Henna by proxy - over chemical dyes?

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Posted by Elettaria on March 5, 2004 at 00:01:12:

Hi everyone,

I'm an ex-henna, or at least I'm trying to be. It's four years since
I last hennaed, and I reckon I still have a year to go before it all
grows out (it's thigh-length). It was great it some ways, but I'm not
really a redhead, and I couldn't stand the nightmare of applying five
packets of henna.

But I'm getting nostalgic about henna, so I'm trying to henna by
proxy! A friend of mine is interested in hennaing her hair. Her
natural hair colour is apparently very dark brown, but she's been
chemically dyeing it for years. She used to dye part of it bright
scarlet, but decided she wanted it to look more natural again, so a
few days ago she dyed it back to its original colour. How long do you
reckon she'll have to leave it before she can start experimenting with
henna? I got rather inspired today, a woman I know who also has dark
brown hair has just hennaed and it looks fabulous. It's still fairly
natural looking, and not that far from her original hair colour, but
it now has lovely reddish lights.

To whoever created this site: thanks, it's great. I've forwarded my
friend the page on PPD, as it sounds like it might explain the mystery
of why her flatmate had an appalling reaction after dyeing her hair a
while ago. Face swelled up like you've never seen, anaphylactic
shock, and the hospital was crap. And she's still not sure what
caused it, which is worrying her quite a bit.

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Re: Henna by proxy - over chemical dyes? Catherine Cartwright-Jones 00:56:19 3/5/2004 (2)
- Re: Henna by proxy - over chemical dyes? Elettaria 01:12:21 3/5/2004 (1)
  - Re: Henna by proxy - over chemical dyes? Catherine Cartwright-Jones 10:52:28 3/5/2004 (0)

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: Hi everyone, : : I'm an ex-henna, or at least I'm trying to be. It's four years since : I last hennaed, and I reckon I still have a year to go before it all : grows out (it's thigh-length). It was great it some ways, but I'm not : really a redhead, and I couldn't stand the nightmare of applying five : packets of henna. : : But I'm getting nostalgic about henna, so I'm trying to henna by : proxy! A friend of mine is interested in hennaing her hair. Her : natural hair colour is apparently very dark brown, but she's been : chemically dyeing it for years. She used to dye part of it bright : scarlet, but decided she wanted it to look more natural again, so a : few days ago she dyed it back to its original colour. How long do you : reckon she'll have to leave it before she can start experimenting with : henna? I got rather inspired today, a woman I know who also has dark : brown hair has just hennaed and it looks fabulous. It's still fairly : natural looking, and not that far from her original hair colour, but : it now has lovely reddish lights. : : To whoever created this site: thanks, it's great. I've forwarded my : friend the page on PPD, as it sounds like it might explain the mystery : of why her flatmate had an appalling reaction after dyeing her hair a : while ago. Face swelled up like you've never seen, anaphylactic : shock, and the hospital was crap. And she's still not sure what : caused it, which is worrying her quite a bit.
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