Re: want to go back to henna, please help!

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Posted by Cindy on January 20, 2005 at 17:09:26:

In reply to: want to go back to henna, please help! posted by Dixie on January 20, 2005 at 17:03:06:

I used body art grade henna on my hair about 3-4 weeks after my last
chemical color. It came out a bright henna red...I'd been coloring
Strawberry Blond and had about a quarter inch of totally gray in
front/light ash brown in back roots (I'm 44).

Make sure you do a strand test but I bet you'll be fine :) Good luck!

: I am desperate to start using henna again. I'm 53, have fine thin
: oily hair cut off to bralength. It is naturally a medium brown with
: a tiny touch of red. It has been at least below shoulder length
: since I was in grade school and at one point was about tailbone
: length. I started hennaing it about 1974 or 1975 and continue to
: henna it until the late 80's or early 90's when someone convinced
me
: the henna was damaging my hair.
: I used what I am pretty sure was a decent henna, bought it
wholesale
: 5 pounds at a time from a wholesale herb supplier,cut and sifted in
: a fine powder. I mixed it with applecider vinegar and sometimes
part
: coffee and left it on all day wrapped in plastic wrap and aluminum
: foil.My hair was so beautiful, no-one had a clue I colored it,it
was
: shiny,thicker,longer,and less split ends, and I constantly received
: compliments on the color. I switched to commercial dyes maybe 10-12
: years ago and had trouble getting the same orangey color I liked
but
: continued using them. I have had to chop off a lot of length due to
: stress, maybe age, and damage from the hair dye. I am starting to
: get silver gray hairs and some gray at temples. I have been
spending
: a lot of time at the longhaircare journal and have been using a lot
: of oils, heavy conditioners,CO rinses,etc and my hair is in better
: shape.My hair grows slowly so no chance of waiting till the dyed
: length grows off to henna. Haven't colored in 5 weeks. I sent my
: hair into Catherine for a test so I am hoping! Thanks,all.
:
: Got pics,can't figure out how to put behind a cut so will post
: others as comments so as not to clog up your board.
:
:
: the only pic i could find quickly before commercial dyes.(about
1975
: if you can see the length, it was hennaed then)

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: I used body art grade henna on my hair about 3-4 weeks after my last : chemical color. It came out a bright henna red...I'd been coloring : Strawberry Blond and had about a quarter inch of totally gray in : front/light ash brown in back roots (I'm 44). : : Make sure you do a strand test but I bet you'll be fine :) Good luck! : : : I am desperate to start using henna again. I'm 53, have fine thin : : oily hair cut off to bralength. It is naturally a medium brown with : : a tiny touch of red. It has been at least below shoulder length : : since I was in grade school and at one point was about tailbone : : length. I started hennaing it about 1974 or 1975 and continue to : : henna it until the late 80's or early 90's when someone convinced : me : : the henna was damaging my hair. : : I used what I am pretty sure was a decent henna, bought it : wholesale : : 5 pounds at a time from a wholesale herb supplier,cut and sifted in : : a fine powder. I mixed it with applecider vinegar and sometimes : part : : coffee and left it on all day wrapped in plastic wrap and aluminum : : foil.My hair was so beautiful, no-one had a clue I colored it,it : was : : shiny,thicker,longer,and less split ends, and I constantly received : : compliments on the color. I switched to commercial dyes maybe 10-12 : : years ago and had trouble getting the same orangey color I liked : but : : continued using them. I have had to chop off a lot of length due to : : stress, maybe age, and damage from the hair dye. I am starting to : : get silver gray hairs and some gray at temples. I have been : spending : : a lot of time at the longhaircare journal and have been using a lot : : of oils, heavy conditioners,CO rinses,etc and my hair is in better : : shape.My hair grows slowly so no chance of waiting till the dyed : : length grows off to henna. Haven't colored in 5 weeks. I sent my : : hair into Catherine for a test so I am hoping! Thanks,all. : : : : Got pics,can't figure out how to put behind a cut so will post : : others as comments so as not to clog up your board. : : : : : : the only pic i could find quickly before commercial dyes.(about : 1975 : : if you can see the length, it was hennaed then)
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