Re: Colora hair dye and tumeric

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Posted by iris on January 31, 2005 at 20:26:30:

In reply to: Colora hair dye and tumeric posted by Rainbow-Vanessa on January 31, 2005 at 00:50:44:

: I'm wondering if anyone has had any experience with this
: brand and could tell me if it's good or bad stuff.
In the mixes section, 'Kim from BC' (multiple kims there) says she
uses colora powder. She says it's 'very coarse and full of chaff'. She
does get great colour btw.

She uses a red 'shade' (red sunset), - I can't really tell from her
picture whether that would be just henna or henna and something else.
If colora does accurate labeling (but who knows), it should say on the
box.

: Interestingly
: there's no mention of adding anything acidic to it, it just says to
: add water, but some people's mixes use only water I suppose,
The instructions on the boxes always say to just mix with water.
Ignore the instructions I say. If you want to use henna and get little
dye release (could be that that is what you want), use just water and
slather it on your head right away like the box says.

: I think I'd add some lemon juice regardless and follow dye release
: instructions from this page.
It depends on what's in the 'shade' you want to use. To give an
example, if you want to use 'black', and it says on the box that it is
pure indigo, and let's assume that the label is accurate so it *is*
indeed just indigo, then you would *not* want to mix that with lemon
juice. Indigo you just mix with water.

Bear in mind what you have in the box, don't treat it like henna just
because it says 'henna' on the box.

: I was also curious if any dirty blonds out there have tried mixes
: containing tumeric, and how effective it was at blonding the hair. I
: know you can only lighten hair by removing pigment through sun or
: peroxide, lemons, camomile, etc, and that tumeric would not do this,
: only stain the hair shaft yellow. Specifically I'm looking at a box of
: colora with a shade called blond wheat.
Ah, OK, so not henna really. What does it say it has in it?

Laina in the mixes section has used this. Looks pretty yellow to me
but she says it doesn't change her colour.

: The box said it would impart a
: blond sheen, which to me also suggests adding yellow pigment, not
: lightning. I'm wondering if anyone knows how attractive this looks
: (ie, blond and nice or actually yellow, and ugly),
Check out the mixes section.

: and how long the
: effect lasts for. Is it permanent like henna, when it is combined with
: henna (which apparently is used in small enough amounts in this
: product to make a significant red colour change, perhaps like Fia's
: conditioning mix), or only semi-permanent? Will I end up with a yellow
: pillowcase?
Depends on your hair, and on what the yellow pigment is. It could be
rhubarb, or tumeric, or whatever, and those would probably have
different characteristics.

Alison uses tumeric, so she'd know more about how it behaves.

If I were in your shoes, I wouldn't mess with the boxes personally -
I'd just get some rhubarb or tumeric that I know is just that and
nothing else, and experiment. Much easier to determine your variables
that way.

Good luck!
Iris

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: : I'm wondering if anyone has had any experience with this : : brand and could tell me if it's good or bad stuff. : In the mixes section, 'Kim from BC' (multiple kims there) says she : uses colora powder. She says it's 'very coarse and full of chaff'. She : does get great colour btw. : : She uses a red 'shade' (red sunset), - I can't really tell from her : picture whether that would be just henna or henna and something else. : If colora does accurate labeling (but who knows), it should say on the : box. : : : Interestingly : : there's no mention of adding anything acidic to it, it just says to : : add water, but some people's mixes use only water I suppose, : The instructions on the boxes always say to just mix with water. : Ignore the instructions I say. If you want to use henna and get little : dye release (could be that that is what you want), use just water and : slather it on your head right away like the box says. : : : I think I'd add some lemon juice regardless and follow dye release : : instructions from this page. : It depends on what's in the 'shade' you want to use. To give an : example, if you want to use 'black', and it says on the box that it is : pure indigo, and let's assume that the label is accurate so it is : indeed just indigo, then you would not want to mix that with lemon : juice. Indigo you just mix with water. : : Bear in mind what you have in the box, don't treat it like henna just : because it says 'henna' on the box. : : : I was also curious if any dirty blonds out there have tried mixes : : containing tumeric, and how effective it was at blonding the hair. I : : know you can only lighten hair by removing pigment through sun or : : peroxide, lemons, camomile, etc, and that tumeric would not do this, : : only stain the hair shaft yellow. Specifically I'm looking at a box of : : colora with a shade called blond wheat. : Ah, OK, so not henna really. What does it say it has in it? : : Laina in the mixes section has used this. Looks pretty yellow to me : but she says it doesn't change her colour. : : : The box said it would impart a : : blond sheen, which to me also suggests adding yellow pigment, not : : lightning. I'm wondering if anyone knows how attractive this looks : : (ie, blond and nice or actually yellow, and ugly), : Check out the mixes section. : : : and how long the : : effect lasts for. Is it permanent like henna, when it is combined with : : henna (which apparently is used in small enough amounts in this : : product to make a significant red colour change, perhaps like Fia's : : conditioning mix), or only semi-permanent? Will I end up with a yellow : : pillowcase? : Depends on your hair, and on what the yellow pigment is. It could be : rhubarb, or tumeric, or whatever, and those would probably have : different characteristics. : : Alison uses tumeric, so she'd know more about how it behaves. : : If I were in your shoes, I wouldn't mess with the boxes personally - : I'd just get some rhubarb or tumeric that I know is just that and : nothing else, and experiment. Much easier to determine your variables : that way. : : Good luck! : Iris
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