Re: day-glo orange

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Posted by Diane on November 21, 2004 at 17:59:34:

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

Hi Katy,
I was also a lighter-toned natural redhead, and have gone a very
vibrant deep delicious red with henna; for those of us starting out
with a lighter shade, poor quality henna, insufficient dye release (
a problem of technique) and short length of time on the hair can
produce and orange result.

I first got the idea to henna my hair from a site called "just for
redheads" which does a line of cosmetic products for redheads (overly
priced and crappy btw, although their red mascaras are good!) However
research led me to this site and the idea of using a better quality
100% pure henna and I'm glad it did. Although my first henna was a
shock (the glow-in-the-dark effect you refer to is a phenomenon that
occurs regardless;; after a few days to a week the day-glo tint
settles down) the colour develops nicely to a deeper more mellow
orangey-red and subsequent hennas add to the depth of colour.

So yes, you can henna again as soon as you wish. It won't harm your
hair. However I am not familiar with Hennalucent, and just in case
there are any mystery ingredients, you definitely need to test again.
Get yourself some body art quality henna (Catherine here sells it and
boy oh boy is the delivery FAST - great for urgent emergencies, lol)
and test an inconspicous strand if you can't harvest enough hair in
the meantime. Study the techniques and mixes page for basics on
mixing and be prepared to leave the henna on much longer than 20
minutes (the longer the redder). Also, like I said be prepared for
orangey tones in the first few days --it will definitely tone down to
a much nicer colour.

Good luck. I know the panicky feeling of the first time result, but
you will DEFINITELY be better off (It can't get any worse than day-
glo orange) with good quality henna.

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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 : : : Hi Katy, : I was also a lighter-toned natural redhead, and have gone a very : vibrant deep delicious red with henna; for those of us starting out : with a lighter shade, poor quality henna, insufficient dye release ( : a problem of technique) and short length of time on the hair can : produce and orange result. : : I first got the idea to henna my hair from a site called "just for : redheads" which does a line of cosmetic products for redheads (overly : priced and crappy btw, although their red mascaras are good!) However : research led me to this site and the idea of using a better quality : 100% pure henna and I'm glad it did. Although my first henna was a : shock (the glow-in-the-dark effect you refer to is a phenomenon that : occurs regardless;; after a few days to a week the day-glo tint : settles down) the colour develops nicely to a deeper more mellow : orangey-red and subsequent hennas add to the depth of colour. : : So yes, you can henna again as soon as you wish. It won't harm your : hair. However I am not familiar with Hennalucent, and just in case : there are any mystery ingredients, you definitely need to test again. : Get yourself some body art quality henna (Catherine here sells it and : boy oh boy is the delivery FAST - great for urgent emergencies, lol) : and test an inconspicous strand if you can't harvest enough hair in : the meantime. Study the techniques and mixes page for basics on : mixing and be prepared to leave the henna on much longer than 20 : minutes (the longer the redder). Also, like I said be prepared for : orangey tones in the first few days --it will definitely tone down to : a much nicer colour. : : Good luck. I know the panicky feeling of the first time result, but : you will DEFINITELY be better off (It can't get any worse than day- : glo orange) with good quality henna.
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