Henna 2nd time - build up?

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Posted by Cynthia on December 2, 2004 at 18:44:35:

Greetings,

I had excellent results with henna/lemon juice/essential oil and
then about 1/3 indigo (with essential oil added). Used tea tree and
lavendar essential oils. Formula was perfect and I thank the others
on this site for their formulas that helped me!

Now my grey roots are showing again. :-( With normal hair dyes and a
dark brunette hair you have to be careful because if you continually
re-dye the entire hairshaft, the bottom part gets darker and darker
until it's almost black. Then you have a reddish upper 1/3 and
almost black on the rest. Obviously I don't want that. I'm probably
1/8th grey, so I have to do something...

SO my question is: what about henna? Can I re-dye the entire head of
hair, or should I somehow try to only dye the roots? What happens
the second and/or third time around with body art quality henna on
the hair.

OR, should I leave out the indigo the second time -- maybe it would
be a source of hair turning blacker on the ends?

I guess I just hope that I can get the hair color to be identical to
what it is now -- on the whole hair shaft...

AND, third question. Another woman told me she doesn't do henna
because each batch of henna (even if high quality) comes out a
different color? If I order my henna from catherine each time, is
this likely?

Thanks for any feedback,
Cynthia

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Re: Henna 2nd time - build up? Carol 12:29:03 12/3/2004 (1)
- Re: Henna 2nd time - build up? Cynthia 13:34:21 12/3/2004 (0)
Re: Henna 2nd time - build up? Debra 02:16:12 12/3/2004 (0)

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: Greetings, : : I had excellent results with henna/lemon juice/essential oil and : then about 1/3 indigo (with essential oil added). Used tea tree and : lavendar essential oils. Formula was perfect and I thank the others : on this site for their formulas that helped me! : : Now my grey roots are showing again. :-( With normal hair dyes and a : dark brunette hair you have to be careful because if you continually : re-dye the entire hairshaft, the bottom part gets darker and darker : until it's almost black. Then you have a reddish upper 1/3 and : almost black on the rest. Obviously I don't want that. I'm probably : 1/8th grey, so I have to do something... : : SO my question is: what about henna? Can I re-dye the entire head of : hair, or should I somehow try to only dye the roots? What happens : the second and/or third time around with body art quality henna on : the hair. : : OR, should I leave out the indigo the second time -- maybe it would : be a source of hair turning blacker on the ends? : : I guess I just hope that I can get the hair color to be identical to : what it is now -- on the whole hair shaft... : : AND, third question. Another woman told me she doesn't do henna : because each batch of henna (even if high quality) comes out a : different color? If I order my henna from catherine each time, is : this likely? : : Thanks for any feedback, : Cynthia
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