Re: Just musing
Posted by valerie on September 1, 2004 at 18:42:09:
In reply to: Re: Just musing posted by CorriRose on September 1, 2004 at 18:04:41:
: : I was in Walmart today looking at hair accessories for my future: long
: : hair (cant wait:) and two women across the aisle from me were
: looking
: : at hair dyes and trying to decide which colors they wanted, one
: woman
: : was saying how her husband wants her to be more daring and try a
: red,
: : but she thought that would be too wild for her. I looked over
(who
: : could resist at this point?) and they both had thin dull lifeless
: : hair with absolutely no shine or body from all the chemicals they
: had
: : used over the years (yes it was very obvious) I would guess their
: : ages to be mid fifties or so. I thought what a shame how so many
: : people are brainwashed into thinking chemical is the only way to
: go.
: : I can understand why they are too, because any conventional book
: on
: : hair will tell you that henna is horrible to your hair and gives
a
: : very unflattering color! I read that today at the library when I
: : looked in a book called "Dont go to the hair cosmetics counter
: : without me" (or some such title) out of curiosity I wanted to see
: : what she had to say about henna and thats what she said! It
ruined
: : your hair and it was a very unflattering shade of orange, and
that
: : there were so many good hair coloring products on the market
: : nowadays. And yes I thought when I looked at those two
: unsuspecting
: : women, this is the result. And here my 76 year old mother is
: walking
: : around with the hair of a 30 year old after her first henna. LONG
: : LIVE HENNA
:
:
: Valerie, You said a mouthful. I feel sorry for my friend who gets
: her hair "fried" every 6 weeks. Her natural is brownish blonde.
She
: leaves that and fries it whitish....it's called highlights.
: (right..sure..whatever) It has no shine whatsover, and she can't
: figure out why. She loves my haircolor...and can't understand how
: healthy it is. (My natural is golden blonde)She's even "done" my
: hair for me when I couldn't lift my hands up above my neck...I
: offered to purchase some for her, and she said "No thanks, it's not
: worth the mess" Wrong!
I know what you mean. I have a friend who Ive known since we were
teenagers. She had the most Glorious head of hip length thick wavy
fawn colored hair you ever saw. She was really into the natural hair
care back then, took vitamins, ate plenty of protein etc. And it
really showed up on her hair. Then over the years as it darkened, she
started getting it "highlighted" as the gray came in. Now it is just
past her shoulders, but wont grow any longer, and its totally fried
to a white blonde (not just highlights anymore) its thin, and no
wave. I have mentioned the henna, but she likes the blonde thing, and
doesnt want to change. She always comments on how thick my hair looks
(not really but it is compared to what she's left with)
I too have turned my back on the chemicals. The more I am learning
about it the more horrified I become. I had been wearing it short for
the past 5 years, and figured I could dye it as much as I wanted, if
I didnt like it I could just cut it off. I didnt even know what all
this was doing to my scalp, I shudder just thinking about it.Now I am
growing it . 3 quarters of it has the residual bleach left in it. Not
much to do about that, I dont want to cut it anymore, I guess I will
figure out somthing to make it blend in sooner or later, but dont
want to chem over henna just in case I get that green thing
happening! Anyway, its good to see all the people at this website who
have seen the light. Its sure opening my eyes..:)
valerie
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