Re: Getting brown from Henna +___?
Posted by DanielleN on October 17, 2004 at 23:14:14:
In reply to: Getting brown from Henna +___? posted by Helen on October 13, 2004 at 23:11:05:
You could just use cassia for conditioning and strengthening. Youcould also do a henna gloss which would impart a red tone, but not
as strong as straight henna (see Fia's mixes).
What I did today to get a lovely brown color on my friends hair (she
is a natural red head, but more softer red) was a double process.
The henna (left on for 2 hrs) was HOLY red... I mean, you should see
the pics I took... great color... just :-O Then I did indigo on top
of that and she left it on for about 45 minutes. Very nice brown
color... a teensy bit ashy looking (I think from the blue of the
indigo) but I think it will tone down to a nice brown with red
highlights. She's going to e-mail me a dry pic and as soon as she
does I'll send them off to Catherine for the mixes page.
I've also used a mix of henna (50%), walnut (25%) and indigo (25%)
for my moms hair (see SueB in the mixes section). Next time I do
her hair (that's my mom), I'll skip the walnut and do 50/50
henna/indigo.
Good luck!
~ danielle
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