Re: day-glo orange

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Posted by Tabitha on November 23, 2004 at 04:21:54:

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

Hi Katy. I used Hennalucent Sunset Glo shade regularly back in the
80s and it worked fine for me. I was after an orangey shade, so I
was happy with it. I've used it again recently, because I couldn't
find any other kind of henna and was impatient to go red. I noticed
there were 2 types on the shelves-- the old package with a flowy-
haired woman on it, and a new package with a plant or something and
the blurbs "100% organic, no metallic salts". I don't know if they
changed their formula, or just the packaging, but the "no metallic
salts" is definitely a good thing. That's a minimum requirement for
using a henna mix. The "100% organic" is somewhat reassuring, but
it's better to know the actual ingredients.

Anyway, I can compare the Hennalucent to another healthfood store
brand (Light Mountain) that does label ingredients as 100% lawsonia
inermis, which is pure red henna, and they're fairly similar in how
they mix and behave. So I'm pretty convinced the Hennalucent is at
least mostly henna. The problem I've found with it is that it's not
very fresh. Fresh henna is bright green, but that stuff is usally
more brownish. When your henna isn't fresh, or isn't a good quality
crop to begin with, you're more likely to get orange than red, and it
doesn't last as long. The LM brand was brighter, fresher smelling
(like grass or hay), made my hair a much deeper red, and doesn't wash
out as fast. In fact I don't think it's going to wash out completely
at all. When I was a regular Sunset Glo user back in the 80s, I
remember it would eventually wash out to nothing.

The amount of time you leave it in makes a difference too. 20
minutes is really not very long. I usually go 2 hours minimum.

The folks here use better quality henna than any of the health food
store stuff-- I'm sure it comes out redder and lasts longer. I'm
almost afraid to try it since even the LM stuff has made my hair a
bit darker than I like after several applications.

Anyway if I were you I'd wait a few days to see what happens-- the
orange will tone down a bit, then if you want it deeper red, apply
another treatment with better henna, or use one with some indigo
mixed in to get more brown. You don't have to wait to avoid damaging
your hair-- the henna doesn't hurt it. But if you think you might
want to use some other type of color besides henna, you probably
should not do any more henna.

Incidentally, I saw a "henna removal" recipe on several websites that
said to use rubbing alcohol, then mineral oil. I tried that several
weeks after my last henna application. I nearly passed out from the
fumes, it took forever to get the mineral oil washed out, and when I
was done my color was, if anything, brighter than before.

That's the extent of my not-exactly-body-art-quality-henna experience.

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: Hi Katy. I used Hennalucent Sunset Glo shade regularly back in the : 80s and it worked fine for me. I was after an orangey shade, so I : was happy with it. I've used it again recently, because I couldn't : find any other kind of henna and was impatient to go red. I noticed : there were 2 types on the shelves-- the old package with a flowy- : haired woman on it, and a new package with a plant or something and : the blurbs "100% organic, no metallic salts". I don't know if they : changed their formula, or just the packaging, but the "no metallic : salts" is definitely a good thing. That's a minimum requirement for : using a henna mix. The "100% organic" is somewhat reassuring, but : it's better to know the actual ingredients. : : Anyway, I can compare the Hennalucent to another healthfood store : brand (Light Mountain) that does label ingredients as 100% lawsonia : inermis, which is pure red henna, and they're fairly similar in how : they mix and behave. So I'm pretty convinced the Hennalucent is at : least mostly henna. The problem I've found with it is that it's not : very fresh. Fresh henna is bright green, but that stuff is usally : more brownish. When your henna isn't fresh, or isn't a good quality : crop to begin with, you're more likely to get orange than red, and it : doesn't last as long. The LM brand was brighter, fresher smelling : (like grass or hay), made my hair a much deeper red, and doesn't wash : out as fast. In fact I don't think it's going to wash out completely : at all. When I was a regular Sunset Glo user back in the 80s, I : remember it would eventually wash out to nothing. : : The amount of time you leave it in makes a difference too. 20 : minutes is really not very long. I usually go 2 hours minimum. : : The folks here use better quality henna than any of the health food : store stuff-- I'm sure it comes out redder and lasts longer. I'm : almost afraid to try it since even the LM stuff has made my hair a : bit darker than I like after several applications. : : Anyway if I were you I'd wait a few days to see what happens-- the : orange will tone down a bit, then if you want it deeper red, apply : another treatment with better henna, or use one with some indigo : mixed in to get more brown. You don't have to wait to avoid damaging : your hair-- the henna doesn't hurt it. But if you think you might : want to use some other type of color besides henna, you probably : should not do any more henna. : : Incidentally, I saw a "henna removal" recipe on several websites that : said to use rubbing alcohol, then mineral oil. I tried that several : weeks after my last henna application. I nearly passed out from the : fumes, it took forever to get the mineral oil washed out, and when I : was done my color was, if anything, brighter than before. : : That's the extent of my not-exactly-body-art-quality-henna experience.
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