I love the smell, and.....

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Posted by hannah on October 18, 2004 at 14:44:32:

In reply to: smell of henna not going away? posted by wanttobered on October 11, 2004 at 17:04:50:

: Hi everyone,
:
: I applied "light mountain henna" around 3 weeks ago. (I wasn't
: happy about the results - but this time, I purchased good quality
: fresh henna and cannot wait to do it again :))
:
: However, ever since application 3 weeks ago, everytime my hair
gets
: wet or damp, the smell of henna comes back. It is definitely not
: pleasent. I tried different shampoos, conditioners. Even tried
: massaging my scalp with coconut oil (really helped moisturize) but
: it didn't get rid of the smell... It sometimes reminds me of the
: smell of rotten eggs... not pleasent..
:
:
: A really nice lady on this forum suggested cloves for the color
but
: she also suggested that it gives the hair a nice smell... (I got
: some, really liked the way it smells and I am definitely giving it
a
: try)
:
: I hope that the next time I henna and I put the ground cloves in
: there, it will mask the henna smell...
:
: but in the mean time:
: Why is the smell not going away? Is this normal? Will the ground
: cloves help the smell next time? And if it is normal to have some
: residual smell after each application, how long does it linger
: around... What can I apply to my hair that will get rid of it?
(It
: only comes back when it is wet)
:
: Thank you so much for your help in advance..

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: : Hi everyone, : : : : I applied "light mountain henna" around 3 weeks ago. (I wasn't : : happy about the results - but this time, I purchased good quality : : fresh henna and cannot wait to do it again :)) : : : : However, ever since application 3 weeks ago, everytime my hair : gets : : wet or damp, the smell of henna comes back. It is definitely not : : pleasent. I tried different shampoos, conditioners. Even tried : : massaging my scalp with coconut oil (really helped moisturize) but : : it didn't get rid of the smell... It sometimes reminds me of the : : smell of rotten eggs... not pleasent.. : : : : : : A really nice lady on this forum suggested cloves for the color : but : : she also suggested that it gives the hair a nice smell... (I got : : some, really liked the way it smells and I am definitely giving it : a : : try) : : : : I hope that the next time I henna and I put the ground cloves in : : there, it will mask the henna smell... : : : : but in the mean time: : : Why is the smell not going away? Is this normal? Will the ground : : cloves help the smell next time? And if it is normal to have some : : residual smell after each application, how long does it linger : : around... What can I apply to my hair that will get rid of it? : (It : : only comes back when it is wet) : : : : Thank you so much for your help in advance..
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