Re: henna and soft waves

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on January 18, 2005 at 21:10:53:

In reply to: Re: henna and soft waves posted by Jacqueline on January 18, 2005 at 19:35:50:

: that sounds great catherine -- and should i get a henna from a
specific area of the world??

Hoooboy the urban legend continues.

: i've read about african henna producing a different red color than :
: indian henna, etc. is this
: true? if i want more of a brown-red is one preferred over another?

I have a loathing for internet misinformation that knows no bounds.
Sorry you fell into some. Hope the following helps.

All henna has ONE significant dye molecule .... Lawsone.

1) Some seasons produce crops of henna with higher levels of lawsone.
2) If henna is is allowed to go stale, the amount of lawsone decreases.
3) if someone says "its more orange/red" they're probably referring to
a duff crop, or henna that's gotten stale. The lawsone has degraded.
Doesn't have anything much to do with the country.

With a higher lawsone level, the more dye is available to your hair.
So ....... origin doesn't particularly matter, not as much as knowing
what the climate conditions were for that particular crop, what the
packaging was, or how long its sat around.

If you get the very freshest henna from one of the suppliers here,
you're getting the highest amount of lawsone. Can't say what you're
getting from other people. You can juggle your mix to maximize or
minimize your hair's dye uptake........

If some website can't bother to give you accurate information, do you
really want to buy from them?

If you look at the link below, it'll show you were the prime growing
regions are for henna. At their best, they're all pretty much equal.

The geography of henna

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Re: henna and soft waves Ravennaz 01:32:36 1/19/2005 (4)
- Re: henna and soft waves Jacqueline 13:29:46 1/19/2005 (2)
  - Re: henna and soft waves Alison 16:36:00 1/19/2005 (1)
    - also Alison 16:37:51 1/19/2005 (0)
- Re: henna and soft waves Catherine Cartwright-Jones 08:00:10 1/19/2005 (0)

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: : that sounds great catherine -- and should i get a henna from a : specific area of the world?? : : Hoooboy the urban legend continues. : : : i've read about african henna producing a different red color than : : : indian henna, etc. is this : : true? if i want more of a brown-red is one preferred over another? : : I have a loathing for internet misinformation that knows no bounds. : Sorry you fell into some. Hope the following helps. : : All henna has ONE significant dye molecule .... Lawsone. : : 1) Some seasons produce crops of henna with higher levels of lawsone. : 2) If henna is is allowed to go stale, the amount of lawsone decreases. : 3) if someone says "its more orange/red" they're probably referring to : a duff crop, or henna that's gotten stale. The lawsone has degraded. : Doesn't have anything much to do with the country. : : With a higher lawsone level, the more dye is available to your hair. : So ....... origin doesn't particularly matter, not as much as knowing : what the climate conditions were for that particular crop, what the : packaging was, or how long its sat around. : : If you get the very freshest henna from one of the suppliers here, : you're getting the highest amount of lawsone. Can't say what you're : getting from other people. You can juggle your mix to maximize or : minimize your hair's dye uptake........ : : If some website can't bother to give you accurate information, do you : really want to buy from them? : : If you look at the link below, it'll show you were the prime growing : regions are for henna. At their best, they're all pretty much equal.
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