Re: Catherine, do you have a minute?

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Posted by Alison on March 22, 2004 at 13:00:40:

In reply to: Catherine, do you have a minute? posted by Diane on March 22, 2004 at 12:00:47:

: Hi Catherine,
: Checking my mix this morning for dye release (doing a lot of
: harvested hair tests) and in the bright morning sunshine it was
quite
: apparent to the naked eye - across the undisturbed surface of the
: henna were tiny BRIGHT GREEN (not to be found in nature type green)
: specks. I assume they were the artificial green of the dyed sand
you
: say is usually found in Indian Henna.
: I got my henna from one of your listed suppliers in the U.K. and
they
: did tell me it was indian; my question is, if this dyed sand is
: present are there any implications in terms of using the henna? It
: seems to make a nice paste and give good colour (still tweaking the
: mix to get a colour I can use, but thats another story)just
wondered
: if that could be what I'm seeing and if its anything bothersome.
: ALSO, what about timing? In trying to achieve a colour result thats
: not too brassy, and trying different mixes, I'm finding with my
very
: porous hair, that I get very bright colour in under an hour; whats
: the minimum if there is one of time needed to get the conditioning
: benefits, and do you get deeper results with longer times or just
: with repeated hennas?
: Thanks again Catherine!

I had some henna like that once. It gave a great stain to my hair,
but it left the gloves I used (non-latex plastic disposable
kind...mom works in a hospital so I'm used to having them on hand)
green. Usually they turn faintly orange by the time I'm done working
all the henna in, so it was a surprise to see kelly green instead.
The dye didn't effect the hair colour at all, though.

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: : Hi Catherine, : : Checking my mix this morning for dye release (doing a lot of : : harvested hair tests) and in the bright morning sunshine it was : quite : : apparent to the naked eye - across the undisturbed surface of the : : henna were tiny BRIGHT GREEN (not to be found in nature type green) : : specks. I assume they were the artificial green of the dyed sand : you : : say is usually found in Indian Henna. : : I got my henna from one of your listed suppliers in the U.K. and : they : : did tell me it was indian; my question is, if this dyed sand is : : present are there any implications in terms of using the henna? It : : seems to make a nice paste and give good colour (still tweaking the : : mix to get a colour I can use, but thats another story)just : wondered : : if that could be what I'm seeing and if its anything bothersome. : : ALSO, what about timing? In trying to achieve a colour result thats : : not too brassy, and trying different mixes, I'm finding with my : very : : porous hair, that I get very bright colour in under an hour; whats : : the minimum if there is one of time needed to get the conditioning : : benefits, and do you get deeper results with longer times or just : : with repeated hennas? : : Thanks again Catherine! : : I had some henna like that once. It gave a great stain to my hair, : but it left the gloves I used (non-latex plastic disposable : kind...mom works in a hospital so I'm used to having them on hand) : green. Usually they turn faintly orange by the time I'm done working : all the henna in, so it was a surprise to see kelly green instead. : The dye didn't effect the hair colour at all, though.
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