Re: Henna + Chemical dye

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Posted by Tracey on June 17, 2004 at 20:45:25:

In reply to: Henna + Chemical dye posted by Greg on June 17, 2004 at 19:31:26:

: Hi, my hair is naturally light brown and about as long as the
bottom
: of my ears. About a week ago I hennaed my hair with Light Mountain
: Natural medium brown, but it definitely did not come out as dark
as
: I wished.. a little on the reddish side instead. So I did it again
: yesterday, and although I like the texture, it's still not as dark
: as I want it. My question is, how long must I wait before I can
put
: a chemical dye in it, or at least put a few highlights in? If
that's
: out of the question, what would be a good way to get my hair a
: darker brown without having a bad reaction? I want a pretty dark
: brown. Thanks anyone for advice.
:
: -Greg

Hi Greg!
If you want to go darker, keep hennaing, it will get deeper in
colour after more hennas. You can get a darker brown using indigo
after you henna, look in the mixes sextion - Gwyn's gorgeous indigo
hair. If you want some streaks/highlights, you can use peroxide and
highlight bleach, but do some tests first. It worked on mine - see
link below. I'm going to use stronger peroxide and try for almost
white on my next adventure.
I like your lame site, BTW...

my tigerlily streaks

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: : Hi, my hair is naturally light brown and about as long as the : bottom : : of my ears. About a week ago I hennaed my hair with Light Mountain : : Natural medium brown, but it definitely did not come out as dark : as : : I wished.. a little on the reddish side instead. So I did it again : : yesterday, and although I like the texture, it's still not as dark : : as I want it. My question is, how long must I wait before I can : put : : a chemical dye in it, or at least put a few highlights in? If : that's : : out of the question, what would be a good way to get my hair a : : darker brown without having a bad reaction? I want a pretty dark : : brown. Thanks anyone for advice. : : : : -Greg : : Hi Greg! : If you want to go darker, keep hennaing, it will get deeper in : colour after more hennas. You can get a darker brown using indigo : after you henna, look in the mixes sextion - Gwyn's gorgeous indigo : hair. If you want some streaks/highlights, you can use peroxide and : highlight bleach, but do some tests first. It worked on mine - see : link below. I'm going to use stronger peroxide and try for almost : white on my next adventure. : I like your lame site, BTW...
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