Re: Henna by proxy - over chemical dyes?

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Posted by Elettaria on March 5, 2004 at 01:12:21:

In reply to: Re: Henna by proxy - over chemical dyes? posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on March 5, 2004 at 00:56:19:

I'll tell her to start saving up the hairs from her hairbrush! What
would you say would be a safe bet for a minimum wait time?

We're in central Edinburgh, any recommendations for where to find good
henna? Or hospitals, it seems. The good news is that I made the
flatmate a nice oil blend, Roman chamomile and musk rose in sweet
almond oil, 1% dilution, and at least that's cleared up the
dermatitis. My friends joke that I'm a witch since I have a fairly
good amateur knowledge of aromatherapy, umpteen herbal teas in the
cupboard, and so cider vinegar/herbal rinses, but my friend is a real
witch!

One of my friends has a complete fetish about my hair, he's always
sniffing it and has been known to hold locks out to people for them to
sniff. (He's gay.) He did this once at a party, I protested, and
next thing I knew I was being mobbed by gay men all sniffing my hair.
The photo turned out fantastic (about the one time in my life I look
ok in a photo), and since at least half my hair was red at that point
it generally looks red in the picture.

I really have decided that red hair's not for me, although it was fun
for a couple of years, but I miss the thickness and condition you get
from henna. Is there anything you know that does the same trick, and
doesn't involve putting thick mud on your hair for hours? I've got
ME, so the weight of the henna and the time it took to wash it out
were totally exhausting.

Just reading your London diaries, they're so vivid. I'm a Londoner by
birth, but came here to study and fell in love with the place.

By the way, as an English Lit student and total bookworm, I blame
various authors for getting me into henna. Angela Carter, Emma
Donoghue, Jeannette Winterson, they all have a thing about redheads.
And Carter gives explicit henna instructions in one of her short stories.

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Re: Henna by proxy - over chemical dyes? Catherine Cartwright-Jones 10:52:28 3/5/2004 (0)

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: I'll tell her to start saving up the hairs from her hairbrush! What : would you say would be a safe bet for a minimum wait time? : : We're in central Edinburgh, any recommendations for where to find good : henna? Or hospitals, it seems. The good news is that I made the : flatmate a nice oil blend, Roman chamomile and musk rose in sweet : almond oil, 1% dilution, and at least that's cleared up the : dermatitis. My friends joke that I'm a witch since I have a fairly : good amateur knowledge of aromatherapy, umpteen herbal teas in the : cupboard, and so cider vinegar/herbal rinses, but my friend is a real : witch! : : One of my friends has a complete fetish about my hair, he's always : sniffing it and has been known to hold locks out to people for them to : sniff. (He's gay.) He did this once at a party, I protested, and : next thing I knew I was being mobbed by gay men all sniffing my hair. : The photo turned out fantastic (about the one time in my life I look : ok in a photo), and since at least half my hair was red at that point : it generally looks red in the picture. : : I really have decided that red hair's not for me, although it was fun : for a couple of years, but I miss the thickness and condition you get : from henna. Is there anything you know that does the same trick, and : doesn't involve putting thick mud on your hair for hours? I've got : ME, so the weight of the henna and the time it took to wash it out : were totally exhausting. : : Just reading your London diaries, they're so vivid. I'm a Londoner by : birth, but came here to study and fell in love with the place. : : By the way, as an English Lit student and total bookworm, I blame : various authors for getting me into henna. Angela Carter, Emma : Donoghue, Jeannette Winterson, they all have a thing about redheads. : And Carter gives explicit henna instructions in one of her short stories.
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