Re: henna and deep oil conditioning

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Henna For Hair ~ Discussion Forum ] [ FAQ ]

Posted by valerie on August 25, 2004 at 10:55:33:

In reply to: Re: henna and deep oil conditioning posted by Dionne on August 25, 2004 at 02:31:16:

: I've never tried, but I think I've read beore, that Catherine
: recommennd NOT adding oil to your henna mix (because it could stop
: the henna 'taking' as well, i suppose).. I'm not sure
about 'oiling'
: your hair before henna.. I don't think I'd do it, for the very
: reason of the colour not taking so well. I'd be more inclined to
do
: the oiling after I'd hennaed..
: I do sometimes use jojoba oil (recommendadtion from Pierre) on the
: ends of my hair.. but I've never used it right before I've hennaed..

Oh shoot! Here I sit with henna on my "oiled hair" lol, I had to redo
in spots, its kind of a long story but here goes. The first henna
attempt, I had some light mountain henna in medium brown. Since I had
highlighted hair, I thought I would do the bottom half which wasnt so
heavily bleached. Do you know on their directions they tell you to
pour boiling water over the henna? And I know now that too hot of
water can kill the dyes. Anyway I followed the directions, and I
think the indigo portion took but probably not the henna. Well after
that and many enquiries to the people on this website I decided to do
the rest of it over the heavily highlighted top part. Well it came
out very vibrant lol, and I am really having fun with it, but in
doing the job in two installments, I missed a big part of it on the
sides back and bottom leaving me with sort of a calico cat effect.
(Thank God its 2004 and not the 50's!:) So thats why I am re-henna-
ing so soon after, but now I hear it might not take , Oh well I guess
I will have to see if I have to go a 4th time now! Live and learn.
Too bad I didnt get on computer before henna-ing and could have read
this in the nick of lol. Thank you for your post though, I will
definitely know next time. Though for those on this site who might be
interested, I will let you know if it took or not. I didnt oil real
heavily, but probably heavily enough, my luck, and it was coconut oil
I used to oil with. Fingers crossed then :)
valerie

Follow Ups

Post Followup

Name:
E-Mail:
Subject:
: : I've never tried, but I think I've read beore, that Catherine : : recommennd NOT adding oil to your henna mix (because it could stop : : the henna 'taking' as well, i suppose).. I'm not sure : about 'oiling' : : your hair before henna.. I don't think I'd do it, for the very : : reason of the colour not taking so well. I'd be more inclined to : do : : the oiling after I'd hennaed.. : : I do sometimes use jojoba oil (recommendadtion from Pierre) on the : : ends of my hair.. but I've never used it right before I've hennaed.. : : Oh shoot! Here I sit with henna on my "oiled hair" lol, I had to redo : in spots, its kind of a long story but here goes. The first henna : attempt, I had some light mountain henna in medium brown. Since I had : highlighted hair, I thought I would do the bottom half which wasnt so : heavily bleached. Do you know on their directions they tell you to : pour boiling water over the henna? And I know now that too hot of : water can kill the dyes. Anyway I followed the directions, and I : think the indigo portion took but probably not the henna. Well after : that and many enquiries to the people on this website I decided to do : the rest of it over the heavily highlighted top part. Well it came : out very vibrant lol, and I am really having fun with it, but in : doing the job in two installments, I missed a big part of it on the : sides back and bottom leaving me with sort of a calico cat effect. : (Thank God its 2004 and not the 50's!:) So thats why I am re-henna- : ing so soon after, but now I hear it might not take , Oh well I guess : I will have to see if I have to go a 4th time now! Live and learn. : Too bad I didnt get on computer before henna-ing and could have read : this in the nick of lol. Thank you for your post though, I will : definitely know next time. Though for those on this site who might be : interested, I will let you know if it took or not. I didnt oil real : heavily, but probably heavily enough, my luck, and it was coconut oil : I used to oil with. Fingers crossed then :) : valerie
Optional link URL:
Link title:
Optional image URL: