Re: why do you use cold liquid for your mix?

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Posted by Alison on October 23, 2004 at 07:13:04:

In reply to: why do you use cold liquid for your mix? posted by elektra on October 23, 2004 at 05:03:53:

: oops, i'm a bit confused now to read that almost all of you seem to
: put COLD water into your henna and wait up to 24 hrs for dye
release.
: I always use hot liquid and wait no longer than 30 mins before
putting
: it on, but let it develop further under my plastic cap then and up
to
: 4-5 hrs. Now, i'd like to ask, if you could say it's the same if you
: do it with either
: - cold liquid and wait for 12-24 hrs, or
: - hot liquid which would result in faster dye release
: (but there's always the danger of over-cooking it)
: i've looked at the dye release tables, and it really seems to be
that
: those results would be comparable: so ...
: why use the cold liquid and wait so long at all? Is it easier to
: "catch" dye release, better, because you save time running round
with
: that stuff on your head, or to escape the danger of overcooking with
: that? I live in a rather cold climate, where i guess i'd have to
wait
: ages for dye release, so i've never used this method.. until now.
:
: thx for answering
: elektra

I use warm lj, and it still takes about 12 hours to release
properly. I cooked henna once, and I'll never make that mistake
again, so hot is out.

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: : oops, i'm a bit confused now to read that almost all of you seem to : : put COLD water into your henna and wait up to 24 hrs for dye : release. : : I always use hot liquid and wait no longer than 30 mins before : putting : : it on, but let it develop further under my plastic cap then and up : to : : 4-5 hrs. Now, i'd like to ask, if you could say it's the same if you : : do it with either : : - cold liquid and wait for 12-24 hrs, or : : - hot liquid which would result in faster dye release : : (but there's always the danger of over-cooking it) : : i've looked at the dye release tables, and it really seems to be : that : : those results would be comparable: so ... : : why use the cold liquid and wait so long at all? Is it easier to : : "catch" dye release, better, because you save time running round : with : : that stuff on your head, or to escape the danger of overcooking with : : that? I live in a rather cold climate, where i guess i'd have to : wait : : ages for dye release, so i've never used this method.. until now. : : : : thx for answering : : elektra : : I use warm lj, and it still takes about 12 hours to release : properly. I cooked henna once, and I'll never make that mistake : again, so hot is out.
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