Re: But they're twenty!
Posted by ravyn on March 8, 2004 at 22:26:24:
In reply to: But they're twenty! posted by Elettaria on March 8, 2004 at 21:44:23:
: They're not grey, one is lightish brown, and they don't want to go: red! Isn't it impossible to use henna without ending up red to some
: degree? I think reddish highlights will suit K, but she's just dyed
: her hair chemically so can't go near henna for a while anyway. I
: don't think L (the one with lightish hair) wants to go red at all.
:
: I mean, don't get me wrong, I think henna is the bees' knees, but it's
: limited if you don't want to go red.
well i linked that page because the base color of her hair is very
dark brown. From what i've read, (and probably Catherine or someone
who has more experience than i do, can tell you in more detail), henna
acts as a translucent stain "over" your base color. It will not
change (lighten) your natural color. Think of it the same way body
art henna stains your skin, it doesn't really change it. Over time,
the translucent layer builds up, so the red will (probably) be more
pronounced.
That is my concern also, i want to keep my hair dark brown.
Enter indigo. Which, as i said, i haven't tried yet, but i'm leaning
towards it. Some people here have posted (and i'll look up the URL to
the thread for you), suggesting a combination of indigo and henna.
Supposedly it softens/browns/dilutes the effect of the henna, leaving
dark brown rather than red. i want to try this, i'm just in the hair
collection stage :-)
Um, i'm not sure about efects on the lightish hair. If they have to
wait a little while, i'd suggest that they harvest their hair to do
some tests on. There is a page to get "almost free stuff" (pay a buck
for a sample), that might be a good way to go. Collect a bunch of
hair, and try a few tests, that's probably the best way to find out
how the henna will affect different color hair, without risking the
whole mane.
My hair is very long (just below hips), so this is a *big* decision
for me. Cutting my hair is OUT of the question! :-) So i will test
and test until i have a good idea that i can get what i want on my
hair. Henna is permanent, in that it covers the hair (i think it
"bonds" to it, if that's the correct term). So i have to be prepared
to live with the results.
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