I'm afraid she's right

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Posted by Elettaria on November 21, 2004 at 10:47:53:

In reply to: Re: day-glo orange posted by Katy on November 21, 2004 at 00:20:31:

It's not your fault that the henna market is a minefield, and unless
you are fortunate enough to realise this early on, you're fairly
likely to fall victim to one of these scams. The way in which mystery
mixes, of everything from plants that aren't meant to be there to
dangerous chemicals that really aren't meant to be there, get labelled
"henna", infuriates everyone here. It gives henna a bad name, and it
means that people damage their hair (and then think it's the fault of
the henna).

Henna won't "process" your hair, it's actually very good for it. The
other mystery ingredients in the box (I'm impartial here, I've never
used Hennalucent, but certainly on this site they have a pretty awful
reputation) - well, who knows. Henna is highly unlikely to change the
colour of your hair in a mere 20 minutes, so I dread to think of what
was in there that did. But as you see, we're recommending that you
don't use Hennalucent again. Certainly don't do a chemical dye.
Chemical dye and henna shouldn't cause a problem. Chemical dye and
some of the stuff which is commonly added to henna, namely metallic
salts, can cause disasters such as frying your hair or turning it a
shade usually referred to here as "frog butt green".

Firstly, it is indeed of vital importance to get pure, body art
quality henna. There's a list of suppliers on this site, and people
discuss recommendations in this forum. The next thing is that you
have to strand test until you get the colour you like, and then make
sure you repeat the process you used for strand testing. (Several of
us have got creative and ended up changing the mix they put on their
hair after the strand test stage; not a good idea if you're new to
henna and the situation's a bit dicey at the moment.)

What colour are you after? If you have a look at the Mixes page, do
any of the colours there appeal to you? A friend of mine has just
taken to henna, and she is getting a beautiful copper. Bright, like
she wanted, but thankfully not the sort of thing that glows in the dark.

Finally, Alison is again correct in stating that the colour henna
produces does settle down a bit during the first few days to a week.
It's due to oxidisation. Get yourself some decent henna, follow the
instructions on this site for mixing it up (I have yet to see a single
henna box which gave correct instructions, even when the henna inside
was good quality), do a few strand tests until you've got the colour
you like, and rehenna.

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: It's not your fault that the henna market is a minefield, and unless : you are fortunate enough to realise this early on, you're fairly : likely to fall victim to one of these scams. The way in which mystery : mixes, of everything from plants that aren't meant to be there to : dangerous chemicals that really aren't meant to be there, get labelled : "henna", infuriates everyone here. It gives henna a bad name, and it : means that people damage their hair (and then think it's the fault of : the henna). : : Henna won't "process" your hair, it's actually very good for it. The : other mystery ingredients in the box (I'm impartial here, I've never : used Hennalucent, but certainly on this site they have a pretty awful : reputation) - well, who knows. Henna is highly unlikely to change the : colour of your hair in a mere 20 minutes, so I dread to think of what : was in there that did. But as you see, we're recommending that you : don't use Hennalucent again. Certainly don't do a chemical dye. : Chemical dye and henna shouldn't cause a problem. Chemical dye and : some of the stuff which is commonly added to henna, namely metallic : salts, can cause disasters such as frying your hair or turning it a : shade usually referred to here as "frog butt green". : : Firstly, it is indeed of vital importance to get pure, body art : quality henna. There's a list of suppliers on this site, and people : discuss recommendations in this forum. The next thing is that you : have to strand test until you get the colour you like, and then make : sure you repeat the process you used for strand testing. (Several of : us have got creative and ended up changing the mix they put on their : hair after the strand test stage; not a good idea if you're new to : henna and the situation's a bit dicey at the moment.) : : What colour are you after? If you have a look at the Mixes page, do : any of the colours there appeal to you? A friend of mine has just : taken to henna, and she is getting a beautiful copper. Bright, like : she wanted, but thankfully not the sort of thing that glows in the dark. : : Finally, Alison is again correct in stating that the colour henna : produces does settle down a bit during the first few days to a week. : It's due to oxidisation. Get yourself some decent henna, follow the : instructions on this site for mixing it up (I have yet to see a single : henna box which gave correct instructions, even when the henna inside : was good quality), do a few strand tests until you've got the colour : you like, and rehenna.
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