use only body art quality henna!!!

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Posted by Mary on September 1, 2004 at 14:53:35:

In reply to: henna on EXTREMELY damaged colored hair? posted by melrose on September 1, 2004 at 13:54:45:

Hi, well that really is awful - I'm so sorry about your hair crisis,
I've been there too - I bet everyone has to some degree. How
wonderful to have henna as a course of action. I am not the henna
expert from this site, but I can tell you that I have been chemically
dyeing my hair for about 15 years, I started very young - long, long
before any grey hairs showed up! Last year I tried henna for the
first time, and have been hennaing since, I have not gone back to
chemicals. I miss my dark brown hair (I really loved it) but I will
take strong, healthy, shiny hair over chemical crap anyday.

that being said, I henna'd right over my chemicals with about a month
in between my last dye and my first henna. I did not do strand
tests, but I would HIGHLY urge you to do so. Just order a sample
from catherine here, and mix it with luke-warm lemon juice (from
bottle) let sit overnight and then apple to some harvested hair of
yours either from your hairbrush or wherever. let it sit about 4-5
hours and rinse it out, you will have a pretty good idea of how your
hair on your head will react.

I would also suggest, you probably are already doing this, but weekly
do a deep, deep conditioning treatment (jojoba oil is the best oil to
use but also the most expensive) coconut and olive oil work also.
heat it up, apply to hair and scalp, wash out after an hour or two.
that will help some to get your hair in some semblance of shape
before you henna.

don't brush your hair, if you can help it. apply a leave in
conditioner after you shower and untangle with your fingers - that
will also help diminish further damage.

also, using pure body art quality henna will keep your hair red, if
you wish to go back to brownish-red, the best way I've found to do so
is mix equal parts henna and indigo. for instance, I have shoulder
length hair and I mix 100grams of henna and 100grams of indigo
together and apply to hair for 4 hours. I get a nice dark brownish
red color. remember dye release for henna can take up to 8-10 hours
whereas dye release for indigo is usually only a half hour or so, so
mix accordingly.

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Re: use only body art quality henna!!! melrose 17:50:29 9/1/2004 (25)
- Re: Mary 18:07:55 9/1/2004 (24)
  - Re: valerie 18:28:02 9/1/2004 (23)
    - Start with hairbrush tests Elettaria 19:40:28 9/1/2004 (22)
      - elletaria Melrose 00:10:51 9/2/2004 (18)
        
        I' Elettaria 01:52:40 9/2/2004 (17)
        
        I'm only guessing here Elettaria 01:57:37 9/2/2004 (16)
        
        Re: I'm only guessing here melrose 11:35:41 9/2/2004 (0)
        
        Re: I'm only guessing here Valerie 10:42:50 9/2/2004 (14)
        
        Thinner henna solution for damaged hair? melrose 11:30:08 9/2/2004 (13)
        
        pectin! iris 13:30:00 9/2/2004 (0)
        
        Aha, good point. Try gel maybe? Elettaria 13:22:10 9/2/2004 (11)
        
        Re: Aha, good point. Try gel maybe? melrose 17:09:15 9/2/2004 (10)
        
        Re: Aha, good point. Try gel maybe? Pierre 19:00:49 9/2/2004 (5)
        
        Re: Pierre, questions.. melrose 19:49:01 9/3/2004 (1)
        
        Re: Pierre, questions.. Pierre 20:59:05 9/3/2004 (0)
        
        Re: Aha, good point. Try gel maybe? valerie 14:58:20 9/3/2004 (2)
        
        Re: Aha, good point. Try gel maybe? Pierre 17:38:22 9/3/2004 (1)
        
        Re: Aha, good point. Try gel maybe? valerie 18:33:12 9/3/2004 (0)
        
        Common wisdom here is... Elettaria 17:13:02 9/2/2004 (3)
        
        Re: yet ANOTHER uneducated questions melrose 19:51:34 9/3/2004 (2)
        
        Re: yet ANOTHER uneducated questions Katherine >^..^< 22:11:48 9/3/2004 (0)
        
        Re: yet ANOTHER uneducated questions Pierre 21:05:05 9/3/2004 (0)
      - Re: Start with hairbrush tests valerie 22:12:08 9/1/2004 (2)
        
        A lot of people have hennaed over chemically dyed hair Elettaria 01:48:39 9/2/2004 (1)
        
        Re: A lot of people have hennaed over chemically dyed hair valerie 10:45:17 9/2/2004 (0)

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