Re: Mixing henna powder with lemon juice is too hard for some people!

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Posted by Alison on October 20, 2004 at 22:56:29:

In reply to: Re: Mixing henna powder with lemon juice is too hard for some people! posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on October 20, 2004 at 22:18:52:

: : I can’t tell you how many people I know who have thrown up their
: : hands in defeat at the complexity(????) of mixing up henna paste
and
: : go back to their box of chemical hair dye. I just don’t get it.
: : Perhaps you are correct and that the simple recipe needs to be
: : emphasized.
:
: I"ll check back in here in the morning and see what people say .....
: I can put a dumbdumb totally simple mix up top ..... mind, this site
: has grown so fast in the last 9 months that it needs total overhaul
: and reorganization ............. suggestions?

Like I said in an earlier post, I'm fed up with people thinking that
boxes of powder sold in their local health food stores are henna, and
that means that henna comes in colours. I don't give a damn how well
labeled the product is when it comes to the ingredient list, the
simple fact is, when someone gets a crap result or, worse, damaged
hair, and wants advice on how to fix it a) I don't know what exactly
was in the box they used, and chances are they can't tell me for 100%
sure, so there's no way I'm going to reccomend any help at all, and
b) when they have that bad experience they are going to think that
ALL henna (ie, the real stuff) is just as bad and go back to
chemicals. The science around henna and hair has grown so much since
this site started, and I firmly believe that we can achieve most hair
colours desired through henna, indigo, tumeric, and other natural
plants, and perhaps some peroxide if you must go lighter. More
importantly, these mixes ARE NOT DIFFICULT to create! There needs to
be emphasis on the fact that blending your own henna and indigo to
get a brown shade will be SO much better looking than what comes out
of a box because you have to test the mixes you make yourself on your
own hair. You can adjust your mixes. They aren't pre-fabricated
cure-alls.

Sorry, ranting again.

I really, REALLY want to see an emphasis on how henna, the REAL
stuff, is not difficult to mix or apply.

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Is anyone thinking of retailing to stores? Lelia 01:19:10 10/21/2004 (1)
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: : : I can’t tell you how many people I know who have thrown up their : : : hands in defeat at the complexity(????) of mixing up henna paste : and : : : go back to their box of chemical hair dye. I just don’t get it. : : : Perhaps you are correct and that the simple recipe needs to be : : : emphasized. : : : : I"ll check back in here in the morning and see what people say ..... : : I can put a dumbdumb totally simple mix up top ..... mind, this site : : has grown so fast in the last 9 months that it needs total overhaul : : and reorganization ............. suggestions? : : Like I said in an earlier post, I'm fed up with people thinking that : boxes of powder sold in their local health food stores are henna, and : that means that henna comes in colours. I don't give a damn how well : labeled the product is when it comes to the ingredient list, the : simple fact is, when someone gets a crap result or, worse, damaged : hair, and wants advice on how to fix it a) I don't know what exactly : was in the box they used, and chances are they can't tell me for 100% : sure, so there's no way I'm going to reccomend any help at all, and : b) when they have that bad experience they are going to think that : ALL henna (ie, the real stuff) is just as bad and go back to : chemicals. The science around henna and hair has grown so much since : this site started, and I firmly believe that we can achieve most hair : colours desired through henna, indigo, tumeric, and other natural : plants, and perhaps some peroxide if you must go lighter. More : importantly, these mixes ARE NOT DIFFICULT to create! There needs to : be emphasis on the fact that blending your own henna and indigo to : get a brown shade will be SO much better looking than what comes out : of a box because you have to test the mixes you make yourself on your : own hair. You can adjust your mixes. They aren't pre-fabricated : cure-alls. : : Sorry, ranting again. : : I really, REALLY want to see an emphasis on how henna, the REAL : stuff, is not difficult to mix or apply.
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