Re: henna and soft waves

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Posted by Alison on January 19, 2005 at 16:36:00:

In reply to: Re: henna and soft waves posted by Jacqueline on January 19, 2005 at 13:29:46:

: :YES! that's it! I've been trying to find that link all morning.
Didn't know that was
: misleading information, so thanks. I also read on hennapage.com
(forums) that Kenzi's
: Moroccan is very brown. Do you know anything about this, or is it
another piece of false
: information?

Oh no, it is more brown...on skin. Kenzi's Moroccan henna tends to be
very high quality, and very good staining. Because of that, more dye
is available to the skin cells, and the resulting stain is darker
(henna stains the layers of dead skin, and the more lawsone available,
the deeper the stain can penetrate--and because henna is translucent,
the colour builds on itself the deeper the stain goes, resulting in a
darker appearing colour). However, pretty much ALL stain colour
variations on skin can be thrown out the window when it comes to hair.
Fresh henna=redder, deeper hair colour, no matter who sells the henna
or where it is from. Stale henna=possibly less permanent, more orange
hair colour. Any "more orange", "more purplish red", "more brownish
red" and the like that apply to skin don't seem to make any difference
at all for hair.

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: : :YES! that's it! I've been trying to find that link all morning. : Didn't know that was : : misleading information, so thanks. I also read on hennapage.com : (forums) that Kenzi's : : Moroccan is very brown. Do you know anything about this, or is it : another piece of false : : information? : : Oh no, it is more brown...on skin. Kenzi's Moroccan henna tends to be : very high quality, and very good staining. Because of that, more dye : is available to the skin cells, and the resulting stain is darker : (henna stains the layers of dead skin, and the more lawsone available, : the deeper the stain can penetrate--and because henna is translucent, : the colour builds on itself the deeper the stain goes, resulting in a : darker appearing colour). However, pretty much ALL stain colour : variations on skin can be thrown out the window when it comes to hair. : Fresh henna=redder, deeper hair colour, no matter who sells the henna : or where it is from. Stale henna=possibly less permanent, more orange : hair colour. Any "more orange", "more purplish red", "more brownish : red" and the like that apply to skin don't seem to make any difference : at all for hair.
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