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Posted by Debra on July 10, 2004 at 00:58:55:

In reply to: Re: Help toning down the red. posted by Shiraz on July 9, 2004 at 18:38:00:

: 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! :)
:

On my test strands (I took many before last hair cut), I did every
combo of the extras using Catherine's henna--lemon, wine, ground
expresso, and very black brewed coffee . While the pastes looked
different, after a few washes the test strands all looked the same to me.

On my head I went with red wine in initial mix and added a bit of hot
black coffee after the overnight dye release. I'd happily take more
burgandy or brown, but the additives didn't do much to my hair.

My hair looks exactly like the test strands, it just doesn't look very
good on me in mass. It may be first time redhead shock, but it would
look better and be less shocking without the warm copper tone.

I really need to color the grey and the henna did a great job with
that, can't find one. I think my old blonde highlights are a big part
of the problem since they are glowing copper. They will eventually
grow out but I can't wait that long the way it looks now. Letting it
wear out isn't going to work.

I am patiently waiting out the oxidation and when the indigo arrives I
may do a 50/50 henna indigo mix and leave it on longer than 4 hours.
Darker would be better.

Anyone try this with success? Any major mistakes I should avoid?
Anyone hate their red hair on them at first, but learned to love it
with time?

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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! :) : : : : On my test strands (I took many before last hair cut), I did every : combo of the extras using Catherine's henna--lemon, wine, ground : expresso, and very black brewed coffee . While the pastes looked : different, after a few washes the test strands all looked the same to me. : : On my head I went with red wine in initial mix and added a bit of hot : black coffee after the overnight dye release. I'd happily take more : burgandy or brown, but the additives didn't do much to my hair. : : My hair looks exactly like the test strands, it just doesn't look very : good on me in mass. It may be first time redhead shock, but it would : look better and be less shocking without the warm copper tone. : : I really need to color the grey and the henna did a great job with : that, can't find one. I think my old blonde highlights are a big part : of the problem since they are glowing copper. They will eventually : grow out but I can't wait that long the way it looks now. Letting it : wear out isn't going to work. : : I am patiently waiting out the oxidation and when the indigo arrives I : may do a 50/50 henna indigo mix and leave it on longer than 4 hours. : Darker would be better. : : Anyone try this with success? Any major mistakes I should avoid? : Anyone hate their red hair on them at first, but learned to love it : with time?
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