Re: Want auburn, not dark brownish/burgundy

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Posted by Alison on October 10, 2004 at 00:04:07:

In reply to: Want auburn, not dark brownish/burgundy posted by Rita on October 9, 2004 at 19:06:52:

: I welcome help from everyone on this. I recently used the Jamila
: quality henna, and I used the following mix... 100gm henna, 1 cup
: fresh lemon juice, 1 cup hot water, 1 tbs red wine, 8 drops tea
tree
: and lavender essential oils. I mixed it, and let it sit overnight
for
: dye release. Then applied and left on 4 hours. I wanted my hair to
: look like "Andy's" hair in the "Mix" section. My hair is naturally
: dark brown, and I was wanting beautiful auburn results. Instead, I
: got even darker hair with a burgundyish tinge to it in the
sunlight.
: It's such a dark color. Did turping cause the darker shade? Hair
: looks healthy and shiny, but in my next henna application, would
: beetroot powder help bring about more red, for auburn results? I
: just want a color change from brown to auburn.

You can't get lighter than what you started with with henna, so if
you were hoping for auburn from dark brown I don't think it would
work. Terping doesn't generally do anything to henna on hair, since
there is so much of it. Beetroot might make it more red, but more
kool-ade-red, less natural red/auburn.

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: : I welcome help from everyone on this. I recently used the Jamila : : quality henna, and I used the following mix... 100gm henna, 1 cup : : fresh lemon juice, 1 cup hot water, 1 tbs red wine, 8 drops tea : tree : : and lavender essential oils. I mixed it, and let it sit overnight : for : : dye release. Then applied and left on 4 hours. I wanted my hair to : : look like "Andy's" hair in the "Mix" section. My hair is naturally : : dark brown, and I was wanting beautiful auburn results. Instead, I : : got even darker hair with a burgundyish tinge to it in the : sunlight. : : It's such a dark color. Did turping cause the darker shade? Hair : : looks healthy and shiny, but in my next henna application, would : : beetroot powder help bring about more red, for auburn results? I : : just want a color change from brown to auburn. : : You can't get lighter than what you started with with henna, so if : you were hoping for auburn from dark brown I don't think it would : work. Terping doesn't generally do anything to henna on hair, since : there is so much of it. Beetroot might make it more red, but more : kool-ade-red, less natural red/auburn.
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