Re: Cassia w/ henna for less orange, more subtle color?

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Posted by hannahl on July 15, 2004 at 21:23:19:

In reply to: Cassia w/ henna for less orange, more subtle color? posted by Annika on July 15, 2004 at 10:46:34:

: Despite all the photos of gorgeous hair on this site, I don't have the guts (or the skin
: tone) to be a redhead. I have mousy light brown hair and would like to have reddish-
: brown hair, but I fear the dreaded ORANGE, which has happened to me before. I am
: wondering if cassia mixed with henna would result in less color, since there would be
: less henna on the head - the henna would be diluted with the cassia. I believe this is
: how the henna mix companies get their shades such as Strawberry Blonde, Light Red,
: etc. Any thoughts on this?

What you suggest, mixing cassia with the henna should make it lighter--at least that's
what I wish I'd done when I did it myself last week. I had had Rainbow light brown put on
my hair in May and the color was nice--it made a kind of reddish light brown (I'd
darkened to a kind of dishwater brown where it hadn't turned gray), but in front where I
have so much gray, it was a little too orange. the color was lighter but a lighter orange--If
you don't have gray, and you didn't mention any, I don't think you should have a problem.
If however, you find it too bright, you can always treat with indigo and cassia as I just did
and get a much cooler color. Debra on this forum reported similar results. also, I was
referrred to the mix made by Kim A on the mixes page. She got a really nice cool reddish
brown. Good luck!

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: : Despite all the photos of gorgeous hair on this site, I don't have the guts (or the skin : : tone) to be a redhead. I have mousy light brown hair and would like to have reddish- : : brown hair, but I fear the dreaded ORANGE, which has happened to me before. I am : : wondering if cassia mixed with henna would result in less color, since there would be : : less henna on the head - the henna would be diluted with the cassia. I believe this is : : how the henna mix companies get their shades such as Strawberry Blonde, Light Red, : : etc. Any thoughts on this? : : : What you suggest, mixing cassia with the henna should make it lighter--at least that's : what I wish I'd done when I did it myself last week. I had had Rainbow light brown put on : my hair in May and the color was nice--it made a kind of reddish light brown (I'd : darkened to a kind of dishwater brown where it hadn't turned gray), but in front where I : have so much gray, it was a little too orange. the color was lighter but a lighter orange--If : you don't have gray, and you didn't mention any, I don't think you should have a problem. : If however, you find it too bright, you can always treat with indigo and cassia as I just did : and get a much cooler color. Debra on this forum reported similar results. also, I was : referrred to the mix made by Kim A on the mixes page. She got a really nice cool reddish : brown. Good luck!
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