I meant metallic salt, not mineral salt NT

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Posted by Jane on May 26, 2004 at 22:07:58:

In reply to: Re: The hair melting myth , can it be dispelled or confirmed ? posted by Jane on May 26, 2004 at 13:02:14:

: I've never permed my hair, but I had plenty of synthetic dyes done
: before I started experimenting with plant dyes, and I have had NO
: problems. I have also taken harvested hair, put semi-perm
synthetic
: dye on it, rinsed it and followed with an application of henna. No
: melting. No green. I am fairly convinced the awful henna stories
: are due to the mineral salts added to henna compound dyes.
However,
: I have some very bleached strands in my hair, and an indigo/henna
mix
: (PURELY HENNA AND INDIGO) did give the blonde strands a greenish
tint
: (but hey, yellow (my blonde highlights) and blue (indigo) does make
: green...) Anyway, there are my two cents.
:
: : Are we being myth-informed?
: :
: : Over the years I've heard many stories about henna hair having
: : extremely adverse reactions to chemical processes and vice versa.
I
: : always used to thing that this was due to henna being acidic and
: : chemical processes being basic, but then Cathrine, you mentioned
: : something about metalic salts sometimes being added to henna.
: :
: : So, does henna actualy adversely react to perms, bleaching,
dying,
: an
: : all those other chemical processes(nightmares), or it it mass
: : confusion?
: :
: : all the various reports I've heard have been of the "guy who
knows
: a
: : guy nature"
: :
: : Is anyone up for some strand-testing (not whole-head) to get some
: : conclusive evidence? Is it possible that there is a salon out
there
: : somewhere that would be willing to support testing of hennaed
hair?
: : (it's a boon for them if it turns out that they can perm over
henna
: : then they wouldn't have to turn people away)
: :
: : "The greater our knowlege increases, the greater our ignorance
: : unfolds" - JFK (the last president to write his own speeches)
: :

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: : I've never permed my hair, but I had plenty of synthetic dyes done : : before I started experimenting with plant dyes, and I have had NO : : problems. I have also taken harvested hair, put semi-perm : synthetic : : dye on it, rinsed it and followed with an application of henna. No : : melting. No green. I am fairly convinced the awful henna stories : : are due to the mineral salts added to henna compound dyes. : However, : : I have some very bleached strands in my hair, and an indigo/henna : mix : : (PURELY HENNA AND INDIGO) did give the blonde strands a greenish : tint : : (but hey, yellow (my blonde highlights) and blue (indigo) does make : : green...) Anyway, there are my two cents. : : : : : Are we being myth-informed? : : : : : : Over the years I've heard many stories about henna hair having : : : extremely adverse reactions to chemical processes and vice versa. : I : : : always used to thing that this was due to henna being acidic and : : : chemical processes being basic, but then Cathrine, you mentioned : : : something about metalic salts sometimes being added to henna. : : : : : : So, does henna actualy adversely react to perms, bleaching, : dying, : : an : : : all those other chemical processes(nightmares), or it it mass : : : confusion? : : : : : : all the various reports I've heard have been of the "guy who : knows : : a : : : guy nature" : : : : : : Is anyone up for some strand-testing (not whole-head) to get some : : : conclusive evidence? Is it possible that there is a salon out : there : : : somewhere that would be willing to support testing of hennaed : hair? : : : (it's a boon for them if it turns out that they can perm over : henna : : : then they wouldn't have to turn people away) : : : : : : "The greater our knowlege increases, the greater our ignorance : : : unfolds" - JFK (the last president to write his own speeches) : : :
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