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Posted by melrose on September 21, 2004 at 19:49:26:

In reply to: Re: questions for henna gel mix users posted by JennyK on September 21, 2004 at 14:41:24:

Were you using body art quality henna? If it happened to both of us,
maybe it is the pectin...I'm just scared to use a regular mix x being
that my hair is so fragile and already needs to shampood very gently..

: I've tried the gel mix a couple of times with pectin as well, but
it
: never seemed to work right. I'm not sure if it's something *in*
the
: pectin that keeps the dye from fully releasing or if I
just "cooked"
: my henna by mixing it with the lemon juice/pectin solution when it
: was too hot....I never got much color out of it.
:
: Either way, I gave up on the gel and used straight henna + lemon
: juice + lavender EO instead. It did the dye release overnight and
I
: got SO MUCH MORE color out of it. If you can, try henna'ing
without
: the pectin and see what happens. HTH a little...

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: Were you using body art quality henna? If it happened to both of us, : maybe it is the pectin...I'm just scared to use a regular mix x being : that my hair is so fragile and already needs to shampood very gently.. : : : I've tried the gel mix a couple of times with pectin as well, but : it : : never seemed to work right. I'm not sure if it's something in : the : : pectin that keeps the dye from fully releasing or if I : just "cooked" : : my henna by mixing it with the lemon juice/pectin solution when it : : was too hot....I never got much color out of it. : : : : Either way, I gave up on the gel and used straight henna + lemon : : juice + lavender EO instead. It did the dye release overnight and : I : : got SO MUCH MORE color out of it. If you can, try henna'ing : without : : the pectin and see what happens. HTH a little...
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