your request, Kirsten. I have quite a big swatch of grey(now it may : be pure white) right in front--the back of my head is hardly gray at all. I just hennaed : with Mehandi henna and turmeric mixed with strong black tea, lemon juice and grape : juice. the color is lovely, if a little intense for my fish belly white complexion but the front : is much more red-orange than I was hoping with the add-ins. My plan is to rehenna : soon--maybe just the front as described by Alison. I was also thinking of adding indigo-- : does anyone have any experience of indigo on gray and how much to mix in? On the mix : page, Pam describes how she added a little indigo and found it clung only to the dark : parts of her hair--is this true? If so It wouldn't help the problem--the non-gray is dark : enough. Any advice would be helpful. thanks : hannahl
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