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Posted by Palonia on August 30, 2004 at 18:33:18:

In reply to: Re: Intro... posted by Katherine on August 30, 2004 at 16:12:56:

Sorry to hear about the breast cancer, but glad to hear that you are
doing better! I agree, definitely stay away from the chemical hair
dyes. I've only used them a total of four times in my life (three of
those times it was to dye more red too - go figure) and every time
they damaged my hair something fierce.

I looked up "henna hair" on the search engines and found some very
old links to archived messages from a long hair forum I frequented
(and still do). In that archived message I was trying to get to the
bottom of the "neutral henna" mystery. At the time I could find
nothing but mixed messages regarding what it actually was. I *knew*
that it did not condition in the same way that henna did, but for the
life of me I couldn't find any conclusive answers. It's nice now to
know that there really isn't a such thing as "neutral henna" and that
it is in fact a whole whack of different plants. Makes sense since
different kinds had such variable effects on my hair.

I can't wait to hear about your results (Hopefully you will take some
pics too!) and I will be sure to share mine as well. I'm a little
nervous about having a fairly drastic color change since I have never
had one before, but I also know that reds work very well with my
coloring, so that is comforting.

I saw that you wrote about growing your hair longer on another post.
If you are interested in long hair care information and chat, the
link below is a nice site to visit.

Palonia

: : I've recently de-lurked, so I thought it would be appropriate if
I
: : wrote a little intro. I've only very recently become interested
in
: : body grade henna for the hair. If it weren't for Catherine's
site
: I
: : would have gone on thinking that all henna was the same when it
: came
: : to it's use on the hair. In the past I have used the "neutral"
: : and "strawberry blonde" from both Rainbow and Light Mountain (I
: never
: : found much of a difference between these two products). The only
: : time I found any noticeable conditioning was when I mixed
: : some "strawberry blonde" in with the "neutral" and even then, it
: : never lasted more than a week. I'm currently waiting for my
first
: : order of body grade henna and look forward to joining the ranks
of
: : the henna heads.
: :
: : Thanks to Catherine for creating such an informative site! I've
: : hungrily read through all of the forum archives and can't wait to
: : experiment myself.
: :
: : Palonia
:
: Hi, Palonia,
:
: Like you, I would have thought that all hennas were alike, save for
: this site, and - also like you - I have simply been devouring the
: information here. I had breast cancer five years ago, alone of all
my
: female relations, and this despite being a vegetarian, nonsmoker,
: and one who takes a 'wee nip'only very occasionally.I get dreadful
: migraines, facial oedema, and erupt in hives for no hitherto
: discernible reason, and even my doctor found it quite mysterious.
: Well, hello, PPDs! Since finding this site, I have followed link
: after link, doing my own research along the way, and didn't I find
an
: article in which I learned of a 1986 study which connected breast
: cancer and PPDs - a study whose results were never widely
: disseminated, and which was never followed by others. Truly, had it
: not been for this site, I might well have carried on using chemical
: hair dyes and putting myself at further risk. As it is, I am
awaiting
: my first package of henna from Catherine, since I'd be an idiot not
: to make the change, and I say three cheers for this site!

The Long Hair Community

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: Sorry to hear about the breast cancer, but glad to hear that you are : doing better! I agree, definitely stay away from the chemical hair : dyes. I've only used them a total of four times in my life (three of : those times it was to dye more red too - go figure) and every time : they damaged my hair something fierce. : : I looked up "henna hair" on the search engines and found some very : old links to archived messages from a long hair forum I frequented : (and still do). In that archived message I was trying to get to the : bottom of the "neutral henna" mystery. At the time I could find : nothing but mixed messages regarding what it actually was. I knew : that it did not condition in the same way that henna did, but for the : life of me I couldn't find any conclusive answers. It's nice now to : know that there really isn't a such thing as "neutral henna" and that : it is in fact a whole whack of different plants. Makes sense since : different kinds had such variable effects on my hair. : : I can't wait to hear about your results (Hopefully you will take some : pics too!) and I will be sure to share mine as well. I'm a little : nervous about having a fairly drastic color change since I have never : had one before, but I also know that reds work very well with my : coloring, so that is comforting. : : I saw that you wrote about growing your hair longer on another post. : If you are interested in long hair care information and chat, the : link below is a nice site to visit. : : Palonia : : : : : I've recently de-lurked, so I thought it would be appropriate if : I : : : wrote a little intro. I've only very recently become interested : in : : : body grade henna for the hair. If it weren't for Catherine's : site : : I : : : would have gone on thinking that all henna was the same when it : : came : : : to it's use on the hair. In the past I have used the "neutral" : : : and "strawberry blonde" from both Rainbow and Light Mountain (I : : never : : : found much of a difference between these two products). The only : : : time I found any noticeable conditioning was when I mixed : : : some "strawberry blonde" in with the "neutral" and even then, it : : : never lasted more than a week. I'm currently waiting for my : first : : : order of body grade henna and look forward to joining the ranks : of : : : the henna heads. : : : : : : Thanks to Catherine for creating such an informative site! I've : : : hungrily read through all of the forum archives and can't wait to : : : experiment myself. : : : : : : Palonia : : : : Hi, Palonia, : : : : Like you, I would have thought that all hennas were alike, save for : : this site, and - also like you - I have simply been devouring the : : information here. I had breast cancer five years ago, alone of all : my : : female relations, and this despite being a vegetarian, nonsmoker, : : and one who takes a 'wee nip'only very occasionally.I get dreadful : : migraines, facial oedema, and erupt in hives for no hitherto : : discernible reason, and even my doctor found it quite mysterious. : : Well, hello, PPDs! Since finding this site, I have followed link : : after link, doing my own research along the way, and didn't I find : an : : article in which I learned of a 1986 study which connected breast : : cancer and PPDs - a study whose results were never widely : : disseminated, and which was never followed by others. Truly, had it : : not been for this site, I might well have carried on using chemical : : hair dyes and putting myself at further risk. As it is, I am : awaiting : : my first package of henna from Catherine, since I'd be an idiot not : : to make the change, and I say three cheers for this site!
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