Henna and cloves

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Posted by krazee on September 30, 2004 at 14:56:31:

In reply to: you're right posted by wanttobered on September 30, 2004 at 14:08:01:

I'm not sure how much cloves to use! lol I think part of the reason
my hair still smells so strongly (but wonderfully!) like cloves is I
probably put too much in. I used 300gm henna from Catherine and 100gm
of cloves. I bought 2 bottles of ground clover and added them. Are
you from the US? You know the size of regular spice jars in the
supermarket...not the jumbo bottles and not the little inch tall one,
but the regular ones? I got 2 of those for about 1.69 each in the
Goya section of my market. (McCormick is like $5 a bottle for that
size in NJ Super-G market.) Like I said before, experiment with
samples first. That's what I did. Catherine got them out to me in
about 4 days. I also mixed in some Cajeput, Tea Tree and Lavender
essential oils...about 15 drops each for the full mix, 1 drop each
when I was doing the sample tests. Catherine also has paprika samples
if memory serves, or I guess whatever you've got in your cupboard
would work as well. Just keep sampling until you get a color you
like. And realize, your color will darken for about a week after you
dye it as the henna oxidizes.

Good Luck!
krazee

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: I'm not sure how much cloves to use! lol I think part of the reason : my hair still smells so strongly (but wonderfully!) like cloves is I : probably put too much in. I used 300gm henna from Catherine and 100gm : of cloves. I bought 2 bottles of ground clover and added them. Are : you from the US? You know the size of regular spice jars in the : supermarket...not the jumbo bottles and not the little inch tall one, : but the regular ones? I got 2 of those for about 1.69 each in the : Goya section of my market. (McCormick is like $5 a bottle for that : size in NJ Super-G market.) Like I said before, experiment with : samples first. That's what I did. Catherine got them out to me in : about 4 days. I also mixed in some Cajeput, Tea Tree and Lavender : essential oils...about 15 drops each for the full mix, 1 drop each : when I was doing the sample tests. Catherine also has paprika samples : if memory serves, or I guess whatever you've got in your cupboard : would work as well. Just keep sampling until you get a color you : like. And realize, your color will darken for about a week after you : dye it as the henna oxidizes. : : Good Luck! : krazee
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