Re: note on hennalucent

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Posted by Alison on July 10, 2004 at 23:31:13:

In reply to: note on hennalucent posted by Debra on July 10, 2004 at 18:27:39:

: :
: : Also, on hennalucent: they are "metallic hennas", ie, they use
: : metallic salts as preservatives. I doubt strongly that they are
: : henna at all, as they only come in brown. Metallic salt, or
: : compound, hennas are believed to be the reasoning behind not
dying
: : hair that has been hennaed: they react badly with hair dye. For
: your
: : own safety, don't use hennalucent over your hair (which you said
: was
: : previously highlighted).
: :
:
: FYI - My Bark Brown Sally's box of hennalucent says 100% organic,
NO
: METALLIC SALTS, safe for chemically treated hair. No ingredients
list
: any where on the packaging. I bought it while I was impatiently
: waiting for the real henna to arrive. I mixed it with hot water as
: per directions and ran a test on a highlightedted test strand with
: lots of grey. It did nothing except maybe condition- no change of
: color on highlights, grey, or natural brown color. I never put it
on
: my head due to Catherine's quick delivery of the real stuff and all
: the warnings on this great site. In my boredom I also real hennaed
: overed it and no nasty reaction, it looked like all the other henna
: samples.
:
: Don't think much of it but at least Hennalucent may have changed
: their formula so as not to give real Henna a bad reputuation.

I did an ingredient search for them online a few months back, and
they had some nasty metallic salts in there. If they've changed
since, good, but they're still not henna.

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: : : : : : Also, on hennalucent: they are "metallic hennas", ie, they use : : : metallic salts as preservatives. I doubt strongly that they are : : : henna at all, as they only come in brown. Metallic salt, or : : : compound, hennas are believed to be the reasoning behind not : dying : : : hair that has been hennaed: they react badly with hair dye. For : : your : : : own safety, don't use hennalucent over your hair (which you said : : was : : : previously highlighted). : : : : : : : FYI - My Bark Brown Sally's box of hennalucent says 100% organic, : NO : : METALLIC SALTS, safe for chemically treated hair. No ingredients : list : : any where on the packaging. I bought it while I was impatiently : : waiting for the real henna to arrive. I mixed it with hot water as : : per directions and ran a test on a highlightedted test strand with : : lots of grey. It did nothing except maybe condition- no change of : : color on highlights, grey, or natural brown color. I never put it : on : : my head due to Catherine's quick delivery of the real stuff and all : : the warnings on this great site. In my boredom I also real hennaed : : overed it and no nasty reaction, it looked like all the other henna : : samples. : : : : Don't think much of it but at least Hennalucent may have changed : : their formula so as not to give real Henna a bad reputuation. : : I did an ingredient search for them online a few months back, and : they had some nasty metallic salts in there. If they've changed : since, good, but they're still not henna.
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