Re: day-glo orange

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Posted by Alison on November 20, 2004 at 20:44:36:

In reply to: day-glo orange posted by KD on November 20, 2004 at 19:27:11:

: I have light red hair that is fading and I wanted to make it more
: vibrant with some henna. I used the Hennalucent in sunset orange
: (it's a blend of henna and other things but no peroxide or
: ammonia). Boy is it ever sunset orange! I did a strand test with
: hair from my hairbrush. I let it sit on the strands for 45 minutes
: but it was too dark red. I liked the shade, but just wanted it a
: bit lighter. Since I didn't have anymore strands from my hairbrush
: to use, I decided to just leave it on for the minimum time of 20
: minutes. It is now day-glo neon orange. It might be nice if I was
: a punk rocker! I thought about getting more and putting it on
again
: for 25 minutes (at least the shade on the strand test was a normal
: color). Would this over-process my hair and makes things worse?
: I'm not sure what to do. I know hair dressers hate henna and
: putting chemicals on at this point would maybe not be a good
thing.
: Any suggestions?
:
: -Katy

Your first mistake was using Hennalucent, which is crap in a box.
Your second mistake was not doing a second strand test when you
didn't get the result you wanted the first time around. It would
have been better to do another strand test with less time and checked
that.

Now, can you do it again? Sure, if you wan't. Henna doesn't process
your hair, though to be frank I don't know what the hell is in a box
of Hennalucent besides henna (remember, ammonia is NATURAL, crappy
chemicals being called henna are not) so I won't reccomend it. If
you were to get a hold of some real henna and use it on your hair, it
would tone down quite a bit. You're right in not wanting to go to a
hairdresser--since Hennalucent doesn't really say what's in their
box, it's unwise at best to put chemicals on it.

Give it a day or two. It will probably tone down some, and if you
still hate it, get another box of your poison of choice (or get real
henna, there are plenty of suppliers in the links pages) and try
again.

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Re: day-glo orange Katy 00:20:31 11/21/2004 (1)
- I'm afraid she's right Elettaria 10:47:53 11/21/2004 (0)

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: : I have light red hair that is fading and I wanted to make it more : : vibrant with some henna. I used the Hennalucent in sunset orange : : (it's a blend of henna and other things but no peroxide or : : ammonia). Boy is it ever sunset orange! I did a strand test with : : hair from my hairbrush. I let it sit on the strands for 45 minutes : : but it was too dark red. I liked the shade, but just wanted it a : : bit lighter. Since I didn't have anymore strands from my hairbrush : : to use, I decided to just leave it on for the minimum time of 20 : : minutes. It is now day-glo neon orange. It might be nice if I was : : a punk rocker! I thought about getting more and putting it on : again : : for 25 minutes (at least the shade on the strand test was a normal : : color). Would this over-process my hair and makes things worse? : : I'm not sure what to do. I know hair dressers hate henna and : : putting chemicals on at this point would maybe not be a good : thing. : : Any suggestions? : : : : -Katy : : Your first mistake was using Hennalucent, which is crap in a box. : Your second mistake was not doing a second strand test when you : didn't get the result you wanted the first time around. It would : have been better to do another strand test with less time and checked : that. : : Now, can you do it again? Sure, if you wan't. Henna doesn't process : your hair, though to be frank I don't know what the hell is in a box : of Hennalucent besides henna (remember, ammonia is NATURAL, crappy : chemicals being called henna are not) so I won't reccomend it. If : you were to get a hold of some real henna and use it on your hair, it : would tone down quite a bit. You're right in not wanting to go to a : hairdresser--since Hennalucent doesn't really say what's in their : box, it's unwise at best to put chemicals on it. : : Give it a day or two. It will probably tone down some, and if you : still hate it, get another box of your poison of choice (or get real : henna, there are plenty of suppliers in the links pages) and try : again.
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