Re: question for Catherine

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Posted by valeriea on September 3, 2004 at 20:37:45:

In reply to: Re: question for Catherine posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on September 3, 2004 at 19:15:35:

: Rhubarb root has high enough levels of chrysophanic acid to be a
: yellow dye. That doesn't mean it will lighten hair, though. If you
: draw with a yellow crayon on dark brown paper, it doesn't exactly
turn
: the paper yellow. These dyes are all translucent stains.
:
: Adding rhubarb root to cassia obovata would show up yellow only on
: hair that is pale to begin with.
:
: Combing lemon juice through hair sitting in the sunshine is the only
: way I know of to lighten hair, and I can't see that working on just
: roots.

Oh ok thanks for that. Back to the drawing board. In my search for an
answer, I did come across somthing a woman had written to turn her
dull medium brown hair a rich chestnut brown, she added cocoa to both
her shampoo and conditioner. She said it worked great, so I was
thinking maybe added to henna it would give those brown tones so many
on this site are after. Does this sound feasible?
Valerie

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: : Rhubarb root has high enough levels of chrysophanic acid to be a : : yellow dye. That doesn't mean it will lighten hair, though. If you : : draw with a yellow crayon on dark brown paper, it doesn't exactly : turn : : the paper yellow. These dyes are all translucent stains. : : : : Adding rhubarb root to cassia obovata would show up yellow only on : : hair that is pale to begin with. : : : : Combing lemon juice through hair sitting in the sunshine is the only : : way I know of to lighten hair, and I can't see that working on just : : roots. : : Oh ok thanks for that. Back to the drawing board. In my search for an : answer, I did come across somthing a woman had written to turn her : dull medium brown hair a rich chestnut brown, she added cocoa to both : her shampoo and conditioner. She said it worked great, so I was : thinking maybe added to henna it would give those brown tones so many : on this site are after. Does this sound feasible? : Valerie
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