Re: Gray hair

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Posted by Meg on September 5, 2004 at 13:58:16:

In reply to: Gray hair posted by Anna on September 5, 2004 at 06:45:35:

You need to do the two step method and you really do need to use
body art quality. You can get by with the cheaper stuff from the
herbal sellers, but it has sand and green dye, therefore the stain
is not as good and you have to leave it on longer to get a decent
color. Even with body art you will need to leave it on about six
hours to do the job you want for gray. With the body art henna your
hair will be dark red with the gray being a few shades lighter. The
indigo should take it all to black. Catherine's indigo is the best
I have ever used. For my gray I left the indigo on for an hour and
a half. Two would have probably been better as what I got was total
black coverage of the gray, but after a few shampoos it did fade to
dark brown which did look very natural with the black. It looked
like black hair with dark brown highlights -- very pretty. Now that
I have used the body art quality henna and good indigo I will never
use the herbal shop henna and indigo again, unless, of course, it is
all I can get.

The quality of your henna really does make a difference. Just think
about it. The body art quality is pure and fresh. It has more of
the dye molecule. The herbal shop henna, even if fresh, has sand
and green dye, therefore it can't have as much lawsone molecule as
the pure stuff. How do I know this? I did the experiments myself.
I bought small amounts of various herbal shop hennas and two of the
body art quality. I mixed them all up exactly alike and placed them
on glass plates. I used the back of a spoon to squish them and the
herb shop hennas all made that terrible scratching sound of sand.
The two body art hennas did not. Then I used them on samples of
hair -- mine. It's had to tell with black hair, but the body art
did feel better and look better while the other did OK on black.
Now on the gray samples, the body art took them to deep auburn red
while the other took them to a more deep rust color. The indigo
covered the deep auburn completely. The other did OK but you could
tell where the gray was. This convinced me as to what I should
use. So you see that is why it is important to use the body art
quality if you are trying to cover gray.

Also I need to add that the henna needs about 12 hours to release
the dye at normal household temperatures, less if your house is warm
and more if it is cold. You need to cover the henna with plastic
wrap or put it in a ziplock bag. The plastic wrap needs to be down
on the henna sealing it off from air. If you use the ziplock bag,
you can cut the corner and use it as a application bag as well. I
have not done that but I read that one of the ladies here does. I
hope this helps you get on the right track to your henna goal.

Meg

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: You need to do the two step method and you really do need to use : body art quality. You can get by with the cheaper stuff from the : herbal sellers, but it has sand and green dye, therefore the stain : is not as good and you have to leave it on longer to get a decent : color. Even with body art you will need to leave it on about six : hours to do the job you want for gray. With the body art henna your : hair will be dark red with the gray being a few shades lighter. The : indigo should take it all to black. Catherine's indigo is the best : I have ever used. For my gray I left the indigo on for an hour and : a half. Two would have probably been better as what I got was total : black coverage of the gray, but after a few shampoos it did fade to : dark brown which did look very natural with the black. It looked : like black hair with dark brown highlights -- very pretty. Now that : I have used the body art quality henna and good indigo I will never : use the herbal shop henna and indigo again, unless, of course, it is : all I can get. : : The quality of your henna really does make a difference. Just think : about it. The body art quality is pure and fresh. It has more of : the dye molecule. The herbal shop henna, even if fresh, has sand : and green dye, therefore it can't have as much lawsone molecule as : the pure stuff. How do I know this? I did the experiments myself. : I bought small amounts of various herbal shop hennas and two of the : body art quality. I mixed them all up exactly alike and placed them : on glass plates. I used the back of a spoon to squish them and the : herb shop hennas all made that terrible scratching sound of sand. : The two body art hennas did not. Then I used them on samples of : hair -- mine. It's had to tell with black hair, but the body art : did feel better and look better while the other did OK on black. : Now on the gray samples, the body art took them to deep auburn red : while the other took them to a more deep rust color. The indigo : covered the deep auburn completely. The other did OK but you could : tell where the gray was. This convinced me as to what I should : use. So you see that is why it is important to use the body art : quality if you are trying to cover gray. : : Also I need to add that the henna needs about 12 hours to release : the dye at normal household temperatures, less if your house is warm : and more if it is cold. You need to cover the henna with plastic : wrap or put it in a ziplock bag. The plastic wrap needs to be down : on the henna sealing it off from air. If you use the ziplock bag, : you can cut the corner and use it as a application bag as well. I : have not done that but I read that one of the ladies here does. I : hope this helps you get on the right track to your henna goal. : : Meg
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