Re: Help toning down the red.

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Posted by Shiraz on July 9, 2004 at 18:38:00:

In reply to: Help toning down the red. posted by Debra on July 9, 2004 at 17:20:24:

Let me help you out a little with the ingredients you added:

lemon= it makes henna a light red color
wine= should be like a burgundy/wine red color
coffee= this makes your henna brownish color or it can make an
auburn/dark dark red color (with additional ingredients).. however
with henna and coffee, you will get a brown color.

I hope you didn't add all of these ingredients into your henna,
because that's not really how it works. If you want to tone ANYTHING
down, you can NOT add more of the thing! That just adds more "toning"
needed. To tone it down, you need to leave it alone. Henna fades away
as quick as may be a month.

You know, it isn't exactly necessary to add anything to your henna.
If you just add water, you'll get that classic redish-orange color.
It's beautiful and probably the safest in case a mistake is made.

I hope I helped! :)

: I just hennaed for the first time last night and while my hair is a
: beautiful color, it is just too red/coppery for my cool coloring.
:
: My hair is medium brown with old salon highlights from about two
: inches down from the roots to my collar and about 10% grey. The
: highlights were doing a good job disguising the grey but the grey is
: coming fast and furious and I am terrible getting to the
: hairdressers--I hate going and sitting there for two hours. So
about
: half the time the grey was showing in the grown in parts.
:
: I did strand tests with coffee, wine, lemon, etc. They all looked
the
: same to me but used coffee and wine in my final mix hoping it would
: tone down the copper. Even as a big coffee drinker the coffee on my
: scalp made me feel very caffene edgy by the end of the 4 hours-
won't
: do that again.
:
: I am trying to be patient and see what the oxidizing does to my
: coppery hair in a few days and I have just put in an order for some
: indigo to hopefully tone it down ala Dione.
:
: I love the grey coverage (free highlights), love the ritual, love
the
: healthy hair, just don't like copper red on my head. Any
suggestions?
: Will indigo be too much for my dryer porous highlights?
:
: I also have a box of Bark Brown hennalucent, do you think that might
: tone it down or should I wait for the indigo? Do you think another
go
: of plain henna would darken the copper? Should I leave it on for
more
: than four hours? Does the oxidizing really make a big difference?
:
: Please help, I so much want this to work.

Follow Ups

Eee, misinformation, and a note on hennalucent Alison 01:35:21 7/10/2004 (4)
- Re: Eee, misinformation, and a note on hennalucent Shiraz 17:13:43 7/23/2004 (0)
- note on hennalucent Debra 18:27:39 7/10/2004 (2)
  - Re: note on hennalucent Alison 23:31:13 7/10/2004 (1)
    - Re: note on hennalucent Shiraz 17:15:23 7/23/2004 (0)
Yeah, but..... Debra 00:58:55 7/10/2004 (6)
- Re: Yeah, but..... Diane 19:00:25 7/10/2004 (0)
- Re: Yeah, but..... hannahl 11:56:26 7/10/2004 (4)
  - Oxidation and Raspberry Juice Debra 18:14:46 7/10/2004 (2)
    - no problem Alison 23:38:36 7/10/2004 (0)
    - Re: Oxidation and Raspberry Juice hannahl 21:55:39 7/10/2004 (0)
  - Re: Yeah, but..... hannahl 11:59:17 7/10/2004 (0)

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: Let me help you out a little with the ingredients you added: : : lemon= it makes henna a light red color : wine= should be like a burgundy/wine red color : coffee= this makes your henna brownish color or it can make an : auburn/dark dark red color (with additional ingredients).. however : with henna and coffee, you will get a brown color. : : I hope you didn't add all of these ingredients into your henna, : because that's not really how it works. If you want to tone ANYTHING : down, you can NOT add more of the thing! That just adds more "toning" : needed. To tone it down, you need to leave it alone. Henna fades away : as quick as may be a month. : : You know, it isn't exactly necessary to add anything to your henna. : If you just add water, you'll get that classic redish-orange color. : It's beautiful and probably the safest in case a mistake is made. : : I hope I helped! :) : : : I just hennaed for the first time last night and while my hair is a : : beautiful color, it is just too red/coppery for my cool coloring. : : : : My hair is medium brown with old salon highlights from about two : : inches down from the roots to my collar and about 10% grey. The : : highlights were doing a good job disguising the grey but the grey is : : coming fast and furious and I am terrible getting to the : : hairdressers--I hate going and sitting there for two hours. So : about : : half the time the grey was showing in the grown in parts. : : : : I did strand tests with coffee, wine, lemon, etc. They all looked : the : : same to me but used coffee and wine in my final mix hoping it would : : tone down the copper. Even as a big coffee drinker the coffee on my : : scalp made me feel very caffene edgy by the end of the 4 hours- : won't : : do that again. : : : : I am trying to be patient and see what the oxidizing does to my : : coppery hair in a few days and I have just put in an order for some : : indigo to hopefully tone it down ala Dione. : : : : I love the grey coverage (free highlights), love the ritual, love : the : : healthy hair, just don't like copper red on my head. Any : suggestions? : : Will indigo be too much for my dryer porous highlights? : : : : I also have a box of Bark Brown hennalucent, do you think that might : : tone it down or should I wait for the indigo? Do you think another : go : : of plain henna would darken the copper? Should I leave it on for : more : : than four hours? Does the oxidizing really make a big difference? : : : : Please help, I so much want this to work.
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