Walnut tests, no effect. What am I doing wrong?

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Posted by Debra on December 5, 2004 at 19:36:08:

I have done a number of strand tests on samples of my hennaed hair
with walnut. After reading everything about using walnut powder to
dye hair, baskets, and wool, I tried the following:

1)Walnut powder with lemon - soaked hair sample for 4 hours, soaked a
hair with gray root for 4 hours.

2)Walnut powder with water - same 4 hours

3)Boiled walnut powder & lemon - soaked hair while warm for 4 hours,
soaked hair with gray root for 4 hours.

4)Boiled walnut powder and water - same 4 hours.

Every strand tests looks exactly the same as it originally did. The
grey hair still is grey at the root, not even a tinge of brown. No
effect whatsoever under all types of light. Doesn't stain skin
either, just makes a brown liquid paste that rinses off with just water.

I bought it from Castle Art and it appears fresh. Am I using the
wrong kind? Am doing something wrong? Does walnut actually do
anything? Does anyone get a difference using it in their mix?

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: I have done a number of strand tests on samples of my hennaed hair : with walnut. After reading everything about using walnut powder to : dye hair, baskets, and wool, I tried the following: : : 1)Walnut powder with lemon - soaked hair sample for 4 hours, soaked a : hair with gray root for 4 hours. : : 2)Walnut powder with water - same 4 hours : : 3)Boiled walnut powder & lemon - soaked hair while warm for 4 hours, : soaked hair with gray root for 4 hours. : : 4)Boiled walnut powder and water - same 4 hours. : : Every strand tests looks exactly the same as it originally did. The : grey hair still is grey at the root, not even a tinge of brown. No : effect whatsoever under all types of light. Doesn't stain skin : either, just makes a brown liquid paste that rinses off with just water. : : I bought it from Castle Art and it appears fresh. Am I using the : wrong kind? Am doing something wrong? Does walnut actually do : anything? Does anyone get a difference using it in their mix?
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