Hair releasing colour after 4-5 weeks, and mixing my own henna

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Posted by Amy on October 17, 2004 at 14:00:00:

Hi there!

I apologise if I'm asking silly or obvious questions - I have done a
lot of reading on the site, but haven't found an answer to this
question!

I usually colour my hair with semi-permanent dyes mistakenly
believing they were better for my hair than permanents, but I
stopped using them after my hairdresser explained they are worse. He
suggested I try henna because I didn't want to have to deal with
chemicals and ugly regrowth (the cycle of constantly having to dye).

I bought a mix from a hair supplies store in Melbourne (<a
href="http://www.petra.com.au/shop.asp?id=HOO_NAZ1001">this one</a>,
and it worked perfectly - I had a brilliant deep red colour for
months. I did however have a problem with water never seeming to run
clear after a shower - it took probably 6 weeks before I could
safely use a white towel (we have been travelling Europe, and I have
left a trail of red-stained towels in hotels LOL). I was even
worried about wearing light coloured clothes after a shower in case
my hair dripped!!!

Is it normal for this to continue for so long, and if so, is there
any way to discourage it? If not I guess I'll just have to buy some
red towels!!

As I said, I used a pre-mixed solution at home (now in London), and
after reading this site would like to try mixing my own. So, the mix
I am planning to try is henna with some cloves to darken and paprika
for extra fire. Is this correct? I guess I am trying to match the
same colour I had before. Can you just use normal herbs from the
health food shop or supermarket?

Also, I have read that you mix with boiling water and lemon/orange
juice and then let the solution sit overnight before application. Do
you then heat it up again before you put it on your hair too?

Thanks in advance for any help!!

Cheers,
Amy

If anyone could recommend somewhere to buy good quailty henna in
North London I'd appreciate it :) Thanks!!

Follow Ups

Re: Hair releasing colour after 4-5 weeks, and mixing my own henna Nancy McLaughlin 13:19:30 10/18/2004 (1)
- Re: Hair releasing colour after 4-5 weeks, and mixing my own henna Nancy 13:21:40 10/18/2004 (0)
hm ... Kim in MI 15:28:01 10/17/2004 (1)
- oops, the link is WAY at the bottom of my previous post n/t Kim in MI 15:30:59 10/17/2004 (0)
It does sound like you were using dodgy stuff, yup Elettaria 15:11:36 10/17/2004 (0)

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: Hi there! : : I apologise if I'm asking silly or obvious questions - I have done a : lot of reading on the site, but haven't found an answer to this : question! : : I usually colour my hair with semi-permanent dyes mistakenly : believing they were better for my hair than permanents, but I : stopped using them after my hairdresser explained they are worse. He : suggested I try henna because I didn't want to have to deal with : chemicals and ugly regrowth (the cycle of constantly having to dye). : : I bought a mix from a hair supplies store in Melbourne (<a : href="http://www.petra.com.au/shop.asp?id=HOO_NAZ1001">this one</a>, : and it worked perfectly - I had a brilliant deep red colour for : months. I did however have a problem with water never seeming to run : clear after a shower - it took probably 6 weeks before I could : safely use a white towel (we have been travelling Europe, and I have : left a trail of red-stained towels in hotels LOL). I was even : worried about wearing light coloured clothes after a shower in case : my hair dripped!!! : : Is it normal for this to continue for so long, and if so, is there : any way to discourage it? If not I guess I'll just have to buy some : red towels!! : : As I said, I used a pre-mixed solution at home (now in London), and : after reading this site would like to try mixing my own. So, the mix : I am planning to try is henna with some cloves to darken and paprika : for extra fire. Is this correct? I guess I am trying to match the : same colour I had before. Can you just use normal herbs from the : health food shop or supermarket? : : Also, I have read that you mix with boiling water and lemon/orange : juice and then let the solution sit overnight before application. Do : you then heat it up again before you put it on your hair too? : : Thanks in advance for any help!! : : Cheers, : Amy : : If anyone could recommend somewhere to buy good quailty henna in : North London I'd appreciate it :) Thanks!!
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