Re: Nirvana Black Walnut Shampoo - How do I diminish red tones?


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Posted by Prairiechild on February 2, 2005 at 16:23:21:

In reply to: Nirvana Black Walnut Shampoo - How do I diminish red tones? posted by Ryan on February 2, 2005 at 11:18:38:

I'm a blonde and have done henna/amla to get auburn hair. The first
time I did the henna, my color faded badly. I now do several things
that help the color stay. When I wash my hair, I wet it first with
warm water (not hot, as that would open the cuticle and cause color
loss) then I do a rinse with a teaspoon or two of white vinigar in
about 16 ounces of water. This has made a big difference, last time I
did the henna, my color didn't bleed out at all when I washed. It
used to bleed out a lot. Just don't use too much vinigar as it can
dry the hair. I also shampoo only about every two weeks with a very
mild Paul Penders shampoo. I do wash my hair daily but only use
conditioner. You have to use lots of conditioner and leave it on for
about five minutes. This actually does a great job cleaning my hair.
You can read more about this method on thelonghaircommunity forum.
The conditioners that work best for this are the cheapest Suave and
VO5 that containe no silicones, which are basically anything ending
with "cone" or the dreaded cyclopentasoxilone (not sure on spelling).
HTH,
Prairiechild




: I have natural red/orange hair and have been successfully dying my
: hair a dark brown / black with black light mountain color the
grey. I
: have never been a fan of my red hair and have died it my entire
life.
: This being the case, I deicided to try to go natural. After trying
: multiple mixes I stumbled upon light mountain color the grey. This
: works great, my hair is amazing... getting the color to stay is the
: problem. I'm to the point now where I don't even shampoo my hair,
: surprisingly even after two weeks my hair doesn't have that greasy
: fealing, which I cannot stand! However, the color still fades very
badly.
:
: I have seen Black Walnut Shampoo, has anyone ever used this? Does
it
: work? Is it natural?
:
: Has anyone else had any successes of keeping their dark hair from
: fading to red tones?
:
: I've even thought of trying to devise my own type of shampoo w/
: indigo... doing this every morning in the shower would maybe work!
:
: Thank you in advanced for your suggestions!

 


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