Re: different effects of henna

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Henna For Hair ~ Discussion Forum ] [ FAQ ]

Posted by Diane on April 25, 2004 at 06:50:11:

In reply to: Re: different effects of henna posted by Kristen on April 25, 2004 at 05:57:10:

: : If you can discount the difference caused by different hennas,
: perhaps
: : the type of hair might affect how the grey reacts? Caucasian
hair
: vs
: : Asian, for instance?
:
: I don't know. i think it might just be the hair color. i find it
: hard to see how continual growth of white hairs can be stained "red
: red", since white hairs are always coming out, and can't be stained
: over and over again fast enough to see if they can indeed turn a
: red. in my mom's case, it always turns orange, and we didn't
indigo
: over her hennaed hair for a few weeks to see if the color would
turn
: darker. i imagine dark caucasian hair would react the same. i
think
: with grey hairs, it's easier to disguise, but it's the white white
: hairs that turn orange. it might be a worthwhile experiment one
day
: though

I agree, I think the new grey hairs are always going to turn out
orangey ( I imagine the quality of the henna as well as the
individual's hair type would affect how much henna dye the hair takes
up) but the hennaed greys would blend more easily obviously if your
starting colour is also light. I was very very happy with the grey
coverage I got, however, I think its mostly because they were able to
blend with the rest of my red hair. I can still pick out the ones
that were grey quite readily. I am hoping that by starting to henna
now before I have a significant amount of grey, they'll get a chance
to blend in as repeated hennas darken the colour.

Follow Ups

Re: different effects of henna Kristen 03:45:24 4/28/2004 (2)
- The solution to this mystery... Elettaria 09:02:31 4/28/2004 (1)
  - Re: The solution to this mystery... Kristen 18:03:52 4/30/2004 (0)

Post Followup

Name:
E-Mail:
Subject:
: : : If you can discount the difference caused by different hennas, : : perhaps : : : the type of hair might affect how the grey reacts? Caucasian : hair : : vs : : : Asian, for instance? : : : : I don't know. i think it might just be the hair color. i find it : : hard to see how continual growth of white hairs can be stained "red : : red", since white hairs are always coming out, and can't be stained : : over and over again fast enough to see if they can indeed turn a : : red. in my mom's case, it always turns orange, and we didn't : indigo : : over her hennaed hair for a few weeks to see if the color would : turn : : darker. i imagine dark caucasian hair would react the same. i : think : : with grey hairs, it's easier to disguise, but it's the white white : : hairs that turn orange. it might be a worthwhile experiment one : day : : though : : : I agree, I think the new grey hairs are always going to turn out : orangey ( I imagine the quality of the henna as well as the : individual's hair type would affect how much henna dye the hair takes : up) but the hennaed greys would blend more easily obviously if your : starting colour is also light. I was very very happy with the grey : coverage I got, however, I think its mostly because they were able to : blend with the rest of my red hair. I can still pick out the ones : that were grey quite readily. I am hoping that by starting to henna : now before I have a significant amount of grey, they'll get a chance : to blend in as repeated hennas darken the colour.
Optional link URL:
Link title:
Optional image URL: