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Posted by Ilithiya on February 3, 2004 at 12:09:49:

In reply to: ~*lol*~ posted by Fia on February 3, 2004 at 09:30:41:

The old oak gall dyes were made with bits of iron for that same
chemical reaction... corrosive on paper after a few decades, but I
don't see any reason to be worried about them on hair.

I was thinking that maybe an iron supplement tablet might work -
input, anyone? My only issue with that is, is it iron oxide that
works with the henna, or is it ferrous oxide (rust)?

Hmm... I wonder if this would behave nicely on skin.

Illy

: I would assume the stronger brown color from the mix you used is
because the acid in
: the tea/coffee released some iron from the pot/bowl when left over
night. Maybe this
: is equivalent to using a mordant when dyeing cloth/yarn - perhaps
someone with
: better knowledge of these processes could chime in...
:
: You probably won't move away from henna, but if you should do it
I'd be very careful
: with what I put on it afterwards as there could be unpredictable
reactions with the
: henna/iron already on the hair.
:
: /Fia

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I would assume iron oxide... Fia 15:29:54 2/3/2004 (2)
- Re: I would assume iron oxide... Pierre 18:31:34 2/3/2004 (0)
- Re: I would assume iron oxide... Ilithiya 16:24:39 2/3/2004 (0)

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: The old oak gall dyes were made with bits of iron for that same : chemical reaction... corrosive on paper after a few decades, but I : don't see any reason to be worried about them on hair. : : I was thinking that maybe an iron supplement tablet might work - : input, anyone? My only issue with that is, is it iron oxide that : works with the henna, or is it ferrous oxide (rust)? : : Hmm... I wonder if this would behave nicely on skin. : : Illy : : : : I would assume the stronger brown color from the mix you used is : because the acid in : : the tea/coffee released some iron from the pot/bowl when left over : night. Maybe this : : is equivalent to using a mordant when dyeing cloth/yarn - perhaps : someone with : : better knowledge of these processes could chime in... : : : : You probably won't move away from henna, but if you should do it : I'd be very careful : : with what I put on it afterwards as there could be unpredictable : reactions with the : : henna/iron already on the hair. : : : : /Fia
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