Re: Re-hennaing the gray

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Posted by Alison on February 5, 2004 at 22:54:06:

In reply to: Re-hennaing the gray posted by Lisa on February 5, 2004 at 22:03:36:

: I'm almost ready to henna my hair but I have concerns about the
: gray. I have bra strap length auburn hair that gets darker brown
: toward the top of my head and I have alot of grey at the temples. I
: hennaed some hair that I saved from a haircut (10") the first mix
was
: the henna Erika gave me from her freezer which she said was kinda
old
: and it turned the gray a light orange. I mixed a new batch of Al
: Aroosa henna and terped with lavender and tried that, I got a
darker
: orange on the gray. So here's what I was thinking of doing:
:
: hennaing only the gray hairs first with a terped mix including
: turkish coffee (which has cardomon powder in it) and adding a
handful
: of cloves while it is brewing as well as lemon juice. I want the
grey
: to turn more of a brownish red than orange.
:
: then after about 3 to 4 days, I would henna my whole head with a
: regular terped mix without the coffee, cloves and cardomon powder
to
: get the reddish glow that I want to get.
:
: Or would it be best to do the whole head first then go back and
redo
: the grey with the coffee mix? How many days should you wait to
: rehenna?
:
: I'm not sure what terps to use yet because I know the coffee will
: make it smell a little funky on the little bit of grey. I was
: thinking maybe a combo of sandlewood and geranium just because I
like
: that combo. Are there any known reactions from these on hair? If
not
: lavender or tea trea is a possibility also.
:
: Thanks for any help
: Lisa

Sounds like a plan to me, but, then, I'm not always the most
knowledgeable. The only things I don't like are your terps of
choice, because I've never gotten good results personally from
Geranium (probably quality of oil), and Sandalwood doesn't terp at
all to my knowledge. But pretty smell.

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Re: Re-hennaing the gray Catherine Cartwright-Jones 23:23:25 2/5/2004 (1)
- Re: Re-hennaing the gray Alison 00:35:34 2/6/2004 (0)

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: : I'm almost ready to henna my hair but I have concerns about the : : gray. I have bra strap length auburn hair that gets darker brown : : toward the top of my head and I have alot of grey at the temples. I : : hennaed some hair that I saved from a haircut (10") the first mix : was : : the henna Erika gave me from her freezer which she said was kinda : old : : and it turned the gray a light orange. I mixed a new batch of Al : : Aroosa henna and terped with lavender and tried that, I got a : darker : : orange on the gray. So here's what I was thinking of doing: : : : : hennaing only the gray hairs first with a terped mix including : : turkish coffee (which has cardomon powder in it) and adding a : handful : : of cloves while it is brewing as well as lemon juice. I want the : grey : : to turn more of a brownish red than orange. : : : : then after about 3 to 4 days, I would henna my whole head with a : : regular terped mix without the coffee, cloves and cardomon powder : to : : get the reddish glow that I want to get. : : : : Or would it be best to do the whole head first then go back and : redo : : the grey with the coffee mix? How many days should you wait to : : rehenna? : : : : I'm not sure what terps to use yet because I know the coffee will : : make it smell a little funky on the little bit of grey. I was : : thinking maybe a combo of sandlewood and geranium just because I : like : : that combo. Are there any known reactions from these on hair? If : not : : lavender or tea trea is a possibility also. : : : : Thanks for any help : : Lisa : : Sounds like a plan to me, but, then, I'm not always the most : knowledgeable. The only things I don't like are your terps of : choice, because I've never gotten good results personally from : Geranium (probably quality of oil), and Sandalwood doesn't terp at : all to my knowledge. But pretty smell.
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