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Posted by valerie on August 27, 2004 at 13:51:32:

In reply to: details... posted by vanessa on August 27, 2004 at 06:30:01:

: hi there,
: there is not much details as all went pretty smoothly (to my
: surprise)!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i've got shoulder length, med brown,
: curly/wavy hair,i've stopped using chemical dyes about 2 years
: ago,thinking about trying henna but could not find help really,and
: guts i suppose....to try without knowing anything about
: it...anyway,the hairdresser told me to stop colouring because it
was
: killing my hair so i desperatly wanted to find out about henna and
i
: did only three weeks ago when i finally turned to the internet...
:
: and well,i just mixed 100g of mehndi (from hennaboy that this site
: recommends for uk)with two squeezed lemons and 25 drops of tea tree
: oil,and boiling water to get the right consistency...left it
covered
: for 6 hours (did not see a great dye release but could not wait any
: longer...)applied and wrapped it all with cling film and left for
: three and a half hour ... it wasn't that messy, i was happy to see
: that it rinses out easily in the bath tub and the vaseline did help
: a lot... 48 hours later,and i hope it will stay that way,i've got
: gorgeous auburn hair,with orangy highlights,the whole head shinnier
: than ever,and of course, soft and conditioned...incredible...
: i'm already ordering 500g more,just can't wait to do it
: again,yes...definitly hooked...now the only thing is, should i
: really leave the mix longer... and also,i would like to leave it
: overnight,but what should i expect? the colour is already quite
: intense in tones of orangy-red after three hours on hair,so is it
: gonna go fiery orange or deeper red after the whole night,or is
that
: the maximum intensity maybe,and it won't make a difference wether 3
: or 10 hours?
: I really love it, i also enjoy the fact that i can pamper myself
and
: feel great during my pregnancy without worrying !!!
: i'll be waiting for some advice for the next time (i might do it
: again next week,...or is that too soon?)
: many thanks for support!!!
: x
: vanessa

Hi Vanessa, I am new to henna too, and like you I love it and Im
hooked :) I am not an expert, but I do understand you arent supposed
to use boiling water on the henna or it kind of kills it sort of like
yeast when you are baking bread. I believe it has to be warm water
(please correct me if Im wrong out there) anyway my first henna I
used the light mountain medium brown so it has a certain amount of
indigo in it. I followed their directions that said to use boiling
water, and it didnt really take that well, though it wasnt too bad.
But I re hennaed, and this time used the warm water, and whew now
THAT TOOK :) lol. Anyway, I am happy for you, your hair sounds super.
Maybe you can post us a pic sometime.
Valerie

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: : hi there, : : there is not much details as all went pretty smoothly (to my : : surprise)!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i've got shoulder length, med brown, : : curly/wavy hair,i've stopped using chemical dyes about 2 years : : ago,thinking about trying henna but could not find help really,and : : guts i suppose....to try without knowing anything about : : it...anyway,the hairdresser told me to stop colouring because it : was : : killing my hair so i desperatly wanted to find out about henna and : i : : did only three weeks ago when i finally turned to the internet... : : : : and well,i just mixed 100g of mehndi (from hennaboy that this site : : recommends for uk)with two squeezed lemons and 25 drops of tea tree : : oil,and boiling water to get the right consistency...left it : covered : : for 6 hours (did not see a great dye release but could not wait any : : longer...)applied and wrapped it all with cling film and left for : : three and a half hour ... it wasn't that messy, i was happy to see : : that it rinses out easily in the bath tub and the vaseline did help : : a lot... 48 hours later,and i hope it will stay that way,i've got : : gorgeous auburn hair,with orangy highlights,the whole head shinnier : : than ever,and of course, soft and conditioned...incredible... : : i'm already ordering 500g more,just can't wait to do it : : again,yes...definitly hooked...now the only thing is, should i : : really leave the mix longer... and also,i would like to leave it : : overnight,but what should i expect? the colour is already quite : : intense in tones of orangy-red after three hours on hair,so is it : : gonna go fiery orange or deeper red after the whole night,or is : that : : the maximum intensity maybe,and it won't make a difference wether 3 : : or 10 hours? : : I really love it, i also enjoy the fact that i can pamper myself : and : : feel great during my pregnancy without worrying !!! : : i'll be waiting for some advice for the next time (i might do it : : again next week,...or is that too soon?) : : many thanks for support!!! : : x : : vanessa : : Hi Vanessa, I am new to henna too, and like you I love it and Im : hooked :) I am not an expert, but I do understand you arent supposed : to use boiling water on the henna or it kind of kills it sort of like : yeast when you are baking bread. I believe it has to be warm water : (please correct me if Im wrong out there) anyway my first henna I : used the light mountain medium brown so it has a certain amount of : indigo in it. I followed their directions that said to use boiling : water, and it didnt really take that well, though it wasnt too bad. : But I re hennaed, and this time used the warm water, and whew now : THAT TOOK :) lol. Anyway, I am happy for you, your hair sounds super. : Maybe you can post us a pic sometime. : Valerie
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