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Posted by Alison on February 7, 2004 at 14:05:55:

In reply to: Re: Color blonde hair posted by Fia on February 7, 2004 at 12:37:34:

: First one thing - beware of what's called "black henna". If you are
lucky it is henna and
: indigo or some other type of herbal colorant. If you are unlucky
it's henna mixed with
: regular hair color (PPD). You can get black by using henna +
indigo - see the link to
: Gwyneddh's hair on the Mixes page on this site.
:
: As for matching the color you have in there now that's a tricky
question... If you are a light
: blonde pure henna will give you a fiery red tone on your natural
hair. It sounds as if this
: would be different from the reddish black you have in there now.
You could perhaps try
: adding small amounts of indigo to the henna to push it towards a
darker color (too much
: and I guess you would end up with black like if you use indigo over
henna). You could also
: try to mix the henna paste to turn it more towards reddish brown -
see at the very bottom
: of "Fia's henna mixes" on the Mixes page.
:
: I used henna over regular hair color after about 3-4 months without
any problems. Do a
: strand test on hair you collect from your comb or hairbrush and
test on those - both to
: see what color your mix will give you and to make sure you have no
adverse reactions
: from the henna and the old chemical color.
:
: /Fia

Hmmm...I got an idea reading your help, Fia--what if someone with
light blonde hair hennaed, indigoed, let that develop for a day, and
then hennaed again? Seems to me that would give a very dark tone
with red glints in the sun. Or did a henna+indigo mix and then
hennaed again over that to get the red bits.

Also, a word to the wise on the strand test from the hair brush--it
looks good on the hair there, but try to picture a headful of it! I
got a darker auburn the first time I did it, liked it on the test
bit, but it was darker than I wanted when it was my whole head. Just
a thought.

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: : First one thing - beware of what's called "black henna". If you are : lucky it is henna and : : indigo or some other type of herbal colorant. If you are unlucky : it's henna mixed with : : regular hair color (PPD). You can get black by using henna + : indigo - see the link to : : Gwyneddh's hair on the Mixes page on this site. : : : : As for matching the color you have in there now that's a tricky : question... If you are a light : : blonde pure henna will give you a fiery red tone on your natural : hair. It sounds as if this : : would be different from the reddish black you have in there now. : You could perhaps try : : adding small amounts of indigo to the henna to push it towards a : darker color (too much : : and I guess you would end up with black like if you use indigo over : henna). You could also : : try to mix the henna paste to turn it more towards reddish brown - : see at the very bottom : : of "Fia's henna mixes" on the Mixes page. : : : : I used henna over regular hair color after about 3-4 months without : any problems. Do a : : strand test on hair you collect from your comb or hairbrush and : test on those - both to : : see what color your mix will give you and to make sure you have no : adverse reactions : : from the henna and the old chemical color. : : : : /Fia : : Hmmm...I got an idea reading your help, Fia--what if someone with : light blonde hair hennaed, indigoed, let that develop for a day, and : then hennaed again? Seems to me that would give a very dark tone : with red glints in the sun. Or did a henna+indigo mix and then : hennaed again over that to get the red bits. : : Also, a word to the wise on the strand test from the hair brush--it : looks good on the hair there, but try to picture a headful of it! I : got a darker auburn the first time I did it, liked it on the test : bit, but it was darker than I wanted when it was my whole head. Just : a thought.
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