Toning down red just a tad!

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Posted by Tee on November 25, 2004 at 23:07:57:

Hi All Happy Thanksgiving!

I still have not done the nuetral on my hair...but. I hennaed my
Mom !!!! She is a natural near black brunette, (but also had
reddish tones in the sun) now >75% grey and dyeing for years!

She has dyed dark brown forever it always grabs near black. she
once even used that BIGE-N brand ppd stuff.

After telling her for months about ppd she finally let me henna
her hair on a recent visit..

She came here with a box of Indian henna, Dyed brown hair
(growing out) that hairdresser did highlights in. It was way too
ash (almost green cast) for her coloring. It looked sooo dead!

I used an indian henna that she brought, mixed it up with coffee
and citric acid. I let it sit a few hours. Left it in under a plastic hair
cap (like a shower cap) for only a couple of hours, she was
getting nervous. She rinsed and rinsed and conditioned it out
with no shampoo.

It was gorgeous after about 40 years of hair dye and totally dead
looking hair it was beautiful and shiney and not all one tone, it
picked up the grey (around the hairline) and highlights a lighter
tone (I thought it would grab more being drier hair) looking like
beautiful red hair with glistening strawberry highlights.

After a few weeks, my mom said the hairline faded pretty quickly,
greys breaking through, and her best friend told her it was "too
red" it WAS beautiful. But alas my mother is a true brunette is
used to seeing herself not so red. She loves what the henna did
for her hair, healthier and vibrant. But she would prefer it a little
browner.

I will not see her for months, so I need to tell her what to do (she
will do it herself)

I have Amla that was given to me by a friend from Bombay. She
told me to use it when I was sick and my hair had been falling.

But then she told me not to, because she realized it would
darken my hair (which she never noticed from her treatments to
her own black hair)

I want to brown the henna with Amla, not dark brown, just
browned slightly. But enough for her not to go back to dye!!!

Is a tablespoon to a cup of henna ok, her hair is shorter than
shoulder length.

All the amla stuff I am seeing is being used with indigo, that is
not the look she is going for, too black for her age.

Any help is appreciated! Thanks-ahead-of-time!

Love & Light, Tee

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: Hi All Happy Thanksgiving! : : I still have not done the nuetral on my hair...but. I hennaed my : Mom !!!! She is a natural near black brunette, (but also had : reddish tones in the sun) now >75% grey and dyeing for years! : : She has dyed dark brown forever it always grabs near black. she : once even used that BIGE-N brand ppd stuff. : : After telling her for months about ppd she finally let me henna : her hair on a recent visit.. : : She came here with a box of Indian henna, Dyed brown hair : (growing out) that hairdresser did highlights in. It was way too : ash (almost green cast) for her coloring. It looked sooo dead! : : I used an indian henna that she brought, mixed it up with coffee : and citric acid. I let it sit a few hours. Left it in under a plastic hair : cap (like a shower cap) for only a couple of hours, she was : getting nervous. She rinsed and rinsed and conditioned it out : with no shampoo. : : It was gorgeous after about 40 years of hair dye and totally dead : looking hair it was beautiful and shiney and not all one tone, it : picked up the grey (around the hairline) and highlights a lighter : tone (I thought it would grab more being drier hair) looking like : beautiful red hair with glistening strawberry highlights. : : After a few weeks, my mom said the hairline faded pretty quickly, : greys breaking through, and her best friend told her it was "too : red" it WAS beautiful. But alas my mother is a true brunette is : used to seeing herself not so red. She loves what the henna did : for her hair, healthier and vibrant. But she would prefer it a little : browner. : : I will not see her for months, so I need to tell her what to do (she : will do it herself) : : I have Amla that was given to me by a friend from Bombay. She : told me to use it when I was sick and my hair had been falling. : : But then she told me not to, because she realized it would : darken my hair (which she never noticed from her treatments to : her own black hair) : : I want to brown the henna with Amla, not dark brown, just : browned slightly. But enough for her not to go back to dye!!! : : Is a tablespoon to a cup of henna ok, her hair is shorter than : shoulder length. : : All the amla stuff I am seeing is being used with indigo, that is : not the look she is going for, too black for her age. : : Any help is appreciated! Thanks-ahead-of-time! : : Love & Light, Tee
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