Re: Success! (long - sorry, I waffle)

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Posted by Pierre on December 2, 2004 at 19:55:32:

In reply to: Success! (long - sorry, I waffle) posted by Amy in London on December 2, 2004 at 09:07:12:

: Well, a few weeks ago I ordered some Jamila henna from the suppliers
: page. I followed the instructions as on the mixes page - I boiled
: paprika and cloves with lemon juice, let it cool, stirred it through
: with a bit of ti trea oil and left it to sit somewhere warm
: overnight. Paper left under the plastic bags had turned orange so we
: went ahead and used it. I left the henna on for about 6 hours, and
: when I took the plastic wrap off the henna seemed to still be that
: green colour, and I couldn't notice a dramatic effect. I put this
: down to the stuff I used last time having additives in it. Anyway,
: when it was all washed and dried it was kind of red, but not that
: RED RED RED that I was after. I was slightly disappointed, but
: resolved to do it again.
:
: rubbish and didn't work! As the whole overnight thing didn't seem to
: work so well last time, I tried a different tack. I stirred liquid
: through when it was still quite hot and put the mix into dishwasher
: (hot from when it was last used) for 2 hours or so. This was partly
: to test a theory and partly because I'm extremely impatient! ;)
: Anyway, The paper had turned slightly orange, and I couldn't see the
: scrape away effect, but it stained my fingers quite readily (this
: wasn't the case with the first batch). I only left it on for about 3
: hours this time, and I could immediately see the difference when I
: took the wrap off. It was that RED RED RED - woohoo! Next time I
: will try leaving it to sit overnight and see what happens. And my
: hair doesn't seem to be leaking as much as it did when I coloured it
: with the mix Nazeer stuff in Melbourne.

I think you left it too long the first time and it demised. I put mine in a pot of hot
water and leave it for 1-2 hours. If you want to leave it overnight, leave it at room
temperature.

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: : Well, a few weeks ago I ordered some Jamila henna from the suppliers : : page. I followed the instructions as on the mixes page - I boiled : : paprika and cloves with lemon juice, let it cool, stirred it through : : with a bit of ti trea oil and left it to sit somewhere warm : : overnight. Paper left under the plastic bags had turned orange so we : : went ahead and used it. I left the henna on for about 6 hours, and : : when I took the plastic wrap off the henna seemed to still be that : : green colour, and I couldn't notice a dramatic effect. I put this : : down to the stuff I used last time having additives in it. Anyway, : : when it was all washed and dried it was kind of red, but not that : : RED RED RED that I was after. I was slightly disappointed, but : : resolved to do it again. : : : : rubbish and didn't work! As the whole overnight thing didn't seem to : : work so well last time, I tried a different tack. I stirred liquid : : through when it was still quite hot and put the mix into dishwasher : : (hot from when it was last used) for 2 hours or so. This was partly : : to test a theory and partly because I'm extremely impatient! ;) : : Anyway, The paper had turned slightly orange, and I couldn't see the : : scrape away effect, but it stained my fingers quite readily (this : : wasn't the case with the first batch). I only left it on for about 3 : : hours this time, and I could immediately see the difference when I : : took the wrap off. It was that RED RED RED - woohoo! Next time I : : will try leaving it to sit overnight and see what happens. And my : : hair doesn't seem to be leaking as much as it did when I coloured it : : with the mix Nazeer stuff in Melbourne. : : I think you left it too long the first time and it demised. I put mine in a pot of hot : water and leave it for 1-2 hours. If you want to leave it overnight, leave it at room : temperature.
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