Re: Anyone use Light Mountain Henna?

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Posted by iris on December 8, 2004 at 19:09:38:

In reply to: Re: Anyone use Light Mountain Henna? posted by Tee on December 8, 2004 at 12:46:16:

: I do not want to add cool or ash tones. Just brown it down, but
: still to have red in the sun, and auburn inside, like her virgen hair
: had. She is not an ash! So I am thinking indigo is too ash with
: the red.
Not necessarily. I've used indigo, not the good stuff catherine sells, but store-bought
blacks that I'm sure are just indigo with a tiny bit of henna in them. I have to use a
LOT of indigo to go ashy. I'm actually fighting the warm tones, but they're putting up
quite a struggle ;-). The indigo also washes out very quickly for me.

It's possible that her hair may take up indigo better though, as it's been chemically
dyed.

Another possibility may be to add amla instead of indigo (some people have been
reporting it gives slightly different results from indigo), but I haven't tried that myself.
It would all need strand testing, unfortunately.

: Does anyone have anything good to say about Light Mountain all
: natural (but they premix it for you) hennas??
Sorry, can't get that over here in europe. I have tried several over-the-counter
premixes here, and some were good - but it seems like labelling is better controlled
here, and we also don't get the coarse/twiggy stuff over here in the Netherlands that
people complain about on this board. So I really can't tell you, the situation doesn't
seem comparable enough. Sorry I can't be more help.

Iris

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: : I do not want to add cool or ash tones. Just brown it down, but : : still to have red in the sun, and auburn inside, like her virgen hair : : had. She is not an ash! So I am thinking indigo is too ash with : : the red. : Not necessarily. I've used indigo, not the good stuff catherine sells, but store-bought : blacks that I'm sure are just indigo with a tiny bit of henna in them. I have to use a : LOT of indigo to go ashy. I'm actually fighting the warm tones, but they're putting up : quite a struggle ;-). The indigo also washes out very quickly for me. : : It's possible that her hair may take up indigo better though, as it's been chemically : dyed. : : Another possibility may be to add amla instead of indigo (some people have been : reporting it gives slightly different results from indigo), but I haven't tried that myself. : It would all need strand testing, unfortunately. : : : Does anyone have anything good to say about Light Mountain all : : natural (but they premix it for you) hennas?? : Sorry, can't get that over here in europe. I have tried several over-the-counter : premixes here, and some were good - but it seems like labelling is better controlled : here, and we also don't get the coarse/twiggy stuff over here in the Netherlands that : people complain about on this board. So I really can't tell you, the situation doesn't : seem comparable enough. Sorry I can't be more help. : : Iris
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