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Posted by Teena on December 4, 2004 at 09:59:55:

I have been chemically dying my hair a medium brown for seven years
or more but have developed a sensitivity to dyes. This prompted me
to start searching for an alternative and I've spent loads of time
searching the internet and reading up on everything. To my
dissappointment I found that even the "natural" and "herbal" dyes
had that dangerous para-phenylenediamine in them. As I'm only left
with henna or grey I've chosen henna of course. There are still many
many questions I have that I can't seem to find answers to:

How fresh does the henna have to be? I know about buying the good
quality body art henna but if I buy it a couple months before I dye
my hair is that not fresh enough?

How many times must I do test strips on my hair? If I get good
results one time do I need to retest a week later or few days later
before using the henna?

What's the best mix for med to dark brown hair? It looks to me like
a 50/50 mixture of henna and indigo will do the trick with maybe some
walnut added? (I know about the basic mixture of henna and an acidic
liquid). There are so many extra things to add to the henna
mixture. I'm just looking for what would be the best mix for my hair
colour. I want to minimize the red as much as possible without going
too dark. My hair is med to dark brown and my new hair growth shows
up with a good portion of grey in it. Is the henna going to make my
coloured hair darker and will I end up with a obvious lighter area
where my grey hair is? With chemical dyes afer I've dyed once I only
need to touch up the roots on next dyes. Does that work the same
with henna?

How long have most people waited until using henna after a chemical
hair dye? I've recently just used a chemical hair dye but my roots
don't start to show until about 3 weeks to a month. Do some people
have to wait longer. I figure I'll need the time just to do testing
and get the hang of this new thing anyway.

Thanks. I'd appreciate any inforation anyone can give me or if there
are more websites or books to check out that would have more info.

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A few answers Elettaria 19:29:33 12/4/2004 (1)
- Re: A few answers Teena 07:07:41 12/5/2004 (0)

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: I have been chemically dying my hair a medium brown for seven years : or more but have developed a sensitivity to dyes. This prompted me : to start searching for an alternative and I've spent loads of time : searching the internet and reading up on everything. To my : dissappointment I found that even the "natural" and "herbal" dyes : had that dangerous para-phenylenediamine in them. As I'm only left : with henna or grey I've chosen henna of course. There are still many : many questions I have that I can't seem to find answers to: : : How fresh does the henna have to be? I know about buying the good : quality body art henna but if I buy it a couple months before I dye : my hair is that not fresh enough? : : How many times must I do test strips on my hair? If I get good : results one time do I need to retest a week later or few days later : before using the henna? : : What's the best mix for med to dark brown hair? It looks to me like : a 50/50 mixture of henna and indigo will do the trick with maybe some : walnut added? (I know about the basic mixture of henna and an acidic : liquid). There are so many extra things to add to the henna : mixture. I'm just looking for what would be the best mix for my hair : colour. I want to minimize the red as much as possible without going : too dark. My hair is med to dark brown and my new hair growth shows : up with a good portion of grey in it. Is the henna going to make my : coloured hair darker and will I end up with a obvious lighter area : where my grey hair is? With chemical dyes afer I've dyed once I only : need to touch up the roots on next dyes. Does that work the same : with henna? : : How long have most people waited until using henna after a chemical : hair dye? I've recently just used a chemical hair dye but my roots : don't start to show until about 3 weeks to a month. Do some people : have to wait longer. I figure I'll need the time just to do testing : and get the hang of this new thing anyway. : : Thanks. I'd appreciate any inforation anyone can give me or if there : are more websites or books to check out that would have more info.
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