Help toning down the red.

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Posted by Debra on July 9, 2004 at 17:20:24:

I just hennaed for the first time last night and while my hair is a
beautiful color, it is just too red/coppery for my cool coloring.

My hair is medium brown with old salon highlights from about two
inches down from the roots to my collar and about 10% grey. The
highlights were doing a good job disguising the grey but the grey is
coming fast and furious and I am terrible getting to the
hairdressers--I hate going and sitting there for two hours. So about
half the time the grey was showing in the grown in parts.

I did strand tests with coffee, wine, lemon, etc. They all looked the
same to me but used coffee and wine in my final mix hoping it would
tone down the copper. Even as a big coffee drinker the coffee on my
scalp made me feel very caffene edgy by the end of the 4 hours- won't
do that again.

I am trying to be patient and see what the oxidizing does to my
coppery hair in a few days and I have just put in an order for some
indigo to hopefully tone it down ala Dione.

I love the grey coverage (free highlights), love the ritual, love the
healthy hair, just don't like copper red on my head. Any suggestions?
Will indigo be too much for my dryer porous highlights?

I also have a box of Bark Brown hennalucent, do you think that might
tone it down or should I wait for the indigo? Do you think another go
of plain henna would darken the copper? Should I leave it on for more
than four hours? Does the oxidizing really make a big difference?

Please help, I so much want this to work.

Follow Ups

Re: Help toning down the red. Shiraz 18:38:00 7/9/2004 (12)
- Eee, misinformation, and a note on hennalucent Alison 01:35:21 7/10/2004 (4)
  - Re: Eee, misinformation, and a note on hennalucent Shiraz 17:13:43 7/23/2004 (0)
  - note on hennalucent Debra 18:27:39 7/10/2004 (2)
    - Re: note on hennalucent Alison 23:31:13 7/10/2004 (1)
      - Re: note on hennalucent Shiraz 17:15:23 7/23/2004 (0)
- Yeah, but..... Debra 00:58:55 7/10/2004 (6)
  - Re: Yeah, but..... Diane 19:00:25 7/10/2004 (0)
  - Re: Yeah, but..... hannahl 11:56:26 7/10/2004 (4)
    - Oxidation and Raspberry Juice Debra 18:14:46 7/10/2004 (2)
      - no problem Alison 23:38:36 7/10/2004 (0)
      - Re: Oxidation and Raspberry Juice hannahl 21:55:39 7/10/2004 (0)
    - Re: Yeah, but..... hannahl 11:59:17 7/10/2004 (0)
Re: Help toning down the red. mary 17:27:02 7/9/2004 (1)
- Re: Help toning down the red. Shiraz 18:40:37 7/9/2004 (0)

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: I just hennaed for the first time last night and while my hair is a : beautiful color, it is just too red/coppery for my cool coloring. : : My hair is medium brown with old salon highlights from about two : inches down from the roots to my collar and about 10% grey. The : highlights were doing a good job disguising the grey but the grey is : coming fast and furious and I am terrible getting to the : hairdressers--I hate going and sitting there for two hours. So about : half the time the grey was showing in the grown in parts. : : I did strand tests with coffee, wine, lemon, etc. They all looked the : same to me but used coffee and wine in my final mix hoping it would : tone down the copper. Even as a big coffee drinker the coffee on my : scalp made me feel very caffene edgy by the end of the 4 hours- won't : do that again. : : I am trying to be patient and see what the oxidizing does to my : coppery hair in a few days and I have just put in an order for some : indigo to hopefully tone it down ala Dione. : : I love the grey coverage (free highlights), love the ritual, love the : healthy hair, just don't like copper red on my head. Any suggestions? : Will indigo be too much for my dryer porous highlights? : : I also have a box of Bark Brown hennalucent, do you think that might : tone it down or should I wait for the indigo? Do you think another go : of plain henna would darken the copper? Should I leave it on for more : than four hours? Does the oxidizing really make a big difference? : : Please help, I so much want this to work.
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